Inservice Day

So much planning over the summer in preparation of my inservice with the Geography teachers of our school district only to be told that I would only have half a day with them. Dilema, what to cover in half the time that would really stick with them.
Of course I introduced them to all of the databases made available through the DKC package as well as resources available through Region one. Unitedstreaming was a big hit, especially with all of the new teachers. Everyone had an opportunity, thanks to our Computers on Wheels, COW, to work with their own laptop and search for video clips and work on a short powerpoint presentation with an embeded video clip.
Animoto was a huge hit. The teachers loved it. So much positive feedback and they were coming up with many ways to use it with their students. Many of them signed up for Animoto for Educators and hopefully are using it as the year progresses. I created a video to share with them to give them an idea how they might use Animoto with their classes.