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Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Technology

You are invited to an SV Tech Training special event!


 * When**: December 10th, 2010
 * From**: 8:00am - 11:15pm
 * Where**: See ticket for your event location
 * What**: During this hands-on training you will receive instruction on how to use one of 5 Mac applications. You will then have the opportunity to practice your new skills by creating a finished product by selecting from one of the following options:

A. Create a sample project for a student lesson
 * I. Enhance your classroom teaching **
 * If you have a lesson where you want to use this program, you will have the opportunity to create a sample to show students.

B. Create a product that you will use to present material to students
 * Use the time to create a product that you can use to present new material to students.


 * II. Address an issue and present a solution **
 * No idea of how to use the application right now in your class room? Take this opportunity to choose a hot topic in your building (dress code, school spirit, your character word proposal, etc.) and use the application to propose a solution.

You will be selecting from the five programs listed below.

Get your ticket before they sell out!


 * Difficulty levels are rated from Level I - Level III with Level III being the most advanced.

iMovie (Level III)

 iMovie is the simple way to create professional looking movies in your classroom. Learn how to use iMovie in this 3 hour interactive workshop where you get the opportunity to shoot, edit, and publish your own movie. iMovie has boundless possibilities in the classroom. You can make movies to post on your website for added instructional support. Students can use iMovie to create any variety of projects to showcase what they have learned in the classroom. Get your iMovie Ticket



iWeb (Level II)

Most web page creation tools are difficult and cumbersome to use, not so with iweb. Students can easily create great website projects using iweb. Students can create a homepage for any literary character and blog their concerns; market their model product on its own webpage; create an interactive website about artists from around the world; create the welcome page for the tourist bureau of Paris in French). In this 3 hour professional development opportunity you will learn everything you need to have your students creating websites in no time.    Get your iWeb Ticket   



iPhoto/ Photo Booth (Level I) <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">iPhoto is more than just a photo storage program. Learn how students can use iPhoto to create photo books that include text and can be printed to any printer. Imagine travelogues, science manuals, children’s books, etc. In this 3 hour professional development opportunity you will also learn how students can get creative with Photo Booth, share their images easily between computers, edit images, easily save citation information and much more. Get your iPhoto Ticket

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Garageband (podcasting) (Level III) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Podcasts with video are short audio visual presentations using still images, including photographs and informational slides, along with spoken word to convey a message. Teachers can create Podcasts that can be posted their websites as added instructional support. Students can be instructed to create Podcasts as a way to showcase what they have learned in the classroom. Learn how to use GarageBand to create Podcasts in this 3 hour professional development opportunity. Get your GarageBand Ticket

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">﻿Pages & Keynote (Level I) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> With Pages you and your students can create great looking, and informative brochures, flyers, etc. Keynote has some great features to add some creative flair to you and your student’s presentations. In this 3 hour professional development opportunity learn how Pages & Keynote expand the possibilities of creativity in your classroom. Get your Pages & Keynote Ticket