FDE updates

I found a tentative list of dates for the 2009 summer and thought I'd post it here.
http://etc.usf.edu/fde/

New SmartBoard Arrives

My school has a SmartBoard and I am doing the happy dance. I attended a training given by Patti Palancia the day after the board arrived. I plan on introducing it to my staff and using it for an upcoming Thinkfinity training. I believe the interactive activities I selected from Thinkfinity will be a great demo use of the board. Later I will get Smart Notebook installed on teacher machines. More training will be needed. It was recommended that the board be used by one teacher for three weeks. This would give adequate time to get used to it and to think of ways it can be used for class instruction. We hope to get more in the future.