How about an "Appy Hour"!

I have seen the idea of hosting an digital literacy "Appy Hour" as a way to promote technology with teachers and students.  There are many ways to set it up, but this one stood out because the "experts" teaching teachers were students.  In this New York classroom, a 2nd grade student prepared to help teachers learn to use two apps (Storykit and MegaDraw) by creating a illustrated story with audio to share with teachers.  Then, the student walked participating teachers through the apps while they created their own.  She was available to answer questions while teachers practiced with the apps.  The article suggested the following steps for creating an "Appy Hour":

Host your own “Appy Hour” event at your school today by:

• Choosing a grade level and a few apps
• Finding a student expert and enlisting his or her help
• Keeping your event short and sweet (1 hour)
• Adding light refreshments as an incentive
• Working with your principal to grant professional development certificates
• Following up with participants to support their implementation
• Encouraging them to share their success stories with colleagues

I can imagine that the idea could be expanded so that 3 or 4 student "experts" were recruited and teachers rotated through the stations to learn about app use in the classrooms.  If each teacher in our Technology course chose a student to pair up with to share ideas it would be a great culminating event to share what has been learned with other staff members.  In many ways, our Thursday meetings have been "Appy Hours" :)  Bringing in students and sharing with others just adds another layer!