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=Welcome! This is the working wiki for the October 6 arts in-service at Berks IU 14. Below is the agenda for the day.=

Technology [8:00-12:30]

 * Log in to wiki
 * 1) How to create your own wiki - Sign into wikispaces with your username
 * 2) Click on "Make a New Space" in the upper left hand corner
 * 3) Name your space whatever you want
 * 4) Click on "Create"
 * Pre-survey
 * Go to [|Google docs] and look at results
 * Everyone creates a page for note-taking, etc. (Click on "New Page" in upper left, use your first and last names as the page name)
 * Creating a survey with Google spreadsheet:
 * 1) New > Form
 * 2) Create questions
 * 3) Click on "Save"
 * 4) Click on "More actions", then "Embed"
 * 5) Highlight and copy the embed code
 * 6) Go back to the wiki, edit the page, click on the TV (embed wigdet)
 * 7) Click on "Other HTML"
 * 8) Paste the code
 * 9) Save the page
 * "Nine Excellent Reasons" article - read, respond to questions by posting a message, discuss
 * [|"Innovate or die" blog entry] - read and discuss
 * Resources page - explore links, add others as you find them
 * Content based on survey results - explore and find resources/answers to questions together
 * Post-survey

Language arts strategies (Reading in the content areas) [1:30-3:00]

 * Discussion questions on Language Arts page - read, respond to questions by posting a message, discuss
 * Why is this a good strategy for **//introducing a topic//** (having kids post answers to discussion questions vs. having a live discussion)?
 * What [|other tools] can you use to have students respond to content-specific reading (or even about their arts experiences in general)?
 * PowerPoint
 * Resources page - explore links
 * Time to explore and add new links to Resources page
 * On your page - Brainstorm ideas for incorporating technology and language arts strategies into your classroom
 * Course evaluation (Act 48)