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80+ Participants in Integrating Tech Workshop

ckendall — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:27:09 +0000

Wow! Over 80 people chose to attend the Integrating Technology into Instructional Practice workshop. Thank goodness I had assistance from my University of Michigan Computer Science Engineering Freshmen son Bryan – he was invaluable providing help connecting to our secure network and just-in-time support. It was an exciting, fast-paced workshop exploring multiple authoring environments that could be used in teaching and learning. The participants were a dynamic group, they brainstormed many possible ways to integrate the technologies we explored in their practice. I’ll be updating the wiki page later tonight with their ideas. Thank you participants for sharing your energy, ideas and excitement!

ACTFL 2009: Off to the house of the mouse

ckendall — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:56:13 +0000

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages national conference is at the Swan and Dolphin in Orlando. The program looks interesting and it is always invigorating to meet with fellow educators for discussion and networking. I’ll be presenting two hands-on technology-focused workshops: Integrating Technology into Instructional Practice (6 hours) and Enter the Conversation: Beginning Blogging for Teachers and Students (3 hours). Working with practicing teachers is always exciting – plant the seeds and watch the ideas generate! Are you going to ACTFL? In 2009 ACTFL is in San Diego and the call for proposals is already open.

Post ACTFL Observations

ckendall — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:45:12 +0000

Technology still excites, motivates, engages. And it scares others. The biggest message we tried to convey is that it really isn’t about the technology, but rather about the pedagogy. How can we use 21st century technologies to engage students in meaningful activities…. I think this may be the topic of many subsequent posts. I’m too tired after a week in San Antonio to go deeper in to this thought, but I will definitely return!

Off to the ACTFL conference

ckendall — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:38:48 +0000

Leaving next week for the ACTFL conference in San Antonio, Tx. The first part of the week I’ll be in Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) training, then I’ll be presenting a session and a workshop with my friend Cherice. Of course the presentations aren’t quite finished – I’ll try to remember and post the urls – we are presenting on wikis and 21st century tech toys in the world language classroom.