Session+1++Getting+Started

Getting Started
  **eMINTS • MLTI**
 * **Essential Question:**  **How is a sense of community established?**
 * Sign-in, Connectivity and Warm-up**

Introductions "If my life was a song, it would be ______________because___________"

Best Country/Western Song Titles, 100 Great Rock Songs Top Popular Song Lists
 * Icebreaker Resources**

**KWL**: Why are we here? What do we know? What would we like to get out of this?

Change & Focus *** Did You Know? • Shift Happens** Customizing and Projects

Hardware & Software Issues. . . Work Arounds. . . Moving to Different Productivity AppsB Handy Functions: Bookmarking, Stickies, Speak Text, Zoom, Readability/TidyRead
 * Establish Session Goals**

• Learners will develop plans for building classroom & school community among diverse students and lay a foundation for collaboration with technology resources.

• Learners will establish a cohort community.

• Learners will acquire knowledge about the useful features of electronic communication.

**Establish a Calendar**

Re-certification Hours (check with local re-certification committee) • Food • Rules and Protocol • Sign MOU • Icebreaker List • Storm Day Arrangements

**Building a Sense of Community**  >
 * **Process Skills**
 * **Professional Learning Community**
 * **eTHEMES**

 * **FirstClass Connections** > 
 * Electronic Communication**
 * **Learning in America Resources Wiki**
 * **Learning in Maine Blog**
 * **Create a WikiSpaces Account**
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;"> **[|Create a Google Account]**
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;"> **Google Apps for Educators @ RSU#36**
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">**Skype**
 * Debrief, Closing and Looking to the Future . . .** **<span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">Ken Robinson **

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