Technology Presentations and Workshops

Technology Workshops, Presentations and Leadship Roles

Lena Kanemori has conducted the following workshops that help educators use technology as a tool for teaching and learning.

Workshops
Purpose

Internet Driver's License

To educate teachers on basic Internet functions and to explain the proper etiquette and rules when they or their students use the Internet.

Education for Sustainability

To help teacher's integrate technology into the new millennium.

Linking and Learning Through Technology

Taught educators how to create web pages and integrate the NETS (National Technology Standards).

Technology and Telecommunications for Teachers-Learning with Technology and Telecom

A course to teach educators instructional design strategies utilizing performance standards, assessment, and curriculum design for incorporating E-mail, Internet, multimedia, video and voice elements into an integrated unit. It assisted teachers to integrate technology into their curriculum and to plan for staff development as well as broadened the participants' vision for educational reform.

Technology and Telecommunications for Teachers-Transformation and Learning

A course that taught instructional design strategies, performance standards, assessment, and curriculum design for incorporating electronic mail, Internet, and multimedia into an integrated unit. The course will involved designing two web-based products infusing performance standards, rubrics, and multimedia. Teachers examined the changing image of the 21st century educator and student; discussing various instructional methodologies for using information technology to support curricular goals; participating in online activities using various Internet and multimedia tools; designing an individual practical resource website; designing a web-based electronic school course for a collaborative, inquiry-based activity using a variety of instructional technology strategies; and applying the functionality of telecommunication services to transform the delivery of instruction.

Windward School for Adults

Taught adults how to use ClarisWorks and taught how to web publish

Technology Literacy Challenge Fund-Summer Session Coordinator

Summer Institute 2000: "Soaring Into The New Millennium With Technology" will offer educators technology training opportunities designed to help Hawaii's education professionals meet the state standards. A variety of on-site and on-line training will be offered which will prepare participants to understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity use technology to communicate, collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts,and other audiences use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions

Technology Literacy Challenge Fund-Fall Session Coordinator

A series of continuation courses offered in the fall.

Teaching web publishing at Osaka Gakuin University, Osaka, Japan

Taught educators from Enchanted Lake Elementary's sister school how to web publish

Technology Presentations

Lena has shared the following presentations about technology.

Date
Presentation

1996

Kona Technology Conference with students assisting with presentation, Topic - Benefits of Collaborative projects

1996-1998

Windward District Conferences with students assisting with presentation

1997

Kalakaua Intermediate School - Sharing of Invention Convention ideas

1997

HERN technology conference with students assisting with presentation, Topic - Benefits of Collaborative projects

1998

King Kamauuli'i Elementary School, Hilo, Hawaii - How to Implement Technology into the Curriculum

1998

Tokyo, Japan- Topic: Technology in Hawaii

1998-1999

E-school conferences with students assisting with presentation: Topic - Integration of Technology

1998-1999

Maui Technology Conferences with students assisting with presentation: Topic - Integration of Technology and Marsville project

1999

Osaka, Japan: Sharing of Marsville Project

March 2000 and 2001

E-school presentation with students - ahupuaa project, and animation

Technology Leadership Roles

Date
Leadership Role

1996

Initiated Business Partnership with Central Pacific Bank in obtaining computers

1996-1998

Member of Windward District Technology Conference Planning committee

1996-1998

Initiated and assisted in grant writing to acquire funds for technology

1997-present

Assisted in organizing Kailua complex TEKie (Technological Empowered Kids) program.

1997-present

Developed and instructed statewide technology classes for educators: T3 (Technology, telecommunication for teachers- a 15 credit course for teachers and TLCF (Technology Literacy Challenge Fund) programs.

1997-1999

Organized and conducted parent Internet Nights

1996-1999

Planned Enchanted Lake Elementary School's infrastructure for LAN (Local Area Network)

1998-1999

Planned the technology integration of the Marsville Project with 11 schools from Hawaii and Japan

1998-1999

Organized Windward School for Adult Summer Education classes at Enchanted Lake School's computer lab

1998-1999

Initiated the restoration of Heeia Ahupuaa project among Windward District Schools

February 2000

Served on the Item Review Standard Committee

Summer 2000-present

Coordinated and initiated TLCF 2000 (Technology Literacy Challenge Fund) Year- round staff development workshops

May-June 2000

Partnership established with McDonalds of Hawaii and Meadow Gold in the development of Sue T. rex Website.

August 2001

State administrator- MarcoPolo Worldcom