1-1 Learning Initiatives
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•1:1 101
Learning is transformed when every student has access to a laptop and interactive digital resources and tools. Schools around the world are taking the lead in changing our educational environment. Examine these schools and what the research say about today's students. Explore what a one-to-one learning initiative could mean for your district or school.
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•Going 1:1
Discover the essential components to a successful 1:1 learning environment. Discuss how these components apply to your school or district.
21st Century
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•Managing the 21st Century Classroom
One computer classroom? Pods? Learning stations? Computer labs? Carts of laptops? 1:1 immersion? Every environment has its challenges. Tami will facilitate a discussion of effectively managing learning in your environment.
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•Inside the Digital Classroom
What does a digital classroom look like? What tools make the biggest impact. Tami will share numerous tools and facilitate a discussion on how they engage students and enhance learning.
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•Engaging Digital Natives
We will examine the "digital kid," discover how they learn and what assets and liabilities they possess. We will look at what experts (in education, business, and sociology) say about how to best meet the needs of these students in order to prepare them for a constantly changing, ever-evolving world. Participants should be prepared to discuss the topic in terms of what this may mean in their classrooms and share ideas for meeting the needs of digital kids.
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•21st Century Toolbox
Discover tools and methods essential to the 21st Century classroom. Podcasting. Blogging. Digital storytelling. Webquests. Online simulations. Virtual fieldtrips.
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•Lesson Makeovers
Bring your lessons into the 21st Century. Small group session – Tami will collaborate with your group to find and utilize resources to infuse your lessons with technology.
Software
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•OS X Essentials for educators
New to Macs? Just moving to OS X? Tami will teach you basic navigation of the OS X operating system and demonstrate tools to simplify your life as an educator.
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•Fabulous Freeware for OS X
Participants will learn about freeware, open source applications, and priceless tools to enhance teaching and learning. Tami will share her sources for freeware and facilitate discussions about potential uses of software shared.
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•iLife Curriculum Projects
iMovie, iPhoto, GarageBand, iWeb, iTunes… Engage your students with simple multimedia projects. Some familiarity with iLife applications suggested.
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•iWeb Essentials
Learn how to navigate iWeb and publish professional-looking sites quickly and easily.
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•GarageBand Introduction – Music and more!
Learn the basics of GarageBand and learn potential uses in the classroom.
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•iMovie Introduction
Learn the basics of creating digital videos with iMovie. Simple curriculum ideas will be shared.
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•Animation with iMovie
Once you’ve mastered the basics of iMovie, learn some methods for simple animation. Ideas for student projects will be shared.
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•iPhoto Essentials
Learn the basics of iPhoto and manipulation of digital images. Simple student project ideas will be discussed.
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•Publishing with Pages
Learn the basics of navigating and publishing with Pages. Templates and lesson ideas will be discussed.
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•Keynote Basics
Learn essentials to effortlessly navigating in and creating presentatons with Keynote. Simple lesson ideas will be shared.
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•Working with Word
Learn the basics of navigating and publishing with Word. Templates and lesson ideas will be discussed.
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•PowerPoint Basics
Learn essentials to effortlessly navigating in and creating with PowerPoint. Simple lesson ideas will be shared.
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•Beyond PowerPointlessness: Presentation projects that work
Have your students been killing you with PowerPointlessness? Tired of sitting through 30+ repetitive presentations? Discuss methods for effectively implementing PowerPoint in your setting. Learn about projects which engage both you and your students. (The same project could be adapted to Keynote.)
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•Excel Essentials
Learn the basics of navigating and utilizing Excel. Tami will share sources of instructional templates, tutorials, and lesson ideas.
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•Inspiration and Kidspiration
Graphic organizers and mind maps are essential tools to many of our students. Learn how to use Inspiration and Kidspiration to create, publish, and share them. Numerous lesson ideas will be discussed.
Internet tools
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•Worthwhile Subscriptions
Learn about online subscriptions which can make a substantial impact in your classroom. Many of these can be accessed both at home and at school. Nettrekker, United Streaming, online textbooks, FrogGuts, Gizmos, Quia & more.
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•Using United Streaming
Have a subscription to United Streaming but don’t know how to make use of it? Tami will help you find digital video content appropriate to your content and make effective use of it with your students.
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•Quia Online Tools
Have a subscription to Quia but don’t know where to start? Tami will help you create interactive lessons using Quia and utilize those created by other educators.
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•Online Tools for Teachers
Thousands of valuable resources are available on the Internet just waiting to be discovered, but who has the time to find them? Tami will share the best sites she's seen and shared with staff. She will also provide resources for teachers seeking useful instructional freeware.
Integration Basics
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•Virtual Fieldtrips
Oh, the places you’ll go. Learn how to use technology to transcend time and space. With the right technology and a little imagination, you can take your students places you’d never thought possible.
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•Working Webquests
Harness the power of the Internet to engage your students as they research and uncover knowledge in meaningful ways. Discover webquests you can use and learn how to create and publish your own.
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•Podcasting in the classroom
Still think podcasting is just for geeks? Tami will share inexpensive methods of podcasting, provide guides to getting started, and help you generate ideas for using it to impact instruction and engage your students.
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•Blogging basics
New to blogging? Learn what it is, how to get started, and get ideas and pointers for using it both with kids and as a professional resource.
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•Online Collaborations
Discuss tools for online collaboration with peers and with students. Email, listservs, Epals, discussion boards, Collaborative projects, Chatting & more.
