Session 5

This is an interesting topic, because most of teaching is learning from others and expanding on it to make it your own. I have been lucky to work with the Discovery Channel ( http://www.discoveryeducatornetwork.com/) where we are on a networking system where we can share ideas from teacher to teacher and also from corporate to teacher. Being able to attend the technology conferences that Discovery puts on are another great way to learn new technologies and lessons.
For myself, I use the Discovery network to share my technology ideas with other teachers. There is also a rating system on each input so you can see how successful or not the lesson is. I also host teacher trainings, which again allow me to help teachers see what types of technologies that are out there and how to use them. Dr. Newberry stated it perfectly, people need to see what types of technology they want to use and how it is going to fit into their teachings. There is no point in teaching someone how to use something or giving them a bunch of activities to do with the technology if that is not in their frame of teaching. For me, I am always looking for new and invented ideas in the realm of technology. However, there are some teachers that for them to use an overhead projector is a step up. So it is important to know what you are looking for before you go out and try to learn something that you will never use.