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Workshop 10 : "MassONE Tools and Resources"
Prerequiste: Participants must be registered for MassOne and know their Username and Password.
Presenter: Mary Ann DeMarco, Technology Integration Specialist, North Adams Public Schools
Date: Saturday July 14, 2007
Time (starting and ending): 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
(1 hour break included for lunch)
Location: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), North Adams, MA Phone:
(413)
662-5000
Directions: MCLA is situated in the city of North Adams, Massachusetts (city population - 15,000), in the heart of the Northern Berkshires. Driving times and directions from surrounding areas:
- Albany, New York (1 hour) I-787 North to the 23rd Street Exit. Turn left off the ramp. Take a left onto 2nd Avenue. Make a left onto Route 2 East to North Adams.
- Burlington, Vermont (3 hours) Take Route 7 South to Route 2 East to North Adams
- Boston (3 hours) Take Route 2 West to North Adams
- Springfield/Hartford (1.5-2 hours) Take Route 91 North to Route 2 West to North Adams
- Long Island (4 hours) Take the Whitestone Bridge to the Hutchinson Parkway North, Get off at Route 287 West. Take the Taconic State Parkway North to Route 295 East to Route 22 North to Route 43 East to Route 2 East.
- New York/New Jersey (3-4 hours) Take the New York State Thruway to Albany (Ext 23). Take Route 787 North to Route 2 East to North Adams.
- Worcester, Massachusetts (2 hours) Take Route 90 West to Route 91 North to Route 2 West to North Adams
Once in North Adams:
At the light in front of Dunkin' Donuts, turn onto Eagle Street (a right turn if heading east on Route 2, a left turn if heading west on Route 2). Turn left at the first light onto Main Street, bear right at the North Adams Library and continue down Church Street to the campus.
Maximum number of participants: 15
Register: Email your name to massone@masscue.org with the subject line "Workshop 10 Registration"
Deadline to Register:
July 6, 2007
Description of what will be covered: This workshop will include an introduction to the MassONE online tools and resources in the morning session, and continue with a hands-on practice session in the afternoon. The MassONE online tools and resources participants will work with include:
Teaching and Learning Tools:
Discussion Forums
Survey Tool
Calendar
Curriculum Planning Resources:
Teaching and Learning Resources TLR
Lesson Planning Tool
Standards Search Tool
Technology Self-Assessment Tool
What will participants will take away with them from participating: Participants will have an understanding of how to use the Curriculum Tools to create standards-based lesson plans, use the Virtual Hard Drive to store the lesson plans and teaching resources, and use MassONE's Resources to locate lesson plans and activities to use in the classroom. Participants will also learn how to host and online discussion using the Discussion Forums, create a survey or online quiz using the Survey Tool and be able to show students how to utilize the Virtual Hard Drive and a “dropbox” to submit homework.
Any materials attendees need to bring with them:
Participants may wish to bring writing supplies – folders with hand outs will be provided.
Refreshments provided:
Light lunch will be provided.
Refreshments attendees can bring: Participants
are welcome to bring any additional refreshments
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