!Planning


 * Faculty/Staff In-Service/Professional Development **
 * Presented by Mary Beth Lemoine **
 * Library Media Specialist / Instructional Technology **
 * Step ** ** Description **
 * **Assess Yourself and the Audience** || The in-service provider, Mary Beth Lemoine, is currently a graduate student of Library Media/Instructional Technology, a certified professor/teacher of French at the high school and college levels, and has served as a technical specialist for many years in the business arena.

This presentation has as its audience high school and middle teachers, teachers of exceptional and special needs students as well as administrators and all others who may be interested in learning of the advantages of using Start Pages. There are no prerequisites to this in-service since it is a tool that encompasses all disciplines and should be restructured to meet an individual’s needs.

An initial needs assessment of the audience’s knowledge of Start Pages and RSS feeds as well as the potential use in the classroom. A Google Doc Form will be sent out electronically to interested parties to be used for assessment purposes upon completion of the self-directed in-service. ||
 * **Analyze the Learner** || The learners of this in-service module include K-12 teachers, administrators and other patrons interested in the potential of creating and effectively using Start Pages for their own personal use and pleasure as well as for learning and achievement.

As detailed here above, an assessment of the familiarity of Start Pages and the web services most often referenced. A section will be designated to the prior knowledge of the nature of a Start Page and the web services that feature them, as well as learning styles and expectations of the participants. The in-service will pay particular attention to the responses and focus the learning materials on such responses. ||
 * **Select Instructional Objectives** || Learners will learn:
 * What a Start Page is
 * The various known web services that feature Start Pages
 * Create a Start Page using the web service of choice
 * Understand the nature of an RSS feed
 * Embed gadgets and widgets into the Start Page
 * Encourage and allow students to create Start Pages for classroom projects ||
 * **Provide Incentives** || Incentives include:
 * Creating one's own personal Start Page
 * Creating Start Pages for educational purposes based on content and curriculum standards
 * Challenging students in the classroom to create their own Start Page.
 * Using effective and challenging tools aligned with standards (GPS, ALA/AASL, NETS)
 * Embedding RSS feeds into the Start Pages
 * Share the Start Pages when appropriate
 * WOW factors; Having fun with students ||
 * **Plan Materials and Activities in Relation to Audience and Objectives** || Learners will be able to:
 * 1) Create a Start Page
 * 2) Embed gadgets and widgets
 * 3) Manipulate the gadgets and widgets depending on the web service chosen
 * 4) Update gadgets and widgets when necessary
 * 5) Share the Start Page, if desired ||
 * **Use Guided Practice** || ** Pre-Assessment Survey
 * Understanding each individual web service
 * Select web service of choice and create Start Page
 * Instructional Materials and Videos to be used at one's own pace
 * Post-Assessment Survey ||
 * **Evaluate the In-Service/ Professional Development Materials** || A survey of understanding and fulfillment of needs will be made available electronically. This evaluation will focus on the original survey which queried the learners’ prior knowledge, needs and expectations. Results of this survey will be made available to all interested parties upon request. ||
 * **Continue to be Available to Faculty and Staff after they have completed the In-Service/Professional Development Materials** || The in-service module and all accompanying materials will be added to the school library media center webpage, blog and wiki for review upon need.

The library media specialist will be available for individual consultation, both in person, by email and via online classroom upon request.

Participants should post all questions and other input on the Discussion tab of this wiki.

A post in-service survey will made available for partipants to evaluate their use of the tool and any additions and improvements that should be made to the in-service after usage. For any further questions, please use the Notify Me tab at the top of the page. ||