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=Welcome students of EDU 2235!= = = =Getting Started: Department Day #2= Since the FSC Portal is scheduled to be "down" on Jan. 25 -27, I thought this would be a great time to introduce you to our new wikispace! On Monday, we collaborated on a mock unit "Earth in Space and Time" and a mock lesson "The Planets." I have attached this "Science Department" example to the wiki. Now, it's time for your department to complete these tasks focusing on your content area department.
 * 1) Go to [|http://www.polk-fl.net] > select STAFF > select Curriculum Maps under QUICK LINKS.
 * 2) At this point, view "Using the Polk County Curriculum Maps" document uploaded to this wiki (Pages and Files) and follow the steps that we discussed on Monday. __Remember__: Select either elementary or secondary education and come to a consensus on your department grade level and unit topic/theme.
 * 3) Use the "Technology Integration Plan (draft)" (Pages and Files) as your //rough draft// while planning with your department. Also, refer to TXI p. 55-68 as a guide when developing the Big Questions and writing learning objectives. __Note__: The learning objectives that you developed on page 2 of the draft are also copy-n-pasted to the table on page 3.
 * 4) Use the Navigation panel (Right), select your department, upload your Technology Integration Plan (draft) to your department wiki page.
 * 5) Open the Teachers Framework (Pages and Files) and copy-n-paste your content from the Technology Integration Plan (draft) into the Microsoft Excel worksheet Tab #2 (TIP).
 * 6) Before you leave Department Day, use your favorite search engine to locate potential resources for your lesson. __Note__: You are looking for websites that will provide relevant information on the topic of your lesson.
 * 7) As for these resources, return to the Teacher Framework and begin to develop your Resource Log (Tab #1) for your lesson topic.
 * 8) The Technology Integration Plan located in the Teachers Framework (Tab 2) should be submitted to the FSC Portal on Monday, Feb. 6 by midnight.
 * 9) All teachers will need their six learning objectives completed by Monday, January 30th in order to be ready for the next EDU 2235 challenge!
 * 10) Department chairs can upload (File) the Department Day Form to their department's wiki page (See navigation panel to the right)!

Good luck and enjoy Department Day!
 * Dr. King**