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Professional Development for After School Faculty Lesson Plan 21st Century Web 2.0

Title: Using 21st Century Resources in Teacher Collaborative Planning Across Schools

__**Description:**__ After school program faculty will collaboratively plan a parent/student back to school night using Wikis and Google Docs. Faculty will be introduced to Wikis and Google Docs, given the opportunity to explore the tools, practice using the tools, and evaluate the process. __**Target Audience:**__ After school program faculty (16 teachers) in two Salem County Middle Schools __**Implementation Time Line:**__ 5 half day professional development sessions __**Objectives:**__ Teachers will be able to use Wiki Spaces and Google Docs in professional development sessions.

Teachers will be able to utilize Google Docs to prepare parent/student back to school nights for the 21st Century Grant Program (Salem Middle School and Penns Grove Middle School).

Teachers will be able to collaborate via wikispaces to brainstorm ideas for an outline of the parent night while in a PD session 1.

Teachers will be able to communicate online between two schools.

Teachers will be able to access google docs.

Teachers will be able to post and edit on google docs.

Using a google doc in the PD session 3, teachers will prepare a parent night program.

Final documents will be used as a framework to implement the parent/student back to school night. __**Activities:**__ //**PD Day 1**// __http://salem21grant.wikispaces.com/__ Goals and Objectives of program as per grant application How will we achieve these goals Focus on goal three (parent involvement)

Power Point (Admin Present Day 1) A new way of working with collaboration: Collaboration: Two, Three, Ten heads are better than one! What is a Wiki? Why Wiki? Video Link Multitasking: Search and respond instantly Example Wiki Discussion //__**Summer?**__//: What did you do this summer that was fun or unique? Formal define wiki:

Wikispaces is a hosting service (sometimes called a wiki farm) based in San Francisco, California. Launched in March 2005, Wikispaces is owned by Tangient LLC and is among the largest wiki hosts, competing with PBworks, Wetpaint, Wikia, and Google Sites (formerly JotSpot).[1] []

1.Wikis are simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together. Starting your wiki at Wikispaces is fast, free, and easy. www.wikispaces.com/

Examples of how it will be used: discussion

Wiki Discussion //__**Parent Involvement**__//

Take a 30 minute break: allow for teachers to explore the Wiki, post response, and comment on others' responses.

How can we use this information now?

Take the Wiki responses and discuss. What are the key components of parent involvement?

Homework: Use the Wiki to discuss what a parent/student back to school night could look like? Use //**PD Day 2**// to interact online. By session three, be prepared to explore the question but more importantly, explore the process of using the Wiki.

//**PD Day 3**//

Revisit using the Wiki. Benefits, challenges, questions: (Administrator will view Wiki prior to PD Day 3 and create a Google Doc for the group) What is Google Docs? Discussion How to use? Using Google Docs, example Take a 30 minute break: allow for teachers to explore Google Docs and add content. Template for parent/student back to school night Homework: Use Google Doc to plan what a parent/student back to school night will look like? Use //**PD Day 4**// to interact online. Revisit Wiki to discuss content. By session five, be prepared to explore the program but more importantly, explore the process of using the Wiki and Google Docs.

//**PD Day 5**// Where are we? Discussion of using online communication tools. What does the plan look like? Are we ready to implement? Obstacles, challenges, next steps: Final Outcome: Faculty, collaboratively, will create a parent/student back to school night program using online communication tools.