During Term One I attempted to run “Technology Tuesdays” at school to help assist staff to integrate technology, in particular iPads into their planning, teaching and learning. Other schools have “Techie Brekkies” which I feel is a great idea, except the part that means I would have to get up early. After school works better for me!
I had grand plans and ideas. But as the term wore on, there was very little interest in the after school sessions.Â
Following a staff survey about iPad use at school, I decided to give Technology Tuesdays another go for Term Three – with a few adaptations.
A term schedule – These sessions will only be held on Tuesdays that we do not have a full staff meeting. Our meeting nights are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but there isn’t a meeting scheduled for every staff member each Tuesday. I’m also going to add the schedule to the school calendar and invite staff to attend. To see what my plan is (so far) for Term 3, have a look here:Â Technology Tuesdays
Options – I’ll be uploading the content for each session here, onto this blog. That way, if staff can’t make it – there’s always the option to catch up later! Which leads me to the third adaptation…take-aways.
Take-Aways – Although I’m trying to reduce my paper usage, I’ve learnt that staff love to have a piece of paper with instructions on it to take home and look at later. Yes, I know they can take a photo of it, or just take notes on their iPad, but it can also work this way too! Because I’m aiming to create independent staff members my handouts will be more like step-by-step guide so staff will hopefully be able to teach themselves. The handouts will be uploaded here in the blog post here each week.
The first Technology Tuesday’s topic is ‘Twitter‘. I’ve designed a 3-Level Challenge for staff, ranging from beginner, to novice, to expert. These Challenges were based around @mrrobbo‘s 14 Day Twitter Challenge, but adapted to suit my school and the staff who work there.
Feel free to use or adapt! Perfect for anybody new to Twitter as a PLN (Professional Learning Network).
Twitter 101:Â Twitter Level 1
Twitter Know-How:Â Twitter Level 2
Twitter Extra:Â Twitter Level 3
BONUS –Â Twitter + AITSL
I’d love to hear about your success stories about staff PD for ICT use at your school!
teacherlearningjourney 
Hi Fee,
Hope your Technology Tuesdays are going well. I was hoping to implement something similar this year at lunchtimes where teachers can come and learn something for 10 minutes and just focusing on one small thing each week – like adding web tools to class blogs, for example.
I love your ideas here for introducing Twitter to staff members. I’m hoping to steal some time at a staff meeting or Techie Brekkie to do the same thing. Do you mind if I borrow your guides for each experience level? I think they’re fantastic!
Cheers,
Katelyn 🙂
Go for it Katelyn! That’s why I put them up to share 🙂
They’re going well,starting off small but hopefully gaining momentum and numbers.
You are wonderful. I have sent out the invite and will be teaching Twitter on Tuesday (I just love the alliteration!) I have also invited our 50 million PSTs as Tuesday is their in-school day. I will let you know how it goes 🙂