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Lesson Title and Curricular Placement
Lesson Title: How can a tablet work for you? Subject: showing teachers one of the possiblities a tablet has to offer Prerequisites: tablets, accessible file to download information from teachers on zoe, wireless capabilities

Lesson Objectives
To introduce tablets to teachers who might be using them To brainstorm how teachers might use the tablets in a classroom To teach teachers how to import a document into Windows Journal

Lesson Materials
Tablets



Lesson Procedures
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 * 1) I will introduce the tablets to teachers by having them open up WIndows Journal.
 * 2) Next, I will let them play around with the tools for awhile and ask them what they're tried and liked about the journal.
 * 3) While Windows Journal is open, I will talk to them about how to import a file
 * 4) Go to file - import "Anecdotal Records"into Windows Journal document (this document can show teachers how easily they would be able to walk around the room taking notes about each child as they participate in a certain lesson)
 * 5) Using the penmode, teachers will take anecdotal notes on various students in their classroom
 * 6) Discussion of how this wold be useful in a classroom.

Lesson Conclusion
We will end with a discussion of other possibilities for teachers to use the tablets.