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Welcome to the home page of the UMRHS Professional Development Wiki. Please bring your laptop to all the sessions and if you do not already have SMART 10 and the Senteo software installed on your computer please log a case in to the help desk asking for these to be installed.

The following is our tentative schedule for the day: 9:00 – 10:30 - SMART 10 & Toolkit ·  Review the options in the toolbar ·  Show examples of the items in the Teacher Toolkit ·  Brief look at the Essentials for Educators ·  Show how to find lessons on the SMART Website

10:45 – 12:00 - SMART 10, Bridgit & Senteo Response Systems ·  Look at Interactive websites that can be used with the SMART Board ·  Set up a Bridgit Session with several teachers in the room ·  Invite teachers to participate in the session ·  Demonstrate how to use the Senteo Software ·  Demonstrate how to administer a quiz to students

12:00 – 1:00 - Break for Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 - PhotoStory, VoiceThread, Wiki’s ·  Demonstrate how to use Photo Story (If time permits, teachers will create their own) ·  Demonstrate VoiceThread and show examples of a Thread and how it can be used for a collaborative project ·  Set up a Wiki and show some examples of how they are being used in the classroom

2:15 – 3:00 - School Portal Team Site ·  <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">Show examples of other Team Sites ·  <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">Discuss the use of a Team Site ·  <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">Setting up a school site for communication within the staff

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