Our district has set up a shared file system on the server for each grade. It's quick and easy for your IT department to do. Yesterday at a grade level meeting I was able to take the other members of my team through the process of locating and entering the folder. We then started adding work we had completed in different programs (mainly Word) to a set of organized folders I had put in place. Having three elementary buildings in my district makes it harder to share or even remember to share with the other two buildings. Technology makes it very easy to share documents. Now that we have put all this information in, it is important for us to take a look through it and see what everyone has included. Otherwise it's just a resource that sits there like so many of the workbooks, books, and binders I have sitting on my shelf.
What about non-computer based sheets you ask? The photocopiers out there now allow you to email yourself a copy of the sheet you just photocopied in a pdf file to your email.
The staff meeting I had yesterday was pretty valuable. Everyone was to bring in an activity that helps with differentiation in the classroom. Lots of great ideas that I will talk about in a blog at a later time. However, since everyone gave an activity we now have a red folder full of activities - but no time to look through them or choose what will work best. That's often the problem with professional development, load you up with all this information over a short period of time and you're off on your own. There is usually no follow through or activity to bring back. Anyone have any presentations you've been to where the presenter had some great way for you to learn it, but put it to use in the classroom?
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