Conference Workshops
Thursday, February 12, 2004
W17. Innovative Solutions for Classroom Technology Integration
Instructor: V. Moe, Heart of Georgia RESA ETTC
Thursday 2/12 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: 101
With today’s budget constraints, it is becoming more evident that school systems
and their personnel will need to look for economical solutions to integrating
technology in the classroom. This session will provide hands-on experiences with
alternative productivity software and web-based resources as a cost- effective
way of implementing technology. Participants will use free software including
Star Office, Read-please, Tux Typing, and Loose Change. Participants will
explore free web resources and model lessons that could be implemented in their
own classrooms using these free resources.
W18. Using Handheld Technology to Improve Literacy Skills
Instructor: K. Oliver, SERVE, Inc.
Thursday 2/12 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: 102
This workshop provides an overview of handheld computers in the classroom
(advantages and disadvantages, classroom management strategies), as well as
hands-on experience with specific applications designed to support the reading
and writing components of literacy. Hands-on training is grounded in the context
of an original lesson plan entitled "Autobugography," in which students research
bugs of interest using Web and multimedia resources, then create pictures and
write stories about their selected bugs from the first-person point of view.
Participants will rotate through six stations to learn how the lesson plan and
the National Reading Panel's five components of reading (phonemics, phonics,
vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency) are supported by various applications:
graphic organizers, Web clipping, multimedia, eBooks, authentic assessment, and
traditional assessment. Some of the applications to be demonstrated include
Thought Manager, AvantGo, Photo Traveler, Voice Memo, eBook Studio, and Learner
Profile. Participants should bring their own handheld computers to the workshop,
although a few extras will be available. Resources and selected applications
will be available for download prior to the workshop from a designated website
emailed to registrants, or they may be received electronically at the beginning
of the workshop via a mass-beaming unit.
W19. Creating eBooks with Kids
Instructor: E. Bennett, State University of West Georgia
Thursday 2/12 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: 103
Basic multimedia tools can be used to create interactive texts similar to the
Living Books that are popular with emerging readers and ESOL students. In
addition, these eBooks can be created to support any topic or concept in the
curriculum. For example, students can document field trips and group projects,
publish creative writings, and apply information literacy and research skills
through the creation of eBooks. The eBook format offers a unique form of
authentic assessment that is both interesting and challenging, supports the
development of technology literacy skills, and is appropriate in any
instructional setting.
This workshop will share examples of eBooks created by teachers and demonstrate
strategies for developing eBooks with students of all ages. Participants will
learn how to integrate text, clip art, photographs, music and sound to produce
their own eBooks, using inexpensive or readily available software such as
PhotoJam and PowerPoint.
W20. Information Sharing/Collaboration with SharePoint/Windows
2003 Server
Instructor: E. Gowen, Macon State College ETTC
Thursday 2/12 9:00 AM – 4:00PM
Cost: $110 with conference registration, $150 without
Seats: 20 Room: 104
Participants in this full-day workshop will develop and learn to manage a
SharePoint Site using Windows Server 2003 and SharePoint Services. This
combination of technologies is designed to help participants increase their
individual and team productivity by creating websites for information sharing
and document collaboration. Sites based on Windows SharePoint Services, called
SharePoint sites, take file storage to a new level, providing opportunities for
team collaboration that make it possible for users to collaborate on documents,
tasks, and events, and make it easier for them to share contacts and other
information. Windows SharePoint Services enables managers of teams and sites to
manage site content and user activity easily. The environment is designed for
easier and more flexible deployment, administration, and application
development.
W21. Macromedia Flash For Your Website
Instructor: J. Wright, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Thursday 2/12 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: 112
Want to add cool animation to your website? Macromedia Flash is the tool for
you. Flash allows the creation of long-play animations delivered in a very small
file format. In this workshop, participants will create and animate content,
publish Flash Movies and add them to an HTML page. Topics include frames,
libraries, movie properties, shape morphs, layers, tweening, and sound.
W22. Powerful Professional Portfolios
Instructor: C. Cearley, State University of West Georgia ETTC
Thursday 2/12 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: K109
This workshop is designed to assist educators with basic technology skills in
developing a portfolio to meet the Special Technology Requirement. The hands-on
workshop will assist participants in understanding the importance of portfolio
assessments, defining the criteria for selecting artifacts for the portfolio,
mapping the portfolio, and creating the hyperlinked materials contained in the
portfolio. Using the criteria outlined by the Professional Standards Commission
as the Georgia Technology Standards for Teachers, participants will conduct the
task analysis necessary to determine appropriate artifacts, design a basic
opening layout for the portfolio, and link an artifact to that layout.
Participants should understand basic operating system elements, should be able
to copy, paste, and input information. Participants will use a digital camera
and a graphic organizer and construct a simple html document. Through the
regional ETTCs, educators can successfully meet the state Special Technology
Requirement through successful development and defense of a digital portfolio.
This workshop will materially assist in the understanding of the planning,
development, and assessment of successful, professional portfolios.
W23. Techie Tips for Classroom Management
Instructor: S. Evans, Columbus State University ETTC
Thursday 2/12 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: 101
It's about TIME! Do you need a little help managing classroom routines that seem
to take away from academic time? Classroom teachers will develop ways to
maximize instructional time through the use of software, hardware, and
supportive websites and will leave the workshop with time-saving templates and
supportive organizational designs.
W24.
Connecting Curriculum, Technology & Standards, with an Attitude!
Instructor: K. Quinn, Georgia Learning Connections
Thursday 2/12 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: 102
Does integrating technology standards seem like one more challenge to overcome?
Move it off the "challenge list" and onto the "manageable goals" list with the
help of this Georgia Learning Connections technology integration workshop. This
hands-on experience will focus on ways in which technology may be woven
throughout the curriculum while maintaining clear standards for evaluating
student performance. Explore ways you may enable computer-related technology to
become a tool that students use routinely. Let GLC support your efforts to
prepare students for their role in the Information Age!
W25. Becoming a Curriculum Camera Connoisseur
Instructor: V. Brock, Floyd College ETTC
Thursday 2/12 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $350 with conference registration, $370 without
Seats: 20 Room: 103
Participants who register for this workshop will take home a digital camera (FujiFilm
FinePix S3000, 1.3MG Pixels), which will be featured in the workshop.
Participants will receive wonderful classroom ideas for using digital cameras
along with in-depth training on the use of the camera.
W26. Macromedia Fireworks
Instructor: J. Wright, Kennesaw State University ETTC
Thursday 2/12 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: 112
Part of the Macromedia web development suite, Fireworks is one of the most
exciting graphic production tools on the market today. Fireworks incorporates
the best of drawing (vector) and painting (bitmap) technologies to produce
first-class graphics for the web or other multimedia applications.
W27. Haiku in Your Hand(held)
Instructor: B. Seeley, ASU ETTC
Thursday 2/12 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $55 with conference registration, $75 without
Seats: 20 Room: K109
Haiku, a Japanese poem style that has gained tremendous popularity in the
English-speaking world in the past decade, is an appropriate style of teaching
language arts because of its simplicity in expressing emotion, imagery, and
creativity. Haiku's magical power could be even further amplified if it is
composed using handheld computers (PDA) such as the Palm or Pocket PC. This
workshop will demonstrate how technology can be effectively applied to teaching
language arts in a fun and creative manner. Participants will compose a Haiku
and illustrate the poem using a handheld computer. A free software application
called Sketchy, developed by Hi-CE group at the University of Illinois, will be
extensively used in the workshop to create an animated Haiku. (This activity is
partially supported by a grant from PT3, U.S. Department of Education.)
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