The document outlines an instructional staff development session on integrating the polling website Polleverywhere.com into the classroom. The session is led by Mr. Westfall and Mrs. Larriba and includes demonstrations of creating polls and accounts on Polleverywhere.com. Teachers then discuss in groups the benefits of using additional technology tools like Polleverywhere to engage students and review concepts digitally. The session aims to increase teachers' use of technology for gathering data in the classroom.

1. EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership: The Technology Link Wendy Larriba
Integrating Technology Chart
Dr. Veitenheimer
Superintendant
(Instructional Manager)
Lisa Hamm,
Executive Director of
Instructional Technology
(Provides Technology Resources)
Sue Baldaccini, Amy Copeland, Vicki Hart, Stacy DeJoseph,
Technology Trainer Technology Trainer Technology Trainer Technology Trainer
(Instructional Facilitatory and Assists (Instructional Facilitatory and Assists (Instructional Facilitatory and Assists (Instructional Facilitatory and Assists
in the integrating Technology) in the integrating Technology) in the integrating Technology) in the integrating Technology)
High School Principals Intermediate Principals Elementary Principal Middle School Principals
Facilitates Technology for all learners Facilitates Technology for all learners Facilitates Technology for all learners Facilitates Technology for all learners
Technology Specialist
Technology Specialist Technology Specialist Technology Specialist
Responsible for training and support
Responsible for training and support Responsible for training and support Responsible for training and support
“Integrating Technology in Classroom” Staff Development
Session Purpose: To provide staff training on the use of polleverywhere.com in the classroom.
Learning Objective to Be Addressed: Increasing the use of technology to gather data.
Location: Keller High School Computer Lab
Activity Purpose Description Steps Estimated Time
Welcome Introduction and Mr. Westfall to * Discuss need to 3 minutes
welcome to introduce the goal use more
session. Goal for training and technology in the
setting for session introduce the classroom.
and motivation of facilitator.
* Introduce Mrs.
teachers.
Larriba

2. Introduce To share with On the screen, * Faculty to text 5 minutes
Polleverywhere.com faculty the ease of have the answers to
creating and using Polleverywhere ‘99503’ one of
the on-line tool. question ‘Would three codes:
you use ‘48611’ for yes;
Polleverywhere as ‘48620’ for no,
an instructional and ‘48623’ for
tool? maybe.
Share the data with To allow the Briefly discuss *Just watch as the 2 minutes
the staff. faculty to how the data is results are
experience the available computed in real
use of immediately and time on the
Polleverywhere, continually screen.
and that the changes until the
results are entire faculty has
immediate. given their
answers.
Create an account on To let faculty see Step the faculty *Follow the steps 5 minute
Polleverywhere. how easy and through the steps on the website to
quick it is to create in creating a K12 create an account
and account. account on for a teacher.
Polleverywhere.
How to create the To provide the Step the faculty *Create a multiple 5 minutes
different types of poll teachers with through the choice question
questions. understanding that creation of a poll relating to a
the questions, can question that specific subject
be multiple choice could be used in a matter.
or free choice. classroom.
Discuss the benefits To provide an Discuss the *Round table 20 minutes
of technology in the additional benefits of using discussions at
class. technology tool Polleverywhere in each table.
that the teachers the review of
*One
can use in the and/or instruction
representative
instruction of their of a new concept,
from each table to
students and the in the digital world.
present their likes,
increase dislikes or
engagement of concerns.
the students.
Closure * Evaluations 5 minutes
handed out to
teachers.
* Placement of
“parking lot”
questions and
comments for
further teacher
clarification.