Leslie Pirtle Instructional Technology Portfolio July 2013

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Leslie Pirtle, M.M., M. Ed,
Technology Integration Specialist
©Leslie Pirtle LesliePirtle@yahoo.com

Teaching & Faculty Training Experience
2
Primary and Secondary School
 Technology integration coordinator
for 55 elementary teachers
 Grades 4 through 8 classroom
technology teacher
 Supervisor, Extended Care
Program, K-8
 Technology Curriculum Planning
Committee member
 Consultant to principal for
technology purchasing
 Grades 9 and 10 business
computing teacher
Higher Education
 Trained faculty on Drupal, Moodle and
other classroom technologies,
Bridgewater State University
 Trained faculty and state workers and
taught credit courses in web, graphics
and business computing, Wake
Technical Community College
 Adjunct Online Instructor of Freshman
Skills, University of Phoenix
 Interpreted Online Education research
findings for Deans, Provosts , &
Presidents for Eduventures, Inc.

Teaching Philosophy for
Young Learners
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 We “See It, Say It, Try It”
 Authentic, assessable and interesting topics
 Constructivist, connectivist classroom environment
 Safe learning community where we explore together
 Being “wrong” can be the start of a great adventure!
 Emphasis on finding and critically evaluating information
 Reiterative learning through visual, auditory and kinesthetic means
 Provide multiple representations for transfer of learning, and demonstration of
understanding (UDL)
©LesliePirtle LesliePirtle@yahoo.com

Teaching Philosophy
for Adult Learners
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 Learners are involved in the creation of learning objectives, curriculum and self-
assessment
 Learners’ life and career experiences should be incorporated
 Facilitate self-directed learning as much as possible
 Authentic, task-based learning that will be useful both in and out of the
classroom
 Supportive, collaborative learning community
 Continued learning is encouraged through blogs, wikis and other instructional
technology tools
 Recognize learning Achievements (certificates, newsletters, website badges)

Lesson Planning Process
5
List Standards
to cover
List pre-requisite
knowledge and
understanding
List learning
objectives
Gather resources
Plan learning
activities
Write rubrics and
assessments
Devise
modifications
per individuals
Communicate
objectives and
expectations
Get learner
feedback/assess
effectiveness

PD Instructional Design Model
O Analyze the need
O Measure knowledge gap
O Design curriculum and Plan materials
O Develop materials
O Print, presentation and web
O Evaluate lesson
O Observation, formative and where appropriate,
formal, summative assessment
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Analyze Design Develop Implement Evaluate

Supporting 55 K-8
teachers as Technology
Integration Coordinator
for Greater New
Bedford Catholic
Elementary School
system, I created wikis
to showcase their
technology-integrated
curriculum
http://sjsjshowcase.wikispaces.com
http://stjoeshowcase.wikispaces.com
http://sjsjshowcase.wikispaces.com
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Faculty Support

Developed
Mimio
Interactive
Whiteboard
resource for
teachers
http://www.wix.com/lpirtle/mimio
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Faculty Support

Assisted Middle School teacher in design of technology integration for Grade 6 Social Studies
culminating assessment
Newsletter Requirements Technology
Feature Story Word Processing Application
Human Interest Article Word Processing Application
Obituary Word Processing Application
Advertisement Word Processing Application and Image Editor
Word Search Web 2.0 Activity, Image Editor and Word Processing Application
Timeline Spreadsheet Application
Project Directions: http://sjsjtechnology.wikispaces.com/Grade+6
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Faculty Support

Faculty Support
Assisted teachers in 5 schools to establish and maintain class wiki pages
http://mrspackardsclass.wikispaces.com/Religion
10

Authored and
published “User-
Friendly,” an
instructional
technology
newsletter for
Greater New Bedford
Catholic Elementary
School System
teachers
View online:
http://www.flipsnack.com/A58B7CEC5A8/ftmeoali
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Faculty Support

http://exchange.smarttech.com/curriculum/curriculum.html
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/classroom-
curriculum/alignment
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/ http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/
Introduced teachers to a wide assortment of
standards-based resources for integration of
technology into core curriculum. Examples:
12
Faculty Support

Compiled and
shared research
on interactive
whiteboard
pedagogy
http://www.wix.com/lpirtle/mimio#!create-lessons
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Faculty Support

Assisted Teachers to Create
• Instructional Presentations with
PowerPoint, Prezi, Impress,
Google Presentations
• Instructional Videos with Photo
Story and Windows Live Movie
Maker
• Recordings with Smart Notebook
and Mimio Studio
• Banners for classroom using MS
Excel
Task Stream Artifacts: TF V C-2.MP4 and TF V C-2.wmv
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Faculty Support

http://lesliepirtle.wikispaces.com/
Technology
Integration
Resource Wiki
I developed for
55 teachers
across 5
elementary
schools
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Faculty Support

Used monthly newsletter to
Disseminate information
regarding computer and Internet
safety, ethics and law to faculty
through e-mail blasts, news
letter, Wiki page and professional
development meetings
Read online: http://www.flipsnack.com/A58B7CEC5A8/ftm82imp
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Faculty Support

I generated daily e-mail blasts,
reaching principals and 55
teachers across 5 elementary
schools. These contained helpful
tips and resources for integrating
technology into the classroom.
17
Faculty Support

As GNBCES Technology
Coordinator, used e-mail to
exchange and plan lessons with 55
teachers in 5 schools.
18
Faculty Support

Worked one-to-one assisting 55 teachers in 5 elementary schools to select
technology to meet diverse learner needs.
19
Faculty Support

Assisted teachers to select and implement appropriate resources for computer and
internet safety and netizenship, drawing heavily from Common Sense Media Curriculum
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/curriculumoverview_0.pdf 20
Faculty Support

Created and facilitated
ePals Workshop for
Teachers
All Saints Catholic
Elementary School,
New Bedford, MA
February, 2011
http://lesliepirtle.wikispaces.com/epals
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Faculty Development

Trained eighth
grade teacher to
generate
assessments and
evaluate results
using ExamView
Faculty Development
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Faculty Development
Task Stream Artifacts:
Trained second grade
teacher to establish a
grade book using a
downloaded Excel
template for
assessment and
evaluation of student
learning
Template source: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/excel-gradebook.html
23

Guided science
teacher in the
use of Excel to
create a rubric
for Science Fair
Project outline
assignment.
Faculty Development
24

Conducted training with K-8 faculty
and staff on the use of First Class E-
mail and File Creation, Storage and
Retrieval, including developing and
delivering:
• Instructional handouts
• 1 to 1 instruction
• Professional development training
sessions
• Resource Wiki
• “How-to” page on school website
http://www.sjsjschool.com/first_class.html
http://sjsjtechnology.wikispaces.com/First+Class
Faculty Development
25

Trained faculty on use of First Class
Conferences to post and share
information from workshops they
attended at National Catholic Education
Association, Boston MA April 2012
26
Faculty Development

Co-designed and Facilitated Blackboard 9 Workshop for
Mass Maritime Academy Faculty (June 2013)
27
Faculty Development

Created Moodle 2.2 LMS user documentation and facilitated
training workshops for Bridgewater State University Faculty
28
Faculty Development

Created Drupal CMS user documentation and facilitated
training workshops for Bridgewater State University Faculty
29
Faculty Development

Interview with an assistive
technology consultant.
Discussion topics included
assistive technology, IEP
implementation and the
delivery of services.
Read Online:
http://www.flipsnack.com/A58B7CEC5A8/fdxc5h1d 30
Assistive Technologies

I created a faux
advertisement that
explains the LiveScribe Pen
to inform about a specific
purpose electronic device
that can be used either as
assistive technology or for
the general class
population.
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Assistive Technologies

Created site map,
graphics, navigation
and initial content
for school website,
All Saints Catholic
School, New
Bedford, MA.
Uploaded site pages
to host server.
Kept site postings
up-to-date
http://www.ascsnb.org/32
Webmastering

Conducted review of SJSJ’s 2011 Technology Plan.
Read analysis here:
http://www.flipsnack.com/A58B7CEC5A8/ft9l48ij
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Technology Planning and Policy

Met with Assistant
Superintendent, Principals
and Technology Directors
to compare curriculum
mapping applications and
determine which would be
best to adopt for district
high schools.
Considerations:
• User-friendliness
• Cost
• Faculty training
• Ease of Maintenance
• Technical Support
(Bishop Feehan High School,
Attleboro MA, April, 2011)
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Technology Planning

Researched, evaluated and compared instructional technologies.
Advised principal on purchases.
Recommendations approved and adopted at Saint James-Saint John
School :
(6) Altec Lansing USB-Powered Speaker Systems
(3) Mimio Whiteboard Systems
purchased Summer, 2011
(1) Logitech Webcam
(1) Microphone
(1) Flip Camera
35
Technology Planning

Extensive hardware and
software proficiencies. Former
instructor for Computers and
Engineering Technologies
Department at Wake
Technical Community College
http://cet.waketech.edu/
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Technical Skills

• Maintained inventory of software and hardware.
• Performed routine troubleshooting of computers and peripherals in
classrooms, computer lab and on laptops
• Installed software applications to network computers and laptops
• Collaborated with JC Computers of Plymouth MA, outside contractor
responsible for maintaining the SJSJ network
37
Technical Skills

Under supervision of district’s Director of Educational Technology,
worked alongside other school technology coordinators to configure
new netbook lab at All Saints Catholic Elementary School Summer 2010
38
Technical Skills

Routinely
logged in to
school’s remote
server to
access student
work and push
instructional
resources out
to their
desktops.
39
Technical Skills

Advanced LMS User Proficiencies
U of Phoenix Proprietary LMS
Moodle 2.2
Blackboard 8.1
Blackboard 9
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Developed
proficiency
with Access
processing
grades and
running
reports for the
17 schools in
4 districts
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Software Skills

Grant Proposal
Read online: http://www.flipsnack.com/A58B7CEC5A8/ftmagl8m
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Solicited donation of 10 laptops and assembled 3 desktop computers from
older equipment inventories for use by students coming to the Extended
Care Program during after school hours. This afforded access to computers
for homework for those who do not have computers at home.
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Research: Students’ Afterschool Access to Technology
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Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaiuGA2XjnI

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Research: 21st Century Learning
Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/jXkDfBjOGLU

Research: Teaching ELLs
View on SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/leslieelisabeth/developing-an-intercultural-orientation-in-the-classroom-and-community

Research on Emerging Technologies: The Internet of Things
Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/jkzXTxxCNYE

Recent Conferences Attended
2010 2011 2012
Digital Learning Environments
Burlington Marriott Burlington, MA, April 8
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/page/dle_boston
Renweb Train the Trainer
Webinar
Online with Principal at All Saints Catholic
Elementary School, New Bedford, MA, January
19
http://www.renweb.com/Support/RenWeb-Online-
Classes.aspx
National Catholic Educators
Association
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, April
11-13
Social Media: Legal and Practical
Implications
Caring Classrooms: Using Differentiated
Instruction to Meet the Needs of All
Students
Lights, Camera, Action
http://www.ncea.org/events/NCEABostonCentral.asp
Blue Ribbon Schools Blueprint
for Excellence National
Institute
Reading High School
Reading MA, April 15
http://www.blueribbonschools.com/?q=conferences
Mimio Interactive Whiteboard
Training
Saint James Saint John School
New Bedford MA, August 24
http://www.mimio.dymo.com/enA/Training/Overview.aspx
Ed Tech Day at Bridgewater
State University August
IPad Mingle, Instructional Technology Tool
Belt, Shared Experiences in Teaching Online,
Mobile Potentials: Beyond the Laptop,
Improving Student Learning Through
Collaboration, August 15
http://www.bridgew.edu/Newslog/NB_PDF/edtechday_sc
hedule_2012.pdf
48

Science class lesson plan:
http://www.flipsnack.com/A58B7CEC5A8/fdxjlkux
49
Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning

Assisted grade 4 teacher to select and incorporate technology into district-wide
Social Studies final assessment.
Project Directions for Students: http://sjsjtechnology.wikispaces.com/Grade+4
50

Digital Yearbook
Technology Lesson Unit
for Grade 8 developed
using Teaching for
Understanding model,
based upon
Constructivism,
Social Constructivism
and Connectivism
http://www.wix.com/gleasonpirtle/digitalyearbook#!theory
http://www.wix.com/gleasonpirtle/digitalyearbook#!model 51

Developed Glogster lesson
plan and rubric with Grade 8
religion teacher
View Lesson Plan: http://www.flipsnack.com/A58B7CEC5A8/fdh30jph 52

This lesson was designed as an
extension of a Grade 5 Social
Studies assignment in which
students researched and reported
on a country of their choosing.
Technology integration tasks:
• Download project file from Wiki
• Use Google Chrome to access Google Maps
• Retrieve, edit and store a Microsoft Word
document on school network
• Paste a screen capture from one program
to another
• Copy paste text and images
• Use Google Maps to find and collect data
and images
• Use Google Maps to discover absolute and
relative location and compute distance
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Curriculum Design and Lesson Planning

Guided Middle School students
through the research process
• Topic selection
• Research question
• Find and evaluate sources
• Use browser to bookmark
• Organize sources and take
notes
• Download an APA Formatted
template
• Use a word processor to
create an APA formatted
paper
• Use to format citations
• Submit papers via First Class
See Assignments 2, 3, and 4 with Rubrics:
http://sjsjtechnology.wikispaces.com/Grade+7 http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
CitationMachine.net
54

Implementing ADDIE
design model, assisted
Grade 7 Science teacher
to create and design
Science project in which
students gain
understanding of an
environmental issue by
creating a brochure
using a Web 2.0
application. Student’s submissions are
compared using a standardized
rubric. Revisions to activity are
planned.
Project wiki is established
where students can find
instructions, examples and
a link to MyBrochureMaker.com
Specific learning objectives:
• Students to develop expertise
on an environmental issue of their
choosing
Students log on to wiki to
access examples and directions.
Students create brochures using
MyBrochuremaker.com
Learning need identified:
students to learn about man’s
Impact on the environment
55

Grade 5 Social Studies
students used Google
Chrome for Internet
research, to brainstorm
and organize a
research paper about a
topic of their choosing
related to their
assigned countries
56

Used “Adaptations” YouTube Video of rapping camel
to increase student engagement when introducing
animal habitats unit for 5th grade science
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX8VQIJVpTg
57

Students participated in
extensive training through
presentations, video
tutorials, material posted
to Wiki and hands-on
activities in use of First
Class LMS:
• E-mail
• Chat
• Collaboration
• Calendar management
• File creation, storage,
retrieval
• Retrieval and Submission
of assignments
Wiki page dedicated to First Class training: http://sjsjtechnology.wikispaces.com/First+Class
Grades 6, 7 & 8 Wiki pages contain First Class Assignments and Assessments at:
http://sjsjtechnology.wikispaces.com/First+Class
58

As a “getting to know
you” activity, middle
school students created
license plates using
PowerPoint’s image
editing and drawing tools.
They chose clip art and
used the Latin Motto
Generator to find a slogan
that best expressed their
individuality.
Each student learned to
upload his or her project
to the class Wiki to share
with classmates.
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Curriculum Design and
Lesson Planning

Universal Design Learning approach.
Lessons are presented and students
demonstrated understanding as:
• Demonstrations
• Presentations
• Films
• Hands-on Projects
• Lecture or oral reporting
• Podcasting
This is further evidenced through the mixed media approach of the class wikis for each grade
Multi-sensory, interactive applications such as Kidspiration and Spelling City play a central
role in my technology integrated curriculum planning
http://sjsjtechnology.wikispaces.com/Grade+7 60

Students use applications and
web research to plan a
restaurant opening.
Tasks include:
• Determining square footage
needed
• Estimating costs
• Gathering and comparing data
about competitors
Tools include:
• Real estate listings
• Google Maps
• Windows 7 Calculator
• Microsoft Office Word and Excel
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http://www.wix.com/gleasonpirtle/digitalyearbook#!rubrics
http://www.wix.com/gleasonpirtle/digitalyearbook#!lessons/vstc8=lesson-2
The 8th Grade Digital Yearbook Lesson unit was
designed for students working in learning teams of
5. The majority of students’ time was spent in
collaboration, performing hands-on learning within
and among teams. Settings include laboratory with
one computer per student, library with one laptop
per team, outside of school through Kidblog, First
Class and Wikispaces, and “on location” while
filming the project. Each team began by creating a
learning team Charter to evaluate skills and abilities
and to create process for resolving conflict.
62

The Grade 8 Digital Yearbook Lesson unit, offers extensive, point-by-point
documentation of the extensive number of Mass Curriculum Frameworks and
ISTE-NETS standards addressed in the lesson plan. Top level navigation links to
lesson plans which detail how standards are taught.
http://www.wix.com/gleasonpirtle/digitalyearbook#!standards
63

The research of David H. Jonassen, Distinguished Professor of Education, School of Information
Science and Learning Technologies at University of Missouri-Columbia. supports the use of
“Spreadsheet as Mindtool” (Jonassen, 2004). I developed this cross-curricular lesson, based upon
Behaviorist and Connectivism learning theories, developed for a Grade 4 Science and Social Studies
class.
Lesson Plan: Identifying Weather Trends According to US City and Region.
Johassen, D. H. (2004). Modeling with technology mindtools for conceptual change. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
View Lesson Plan: http://www.flipsnack.com/A58B7CEC5A8/fdplw53n
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http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=4907531&x=3c7aa
Spelling City Manipulatives (Formative)
Computerized Multiple Choice Formative Assessment
Project Based Science Summative Assessment
65

Script for grade 8
students’ bi-lingual skit
showcasing their
Portuguese heritage.
Students filmed the
production, which
became a part of the
Digital Yearbook DVD
shown at graduation.
66
Curriculum Design
and Lesson Planning

Grade 5, having submitted papers in which each
reported on a country, students applied their
learning to plan a trip there. They used
technology to estimate costs, calculate time
differences and create a sightseeing agenda
using Google Maps, Google Earth and Webcams
67

Taught unit, “Respecting Others’ Work” unit to grade 5
This lesson uses the Worksheets and Activities from the Lesson: Whose Is It,
Anyway? (4-5) available for download at Common Sense Media.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/whose-it-anyway-4-5
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Curriculum Design: Intellectual Property

Award-Winning Thesis:
“Faculty Perceptions
and Utilization of
Learning Management
Systems in Post-
Secondary Education”

Leslie Pirtle, M.M., M.Ed.
Instructional Technology Specialist
LesliePirtle@Yahoo.com
919.622.0806 (cell)
www.linkedin.com/in/lesliepirtle
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