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= Welcome to the PVAtech wiki =

Please ask me for any assistance and I really appreciate your help with my class
members: Ms. Laura Harlow - math teacher Mr. R. Mena Science Teacher Lynley Librarian Carol Fennell Social Studies Teacher Mr. Chris Gibson - English teacher Misty Hughes-Business Teacher Betsy Hancock - ES/MS Special Ed Teacher

At Houston ISD's High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), the faculty members need to expand our knowledge of technology. The STaR Chart information gathered for our campus suggests that HSPVA needs professional development opportunities to help bring technologies into the classrooms. Once teachers on our campus know what is available, they can choose which technologies to learn more about and later include in their curriculum.

By using an online learning community, faculty members can share information they find and materials they create. We can discuss ours goals for technology in our classrooms and our concerns about the implementation. I believe using this "wiki" is the first step into the world of 21st century technology.

Besides, we can't try something new if we don't know about it.

Please do four things before you leave this site: (you will need to click edit to type on a page)

 * 1) sign in on the list of members at the top of this page
 * 2) Answer the question: __What technology would you like to learn more about?__
 * 3) Please go to the Timeline page and contribute a deadline you think would work
 * 4) Please go the the Brainstorm page and follow the instructions there

__What technology would you like to learn more about?__ This can be a personal or school related reason. Please explain why you would like to learn this. examples: how to create a power point, how to create a blog, how to create a podcast, etc
 * 1) I'll go first; I would like to learn how to create a podcast of a lesson. Often, students forget how to work a problem when they get home but they could find my podcast and listen and watch me give an additional example.
 * 2) I would like to learn to incorporate the smart board into biology and chemistry lessons to manipulate abstract models and theories in the class.
 * 3) I would like to learn about podcasts also.
 * 4) Smart board. ( Fennell)