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21 Projects for Student Podcasters 21 Ways to Use Tablet PCs to Transform Your Classroom Birds of a Feather: Assessing Technological Literacy Gaming to Learn: Simulations and 3-D Games in the Classroom Introducing Mac OS X v.10.5 Leopard! Support Content Standards through Visual Literacy Using Audio Enhanced Presentations to Motivate Students 21 "Must See" Web 2.0 Websites for Educators Tour 21 of the best educational Web 2.0 sites on the Internet. These FREE online, often collaborative, Web 2.0 tools are easily accessible to educators. Seeing is believing. Join us on a tour through teacher-friendly applications you can use in your classroom the very next day. Don’t wait another day – Web 3.0 is on its way… 21 Ed Tech Leaders You Just Have to "Meet" “Meet” 21 of our nation’s educational technology leaders, the folks that advocate for the education community to effectively use technology to improve teaching and learning. Take a look at their blog or wiki, join their online community, maybe even send them a “shout-out.” Leave knowing how to add these leaders to your personal learning network. 21 Free or Cheap Technology Tools Technology is expensive, right? WRONG! Come participate in this workshop and learn about inexpensive technology tools used to meet the needs of struggling students. We will investigate devices and software tools to help with reading, writing and other content areas. 21 Free Tools to Engage 21st Century Language Arts Students Trying to make it all work in a one computer classroom? As teachers we need to be in the continuous loop that is Web 2.0 technology. The priority is to reach and connect with students. Here are 21 FREE web tools/sites you can use to stay one step ahead of your tech savvy students. They are short, fast, easy, and free. All you need is one working computer in your classroom. 21 Free Website Design Tools No website design software? No problem! Learn how middle school students are designing websites using open source software and freeware. Discover a variety of tools your students can use to publish content using sound design techniques (WYSIWYG, HTML, JAVA) without incurring additional costs to your school district. 21 Projects for Student Podcasters Come see exemplary projects in student-created podcasts such as audio tours, news reports, historical interviews and audio dramas. Participants will see examples, rubrics, resources and scaffolding devices. Related pedagogical, legal and ethical issues will be covered. 21 Techniques to Empower Writers with PowerPoint Go beyond the slideshow and use PowerPoint in all stages of the writing process. Publish mini-books, create interactive literature and more. Participants will review lesson plans and templates to use in their classrooms the next day. 21 Ways to Improve Math Test Score with Interactive Websites Come explore 21 interactive, international Math websites geared towards the Grades 3-8 NJCCCS. Take home strategies on how to prepare students for the state math assessments by exploring websites targeting various learning standards. Learn how these sites have helped increase student interest in the content covered and increased academic achievement. 21 Ways to Integrate the SMART Board in the Elementary Classroom Looking for ways to develop more interactive lessons in your classroom? Practical ways to integrate SMART Board software and technology tools into everyday lessons will be demonstrated. 21 Ways to Spin a Digital Story The power of using new online storytelling tools is in the writing, not the technology. Digital storytelling asks students to plan, organize and edit their stories before moving to the technology. Once there, the possibilities can add excitement and creative power to their creative expression. Take a tour through some of the most current, effective and FREE online tools to help your students tell their stories. 21 Ways to Use Tablet PCs to Transform Your Classroom Unleash the power of tablet PCs by learning about 21 applications to leverage this highly influential tool for teaching and learning. Experience how tablet PCs can transform your practice, captivate your students and empower your instruction. Animations that Inspire! Engage your students in higher-order thinking skills by introducing them to stop-motion animation. Explore how students can build frames for animations and combine them into engaging stories. Leave with skills and ideas for designing projects and implementing stop-motion animation in your classroom. Birds of a Feather: Assessing Technological Literacy Educational Technology Curriculum Committee members share their in-class methods for assessing technological literacy and answer your questions to assist your implementation of the assessment requirement. Each participant will be part of an ongoing discussion blog on this topic. (Informal peer discussion.) Birds of a Feather: Assessing Technological Literacy Educational Technology Curriculum Committee members share their in-class methods for assessing technological literacy and answer your questions to assist your implementation of the assessment requirement. Each participant will be part of an ongoing discussion blog on this topic. (Informal peer discussion.) Birds of a Feather: Assessing Technological Literacy Educational Technology Curriculum Committee members share their in-class methods for assessing technological literacy and answer your questions to assist your implementation of the assessment requirement. Each participant will be part of an ongoing discussion blog on this topic. (Informal peer discussion.) Birds of a Feather: Assessing Technological Literacy Educational Technology Curriculum Committee members share their in-class methods for assessing technological literacy and answer your questions to assist your implementation of the assessment requirement. Each participant will be part of an ongoing discussion blog on this topic. (Informal peer discussion.) BrainPOP: Educational Animated Movies and Beyond! Thousands of teachers have integrated BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. into their school day. Learn about BrainPOP's online animated movies and quizzes and see best-practices for how to engage students. Brainpop.com includes Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health, Arts & Music and Technology for grades three and above. K-3 teachers will be introduced to our newest offering: BrainPOP Jr.! (Commercial content.) Come Join the Wiki World Join and create your own wiki at www.wikispaces.com. Learn what wikis are and how they are used in Education. Explore practical ways teachers can use wikis as a collaboration tool among teachers and students. Connecting Curriculum and Community with WebBlender Learn how to create rich websites with text, graphics, sound and video to share school reports, field trips, photo galleries, hobbies and much more. Explore sample student content websites, portfolios and podcasting pages, as well as teacher websites that foster strong school to home connections. Gaggle - More Than A Flock Of Geese Looking for a safe environment for students to email, blog, participate on message boards and chat? Gaggle could be the answer. Cyber-bullying and inappropriate material is a concern shared by parents, teachers and students when we use technology for social networking. Gaggle can help alleviate those concerns. Come and see 21 exciting things Gaggle can do for you and your students. Gaming to Learn: Simulations and 3-D Games in the Classroom The U.S. military uses video games to train forces. Doctors use them to practice surgery. Can educators play 3-D multi-user simulation-themed games to help students think critically? Students enter virtual worlds where they rely on creative problem-solving and analytical skills. Building on strategies from online role-playing games, these games combine features used in commercial gaming environments with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. Global Audio/Video - Skype 101 Connect students with academics, experts and other students from around the world for FREE. In this session, learn about “Skype,” a free, simple and powerful tool for global voice/video conferencing that can run on any computer with an Internet connection. Specific examples from the classroom will be featured. Google Earth in the Classroom Get your students excited about geography! Work with layers to study economics, demographics and transportation in specific contexts. Use real-time coordinates to demonstrate distance calculations and verify the results using measurement tools. View tectonic plate-shift evidence by examining continents, mountain ranges and volcanoes. Study impact craters, dry lake beds and other major land forms. Have the "Audacity" to Add Sound to Projects You don't have be 21 to use Audacity! Want to add narration to your PowerPoint? Movie project? Podcast? Learn how to use Audacity, a free open source software for recording and editing audio. iLife '08 - Digital Multimedia for Education! Re-discover creative new ways to integrate attention-grabbing multimedia into your classroom with iLife '08! The suite features major upgrades to iPhoto, GarageBand, iDVD and iWeb and a completely new version of iMovie, all with features specifically designed for education. In the classroom, over the Internet or as part of a dynamic presentation or podcast, iLife '08 offers students powerful new digital multimedia content creation tools. (Commercial content.) Introducing Mac OS X v.10.5 Leopard! Packed with over 300 amazing new innovations, Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" features a completely new desktop and Finder environment, making it even easier to quickly browse and locate your files; Quick Look, to view the contents of your documents without opening them; Time Machine, a revolutionary automated file backup and recovery utility; Spaces, an exciting new way to keep your Mac clutter-free and organized; Dashboard with Web Clip, to create your very own Dashboard widgets; iChat, for high-quality video and audio conferencing, remote screen sharing, slideshow and presentation delivery; along with significantly updated versions of Spotlight, Safari, iCal, Automator, Mail and much more! (Commercial content.) iPods and Podcasting for Teaching and Learning Discover podcasting, an exciting new way for students and teachers to create, publish and distribute their own educational content, in the classroom or around the world. With podcasting, students, teachers and parents can have anywhere, anytime access to the latest educational audio and video content, on a Mac, PC or iPod! Learn how easy it is to get started in the exciting world of educational podcasting! Making Movies with MovieMaker Learn to create movies from photographs. Your completed movie will include titles, transitions, effects and music. Windows Movie Maker makes it easy to do SIMPLE video editing. MY Access!: Because Writing Matters Learn how to use the innovative writing program MY Access!®. This hands-on workshop will show you how to navigate the program as well as how to motivate students to write more and attain higher scores on statewide writing assessments. (Commercial content.) Podcasting for PC's Podcasting is one of the hottest topics on the Internet. But what is it all about? Learn about podcasting and how to create your own podcast. This workshop will focus on the whys and hows of using PC's to develop classroom podcasts. We will use Audacity and other tools you need to get started! Support Content Standards through Visual Literacy When students draw information, such as time lines, maps, graphs and storyboards, they see how facts are connected. This helps children become better readers which helps them become better learners. When using Creativity Software to develop visual literacy skills, students not only become better learners, they become engaged learners. Supporting Young Writers With the Power of Enhanced Podcasting Having trouble helping your "digital natives" find their voice during writing? Enhanced podcasting encourages all learners to find their voice and share it with the world. Learn how to use the power of Enhanced Podcasting to support our youngest learners as they write and observe the world they love. (Julie Johnson is the NJAET 2008 Tech of the Year.) Tapping into the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers Are you overwhelmed with how to administer technology assessments to meet the NCLB requirements? Use the new NETS for Teachers and learn how to integrate 21st century learning skills into your project-based assessments. Leave with new tricks, free software websites and a better way to approach the NJ TAP assessment process. Technology + Students = Successful Community Service Use the energy and enthusiasm of students to reach out into your district and participate in community service. In this workshop you will learn how technology assists the club advisor both in the planning and execution of various service projects. 21 examples will be presented and illustrated. Thinkfinity The Thinkfinity Consortium brings nine premier national and international educational organizations together to provide educators with FREE online resources including: lesson plans, student and teacher materials and interactive resources. Come learn how to identify and use Thinkfinity’s standards-based online resources in your K-12 classroom. Using Audio Enhanced Presentations to Motivate Students Learn how to create dynamic multimedia presentations! Using Keynote '08 (computer software), classroom teachers will learn how easy it is to add narration to create media-based lessons saved as QuickTime movies to support instructional delivery. This medium offers accessibility for both PC and Mac users. We will demonstrate both completed narrated lessons as well as the process used to design them. Audio enhanced lessons offer great support for K-12 differential and ESL learners who can benefit from additional auditory reinforcement. Using Windows MovieMaker to Make Movies Familiarize yourself with Windows MovieMaker, a user-friendly, intuitive, easy-to-pick-up program. We'll learn how to import images into the program, place those images onto the storyboard, incorporate transitions between slides, edit digital video, insert audio into our movie, and, finally, learn how to save our project for future revision and export our project for sharing. Videoconferencing and Digital Collaboration in the 21st Century Explore the world of classroom videoconferencing and digital collaboration. Using a webcam, communicate with other schools across the state and other countries. Collaborate using a shared whiteboard and interactive PowerPoint presentations. Share audio clips, video files, and other digital resources. Participate in chats and forums. Set up and manage SCORM compliant lessons and coursework. Find alternatives to home instruction and distance learning. (Commercial content.) Websites Made Easy Have the school website you’ve always dreamed of: up-to-date, attractive, easy-to-use, informative, easy-to-maintain, and reliable. It’s easier than you think to have a website that is actually utilized by parents, teachers and students. (Commercial content.) Welcome Windows Users - Mac/Windows Compatibility With the ability to run Windows, work with PC documents and connect to PC networks, today's Intel-based Mac truly offers the best of both worlds: a no-compromises solution to having one computer that can seamlessly run both Mac and Windows. Combine the Mac's ability to run Windows with its legendary ease-of-use, built-in Universal Access tools, built-in iLife software and the lowest cost-of-ownership in the industry and discover why many "PC schools" are making the switch back to the Mac. (Commercial content.) |
