evaluation

Please tell us about your 2nd year teacher training. Let us know what worked well and what you feel can be improved upon. Click the button labeled **Edit this Page**, then click at the end of this wiki to type your comments. When you are done click the button labeled **Save**. You can return to this page to read other comments if you wish.

I wasn't real sure what we were going to be doing for our training, but was excited about all the information presented. It made me realize how quick technology changes and how important it is for us teachers to keep up! I came out of the training with new knowledge about computers and new ideas of how to use them more effectively with my students. My goal for this year is to set up a video conference with another class in another state - something I would not feel comfortable attempting to do had I not attended this training.

I was not looking forward to it at all. But I was very pleasantly surprized. I love technology and I love learning new things. It was quite an experience. You all did a wonderful and very entertaining job.

I felt the training was very interesting and informative...Truthfully I thought I would leave with a headache but instead I was excited about all the opportunities to teach my students using technology! Thanks!!

I thought the presenters did a great job of presenting the information. Most of the information was very helpful and I hope to be able to apply it in my classroom. I enjoyed the day.

I really enjoyed the training yesterday. Today's lesson included walking my students through the blog that I set up yesterday so we can start our online language arts and math journals.

Thank you for all of the information yesterday. I have contacted a former colleague who has moved up north and we are going to start doing some computer activities, ie: e-mail pen pals, sending digital pictures of classroom activities, and possibly a video conference at the end of the year. My students are very excited about this. The information I got from the training this week was helpful as a teacher and parent.

I really liked the training as well. The information was very helpful, and I loved the relaxed, small group setting. However, I think if the morning tangram activites had been shorter, we would have been able to more fully cover the afternoon items. I really wanted to know more about some of the things that were being presented, but it was already past three, and we were having to do a lightning-speed crash course. Once the presenters started talking so fast at the end, I was no longer able to follow all that was being said. JG
 * __I agree, We discussed that after the first day and shortened it, the day was even more rushed at the end. I think we may need to consider that whole section again, or consolidate more during the rest of the day.__**

I feel that next year, teachers should use the 2nd year technology day as a day to work on the moodle course. Even just a portion of the day would have been helpful.

I got aome really good ideas.