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Professional Development Fair at Albany High School Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 (November 5, 2008 - April 1, 2009) Topic: Incorporating Technology in the Classroom Course Instructor: Sonji Greenaway and Alicia Abdul, AHS Librarians Each session:

Workshop Sessions:

A. **Using Online Databases** This workshop is designed to help teachers and support staff understand the complexities and benefits of using an online database to retrieve informaiton in the form of full-text articles (or citiations) from reference books, journals, nonfiction books, newspapers, magazines and other print formats. When teachers and support staff understand online databases, then students can reap the benefits of using online databases for research. A on databases has been created for this workshop. Click here to access the library databases

B. **Wiki-What? Blog Away** Both online tools can be used academically to enhance a class. A wiki can be a way to incorporate technology by having students collaborate with each other during research during research, show their progress to their teacher, or use as a medium to "publish" their work. A blog is another useful tool that students can map their understanding of the process or a way for a teacher to share information daily about their classroom discussions and assignment. To find out more about wikis and blogs, please check out this.

C. **Your own space** The workshop is designed to give teachers a way to boost their classroom reach by creating a website that can be accessible to both students and parents. Learn about what sites host teacher websites (both paid and free) and choose the one that best suits your needs.