ETSC: Technology Presentations
Tiering Up! Improving Technology Integration
Presented by: Tanna Colwell Technology and Learning Coordinator, ESD 112
Will be presented at: NCCE 2008 on Thursday, February 28, at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm**
Learn exciting ideas to move from basic technology use to higher-level integration; in all subject areas. Washington’s Tiered Model of Technology Integration will provide a backdrop for this presentation. Gain valuable tips on lesson design and the evaluation of currently used lessons you can use right away!
Presentation Materials:
In the Eyes of the Beholder: Visual Literacy in the Digital Age
Presented at NCCE 2005 in Seattle, WA and NCCE 2006 in Portland, OR.
Presenter: Debbie Tschirgi, Director of Educational Technology Programs, ESD 112
The world we live in is a highly visual one, and electronic media is bombarding us with information. As both consumers and producers of information, our students will need to be skilled at using visual images for effective communication, problem-solving and decision-making. This presentation explores the meaning of visual literacy and touches on the research, and then defines four key principles for laying out visual multimedia elements in your Word and PowerPoint documents.
- Download the handout from this presentation (PDF Format, 1MB).
Learning to DeJunk Your Design Layouts
Presented by Debbie Tschirgi
Educational Technology Director, ESD 112
With computers, we have the capability to design documents by using text, borders and graphics. However, the misuse of these elements can lead to the creation of documents that are difficult and/or confusing to read. Learn to use four design principles to DEJUNK your pages and create professional-looking flyers, brochures, invitations and more!
- Download the PowerPoint slideshow from the presentation.
- Download the handout from this presentation.
Learning to Use the Washington Query System Software
Presented by Debbie Tschirgi
Educational Technology Director, ESD 112
Every district in the state of Washington has now received the Washington Query System software. This database contains information about the students in your district and their level of achievement on the WASLs. It also contains student data as it relates to the ITBS and ITED tests. This data can be sorted, printed, exported and customized.
While the database is a powerful tool to help analyze the student learning that is taking place in your district, the real power of it lies in its ability to mobilize necessary changes that will ensure that all students meet the learning standards. By looking at the ways in which the different measures are inter-related, teachers and administrators can learn to ask the important questions that will lead to further investigations of learning that is taking place in their schools.
Feel free to download the documents that are used during this presentation:
- Install Directions for the PC
- The Query Handout
- WASL Scaled Scores for Spring of 2001
- MS Excel templates to get you started with collecting student data
Learning the Elements of a Quality Chart or Graph
Presented by Debbie Tschirgi
Educational Technology Director, ESD 112
It's one thing to be able to create a chart or graph from a spreadsheet; it's another to create a quality chart or graph that enables the reader to visualize the data and understand its meaning immediately! This presentation covers the elements that are required when developing a chart or graph to share with others.