DOTS II South -- Summer Institute 2009

DOTS II South -- Summer Institute 2009

To increase participation from educators located in the southern regions of Vermont, another competitive application process was conducted.  Participation in this case was restricted to teams of educators from Southern Vermont, defined as south of Route 4.  The application process was conducted in early 2009 and participating teams were selected by early May 2009.  The first meeting of the DOTS II South cohort was held in May at Southern Vermont College in Bennington.

The format of this institute did not include an online component and was compressed into face to face meetings held in July and August, 2009.  The syllabus and course packet  reflects this organization, although the expectations of the graduate course work remained fairly consistent.  This cohort is still at work creating their standards based units of study which will be completed by January 15, 2010.

Web 2.0 Highlights of DOTS II South

• Google Maps
• Voice Thread
• Digital Vaults
• Photo Sharing
• Screencasting
• Google SketchUp
• Glogster
• Dipity

Units of Study

The content teachers from each team will create standards-based units of study accessible via the Vermont Learning Village Portal.  These units will not be available until after January 15, 2010. To obtain an account to Learning Village, please contact Arlyn Bruccoli.