1. Create complete unit plans for each unit/chapter that I teach. I have this info scattered around in different files right now and would like to pull it all together in a single binder / file for each class.
2. Incorporate my new SMART board and ELMO into my existing lessons in ways that are highly effective (for example, not using my SMART board as a glorified screen but using the Notebook software to create interactive lessons.)
3. Revise the country project lesson plans to incorporate the use of Google sites. These projects were previously reports, etc., that could be printed. I have struggled to get students to write good reports and not simply copy information. Incorporating Google sites will allow me to reach several goals: increase student choice in these projects, increase use of technology, make these projects much more accessible than the binder that previously was stored in my room, and hopefully make them even more interesting to the students.
4. Demonstrate use of web 2.0 technologies in my classroom: Google docs, Prezi, Glogster. I believe that showing students how I use them will encourage them to use them even when they are not assigned.
