Monarch, Meet Anna.

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I knew I wanted to be an LSTC as soon as I knew there was such a person.

Instructional Technology is my passion.

Taught local school and

cluster staff development

for science adoption

Designed and taught

10-hour local school course

"Content for Your Web Page"

to a diverse staff audience, now being developed into an online course for Gwinnett Online Campus.

Currently collaborating with a small team

developing online courses for

Gwinnett Online Campus covering

the Quality-Plus Teaching Strategies

My course addresses strategy #13

Use technology effectively

to plan, teach, and assess.

Professional Website

contains content for students, parents, and colleagues

most-visited class website at all 3 of my schools

used as an example for GTAM, SACS, and GTAT

content updated weekly

received kudos from many web visitors

Visit: http://www.annacolley.com

It's another one of those things that makes the school look professional, and it gives the parents and community confidence about the school.

{Can you tell?}

I love the way technology can make mundane tasks quicker and easier.

I first began writing the Tech Tips newsletter feature in 2007 to share some of the wonderful shortcuts I had found with my colleagues.

Tech Tips appear weekly in the staff newsletter, and are available on my website as well as on the shared drive.

It has been a roaring success!

I have received accolades and thanks from other teachers, administrators, and even each school's LSTC on the helpfulness of the tips in making work faster and easier. (A few of those emails are included in the portfolio you received.)

Providing technical support to teachers is like being a translator. It's my job to put the technical into a context and language that the staff member can understand so that the technology acts as a valuable tool instead of a road block.

The greatest compliment I can receive in this area is to hear a staff member say, "I know how to do it myself thanks to Anna!" I've heard it many times, but it never gets old!

Your last reservation about me might be my lack of experience as an LSTC.

I think Monarch is uniquely positioned to realize the latent potential of individuals.

I hope you'll see my potential as an LSTC the way that I see it.

I know someone who would love to show you!

Monarch,

meet

Anna Colley

{ Your school's next LSTC }

(At least, that's what I'm hoping!)

Weather.com

student-created web pages

Timeline software

Brain Pop

Multimedia presentations

I was the sole classroom teacher invited to plan and teach a Technology Summer Camp Program at Taylor Elementary with the technology team. Together, we authored an original, thematic curriculum for the week-long camp.

Kid Pix

Inspiration

Oregon Trail

desktop publishing

Mega Math

Type to Learn

Quia

I have successfully built learning experiences for students using...

Kidspiration

Media Services

Tumble Books

simulations

online research

Mimio interactive whiteboard

Reader Rabbit

United Streaming

digital photography

Education City

Web Quests

Google Maps

SuccessMaker

When it comes to instructional technology,

it helps to have someone who is an idea person.

Staff Development

Instructional Technology

Do you see the letter K?

Explore sounds & words.

Ideas for integrating technology

into instruction at Monarch:

Mexico "sends" us the real monarchs. Monarch School Head Start and Pre-K students can send paper monarchs on a "symbolic migration" to Mexico!

http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/tangibleflags/TangibleFlags.shtml

Head Start and Pre-K

• alphabet photographic scavenger hunt
• use audio and photos to make an interactive class book
• use Kid Pix to create simple maps of the classroom
• use blogs for shared writing
• digital photography in outdoor classroom used for writing prompts
• use Neurosmith's Phonics Tiles in a learning center
• partner with kindergarten classes at other schools as "video pen pals"
• use Tangible Flags in outdoor classroom (looks very interesting!)

ADAPT

• make hip-hop videos to teach a skill
• use Google Maps to map community living sites visited
• make graphs to track statistics for coffee shop
• record video of practice job interviews and review together as a class

Both

• weather station in outdoor classroom
• using images to build background
• podcast about learning
• follow The Journey North's monarch migration at

Besides being clear, useful, and correct, it's also important that communications are presented in an attractive manner.

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/

I have many more ideas I'd love to share with you!

I also checked out the Smart Table, and it looks very promising!

Kids react to the environment by drawing or writing, and they can see each other's notes too!

Where have the monarchs been?

It just so happens that design is a bit of a hobby of mine. I'm an avid scrapbooker and photographer, and I love designing websites, documents, and presentations too!

Communication

Part of a team that authored and edited a school brochure for community members and new families

An LSTC's job essentially consists of 5* areas:

"What exactly does an LSTC do anyway?"

After I had aspired to be an LSTC

for a few years, I asked an LSTC friend,

She couldn't put it into words.

"A little of everything," she said.

I'm a bit of a stickler for grammar and spelling, which helps me make school communications professional.

I would also love to work on the yearbook!

{

• Staff Development
• Instructional Technology
• Communication
• Supporting Productivity
• Technical Support

Supporting

Productivity

*with a little project management, budget wizardry, and hand-holding thrown in the mix

Let me walk you through some of my experience in each area.

Mouse over the video screen and press play if you'd like to see a short video that shows the importance of empowering individuals--and being patient!

*with a little project management,

budget wizardry, and hand-holding

thrown in the mix

• I successfully researched and wrote a grant proposal for a student response system (SRS) for my grade level.
• I have served as grade level manager more than once, making budgetary decisions for the team.
• As a member of the Technology Committee, I have experience piloting and evaluating software, and making budgetary decisions.
• I served as director of Camp Invention, which required many responsibilities, including hiring and training staff, budgeting, accounting for materials, and detailed record-keeping.

Troubleshooting

and

Technical Support

http://www.invent.org/camp/default.aspx

If you were at all impressed by my presentation, it might make you wonder.

Anna Colley

Feel free to contact me with any further questions.

anna_colley@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

anna.colley@gmail.com

mobile.404.932.3046

home.678.985.2952

Please visit my website to explore more:

http://www.annacolley.com

I guess you could say I'm...

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