Introduction for the August 15, 2011 staff development Amazing Technology Race at Ridgeview Middle School
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1. Ridgeview Technology Edition
2. What is the Amazing Race?
3. What is the Amazing Technology Race?
12 stations of technology tasks
Learn how to use the equipment and websites
Brainstorm ideas for using these resources in your
teaching
4. Winners
Grand Prize: Most Points Earned (determined by speed and quality of
tasks completion)
Other Awards:
Fastest to Finish
Team Spirit
Individual Task Awards for most creative product
5. The Rules
Teams must stay together
Go in order of the clues given
Each task must be completed in order for full credit to be
granted
Bring your A-Game for the best results
Have fun
6. Instructions
Follow your clue to your first station.
Complete the challenge by following the directions found in the
room.
After completing the challenge, place a completed sticker or stamp
on your teams passport.
Get your clue to the next challenge (clues are labeled by team
name... be sure to get the right one!)
Repeat!
Complete as many challenges as you can in the allotted
time.
7. Tips
Rooms are marked with an Amazing Race banner.
All rooms have information pages posted near the stationlook for
it.
Some computers are already logged in for you, please follow the
directions and leave those computers logged in and on the page you
found it.
If the computer screen is blank, press the space bar to wake it
up.
A break is built into the race.
8. Amazing Race Server Folder
Save tasks into your shared Amazing Race Folder as the instructions
indicate.
To access the folders:
My Computer
Shared Drive
Amazing Race
Team Name
9. Participation
Every team member should be participating in each challenge.
Dont just let the people that are good with technology do
everything. If you already know how to do a task, coach someone
else on your team who doesnt (tell them what to do dont do it for
them!)
The purpose is for everyone to get some hands-on
experience!
10. Team Reflections
The last stop before you can cross the finish mat is to have each
team fill out a Reflections page on the Amazing Technology Race
Wiki.
In order to be prepared, be thinking as you complete each task how
you could use this in your classroom.
11. Ready or Not
12. Teams
Team 6 History:
Erin, Leticia, Gina & Hilary
Team 6 ELA:
Jessica, Jennifer R., Kara & Kelly
Team 6 Math:
Jennifer M., Bill, Siri & Holly S.
Team 6 Science:
Andrew, Dennis, Greg & Avery
Team 7 History:
Tracy, Monica, Ed & Patrice
Team 7 ELA +:
Jenny, Tammy, Tabitha & Lillian
Team 7 Math:
Shametria, Dan, Natalie & Linda G.
Team 7 Science:
Cherie, Laura & Catherine
Team 8 History:
Michael H., James C., Chrissy & Lynne
Team 8 ELA :
Kathy J., Amy, Monica, & Linda N.
Team 8 Math:
David, Kristin, Molly E. & Eileen
Team 8 Science:
Gail, Chris, Jeff & Molly P.
13. Teams
Team Admin:
Holly G., Kit, Kim, Lesley, Ken, Carrie & Melissa
Team Band:
Pete, James & Ashley
Team Boys PE:
Randy, John and SA
Team ESOL:
Paula, Kathy W., Gina, & Katherine M.
Team Fine Arts 1:
Marvin, Becky & Corey
Team Fine Arts 2:
Rachel, Natalia, Stacy & Alex
Team Girls PE:
Sarah, Jodi & Kian
Team LOTE:
Jennifer R., Marlin, James M., & Gervin
Team Math:
Tiate, Alysia, Chelsea & Ashley A.
Team Reading:
Katie, Steven, Emily & Michael R.
Team SPED:
Bill, Natasha, Marcy & Val
Team Technology:
Jamie, Vicki, & Lisa
14. IMPORTANT
Only take YOUR clue. Check the back of the clue for YOUR team
name.
15. Your first clue is in the commons with your team name on
the envelope.
Gather your team together and