Date

8-20-14
8-24

8-24

Actions Taken

Hours

Meeting with principal to discuss initial thoughts

0.5

Create initial plan/goal sheet for intended goals of tech team to

present to principal

1.5

Began investigating various online programs to reinforce

vocabulary instruction through flashcards, quizzes, etc. Created
a vocabulary quiz on www.vocabtest.com to test with my
students

8/25
&
8/26

Spend time with students on vocabtest.com. Show them how to

use the site and take the quiz. Upload the link to my canvas
classroom LMS so students have easy access to this practice
vocab exercise

8-29

Proof-reading and editing proposal; Crafting email of proposal to

principal prior to meeting

8-29

Meeting with principal to share my initial plan outline.

Discussed implementation

9-4

9-8

Organized interested team members into an Outlook email

group, email them a list of possible topics to cover and set up
first meeting. Read and organized responses.
Follow up with interested teachers no one can agree on a time
to meet because principal decided not to give PD time during the
work day. Agree to meet on individual basis as time permits and
topics arise: ACUITY testing data and IXL best practices?

9-12

Meet with new middle school math teachers to discuss how

radar graphs can be a good indicator of needed skills practice.
Show them how to read their graphs

9-13

Look into vocab resources, create a science vocab practice quiz

on vocabtest.com. Also look at some digital flashcard options.
Begin investigating drag-and-drop game creation.

9-14

9-15

Added link to science vocab quiz in resource page of Canvas LMS.

Sent Remind 101 text to students to practice at home to prepare
for science test
Found and signed up for LearnClick.com. Created class rosters,
usernames and passwords. Created and assigned first
vocabulary drag/drop quiz for math class: Fractions Vocabulary
Quiz

2.5

9-16

Meet with tech coach for our school to discuss how I can help
with her work with staff for upcoming PD. Also discussed PD on
math instruction tech PD I will lead 9/23/14

9-16

Planned out tech video topics (one per week until December)

9-17

9-18

9-19

Email tech committee members and principal about starting a

ten minute tech tip weekly video program. Created Google
form to discover which topics are of most interest so I can
determine order of tech videos
Begin 1st ten minute tech tip video on IXL use for targeted
numeracy instruction
Scratch video on IXL. Boring. Decide to incorporate VOKI to
make the video more interesting/entertaining. Investigate
importing VOKI into iMovie. Finally find that ScreenFlow works
for importing after failed attempts with Jing. Work on video

1.5

9-20

Work on IXL video with Voki characters.

9-21

Work on accompanying Word document to supplement IXL

video (to describe report access click path, etc.)

1.5

9-22

Created google site to house ten minute tech tips and other
technology best practices with staff

9-23

Edited Google site format and wording of IXL explanation

9-23

Worked on staff PD to be presented 9/25 about tech integration

in a math classroom. Topics include IXL, Khan Academy, and
vocabtest.com

9-24

Met with tech coach to discuss whole-staff PD tomorrow. She

liked my Google site

1.5

9-24

Continued to work on PD preparation. Have 3 hand-outs: IXL,

Khan Academy, Vocab site comparison

9-25

Led staff PD. 6 teachers attended.

9-25

Gave students vocab quiz on learnclick.com. Put data into

Infinite Campus

9-28

Worked on ten minute tech tip of the upcoming week: how to use
Khan Academy in the classroom. Added it to my website.

2.5

9-29

Met with tech coach to discuss use of Google forms and foobaloo.
This will be a topic for the next couple weeks of tech tips

1.5

9-29

10-3

Worked on another tech tip video how to run and use acuity
data reports. Im thinking I may do a 2 part series on this. (1)
Running basic reports (2) Using reports to assign skills to
students
Submitted first video to Assistant Principal. Had some student
names in it so had to edit video to take them out.
http://youtu.be/twRlA4mBqiA

10-4

Started working on 2nd ACUITY video: how to access and use

item analysis reports

10-5

Finalized 2nd video. Emailed to Asst. Principal.

10-6

Added Acuity Videos to best practices website, formatted design

of page

1.5

10-7

Met with tech coach to discuss some resources she thought I

might like: white papers on tech/math integration

1.5

10-10

Spent time with ACUITY; tried to figure out steps involved in

assigning student skills based on item analysis reports. Many
staff members are interested in a video on this, so I investigated.

10-12

Created vocabtest.com and learnclick.com vocab quizzes for

science Learning Set 1 Air Quality

1.5

10-14

Met with tech coach discussed creating an informational video

on promethean tools (ie ticker tape)

1.5

10-15

Worked on assigning my students acuity skills so I could

familiarize myself with it well enough to create a video

10-16

Began video on assigning student skills in acuity

10-17

Analyzed data from learnclick.com vocab assessment. Recorded

student scores

10-18

Began Acuity video on assigning skills

10-20

Introduced Acuity skills to students. Had them practice assigned

skills using materials I created. Analyzed reports to add detail to
my latest video.

10-20

Worked on video

10-21

Worked on written instructions and web site

10-22

Led a PD with middle school math staff on how to assign acuity

skills

11-4

11-5

3.5

Met with tech coach to discuss the philosophy of tech integration.

Expressed frustration in failed efforts at our school. Decided on
implementing a Tech Tip Tuesday in my room every week to
showcase an effective use of technology
Emailed admin to gain approval of Tech Tip Tuesday, gained
approval, emailed staff with details of the idea; sent out calendar
appointment to see who was interested in attending

1.5

1.5

11-9

Planned for first Tech Tip Tuesday How to Use Acuity data to
drive instruction and assign student skills

11-11

Delivered first Tech Tip Tuesday 7 teachers attended

11-16

Prepared for 2nd TTT (Beyond the basics of promethean board)

11-18

Met with tech coach to discuss delivery of PD.

11-18

Delivered 2nd TTT - 12 teachers attended

11-30

Prepared for 3rd TTT Google Forms

12-2

Met with tech coach to discuss delivery of PD.

12-2

Delivered 3rd TTT - 8 teachers attended

1.5

TOTAL HOURS: 91