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=**Technology at Work in the Classroom:**=

Technology can be a great tool to enhance our current instruction. Quality instruction remains a priority of each teacher in the classroom. Technology will never replace us, however it can make what we do more efficient and effective.

//Where Did I Learn This?// The majority of my knowledge/experience has been achieved through opportunities in the State of Delaware.
 * E-Learning Delaware: http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/elearning/index.shtml
 * I have been a participant in three different e-Learning clusters. I am a trained course developer and facilitator.
 * The University of Delaware: http://www.udel.edu/sieat/
 * The Summer Institute provides incredible opportunities during the summer to learn and work with technology in the classroom.
 * Special Thanks to: Fred Hofstetter, Pat Sine, Tricia Scott, Chrystalla Mouza
 * Delaware Center for Educational Technology: http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/
 * General Trial and Error :)

Specifically:
 * Annual Tech Conference: http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/ditc/index.shtml
 * Online Courses/Professional Development: http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/elearning/index.shtml
 * Professional Development/Resources: http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/thinkfinity/index.shtml

//Example Projects Completed at Middletown High School://

Doctoral Project:
 * http://teachingthemillenials.wikispaces.com/
 * http://cavsenglish11fall08.wikispaces.com/

Eleventh Grade:
 * http://literaryresearch.wikispaces.com/
 * http://cavsenglish11.wikispaces.com/ -- This page remains a constant teacher main page, while a new semester page is created and linked to it for individual semesters of students. See the pages below:
 * http://cavsenglish11spring2012.wikispaces.com/ (2011-2012)
 * http://cavsenglish11fall2011.wikispaces.com/ (2011-2012)-- Online classroom space for English 11. Students use the discussion feature and edit wiki pages to add content. They also create their electronic portfolios utilizing the easy edit function of their own wikispace. Check out the discussions, collaborative editing, electronic portfolio directory and multimedia projects
 * http://cavsenglish11spring2011.wikispaces.com/ (2010-2011)
 * http://cavsenglish11fall2010.wikispaces.com/ (2010-2011)
 * http://cavsenglish11spring2010.wikispaces.com/ (2009-2010)
 * http://cavsenglish11fall2009.wikispaces.com/ (2009-2010)
 * http://cavsenglish11fall08.wikispaces.com/ (2008-2009) -- Created and moderated by two teachers, this wiki was used by 108 students in 5 different class periods (and varying levels) of English 11 in the Fall 2008 semester.
 * http://mhslitcircles11.wikispaces.com/ (2007-2008) -- Created and moderated by two teachers, this wiki was used by 235 students in 7 difference class periods (and varying levels) of English 11 in the 2007-2008 school year.

Ninth Grade:
 * http://backtothefuture.wikispaces.com/ (2006-2007)-- Ninth grade project where students used wikispaces to create "online profiles" based on research for historical figures. Students then interacted with each other to identify "friends" for their figures based on learned knowledge of chosen personality and based on peer research.
 * http://english9in1045.wikispaces.com/ (2006-2007)
 * http://wikiwise1045.wikispaces.com/ (2006-2007)

Student Life:
 * http://mhsgirlslacrosse.wikispaces.com/ -- Coach and player mediated wiki space as an online presence for a high school athletic team.
 * http://mhs11electronicportfolio.wikispaces.com/ -- Sample of electronic portfolio used as a model for student portfolios.

Staff/Professional Development:
 * http://mhsenglishdepartment.wikispaces.com/
 * http://resourcesforteaching.wikispaces.com/
 * http://webbasedannotatedresourcelist.wikispaces.com/

Masters/Doctoral Coursework:
 * http://mhsenglishdepartment.wikispaces.com/
 * http://literaryresearch.wikispaces.com/
 * http://resourcesforteaching.wikispaces.com/ -- Educators built this resource list to avoid having an overflow of emails of links and file attachments. Also allowed for resources to be accessible from anywhere.
 * http://educ818.wikispaces.com/ -- Two educators utilized wikispaces to collaborate on a graduate project

Recommended links:
 * http://www.surveymonkey.com/
 * http://readwritethink.org/
 * http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers
 * Guiding standards: http://www.iste.org/
 * http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

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Please email Abby Shubert at abby.shubert@appo.k12.de.us if you have any questions or suggestions. If you are a member of wikispaces, you can message her at username "shubert" using the site's messaging function.