Blogs are a great tool for educators. If you are thinking about creating a blog or are one of the hundreds of educators in Muskegon County who have just set up a blog and aren’t sure how to use it – the next free webinar on October 22 is for you.

Janni Black, an educator with 18 years experience in curriculum and classroom teaching, has spent the last decade incorporating technology into all content areas of the classroom. A strong advocate for the importance of digital literacy, she shares her enthusiasm for technology with other educators by leading hands-on presentations, serving on leadership technology committees and penning her blog,Transitioning to Web 2.0. Janni’s writing has even won her the distinction “Geek of the Week” by Women of the Web.

See the previous post on this blog for more info, including how to register.

Muskegon Area ISD has subscribed to a Season Pass for Technology in Practice, ISTE’s continuing Webinar Series. This series features thirty highly engaging Webinars over the course of 2008-2009. Each Webinar will feature a Web 2.0 tool or innovative technology of wide appeal to educators. Each session will be at least 60 minutes in length, with 45 minutes of presenter content. The balance of the session will feature interactive elements such as audience Q&A and polls, and previews of upcoming ISTE Webinar events.

Except where noted, all ISTE webinars take place at 4:00 PM at MAISD. Except where noted, all ISTE webinars take place at 4:00 PM at MAISD. Registration is FREE. You may sign up for any or all of the webinars in the series. For information on how to register, click on the Professional Development link on the ISD web site
(http://www.muskegonisd.org).

Click on this link iste-webinars.pdf to see the listing of all of the webinars in the series.