Tech Academy

Tech Academy 2009-10: We made it! WHAT NEW KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS PROGRAM IS MOST APPLICABLE IN YOUR CLASSROOM?

Housekeeping items…
Reminder: all artifacts (lessons, teacher files, student submissions) MUST be turned in / attached to your lesson plans
Flip video camcorders: Stay with your school if you move or are transferred
Flip video files need to be converted- we will do this tonight

Agenda for this evening
Reviewing the content we covered throughout the year
Teacher standards
Student standards
Software programs
Web sites
Converting Flip video files for use w/MovieMaker
Web 2.0 website activity
Evaluation

Covering the standards
Two sets of standards we discussed
MD student technology standards
MD teacher technology standards
Partner question:
Which set of standards are easier to meet? Why?
On a scale of 1 – 10, 10 being the highest, rate your level of comfort with the student standards and teacher standards (rate each separately). How does this compare to your beginning level of knowledge?

Programs / sites that were reviewed:
Audacity
Delicious
Tech4Learning: Imageblender, Webblender, Pixie, Frames
PhotoStory
Inspiration / Kidspiration
Discovery Streaming
MovieMaker
Which program was your favorite? Why?
Which program was your students’ favorite?

How will you “fit” activities like this into your daily lesson plans?
We know about the many responsibilities of teachers. How can you fit in engaging, technology-integrated activities into your lessons the rest of this year?
What are some road blocks or lessons learned about technology that you will keep in mind for future planning and implementation?

Flip video cameras
Property belongs to your current school
Can be used for school-related activities
Make sure to get parent permission before recording student faces or voices for publication
Camera stays with your school if you leave
Next: how to convert your video file so it can be opened using MovieMaker and Windows Media Player

Converting Flip Video Files
Video format changed on new Flip Video files to allow for better resolution and quality
See the TRT Flip Video page
How to convert videos into a readable format
Give it a try! Copy a flip file from the staff drive to your desktop. Try to use it with WinFF. See if your saved file opens in Windows Media Player.

Next up: Web 2.0 Websites
We will break down into small groups
Your group will review a Web 2.0 website
Tool / site will be assigned to your group
You will have 30 minutes to explore it
You will report your findings to the rest of us, such as the main features & your impressions
Fill out the Google Document at the bottom of this page
You will present a 5 minute overview to the group

Evaluation: please complete our course evaluation
Think about everything that you have learned this year. Consider all facets of the course when completing the course evaluation.
Click here to complete the evaluation

Tech Academy

by jwisnouse on Feb 20, 2010

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