FOR-PD Chat Transcripts
FOR-PD offers monthly chats on topics ranging from using the technology in the course to timely reading issues that impact teachers. Each chat is transcribed and posted to this web site for public viewing.
Note: Beginning with the 2008 chats, the chat transcripts are provided in PDF format. In order to view these files, you will need Adobe Reader. This software can be downloaded for free from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Tech/Course Chats
The tech/course chats offered by FOR-PD cover technology and course content questions about the FOR-PD course. These are held by our Help Desk Manager and/or Technology Specialist as well as our Reading Specialist. The first 30-minutes are dedicated specifically to technology help/questions and the final 30-minutes include time for specific questions about the course in general or the content of the course.
- December 9, 2008 - End-of-course Wrap-up Chat for the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 6 pages / 96k]
- November 13, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 5 pages / 89k]
- September 18, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 7 pages / 98k]
- September 16, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 14 pages / 130k]
- August 12, 2008 - End-of-course Wrap-up Chat for the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 6 pages / 93k]
- July 10, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 11 pages / 112k]
- June 18, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 8 pages / 91k]
- May 22, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 14 pages / 125k]
- May 20, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 20 pages / 146k]
- April 24, 2008 - End-of-course Wrap-up Chat for the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 9 pages / 143k]
- February 12, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 10 pages / 94k]
- January 31, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 13 pages / 99k]
- January 29, 2008 - Technology/Content Questions about the FOR-PD Course [PDF: 18 pages / 90k]
Content Chats
Our one-hour content area chats are offered twice a semester as a way to provide current participants additional information and insight on a variety of literacy topics. We often have literacy experts and researchers from across the state and country to participate and lead our chat. We offer a transcript of the event once the chat has completed for those not able to attend.
- December 3, 2008 - Content Chat with Dr. Robert Kennedy and Dr. Glenda Gunter - The Story Creation Process to Motivate Striving Learners - Digital Book Talks: Part 2 of 2 [PDF: 11 pages / 117k]
Dr. Robert Kenny and Dr. Glenda Gunter will be explaining to teachers how to get students to create their own trailers within the classroom to engage students in technology and literacy. For more information regarding Dr. Robert Kenny and Dr. Glenda Gunter please visit http://education.ucf.edu/rr/presenters.cfm - November 12, 2008 - Content Chat with Dr. Robert Kennedy and Dr. Glenda Gunter - Digital Book Talks: Part 1 of 2 [PDF: 14 pages / 126k]
Drs. Gunter and Kenny held a chat on motivating adolescent students to read more via digital book trailers. Can technology help motivate students and "create a community of avid readers one video at a time?" You will learn about how to use video trailers to introduce reluctant and striving readers to read books. For more information, please visit http://digitalbooktalk.com. - March 12, 2008 - Content Chat with Nance Wilson - Using QAR (or Question-Answer-Relationships) to Enhance Comprehension and Metacognition [PDF: 11 pages / 153k]
Dr. Nance Wilson shares thoughts and ideas on how to use the QAR strategy in the classroom in order to increase comprehension and metacognition skills. Read more about the QAR strategy by visiting the RSM from 2005. http://forpd.ucf.edu/strategies/stratQAR.html

