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=Day 2: Integrating PolyVision (Promethean) Boards into K-2 Literacy Instruction=

This is the "active day" of the technology training on this wiki. Please follow this page in its entirety to participate fully. Following the lesson plans and brief descriptions are screen-casts, audio, and documents to guide you through the morning activities.


 * Morning:**



Participants will start the morning in small groups sharing any experiences they have using their interactive white boards (not exclusively with literacy instruction). I will share an example of a lesson I have done with my interactive white board – this is a phonics lesson on word families in which I create an interactive chart using our PolyVision software called Easiteach. Throughout this lesson, the teachers will see some of the features of interactive white boards and tools within. The session will conclude with breakout sessions. Teachers can choose from one of the following mini-workshops: 1. Refresher course on using the tools and features of the Interactive White Board and Easiteach. 2. Practice making interactive charts in pairs/groups (spread throughout several classrooms). 3. Administrators and instructional coaches will have a meeting together in which they come up with goals/expectations for how they would like to see the teachers use their interactive white boards.

Step 1: Watch the video below for a welcome and introduction to the morning session.

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Step 2: Watch the sample phonics lesson that integrates the PolyVision interactive white board into literacy instruction. As you watch, think about:


 * What skills are being taught? How does the technology tool (PolyVision Board) enrich the instruction?
 * What components of the charts makes them interactive?
 * How could you modify this lesson to make it fit the needs of the students in your classroom?

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Step 3: Choose your breakout session

Principals, assistant principals, and instructional coaches will meet in one location. Teachers will choose between one of two sessions based upon their comfort level with using the Easiteach software on the PolyVision boards.


 * Session 1:** Teachers can attend a session that goes into detail about the tools and functions of the Easiteach software. This session will teach the basic uses, and how the buttons and tool bars can be used. This session is for teachers who are new to the Easiteach software, need a refresher, or want to learn more about the Easiteach tools.


 * Session 2: ** Teachers can use PolyVision Boards in the classrooms on this floor of the building to create interactive charts that could be used in their literacy instruction. This session is for teachers who are confident in using the tools and features of the Easiteach software.

Click the "Play" button on the Vocaroo to hear instructions for your breakout session.


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 * Please note: The screen-casts below are broken into two segments due to time restraints. Please be sure to watch both in order to complete this session. Thank you.

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Step 4: Administrators and coaches meeting with their staff to tell them the guidelines and expectations that they came up with for how the PolyVision Boards should be integrated into their daily instruction.

Step 5: Teachers who chose session 2 will have an option to share the interactive charts that they created using the tools in the Easiteach software.

If you have any questions about using PolyVision Boards or the Easiteach software to enrich your literacy instruction, please post questions or comments to the discussion area below. Additionally, if you are able to upload any of the interactive charts or activities that you made during the breakout sessions, please upload those here as well! Thank you.

To continue today's training, please click on the Day 2 - Afternoon page.