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=Integrating Laptops into the Language Arts Classroom= //11:00-3:00//

Objectives
· Identify/list the advantages and challenges of using laptops in the classroom. · Discuss various models for using laptops in the classroom. · Identify classroom-management strategies for using laptops and integrate those strategies into a laptop activity for their own classroom. · Identify effective resources for laptop use in a High School English classroom. · Discuss and develop a wiki together to contribute and collect valuable English resources.

Evidence of Learning
Participants will write a lesson-plan outline that effectively incorporates laptops, as well as strategies to manage laptop use, into classroom activities. Participants will contribute to a collaborative wiki for the English department at Stillwater High School.

ISTE NETS Standards Addressed
In completing this workshop, teachers will:
 * II.D. Plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities.
 * II.E. Plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.
 * V.A. Use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
 * V.B. Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of student learning.

Workshop Agenda

 * Introduction
 * Pulse Activity: Reviewing Laptop Advantages and Challenges
 * Activity: Four Common Classroom Configurations
 * Activity: Giving Laptop Advice
 * Activity: Exploring Models of Laptop Use
 * Activity: Adapting Your Own Laptop Activity
 * Activity: Sharing Work with Colleagues //WIKI//
 * Activity: Refining Your Laptop Activity
 * Activity: Pulse/Recheck
 * Activity: Plus/Delta for Workshop
 * Wrap-Up and Questionnaire