October 16, 2009
Agenda
8:00 am Continental Breakfast Student Lounge
(Chef Tim, Chef Kristi, and Culinary Students)
8:20 am Welcome and Technology in Education Overview Student Lounge
(Katie Collins, Christine Hill, and JoAn Keeler)
8:45 am DPS Technology Classes Student Lounge
(Randy Redd)
9:00 am Breakout Sessions
The sessions are intended to provide a brief overview of the technology tools that could be implemented in the delivery of instruction. The sessions will be presented at 9 am, 9:30 am, 10 am, and 10:30 am unless otherwise indicated. After attending the overview sessions, you will have the opportunity to sign up for workshops that will be offered through the Instructional Academy. Please plan to attend four of the following:
Promethean Board Student Lounge
(Randy Redd)
Traditional teaching styles miss the mark with the tech-savvy students of today. The Promethean Board bridges the gap between how this new generation of students lives and how they learn. This innovative technology tool makes lesson planning a breeze for teachers and learning a delight for students. See a demonstration of the how the Promethan Board works and other demonstrations of hardware that EGOS has available.
Photo Story Room 115A
(Katie Collins)
Bring your digital photos to life with Photo Story 3 for Windows. This free, easy-to-use program allows you to create a photo slideshow. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop or rotate pictures. Then, add special effects, upload songs to accompany the slide show and personalize your pictures with titles and captions. The file size makes it easy to send your photo stories in an e-mail. In this session you will see an example of a slide show and a demonstration of how to get started.
Powerpoint with Video Room 404
( JoAn Keeler)
How to Put Power into your Power Point Presentation
* See sample demonstrations of effective & ineffective presentations
* See how a boring powerpoint presentation can be changed to an effective, powerful presentation
* Learn a few of the latest tips and tricks to enhance PowerPoint presentations
Outlook
(Sharron Carosella and Bob Marshall) Room 238
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 provides an integrated solution for managing your time and information, connecting across boundaries, and remaining in control of the information that reaches you. Office Outlook 2007 delivers innovations you can use to quickly search your communications, organize your work, and better share your information with others — all from one place.
Websites and Social Media to Reach Students Room 123
9 am and 10 am
(Christine Hill)
Learn how www.EmilyGriffith.edu and social media can help you in and beyond classroom? In this class we will explore the benefits of using our website, and our Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr accounts to reach and teach students.
Video Screen Cast 9:30 am and 10:30 am Room 123
(Christine Hill)
Want to make short video lessons on your computer and post them to the Internet using only free software, a microphone, and a computer? A screencast captures what is displayed on a computer screen and can be accompanied by audio commentary. Screencasts can be used to demonstrate the use of computers and software or to record presentations using a microphone or camera and a Powerpoint presentation. We will look at many examples of how to use this free screencasting software to create the lesson that keeps on teaching.
Wikki 9 am and 10 am Room 115C
(Sharon McCreary and Slavica Park)
Wiki is a website that includes the collaboration of work from many different authors. A Wiki site allows anyone to edit, delete, or modify the content on the web. Workshop participants will learn how to design a Wiki that can be used for a class, a department or for a family’s personal use.
Blogs 9:30 am and 10:30 am Room 115C
(Sharon McCreary and Slavica Park)
Blogs are easily updated mini-Websites used for everything from news to business to personal journals. Whether you’re chronicling the birth of a business campaign or the birth of a baby, this free, nimble, easy-to-use online journal is an effective format for getting your words out and into the online world. This workshop overview will explain more about what a blog is, how and why blogs are used, and why you would want to blog about a topic of interest to you. Come and get a glimpse of the hows, whys, and ways of blogging.
Google 9 am and 10 am Room 327
(Eileen Ashford, Karen Fletcher, and Nick Sarchet)
Go beyond the Google search tool.
Learn about the powerful tools of Google Education Apps!
Technology Literacy Assessment Room 327
9:30 am and 10:30 am
(Eileen Ashford and Karen Fletcher)
Find out what computer skills the average Colorado 8th grader has.
How do our EGOS adults measure up?
How do we prepare for our future students?
Please bring your cell phones to the Continental Breakfast and general session and breakout sessions. We will have a fun activity.
11:00 am Lunch (On Your Own)
Afternoon Department Meetings and/or Work in Rooms
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