Welcome to the NSTA

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Jason Palmer, Heppner High School, Heppner, OR
Technology in the Classroom Featuring Applets, Blogs, Excel, and Web 2.0 Applications
Blogs and Excel spreadsheets can be used to teach and support problem solving, analysis, and inquiry skills.

All material will be presented using a variety of blogs.
Why applets, blogs, Excel, and Web 2.0 Applications? The answer lies in the 4-C's.

4-C's of Modern Education

• Communicate
• Connect
• Collaborate
• Create
• Link to Image with Bloom's Taxonomy Verbs

Scheldule for Presentation:

• Teaching with Applets (10-15 minutes)
• Teaching with Excel (10-15 minutes)
• Teaching with Web 2.0 Applications Quizlet and Polldaddy (10-15 minutes)
• Teaching with Web 2.0 with Videos
• Question and Answers (remaining time)
• Resource information on tools and software used to make today's presentation.

Thanks for comming and be sure to check out some of my links and respond to the poll questions. To leave comments on my 2nd blog the password is nsta.

Feel free to email me comments or questions, I am glad and willing to share.

Jason