Building An LDC: October 2012

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Pollyanna Play Trailer

This weekend I (Beth) worked with Katie Beary, Mid-Prairie's new Drama Director, to create a trailer for the fall production of Pollyanna. The trailer combines cast interviews with scene snippets and cast photos at a local Victorian home. It was a fun way to collaborate and promote the play at the same time. I used Camtasia to put the video together. Check it out!

Frank's Fantastic Find - Chrome

Friday, October 19, 2012

A New YouTube Channel

I created a YouTube Channel for the Middle School today.
Click here to connect to the channel.

This channel will be a great place to share the videos student and staff created videos for classwork.

So just to see how it will work - I uploaded a video on creating student accounts in Google.

It really worked pretty slick! Stay tuned for much more interesting content! :)

Monday, October 15, 2012

ITEC 2012

Today we had almost 100% of our staff at the Iowa Technology Conference in Des Moines! ITEC is one of those inspiring and idea filled conferences that I have attended for many years. But, to have a Mid-Prairie person there each time you turned around was pretty cool! I hope people experienced new understandings and we have a chance to share those with one another.

We did have two presenters from our midst today... Amber Bridge led a workshop called, "From Pilot to Flipcon12" about her journey flipping her 8th grade science classroom. She shared her findings comparing a pilot group and a test group, the tools she used and her vision for the future of her flipped science classroom.

I, Beth Swantz, also presented. My talk was, "Technology Mentorship." It was was a crowd sourcing workshop where we spent time creating a document sharing our common knowledge and helping one another. It was incredibly cool to see the document grow as the workshop progressed! Check it out here: iTech Mentoring. You can copy this URL and add it to your google docs to gain info - or even better yet - add your ideas to the doc. The power of mentoring to me is realizing that we all have so much to offer to one another!

Amber and I created a website that includes both of our presentations and other supporting details. Check it out MP TECH TALKS.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Frank's Fantastic Find

Weekly Tweet Challenge Video

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Learning Design Coaching Changes

One of the hardest parts of creating a new position is being able to predict what will work. In the spirit of that philosophy the Learning Design Coaches are readjusting they way their job works.

Beginning immediately Frank will focus on the elementary schools and Beth will focus on the MS and HS. Frank will continue to give leadership to iPad app purchases and Beth will be working with the WCRF grant process and mentoring.

We feel that this change will help us use our time more efficiently and make it easier for the staff to know who to contact.

So – you may use the LDC@mphawks.org email address or email either Beth or Frank directly.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to work together.

ITEC Details

It's hard to believe that ITEC is actually next Monday – so it's time for the details.

Basic schedule for the day

ITEC Schedule
8 - 8:50	Workshops
9 – 10:35	Keynote
10:45 – 11:35	workshop
11:35 – 12:40	lunch
12:40 – 1:30	workshop
1:30 – 2:15	Break
2:15 – 3:05	workshop
3:20 – 4:10	Workshop

Details for drivers

This website includes all the details about where ITEC is, including maps, parking and the cost.
http://www.iowaeventscenter.com/convention/attend-an-event/maps-directions-parking/

Details for bus riders

Two buses will leave from the HS

One at 6:30 AM on Monday, October 15.
One at 6:45 AM on Monday, October 15.

The buses will return…

One bus will leave DM at 2:00
One bus will leave DM at 4:30

All bus riders must sign up on this form to let me know which of the buses you will ride
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dC1MS2RaVTN4YkFzV3psZmRISzdpS2c6MQ#gid=0
This needs to be completed by Wed, October 10.
We will have a checklist on each of the buses to make sure we don't leave anyone in at MP or in DM.

Other stuff

If I have not heard from you (as a bus rider) by Thursday, October 11– I am assuming you are getting to DM on your own, not on one of the MP school buses.
I will heading to DM on Saturday – but you can contact me all weekend – 319.430.0867.
The times and workshop descriptions are finally available on the ITEC website - you will get a booklet when you register – but it's a great idea to have a bit of a plan before you arrive. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgSZExHoQOSpdFhrNVA4cWFMWmNfZHFvdnlBZU5EMWc#gid=0
Email me this week with any additional questions