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CLIU 21 is pleased to announce year two of the **//Technology Wizards Professional Development//** **//Program//**. This program provides schools the opportunity to develop a cadre of student and teacher leaders equipped with the skills to transform the delivery of professional development.
 * 2008 - 2009**

**Program Overview**
The Technology Wizards program teams up to three students and one teacher/advisor from a school building to attend monthly training sessions at CLIU 21. At each session the team experiences hands-on training in an emerging technology, along with coaching and mentoring guidance followed by planning time to develop an agenda for the delivery of professional development to the team’s school faculty. **//The Tech Wizards program incorporates 21st Century skills and is aligned to the NETS standards as established by the International Society of Technology Educators.//**

Technology Wizard teams will meet seven times in the 2008 - 2009 school year including a culminating Showcase Event in May 2009. Students in grades 6, 7 and 8 are eligible to participate in the Technology Wizards program. For complete details, and application and nomination forms to participate in the program please click on the links below.

**Program Documents**
[|2008 - 2009 TW Flyer.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Application Form Checklist.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Application.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Student Nomination Form.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Student Photo Release.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Teacher Nomination Form.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Teacher Photo Release.pdf]

Should you have any questions regarding the Technology Wizards program 2008 - 2009 please contact: //**Beth Breiner Technology Integration Specialist Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 610.769.4111 ext. 1261 breinerb@cliu.org**//

**Inclement Weather**
To contact CLIU 21 regarding the status of a Tech Wizards meeting in the case of inclement weather please call:
 * 610-769-4111; press menu option 1; then press menu option 6 for cancellations or delays.** The Tech Wizards meeting status will be available on this hotline **after 6:30 am.**

If your district is on a 1-hour delay on a Tech Wizards meeting day and you are able to attend the Tech Wizards meeting by 10:00 am please make an attempt to do so.

If you will not be able to arrive by 10:00 am you are excused from Tech Wizards for the day.

If your district is on a 2-hour delay or closed you are excused from Tech Wizards for the day.

If only 1 or 2 of our Tech Wizards districts are delayed or closed we will hold Tech Wizards as scheduled; however, those districts on the 2-hour delay or closed are excused from Tech Wizards for the day.

If a majority of our Tech Wizards districts are on a delay or closed Tech Wizards will be cancelled for the day.

If the Tech Wizards meeting on January 8 is cancelled for inclement weather, the snow date is January 9. If the Tech Wizards meeting on February 4 is cancelled for inclement weather, the snow date is February 5.

Any other Tech Wizards meetings that must be cancelled due to inclement weather **//WILL NOT//** be rescheduled.


 * Software Application Materials **

**Advanced PowerPoint**
[|Advanced Powerpoint.ppt]

**Flipviewer**
[|Click here to access the Flipviewer Tutorials web page]

**Jing Basics**
[|Jing Page 1.pdf] [|Jing Page 2.pdf]

**Thinkfinity**
[|www.thinkfinity.org] [|Thinkfinity Overview.pdf] [|Thinkfinity Overview.pdf]

**Video Editing**
[|Click here to access the MovieMaker Tutorial web page]

**TW School Pages**

 * Harrison Morton**
 * Jim Thorpe**
 * Lehighton**
 * Northwestern**
 * Palmerton**
 * Panther Valley**
 * Raub**
 * Slatington**
 * South Mountain**
 * Weatherly**