Da Vinci Dissemination

Make It Work
Integrating Technology Into the Daily Life of the classroom.

A Professional Development Conference presented by the Board of Education of
The City of New York in collaboration with AT&T


Ann Kelly

Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling? Workshop Facilitator Ann Kelly of Professional Development Center at New York University, introduces Presenter Steve Feld, ThinkQuest Head Coach. Steve Meets Ann Kelly, Facilitator

Mr. Feld Welcomes Guests Steve

Mr. Feld welcomes all guests and introduces Khoa Chau, Team Leader.

Steve F. Khoa Chau, Team Leader
Khoa now attends Buffalo University studying Computer Science.

Mr. Feld Steve Feld, Presenter presented the background of this ambitious project detailing its accessibility and interactive components. He demonstrated its features online through video projection, charts and videotape clip.

The workshop was well attended and opportunities for feedback were provided.

Here is some of the feedback we've received: What are the components of a successful web site?
Eye catching, good looking, interesting and informative, entertaining, easy user interface, content to be to the point and appropriate to audience, interactive design, compressed graphics loads quickly.

T. C. Niemann CAI Coordinator at Columbia University comments:

"Good Project! I liked the off the cuff hints."
She would like to use the Internet capacities to find out more about Chinese immigration and supports the theory of Dr. Lillian Schwartz.

Setti Razavi New York City's Board of Education NYCENET Web Coordinator is interested in Art Projects done by students. A web site can provide interactive opportunities for students and teachers through communication and research.

Norm Rosenberg from CSD 9 Project Smart Staff came to to workshop because it looked interesting as he passed by the door. He has had 14 years of Internet experience and states that a web site can serve as a catalyst for further research. It is a source of encouragement for new ideas and information.

Helen Dunkelblan Congruence Specialist at the Bronx Superintendency is interested in what is going on in Bronx High Schools. She would like to use the research capacities of the Internet for Writing and ESL/Literacy. She correctly identified Da Vinci as a composer of music.

Lauren Spiro Madison High School Teacher signed up for this workshop because it looked interesting and also successfully identified Da Vinci as a composer of music. She concludes that the definitive answer to who was Mona Lisa is not known.

Beatrice G. Werden, Congruence Specialist and Steve Monroe, Occupational Specialist at the Bronx High School of Science would like to use the Internet for teaching strategies in countries from which students originate.

We wish to thank Charles Gallo, Technology Teacher at J.F. Kennedy High School who provided the use of his Lap top computer during the presentation and for recording the event with our new digital camera.

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