Making+the+Switch

** Making the Switch ! (Summer, 2009 workshop)**

 * =in your mind=
 * =in your classroom=

Are you ready to make the switch from a traditional lesson using technology?
==Integrating technology into your classroom is a mixed bag for the experienced and inexperienced. Some things are easy to use and then there's the unknown. Technology raises a lot of questions and sometimes comfort levels. Use the summer time to dabble around and create new lessons for the coming year.==

==We will explore technology tools that have been used in classrooms, discover the value of integrating them into their own classrooms (or not), connect with others and create a plan for the coming year.==

==You will find your students will be more engaged, able to work at higher levels of thinking, and connect more with the world! You will find time-savers, new ways to do old things and maybe even some new ways to do new things. Ok, then there's the expected administrative answer, there are state expectations that teachers will integrate technology into their curriculum (ICT standards). Yes, it's true, but don't let that stop you.==