Happy Birthday PODetc!
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 PODetc Turns One
One year ago, The Stephens Group began POD etc, which stands for Professional Online Development for the Ed Tech Community.POD etc provides teaching professionals:
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Online learning options
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Courses on integration strategies of 21st century technology skills
- Collaborative online classroom environment
- Increase knowledge of the latest technology tools
- Convenient asynchronous format 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Courses can be taken for 1 graduate credit through the University Wisconsin of Green Bay. In-state tuition applies to all POD etc students. In our first year we have had the opportunity to work with students from seven states and Indonesia. Courses include: Learn more about PODetc is available our PODetc website. |
Please Welcome Our New MDMC2010 Conference Chair!
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 Chad Kafka
Chad Kafka has been
an instructor and conference planner for the Stephens Group since the fall of
2007. After attending the first Milwaukee Digital Media Conference at the
Milwaukee Art Museum in the summer of 2007, Chad sought out Tammy and asked how
he could help and be involved with the conference planning for the next
year. Chad works full-time for Franklin Public Schools as a middle school
computer teacher and Technology Coach for staff. He is currently teaching
a New Media class for 8th Grade students where they learn how to podcast,
manipulate digital images and experience some of the newest Web 2.0
technologies.
On the side, Chad runs Kafka Productions, a graphic design and screen printing
business. He enjoys bicycle riding with his wife on trails near their
home in Waukesha and playing with their dog, Bailey.
As Conference Chair, Chad will be involved in planning the conference, assisting instructors in preparing for the conference, and working with corporate sponsors.
Welcome aboard Chad!
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Online Tool of the Month
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 Diigo
Diigo is a social bookmarking tool. What makes Diigo so unique is the ability to form groups and conduct collaborative research. Diigo also lets members create virtual sticky notes and highlight web content for others to see. Members can create an summary web page of their sources, a tag cloud widget, and have their own discussion boards.
Diigo will be one of the tools that we will be using at The Milwaukee Digital Media Conference this summer. It is also used in our PODetc Course Tech Literacy 102: Building Knowledge Management Systems.
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Fall Professional Development Catalog
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 Find out more about The Stephens Group Professional Development offerings by downloading our Fall Catalog.
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