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=Eminence Independent Schools District Professional Development:=

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At some point today, please share your Twitter username here. We will share a master list with all staff so they can connect with you on Twitter.

September 3, 2014 PD Agenda:
8:00-8:40: "Rethinking Education"
 * Presenter: @salkhanacademy, creator of Khan Academy
 * Join us on TodaysMeet for a backchannel discussion about the Sal Khan video.

8:40-9:00: **Screen Capturing**
 * Facilitator:@BuddyBerry

9:00-9:20: **"Creating Your Own YouTube Account/Channel"**
 * Facilitator: [|@ThomCoffee]

9:20-9:30 **BREAK**

9:30-10:25: **"Introduction to iMovie for Beginning Users" in the Chil-E-Pepper Cafe**
 * Facilitators: Brooke Berry and [|@BuddyBerry]

9:30-10:25: **"Introduction to iMovie for Experienced Users" in the Chil-E-Pepper Cafeteria**
 * Facilitator: Matthew David, @EminenceScience

10:30-11:00: **Web 2.0 Tools**
 * Facilitator:@BuddyBerry
 * Claim your tool here Use this document to claim the tool you will present later.

11:00-11:30 **"Exemplars of Eminence Excellence: Implementation Plan for Next Generation Skills" (E3 and SPARC Meetings)**
 * Facilitator: @ThomCoffee

11:30-2:15: **Task Completion and Lunch on Your Own** **Task 1:**
 * Create a screen capture video highlighting a web 2.0 tool. Your video should be no longer than 3 minutes in length. Highlight what the tool can do and how you might use/are using the tool in your classroom.
 * You may use either Screencast O Matic or Quicktime to record your video.
 * Then upload the video to your YouTube account.
 * Title the video, “EIS PD: Intro to (name of tool)”
 * Make the video public for the time being.
 * Give the video a description and a couple of tags.

**Task 2:** Create a 2-4 minute iMovie using the skills you learned today. You may choose one of the following options:
 * Introduce an upcoming unit or project. Get students excited about what is coming up in class.
 * Deliver a key piece of content. Create a short video that would help students learn/review the content.
 * Share your thoughts on flipped classrooms.

**Task 3:**
 * Complete the E3 column three implementation plan for your grade level(s) and content.

**Task 4:** 2:15-3:00:
 * [|Record your twitter account] (individual and classroom accounts) on the attached Google form. If you are still an egg, become a face or logo.


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