HISTORY

Technology in Motion was established as a statewide project in January 2000 to provide technology training for professional personnel in K-12 public schools. The project was designed to enable teachers not yet using technology in their classes to learn basic skills needed to deliver technology-augmented instruction in their classrooms. The project provides funds for the following at each of the state’s eleven Regional In-Service Centers: a full-time technology specialist; laptop computers that can be wirelessly networked; software; training manuals; and funds to support the project.

GOVERNANCE

Technology in Motion operates under the guidance of a statewide project director, Cheri Hayes, (chayes@alsde.edu). The technology specialist in each region works with and through the In-Service Center Director, staff development coordinators, and technology coordinators in that Center’s participating school systems.

SERVICES

The content and format of the training is customized by the Technology in Motion specialist to meet the needs and demands of participating schools. A typical basic TIM programs consists of 2 days of both direct and self-paced learning. Structure of the training varies based on the particular modules selected and the needs of the teachers. Each teacher is provided with a step-by-step instructional manual to keep, as well as a laptop computer to use during the training. Training modules available through Technology in Motion include:

Creating Websites
ALEX-Alabama Learning Exchange
Creating Web Quests
Alabama Virtual Library
Marco Polo
Digital Photography
APTPlus (Digital Curriculum)
Technology Integration Techniques
Microsoft Office Programs
Basic Microsoft Excel
Advanced PowerPoint
Basic Microsoft Word
Advanced Microsoft Word
Basic PowerPoint
Internet Skills for Teachers
Preventative Maintenance and Troubleshooting

In cases where the school has an available lab, the technology specialist provides the training using the school’s technology.

Technology in Motion can bring training to your school and provide all the necessary equipment under the following conditions:

• appropriate space/tables to accommodate the laptop computers
• direct access to the Internet in the training room
• a maximum of 18 teachers per session
• a scheduled follow-up to the initial training

The TIM specialist is also available to come to the classrooms of teachers who have participated in a Science in Motion program. He will provide follow-up training and assistance one-on-one as requested by each individual teacher.

There is no charge to participating schools for this program.

WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE FOR:

Teacher In-Service Days
Block Prep Periods
After School
Summer Sessions