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Syllabus
This workshop has been created to help familiarize teachers with classroom technology. Teachers will be introduced to Web 2.0 tools and given the chance to use them, they will create technology based lesson plans and curriculum, understand the importance of digital citizenship, and become familiar with the technological hardware in their classrooms and be able to do basic troubleshooting. They will also be given the opportunity to explore hardware they might not have at their school and collaborate with teachers from other schools so that they can form a network amongst colleagues. It is important that they develop these things so that they are able to use technology effectively in class, teach the students how to use technology effectively and efficiently, begin to create a learner centered environment in their classroom, and better prepare students for their futures.
 * Scope of Workshop**:

Teachers will:
 * Objectives**:
 * 1) Be able to understand the role technology plays in education
 * 2) Be able to teach their students how to use the educational side of technology
 * 3) Develop a Personal Learning network among colleagues
 * 4) Use Web 2.0 tools in their classroom effectively and regularly
 * 5) Have the same basic technology proficiency
 * 6) Be able to solve basic technology issues in the classroom with minimum loss of teaching time

These workshops are designed to have minimal presentation time with the majority of the sessions being hands-on. We feel the best way to learn something is practice and real-world application. Our hope is that teachers will take this instructional method back to their classrooms, as we feel this is how our students should be learning.
 * Instruction Methods**:

Each session will have a self-evaluation part at the end. This will either be in the form of a question or an idea of where you should be. By no means should this be a final assessment, but an assessment of how you are progressing personally. If you need extra time or did not get to the same point everyone is at, please take the time to ask questions and seek out help to get you there.
 * Assessment**: