Springfield Middle School in Austin, Texas has been deemed academically unacceptable by state ratings. The school aims to improve student performance in reading, math, writing, science, and social studies through a teacher technology training program. The 5-day program will train teachers on various technologies including Moodle, PBWiki, EduBlog, Softchalk, and Moviemaker. Experts will be paid $12,500 and $96,550 will be spent on equipment, media, licenses, and food to improve technology use in classrooms.

4. Located in Austin, Texas

5. Deemed academically unacceptable by State Accountability Ratings

6. TAKS Net 2008 Standard State Average District Average Springfield Student Average Reading 91% 86% 72% Mathematics 80% 76% 35% Writing 93% 88% 75% Science 74% 70% 19% Social Studies 91% 88% 48% All Tests 72% 67% 25%

8. Students will improve their performance on a variety of academic goals.

11. 24 Computers for lab...........$21,600

12. 5 Digital camcorders..............$2,000

14. Food..................................................................$8,600

15. Total................................................................$96,550

17. Edublog

18. PBWiki

19. Moviemaker

21. 8:30 – 10:15am. Introduction to Moodle

22. 10:15 – 10:30 Break

23. 10:30 – 11:50 Moodle continues..

24. 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch

25. 1:00 – 2:15 Moodle applications

26. 2:15 – 2:30 Break

27. 2:30 – 4:00 Moodle presentations

28. Moodle

30. 8:30 – 10:15am. Introduction to PBWiki

31. 10:15 – 10:30 Break

32. 10:30 – 11:50 PBWiki continues..

33. 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch

34. 1:00 – 2:15 PBWiki applications

35. 2:15 – 2:30 Break

36. 2:30 – 4:00 PBWiki presentations

37. PBWiki

39. 8:30 – 10:15am. Introduction to EduBlog

40. 10:15 – 10:30 Break

41. 10:30 – 11:50 EduBlog continues..

42. 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch

43. 1:00 – 2:15 EduBlog applications

44. 2:15 – 2:30 Break

45. 2:30 – 4:00 EduBlog presentations

46. EduBlog

48. 8:30 – 10:15am. Introduction to Softchalk

49. 10:15 – 10:30 Break

50. 10:30 – 11:50 Softchalk continues..

51. 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch

52. 1:00 – 2:15 Softchalk applications

53. 2:15 – 2:30 Break

54. 2:30 – 4:00 Softchalk presentations

55. Softchalk Math Science Social Sciences Languages ESL

57. 8:30 – 10:15am. Introduction to Moviemaker

58. 10:15 – 10:30 Break

59. 10:30 – 11:50 Moviemaker continues..

60. 12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch

61. 1:00 – 2:15 Moviemaker applications

62. 2:15 – 2:30 Break

63. 2:30 – 4:00 Moviemaker presentations

64. Moviemaker