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    • 2013 Blackboard Catalyst Award
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      • Today's Learners - Our digital journey
      • Teaching Teachers - Promoting effective Professional Development
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Introducing a TeachMeet!

4/8/2011

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Now that I am back on home soil I have been able to grab a few minutes to tell the story of my final day at Microsoft HQ.  While my physical journey has drawn to a close I have so much more to say so expect these posts to go on for a while longer!!

Interestingly many of the Institute attendees were anxiously awaiting the proceedings of the last day at Redmond.  This was because this was our time to shine and tell the world in 3 minutes a tool that helps us to engage, exciting and encourage our students to learn!  This method of delivery known as a TeachMeet requires the presenter to talk for 3 minutes using a formatted visual slide presentation.
This was by far one of my favourite 2 hours out of the whole week!  It was enlightening listening to other teachers share their most innovative practices.  The 3 minute snapshots of ideas were enough to get your taste buds tingling and your mind whirling!  Ideas ranged from Microsoft Tags (http://tag.microsoft.com/home.aspx) to augmented reality! – something I definitely want to follow up!  My fingers couldn’t type the ideas down fast enough!  Some of the highlights from the session included touching messages of support from teachers around the world expressing their gratitude for the Institute and clearly stating that the ‘future’ belongs to us!  Of course as mentioned before @chickensaltash’s Songsmith was a hit with the crowd!

This was my first taste of a TeachMeet and I plan on being a part of another one really soon!!  I have just learned of the official TeachMeet website (http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/w/page/19975349/FrontPage) and look forward to planning my own school TeachMeet session!
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