workshop+ideas

Moving along with our autumn technology workshops, this is a reminder to everyone that we are offering a workshop in which participants will learn how to create a blog using the free online tool, Blogger. Possible uses for a classroom blog include: As always all are welcome! Let us know if you plan to attend.
 * Blogger**
 * Posting assignments for students and including links to educational websites that will enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of concepts and topics discussed in class
 * Keep ing parents informed of what’s going on in the classroom
 * P ost ing class-related information such as calendars, events, homework as ssignments

We're offering a Moodle workshop. What's Moodle? It is a free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites or online portions of their regular courses. With Moodle you can: Please join us if you can. Let us know if you plan to attend. Do your students need to build their spoken communication skills? We are offering a workshop in which participants will learn how to use Podcasting and Voicethread with students. Podcasting is a method of communication which allows anyone to create audio files and post them to the Internet for others to download and listen to at any time. With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected using voice, text, audio file, or video and shared in one place online to be accessed from anywhere. Ideas for using Podcasts and Voicethread in the classroom include: All are welcome to attend this workshop. Please let us know if you plan to join us.
 * Moodle **
 * Post your syllabus and other course documents so your students can view them from home or school
 * Create links to important online resources that compliment your course
 * Make forums and journals where students can discuss topics online or reflect on learning
 * Create quizzes that score and record automatically
 * Podcasting and Voicethread**
 * **Book talks:** Students deliver book talks - each one being an episode in a podcast series
 * **Literature Circles:** Record digital and online book discussion podcasts that can be shared with other groups and other classes
 * **International Language:** Record vocabulary, dialogue, or stories to share and reinforce learning
 * **Meet the Author:** Create reports as podcasts and allow the classroom community of learners to construct a library of peer-produced author biographies
 * **Science Logs:** Use digital audio to record field notes or experimental observations that can supplement or precede written notes
 * **Art Critiques:** Students record their reactions to art pieces and discuss elements of composition, light, color, etc. for each
 * **Historical Audio Diaries:** Students write **//and record//** journals from the perspective of a person living in that time
 * **Math:** Post a monthly puzzler or a brain teaser as an audio recording or have students share their own math stories and problems

__**Google Apps**__
W e are offering a workshop in which participants will learn how to use Google Apps with students. With Google Docs your students can: • Work on files from any computer—all they need is an Internet connection • Get instant feedback on work from multiple collaborators and their teacher • Publish their papers and presentations on the web for an authentic audience Teachers can use Google Docs to: • Collaborate with colleagues on shared materials • Publish handouts and presentations online for students and parents. Aside from Docs, Google has numerous other free resources available to use in the classroom as well. Come find out about these great tools.

__**Copyright and Fair Use**__ We are offering a workshop on Copyright and Fair Use. During this session we'll have the opportunity to discuss what is and what is not fair use. Participants will learn about online resources students can use for making citations and explore Creative Commons copyright free images, video and sound. __**E-mail as a management tool workshop**__ W e are offering an "Email as a Management Tool" workshop. Participants will explore how to use email as a tool for personal and professional organization. We'll cover how to add contacts and distribution lists to help communicate with parents, students and administrators. We'll also explore calendar options including scheduling important appointments and meetings, setting up reminder alerts, and creating additional calendars to share with colleagues.

__**Flip Camera Workshop**__ We are offering a Flip Video Workshop. Participants will learn how to use the Flip camera, how to mov e the video clips from the camera to the computer, and how to edit clips together and add titles and credits to create a finished product. __**Photoshop Workshop**__ We are offering a workshop on **__Photoshop__**. Retouch those holiday or vacation family pictures, learn how to convert them to black and white as well as sepia and try out some filter effects. We'll consider ideas for incorporating a Photoshop project into your classroom s as well. hop

__**Flash Animation Works**__ We are offering a **Flash Animation** workshop. Bring a difficult concept from your curriculum. Learn how to use Flash to make an animation illustrating the concept for your students. Discuss how you could challenge your students to create an animation library for your course.

**Neat Online Tech Tools** workshop. Explore online technology tools for enhancing your teaching and student learning. Bring a curriculum challenge where you would like to increase student engagement.