Word processing as a tool for writing: MS Office, Open Office, NeoOffice, etc.
Use the hidden tools within your word processing programs to help students effectively summarize, take notes, use graphic organizers and work with non-linguistic methods of showing understanding! Focusing on Marzano's strategies for improving student achievement, learn how to use your existing word processing program to its fullest ability! Many hidden tools within the word processing programs are already built in- why not teach students to use the tools to help with summarizing and understanding text rather than copying-and-pasting material?
Clay Animation
With a basic digital camera, modeling clay, and great ideas you and your students can create amazing clay animation movies that support core content areas! Move beyond building a volcano that erupts and make a tectonic plat that moves or hill that grows from plate tectonics. Learn how to do basic stop-animation photography and to move it into basic software packages to create awe and student inspiring movies! Covered -basics of animation
-intro to stop animation
-working with a camera
-software
-video creation
-moving beyond the video and asking for depth of understanding
-working with students throughout the clay animation process
Google
Move beyond the basics of Google searching and learn how to work with different languages, Google settings and search functions to find what you really want to find. For fun, learn how to switch languages and work with strange but true aspect of Google!
-Learn to customize your own iGoogle page and have instant resources available at your fingertips.
-Effective and focused Internet searching using Google's advanced search features
-ELL support with advanced search features
-Google tools & collaborative writing options
Geocaching in the core curriculum
Got Direction? Do you want an engaging and fun format for explaining geography to students? Learn about geo-caching and gps technology in this hands-on workshop! Geocaching is the world-wide sport where YOU are the search engine. All you need is a GPS unit (provided for the activity) and a love for the outdoors! Learn how to navigate with a GPS unit- a hands-on experience explaining how latitude and longitude works! Students get it and love it! Learn how to search for hidden containers (caches) that are there for you to find with the help of a GPS unit and a sense of fun and adventure.
Google Earth & Mission Geography
Google Earth software (free) in the core curriculum,
Google Earth is a FREE mapping application that puts almost everything on the planet at your fingertips. The maps are so detailed that you can almost see your house and cars! You and your students will love it. Google Earth makes learning
geography lots of fun and quite an adventure. In this workshop you will learn to Navigating in Google Earth, find Places and Directions, use Map Features, marking Places, use Layers and Overlays, work with the 3D Viewer Options and utilize the Measuring Tool and Features.
Class participants will locate where they are on Google Earth, find coordinates, observe terrain, and how to get directions to specific locations. Learn about map overlays and how to import overlays to view roads, maps, terrain, and 3D objects.
Mission Geography curriculum works perfectly with Google Earth! Learn about meeting state standards with Mission Geography curricula and Google Earth.
Teachers will leave the workshop with a new tool for teaching Geography and earth science.
Inspiration - a literacy tool (advanced Inspiration use) Are you inspired by Inspiration? Come and learn how to create awesome vocabulary, foreign language, and cross-curricular activities for students using Inspiration! Covered in this session will be: --Using Inspiration to support Marzano's research about using Inspiration for graphic organizer, non-linguistic representation of learning, and for note taking!
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Creating interactive vocabulary templates
--Creating interactive study guides for text books, web sites and other media
--Study skills practice and strategies using Inspiration
--Templates and samples will be shared with the attendees!
--Working with words- vocabulary to word strategies
Workshop attendees will walk away with a deeper understanding of how Inspiration is a powerful tool for students as well as a pack of templates and other materials ready to be used by students! Attendees will also see how Inspiration is ideal for applying Marzano's research to the classroom!
Geo-Literacy Project
Learn how to start a powerful community-based service learning project in your classroom and/or school. This full-day workshop will walk you through all of the free resources available from the Geo-Literacy Web Site as well give step-by-step guidelines on implementation. This is co-presented by Linda Ferguson, co-director of the Geo-Literacy Project.
Learn how to start your own CSI investigation in your classroom and community. Resources are available to attendees, including differentiated webquests, handouts, planning guides, and where to go for local resources! This project has been featured by The George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia Magazine, and many newspaper and magazine articles!
Learn how to utilize MS Word as a literacy tool. Take control of the many options in the tools to the ability to share and edit documents. Feedback to students can be given in text or via simple audio files that are embedded within the document.
Formatting documents has never been easier, even for the younger grades! Learn how to publish Word documents to the web! Customize this workshop to meet your needs!
PowerPoint
This workshop is offered at two different levels: beginner users and advanced users. Walk away with the understanding on how to use PowerPoint as a tool in the classroom as well as a student product. Techniques, examples, and skills are taught throughout the hands-on workshop.
Keynote (Apple iWork)
This workshop is offered at two different levels: beginner user and advanced users.
Learn how to publish Keynote presentations to movie files, web sites, and other options!
Learn to use Keynote for classroom instructional use as well as student products.
Avoid the simple 'copy and paste' and focus on structured summarizing skills using Keynote! Students can easily use Keynote to summarize web page resources! Using Marzano's strategies for effective summarizing, Keynote is an excellent tool when used correctly!
iWeb- iLife 06
iWeb is a great tool with immense potential in the classroom. Learn how to create web pages that include images, podcasts, movies, and other media. Classroom management options are covered as are options for publishing class, personal, and teacher web sites.
