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One of the greatest challenges educators face when maximizing their investment in technology is providing appropriate professional development. Unless teachers are properly trained in how to incorporate technology into the curricula, they cannot use technology to its greatest potential for student achievement. To address this problem C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi administered an online technology literacy assessment to all of the teachers in the Core Schools in order to provide baseline data, to measure changes in technology literacy, and to identify the technology professional development needs for the teachers at each school. An ongoing professional development plan aligned with Mississippi's Technology Standards for Teachers were developed that addressed the identified technology literacy needs in the Core Schools. In addition this professional development was designed to demonstrate the potential of technology to impact the instruction of critical academic skills for students. Training Modules Step by step workshop material was developed and was given to the participants as well as placed electronically on the C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi Web site. Each training module was aligned with the Mississippi Technology Standards for Teachers and was taught in the context of classroom applications. Teachers were encouraged to develop notebooks of handouts or to bookmark the C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi Web site for quick reference. Workshops Ongoing professional development activities provided by the C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi staff, the Educational Technologists and Core teachers were offered throughout the school year in one-on-one sessions, mini-sessions, and large group sessions to meet the needs of the teachers. Most of these workshops were offered onsite at the local school in order to allow teachers the comfort of using their own equipment. In addition, onsite training reduced the amount of time that the teacher was out of the classroom thus minimizing loss of instructional time for students.		Some of topics our professional development courses addressed: Operating in the Windows Environment Digital Photography in School Environments How To Shoot Video Video Editing for the Classroom Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Access Microsoft FrontPage Hardware and Software Maintenance Blogs Wikis Electronic Portfolios Instructional Strategies Technology Integration in the Classroom Copyright and Ethical Use Diigo Google Earth

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