W1:  Dreamweaver CSS
Presenter:  Patrick Crispen
Affiliation:  California State University, Long Beach
Tuesday Morning, 9:00-12:00
Location:  Australian 1-2  Seats:  24  Cost:  $75 (Includes breakfast)
Designed for educators who already own and know how to use the latest version of Macromedia Dreamweaver [DW 8], in this three-hour, hands-on workshop you'll learn how to improve the accessibility of your existing Dreamweaver web pages, gain more flexibility and control over your pages' design, and reduce the complexity and repetition in your pages' structural content.  Handout 1 (pdf file), Handout 2 (pdf file)
 
W2:  Kidspiration -- A Must Software In Your Classroom
Presenter:  Jennifer Wagner
Affiliation: Technospud.com
Tuesday Morning, 9:00-12:00
Location:  Board Room 1  Seats:  20  Cost:  $75 (Includes breakfast)
Kidspiration is a very versatile software to use within the classroom or the lab. It can be easily used in a one-computer classroom or also with a 30 mobile station.  The software is very user friendly.  Participants in the class will be introduced to the software, and then we will delve into creating workable templates for their own unique needs.  Time will also be spent in finding ways to customize Kidspiration to work with your lesson plans as well as finding pre-made templates on the Internet.  Teachers will also learn how to create simplistic webpages using Kidspiration.  Handout
 
W3:  Using Moodle to Create ePortfolios
Presenter:  Marc Dastous
Affiliation: Henry County Schools
Tuesday Morning, 9:00-12:00
Location:  Board Room 2  Seats:  12  Cost:  $75 (Includes breakfast)
Do you plan to implement electronic portfolios in your schools? What strategies are you going to use to ensure a successful program? Do you have what it takes to implement ePortfolios successfully? A key to success is technology integration across the curriculum. The success, or failure, of electronic portfolios is tied to the opportunities for learners to develop digital artifacts; the building blocks of their electronic portfolios. Without technology implemented across the curriculum, publishing portfolios in an electronic format will be difficult to accomplish. At ePortfolios4u we have been involved in developing a system that is simple for both staff and students to use. Our "system" is adapted from the popular open source Course Management System, Moodle, and has the ability to be customized for each individual system or school. This session will show district/school administrators and technology specialists to modify Moodle to be used as an ePortfolio tool.

W4:  iLife: The Digital Life for the 21st Century
Presenters: Nancy Clark, Paul Bellamy, Elizabeth Crews
Affiliation: Educational Consultant
Tuesday Morning, 9:00-12:00
Location:  Board Room 3  Seats:  12  Cost:  $75 (Includes breakfast)
Description: Sharpen your digital tools at this hands-on workshop where you'll learn to share photos using iPhoto to create a calendar or photo album; to create a sound track with GarageBand to enhance your images; to include your images, video clips, and sound tracks in a high quality movie using iMovie HD; to burn your work to a wide screen DVD
using iDVD, and to publish your work with iWeb.

W5:  CSI Georgia: Introduction to Computer Forensics
Presenter:  Brent Williams
Affiliation: Kennesaw State University
Tuesday Morning, 9:00-12:00
Location:  Swiss 3-4  Seats:  24  Cost:  $75 (Includes breakfast)
The rapid growth in the use of computer technologies in school systems has resulted in the need for knowledge of proper evidence gathering and preservation techniques. This hands-on workshop will cover how to conduct an investigation, gather evidence, and document it. We'll also examine tools and techniques required for computer forensics, including technical details and procedural requirements. Attendees should be well versed in hardware, software, and network basics. Max 18.

Tuesday Afternoon, 1:00-4:00
 
W6:  Fireworks 101
Presenter:  Patrick Crispen
Affiliation: California State University, Long Beach
Tuesday Afternoon, 1:00-4:00
Location:  Australian 1-2  Seats:  24  Cost:  $75 (Includes lunch)
In this three-hour, hands-on workshop you'll learn how to use Macromedia Fireworks to create, edit, and optimize images for the web. You'll learn the difference between GIFs and JPEGs, as well as how to create stylized text banners, annotate preexisting images with text, make personalized graphical buttons, crop and export images in the correct format, and import these new images into existing webpages or Blackboard courses. Handout (pdf file)
 
W7:  Easy and Engaging Teaching using Wiki Pages
Presenters:  Vicki Davis, Holly Layton
Affiliation: Westwood Schools
Tuesday Afternoon, 1:00-4:00
Location:  Board Room 1  Seats:  20  Cost:  $75 (Includes lunch)
This award winning classroom teacher and technology administrator has used free wiki technologies to transform her classroom into a more exciting place for learning and sharing knowledge.  She has used wikis primarily for teaching computer science but has also led students in grades 8-12 to create biology, history, grammar, literature, and Spanish wiki pages. Participants, who should have an e-mail account and know how to search with Google, will produce wiki pages for their classrooms.
 
W8:  Webminster D.O.G. Show: Designing Online/Offline Groups for Learning and Assessment
Presenter:  Jane Zahner
Affiliation: Valdosta State University
Tuesday Afternoon, 1:00-4:00
Location:  Board Room 2  Seats:  12  Cost:  $75 (Includes lunch)
Students (and faculty) quickly know from experience that the investment of time and effort in a discussion group can grow to unmanageable proportions.  So how can this powerful tool be continually refreshed and used appropriately across classes to address course objectives? In this playful, interactive, and informal session, participants will create and evaluate Designed Online/Offline Group activities within the metaphor of the “Webminster DOG Show.” This metaphor describes a valuable framework for designing group activities, whether online or not, and can be used by teachers to decide what kind of group work will help the students reach the course objectives. Participants should be interested in using discussion and other group activities as an integral and meaningful part of course design, be willing to collaborate with others to design, present, and critique instructional strategies, and be inclined to play a bit with the DOG acronym and analogy at the “Webminster DOG Show.”
 
W9:  Georgia Public Broadcasting's Online Resources
NOTE:  This is a change from the workshop previously announced.
Presenter: Katherine Aiken
Affiliation: Discovery Educator Network
Tuesday Afternoon, 1:00-4:00
Location: Board Room 3   Seats: 12   Cost: $75 (Includes lunch)
Have you visited the Georgia Public Broadcasting Education website recently? Well there are even more FREE online resources that you can access as a Georgia educator. We will also explore the NEW unitedstreaming digital media resources, provided by Georgia Public Broadcasting. The website has improved, and you won't want to miss this exciting hands-on workshop that will include all of the new features. Participants will explore the new site, which now includes audio files, the ability to personalize your home page, easier searching capabilities, online professional development and more! We will also practice integration strategies with PowerPoint so that teachers can truly differentiate instruction to meet the needs of individual students. Finally, participants will learn more about the GA Discovery Educator Network, which offers collaborating and professional development opportunities for FREE.
 
W10:  Photoshop Elements for Your School
Presenter:  Jim Wright
Affiliation: Kennesaw State University
Tuesday Afternoon, 1:00-4:00
Location:  Swiss 3-4  Seats:  24  Cost:  $75 (Includes lunch)
Adobe Photoshop Elements is the "baby brother" of Photoshop. It offers many of the features that Photoshop offers, but it is designed for the non-experts among us. This hands-on course will cover button creation, manipulating images, manipulating layers, and photo retouching. You will also learn how to optimize your graphics for web pages.
 
Tuesday Evening, 6:00-9:00
 
W12:  Differentiating Math Instruction through Technology Resources
Presenter:  Diane Barfield
Affiliation: Colquitt County Schools
Tuesday Evening, 6:00-9:00
Location:  Board Room 1  Seats:  20  Cost:  $75 (Includes supper)
All of the new GPS components require differentiation of instruction and use of "appropriate technology" by students to complete tasks. This workshop would focus on activities that help to address each of the standards and help participants integrate technology into the entire math curriculum. No lecture, all interactive--this workshop should leave all participants excited about teaching the new standards.
 
W15:  Online Collaboration
Presenter:  Jennifer Wagner
Affiliation: Technospud.com
Tuesday Evening, 6:00-9:00
Location:  Swiss 3-4  Seats:  24  Cost:  $75 (Includes supper)
The classroom is no longer contained by four walls.  In the future, our current students will be communicating easily all around the world.  Come hear how we can start that kind of collaboration now, to prepare them for tomorrow. The day will begin with an introduction to blogging.  Teachers will view several good teacher-led, student created blogs.  Several sites to create blogs will be shown.  Teachers will have a chance to log onto one student-safe blog provider to see how they can add and edit data.  Wikis—online peoplepedias—are a very easy way to gather information for your students and information from your students via an online tool.  The discussion of whether wikipedia is a true primary source will be discussed.  A mock wikipedia will be created so that teachers can see the usability of this online tool. Online Projects are the easiest and most fun way to bring collaboration into the classroom.  Teachers will be introduced to several excellent online sources as well as directed to good sites to find projects.  Handout

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