As this school year comes to a close, I’m thinking ahead to next year, as I suspect most of you are (whether you’ll admit it or not!) We spent so much time planning for online testing this year that we really didn’t have very many other technology related training opportunities. On the staff development survey, several of you requested more workshops with ideas for using the SmartBoards, so that will definitely be a priority for the fall. Others were interested in online flashcard and quiz sites. Creating websites with Google Sites or blogs was another popular request. Then there are new sites such as VoiceThreads that are awesome for elementary classrooms, but unless you have used them, you may not know they exist, so we have lots of ideas for training topics. Of course, we also need follow-up training on the software we have currently installed in the lab and on laptops as well.

I need your help though. What formats work best for you? Do you prefer one-on-one training? Grade level specific training? After school workshops in your school? Division wide inservices at a central location? Credit classes? Online tutorials that you can use at your own pace?

I would love to have your feedback in the comments section below!