Julie Lindsay Portfolio

Teacher Resources

"An Introduction to Telecollaborative Projects"
This is a presentation given in November 2001 to staff at Gulf English School and then again in February 2002 at the American International School Kuwait at a cross-school PD day. It includes an information handout sheet and a PowerPoint slide show.

The subject material includes what a telecollaborative project is, types of projects and outlines opportunities for telecollaboration. It also discusses the "Friendship Through Education" web site, launched by President Bush in October 2001, as a portal for opportunity to expand links between American schools and those in Islamic countries.

'Integrating Technology and the Internet into the Curriculum:
Strategies and Resources'.
Presentation and workshop to Gulf English School staff, November 2001.

The material in this presentation looks at what technology integration can mean, what good examples of technology integration are and then takes a more detailed look at WebQuests, online lesson plans, and rubrics for assessment.

Digital Cameras in the Classroom
Basic guidelines for using and managing digital camera technology including a getting started section, tips and tricks, online resources as well as a 'How To' section for the SONY DSC-P7 camera

Digital Teaching Portfolios
Presentation given at the Professional Educators Association of Kuwait (PEAK) conference December 12, 2002.

The handout material is available in PDF format. There are also a number of valuable online resources hyperlinked from this page.

Fostering an Online Learning Community for the
Development of Student Digital Portfolios
Paper and presentation given at the IBO Asia Pacific Conference Mumbai, March 2004.

The presentation addresses the theory and development of online learning communities and explores the grade 9 digital portfolio curriculum at the International School Dhaka which uses weblogs for discussion forums and portfolio publication.

Fostering an Online Learning Community for the Development of Student Digital Portfolios
Global Gallery presentation given at NECC 2004, New Orleans.

CATI: Curriculum Approach to Technology Integration
WebQuest Workshop, January 2005

The link to this workshop material provides numerous resources for developing WebQuests for use in technology integration activities in K-12 education.

Weblogs and Student Portfolio Projects: Why and How to Implement Them
Guest speaker for online conference chat session, February 2005.
"Using Weblogs in ESL/EFL Classes: New Developments, Uses, and Challenges"

Fostering an Online Learning Environment to Develop Literacy Skills
Presented at the BELTA (Bangladesh English Language Teacher's Association) International Conference, September 2005

Handheld Initiative For Education (HIFE):
Ubiquitous Computing for Teaching and Learning
Presented at TechEx 2005, November 10-12, Bangkok Patana School, Thailand