K-12 Web Primer For Teachers: Apr 05 - 10, 2009
(KSKW8921)

 This course requires an enrolment key


K-12 Web Primer For Teachers
(Sunday, April 05 - Friday, April 10, 2009)

Location:http://knowschools.ca
Facilitators: Tia Carr Williams, USA, David Brear, Canada

(or... what to do when you take your students down the hall to the computer lab?) This knowWEEK will be centered around a pot pouri of teacher-tried ideas and web links to stimulate you to use that computer with your students. Hardware, software, tips and tricks will be mentioned. From math to reading to science and socials -- You won't fall asleep as you investigate and discuss all the different options that you can use in your classroom. This discussion will help motivate you to get started or get you refreshed and energized.

About Tia Carr Williams:

Tia provides consulting services for entrepreneurs who deploy new technology paradigms, specializing in Web 2.0, application frameworks, collaboration, "crowdsourcing," and user interface development. Her expertise is social media technology, Web 2.0 trends and concepts, and executive coaching, developing strategies to manage brand assets on the Internet.

Tia is one of RNIA's principal contributors designing the CBOK {Common Body of Knowledge} that specifies Relationship Capital. RNIA is the only not-for-profit trade association of leaders dedicated to maximizing opportunity and value in the rapidly-evolving world of relationship networking, which combines social and business, both on and offline.

About David Brear:

Dave Brear has been teaching for over 30 years. At the moment, he is facilitating Computer Studies for Grades 9 - 12 at Centennial High School, SD#43, Coquitlam, BC. He has taught part time for UBC on and off since 1992. His areas of interest are Digital Story Telling and online learning: you can visit the courses and workshops he has developed at http://members.shaw.ca/dbrear/workshops.html His latest addition is a resource he have developed for using online educational games in the classroom. Here is the URL http://members.shaw.ca/dbrear/oleg.html

How To ACCESS This knowWEEK:

Please note the following steps

1. Limited Participation
Each knowWEEK is limited to a maximum of 35 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged!

2. Who can Participate?
Of interest to school administrators and teachers.Access is open and free of charge to:
  • All BC teachers and Administrators in the BC public and private school system;

  • By special arrangement for organizations outside of the BC Public School System.

If you don't fit into the above criteria you can still participate and $175.00 CAD for each knowWEEK. Pay through our secure online registration system.

3. Access Steps
  • First time at KnowSCHOOLS? Welcome! Your first step is to create an account in our site: http://knowSCHOOLS.ca
  • Once you have created your profile (login and password), your next step is to pre-register for the knowWEEK discussion(s).

4. KnowWEEK Length:
knowWEEKS open apx. 9:00 am, Sunday and close apx. 12 noon, Friday Pacific time (Vancouver, British Columbia) http://timeanddate.com (World Clock)

5. Late Registration:
If you register after the knowWEEK has begun, and try to enter the discussion, you will be asked for an enrolment key. This means we haven't moved you into the knowWEEK yet. We will very soon, we promise!

This course requires an enrolment key