Infant+Toddler+Institute

=**Infant Toddler Institute**= August 10, 2011 - 1:30-4:45 Lexington, KY

Agenda Overview:

 * 1) Welcome & Intros - That went well.
 * 2) The World Has Changed
 * 3) The Wow Factor Activity
 * 4) Get to Know Some Tech
 * 5) Break
 * 6) Creative Design
 * 7) Design Time Challenge & Reporting
 * 8) But, Wait ...
 * 9) Wrap Up

1:30 - 1:40: Hellos

 * Hi, I'm Justin I work for UK Education Leadership & CASTLE
 * Who Are You? Comfort Level With Technology - Scale of 1-10?

1:40 - 2:10: The World Has Changed

 * Powerpoint
 * Did You Know 5.0 - Iowa
 * But Wait ... Notes

2:10 - 2:30: Shock & Awe or "The Wow Factor"

 * Shock and Awe Activity
 * Signs for ends of continuum
 * List of technologies
 * List of questions

2:30 - 3:00: Get to Know Some Tech

 * Google
 * [|Search]
 * Mail
 * Summary Emails Example from my Life!
 * YouTube
 * Reach an Audience: Example of Advocacy from Colorado
 * Private Messages!: Example from My Own Practice
 * Capturing Special Moments: here is one of mine
 * Learn: How to Change a Cloth Diaper (Yes, I needed this one!)
 * Documents
 * Forms (Quick and Dirty Surveys Feeding into a Spreadsheet)
 * Sites
 * Others: Photos, Scholar, Reader
 * Facebook
 * TeachPreschool Group
 * Children's Montessori of Georgetown
 * Wikis
 * This is a Wiki. Clicking that "edit" button at the top gives you access to the content on this page.
 * Blogs
 * Blogger | Wordpress |
 * Early Childhood Education Blogs
 * Google Reader
 * Other Tools
 * Skype
 * Twitter
 * Others?
 * Devices
 * iPad
 * Intro to Letters
 * Monkey Preschool
 * Memory Cards
 * Toy Story
 * What was I Scared Of?
 * Roku
 * Netflix
 * Flip Cam
 * Others?
 * But Wait ... Notes

3:15 - 3:30: Creative Design Thinking

 * If you could design a toy ...
 * Break out the Play-Doh and DO IT!

3:30 - 4:00: Design Time

 * As a team, design a technology or technology implementation plan for your practice
 * Conditions:
 * Must be technically feasible with existing free or low-cost tools
 * Must be possible to implement immediately
 * Task
 * Using Any/All Tools Provided, Build a Technology Plan for an Early Childhood Setting
 * Then, give a 2 min. elevator pitch to the rest of the group.
 * Evaluation
 * We all vote for the best plan
 * You Cannot Vote for Your Own Group!
 * Prize
 * TBA
 * But Wait ... Notes

4:00 - 4:30: But Wait

 * Top Topics from You!
 * Consider

4:30 - 4:45: Stoplight Summary
Tech We Talked About
 * Dropbox & Sugarsync