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 **Spreading The Word**  **Written by:** // Kaci Heins, Flagstaff Unified School District Beth Sanborn, Flagstaff Unified School District Rick Treadway, Flagstaff Unified School District //

Spreading the Word about integrating technology is not as difficult as some may think. In an effort to find out what our fellow peer coaches do to get the tech word out we developed a short two question survey on [|Surveymonkey]. It was free and easy and we got plenty of information. It's also a great resource for students who are looking to collect data, teachers who would like feedback from their students, or a great way of surveying outside the classroom.

Our fellow peer coaches use the server in their schools to share good lessons with technology integration. One creater of a lesson simply saves the ideas to the server and all can access it if they desire. Other coaches present information at staff meetings, email the staff, send out flyers and simply talk up the use of technology in the halls and at lunch. One survey respondent shared that they " leave my door open so that teachers passing by can see what I am doing :),". This method was backed up by another that said they often find themself "yelling across the hall or sharing things with her when she is asking about something because she is already open and willing and it is not something new to add to the classroom's craziness"

The three most popular forms of communication were emails, Professional Learning Communities and staff meetings as well as face to face conversations. In the end, any way that colleagues share their new experiences or information the students are the ones that benefit. Here are some examples of new lessons and student work that may inspire you!

[|PowerPoint Lesson for Space Science Project.doc]

[|Neptune.ppt]

[|Team 7-4 Wikipage]




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