Training+&+Integration

=**Training & Integration**= Butch Chappelle, Jacob Crowder, Georgia Haywood, Cory Loomis

I'll start. IMHO teacher training will be the key to success of the tablet program. Unless teachers learn how to use the tablet effectively and buy into the use of technology to teach their subject matter, it will fail and be a waste of money and time. During the rest of this year we need to have mandatory afternoon or early morning classes one or two days a week teaching how to use the tablet and the basic software: MS Office, Dyknow, OneNote, Photoshop, etc. Everyone understands the fundamentals of many programs but there are a lot of capabilities we don't know are there to which we should be introduced. Classes should be small and not be just lecture/demonstrations but contain group work and projects. Classes by department may improve the exchange of ideas about teaching specific subject matter. Podcasts of classes should be prepared and posted for future review and training.

Teachers selected to present these classes should be given stipends considering the time commitment it will require. CSU has a technology training program which might be brought to Brookstone.

Probably most important we need to see/hear from people who have successfully implemented technology programs in their subject areas. These should be brought in by subject area and grade level just for those teachers. What worked in language classes might not be of value in the mathematics classroom.

Emphasis next school year should be on the implementation of technology in the classroom. It would be best to start with a rollout to the Freshman class and complete implementation over the next four years. Technology should be last for four years if we pay attention to our purchase criteria.

Butch