I am so proud of the focus our school district is placing on technology and how it can be used to better educate our students.  Last night, I was honored to assist with a Technology Showcase for Memphis City Schools.  The Board Auditorium was converted into a series of technology-rich administrative and classroom settings.  School Board Commissioners and community members became “students” for the evening as they progressed through a series of small group instruction sessions.

I assisted in the Secondary Education classroom with one of my favorite tech mentors, Linda Eller (MCS Academic Operations, Technology and Innovations).  We taught our “students” how to add information to a wiki, use an iPod touch to conduct research on NetTrekker, and how to add photos to iDVD to create an easy but very professional slideshow…. …all in roughly 7 minutes per session.  We talked fast.

Most of the participants we taught were amazed and impressed by the tools we demonstrated and how those tools can be utilized in our classrooms to make learning more effective and engaging.  Good Job, MCS!  Thank you, Felicia Fowler, Instructional Technology Dept. Coordinator, for including me on your team and putting together a fantastic showcase for our district!

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