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Merritt hosts EdCamp

Sheryl Ponce
Staff Writer

In a new format for teachers

professional development, Merritt Public School was host to
around 65 individuals Saturday
in what is called EdCamp. The
day started with participants
deciding on topics they would
like to learn more about and
then they developed sessions for
the day.
EdCamps are free for all
attendees and focus only on
learning, feeling free to express
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commercial vendors. They are
hosted by a local organization
or individual and made up of
sessions created in conjunction
with participant interests.
With increasing interest in
Merritts one to one student
iPads and their use of iTunes U,

Superintendent Jeff Daugherty

decided to bring the event to
their campus. Teachers from
across the state were able to
ask questions and formulate sessions that particularly intrigued
them.
The Merritt High School Tech
Team was on hand to conduct
sessions for educators from a
student perspective. They were
able give them insight to how
they help not only teachers and
students but also members of
the Merritt community.
Some of the participants came
to EdCamp because of the format and were curious as to how
the process worked.
The format of the EdCamp
was the main draw and seeing
what it was all about. I might
come back and bring other
teachers with me, Shawn Sager
See Camp, p. 2A.

Merritt High School Tech Team conducts a session during the

EdCamp professional development workshop. Pictured are
Brock Floyd, Aaron Ligon, Jaon manzella, jda Galley, Jonthan
Garrett, Tristan Dornon and Gadlyn Smith. Staff photo by
Darcey Smith.

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said about the day.
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actually began six years ago
and is growing in popularity
because of the teacher-driven
agenda.
The unique opportunity to
asks Merritt teachers how the
implement the use of iTunes
U in developing lessons was a

bonus.
Very few schools from
pre-k through 12th-grade use
technology the way they do at
Merritt as far as in the classroom. Most schools use Google
Docs and other technology,
but thats not enough. Here
they use video and everything
else bringing it to life, said
Executive Director of Education Technology State E-Rate
Coordinator of Schools for
Oklahomas Department of
Education Kurt Bernhardt,
who attended the event.

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western Oklahoma and would
not have possible without the
local sponsors. The businesses
that contributed were MillerTippens Construction and AIP,
LLC, Keystone Food Services,
Alpha Plus Educational systems and EdCamp Foundation,
Homeland, Elk City Chamber
of Commerce, Conoco Phillips,
Elite Tees-Clint and Kristy
Taylor, Pedros Mexican
Grille, Dr. Pepper, IPEVO,
Showbie, Tiggy, Matt Mill, See
Saw, Tiny Tap, Hutches, Mer-

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Catch, Elk City RV and Sales,
Great Plains Bank, Bank of

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National Bank and Rhinestone
Schnauzers.