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Technology drives learning in today's schools
September 04, 2007
August 30, 2007 Red Lake Falls, MN. One hundred forty teachers from eleven public and private schools in North Western Minnesota gathered at Lafayette High School in Red Lake Falls for ?Best Practices? work shop.
The goal of the workshop was to share technology tips and practices for integrating technology in the classroom to increase student?s attention, boost curiosity, and enhance their ability to grasp simple to complex concepts in Reading/Language, Science/Math, Social Studies, and English.
All Sessions were presented by member school teachers and included best practices for working with: Power Grade/Power School used for creating assignments, reports, tracing test scores. Internet Scavenger Hunt an interesting way to help students do worksheets and gather information on the internet. Vernier, a digital media resource used in Science and Math. Tips were also shared with teachers on the use of Photo shop, Microsoft Front Page, Word, and Publisher, Interactive Whiteboard Integration and response systems.
Participants were members of United Northwest INFOCON, a consortium of rural, public, and private schools, whose mission is to provide a forum for sharing information and developing human and financial resources to build and maximize the use of technology in member schools. United Northwest Minnesota INFOCON schools include: Cathedral School, Crookston; Climax-Shelly Public School, Climax; Holy Rosary School, Detroit Lakes; Red Lake Falls Public Schools, Red Lake Falls; Sacred Heart School, East Grand Forks; Stephen-Argyle Central Schools, Stephen; St. Bernard?s School, Thief River Falls; St. Josephs School, Moorhead; St. Josephs School, Red Lake Falls; St. Philips School, Bemidji and St. Michaels School, Mahnomen.
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