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Presenters Jessica Anderson | Rob Bentley | John Bryner | Rick Cline | Jared Covili | Ann Howden Laura Hunter | Karen Krier | Victoria Rasmussen | Nate Southerland | Tim Stack |
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Garage Band – How To! | |||
| GarageBand for the Mac opens up a world of audio options. You can compose original music, coordinate built-in music to make compositions of your own, edit interviews and other recordings to perfect professional sounding podcasts and audio files. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Jessica Anderson | Saturday, March 1 | 9:15 - 10:15 | ||
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Language Arts Resources | |||
| Explore Internet sites, online interactives, video, lesson plans and other tools and resources to make your teaching more innovative and fun, as well as efficient for you. Bring your own favorite web resource to share… | ||||
| Handouts: Elementary Secondary Website |
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| Presenter: Jessica Anderson | Saturday, March 1 | 10:30 - 11:30 | ||
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Media Projects with iLife | |||
| Bring the sights and sounds that excite and inspire students into the classroom with iLife. Learn how iLife can help you create and share compelling digital media projects. Take a standard paper or oral presentation and make it come to life with audio, video and photos. Let students put it all together and share their projects in a web environment. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Jessica Anderson | Saturday, March 1 | 8:00 - 9:00 | ||
| Rob Bentley | Top | |||
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Creating Educational Games | |||
| In this session, see a demonstration of some simple interactive tools and activities that teachers or their students can create using Multimedia Fusion 2.0 software. Get an overview of how the software works so you can determine if you want to pursue this for your classroom! | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Rob Bentley | Saturday, March 1 | 9:15 - 10:15 | ||
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Educational Games in the Classroom | |||
| A lot of people are asking themselves why kids are so motivated to learn and succeed in the gaming world, and how we can learn from that to improve their interest and tenacity when it comes to succeeding the classroom. Learn about the pros and cons of using computer games in the classroom, and enough about the gaming culture to “get” what kids are talking about. Then, consider your position on the use of computer games in education and learn how you can create your own, or take advantage of some that are already available. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Rob Bentley | Friday, February 29 | 10:45 - 11:45 | ||
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Freeware you can USE! | |||
| Take a tour of some of the best free software tools now available for download or use on the Internet. Many of these great gadgets have easy applications in education in addition to the major “cool” factor. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Rob Bentley | Saturday, March 1 | 10:30 - 11:30 | ||
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SketchUp from Google | |||
| You may have heard about the free license for SketchUp you can get through your district. Learn the basics of creating simple shapes and 3-d effects with this robust design tool. Consider great applications in math and other curriculum areas, and SketchUp’s special appeal for visual learning and spatial reasoning. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Rob Bentley | Friday, February 29 | 2:30 - 3:30 | ||
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Foreign Language Resources | |||
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Learn about “tried and true” resources collected from several years of Internet and computer use to enhance Spanish language learning. Other multi-lingual resources will also be presented, and you can always contribute your favorite site to the discussion! | |||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Rob Bentley | Friday, February 29 | 1:15 - 2:15 | ||
| John Bryner | Top | |||
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Audacity Effectively | |||
| This session takes advantage of months of getting beginning tech users up and running with free Audacity software. Learn the basics of using this nifty audio editing tool to help with creating soundtracks or narrations for use in PowerPoint or other programs, and also how you can conduct interviews and enhance them with music intros/outros, and even edit out the “bloopers” to make professional sounding podcasts. | ||||
| Presenter: John Bryner | Saturday, March 1 | 8:00 - 9:00 | ||
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The Five W’s of Wikis | |||
| Explore the who, what, where, why and when of Wikis, not forgetting the all important HOW. This session covers the basics of setting up and using a free Wiki for educators through the PBWiki provider – “It’s as easy as making a peanut butter sandwich”. | ||||
| Presenter: John Bryner | Saturday, March 1 | 10:30 - 11:30 | ||
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Google Search – and Then What? | |||
| Everyone can “surf” the web these days, but not many can do so efficiently, and make sense of what they find. Especially among younger students, the assumption that “if it’s on the Internet, it must be true” is still pervasive. In this hands-on session, learn some strategies to make searching with any tool more productive, and get some tips on how YOU can spot bad information as well as ideas for helping your students to be more critical in their research. (Get a hint for spotting plagiarism, too!) | ||||
| Presenter: John Bryner | Saturday, March 1 | 9:15 - 10:15 | ||
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NETS Refresh | |||
| ISTE, the national host organization for UCET, recently updated their “national education technology standards” for teachers. Come and learn about the updated standards and discuss the impact and relevance of these important guidelines for K-12 educators using technology. | ||||
| Presenter: John Bryner | Friday, February 29 | 10:45 - 11:45 | ||
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PowerPoint Mastery (2007) | |||
| The newest version 2007 completely alters the way to begin creating a PowerPoint presentation. Many features can now be accessed within one or two clicks, and the color schemes and design options seem limitless as well as easy to apply. In this hands-on session explore how to do some of the basic functions differently with the new version, and then learn how to create links and get a taste of the fun possibilities from custom animation. | ||||
| Presenter: John Bryner | Friday, February 29 | 12:00 - 1:00 | ||
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Video iPod – More than a Toy | |||
| Maybe it takes a media specialist to exploit all of the curriculum options for such an innovative piece of technology. Learn about a variety of activities that teachers can use to incorporate this fun gadget for real learning and find out how to get fascinating curriculum resources loaded on to yours. See how it can be seamlessly incorporated into your teaching routine. | ||||
| Presenter: John Bryner | Friday, February 29 | 2:30 - 3:30 | ||
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Web 2.0 for 2008… | |||
| Some of the buzz has died down, but the fabric of the Internet is permanently changed. Any person with a computer and Internet can now author and publish their own stories, photos, videos, journals, books, opinions, events, computer programs, links lists, games and more. Every day, new free tools are made available to support this new paradigm of authorship. Explore a few of the best tools for educators and learn how you can be part of the 2.0 revolution. | ||||
| Presenter: John Bryner | Friday, February 29 | 1:15 - 2:15 | ||
| Rick Cline | Top | |||
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Internet Safety: What's the Risk? | |||
| Every time you get on the Internet you take a risk - from getting a computer virus to getting exposed to pornography. Participants in this session will learn about the risks of getting on the Internet and what they can do to create a safer Internet environment at school and at home. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Rick Cline | Friday, February 29 | 2:30 - 3:30 | ||
| Jared Covili | Top | |||
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Google: Search this! | |||
| Don’t look now, but Google is taking over the world (and that’s a good thing!). In this workshop teachers will learn about all the wonderful tools Google has developed and discover all their educational uses. We’ll look at Picasa, Google Earth, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and more! Don’t be afraid to search us out! | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Jared Covili | Friday, February 29 | 2:30 - 3:30 | ||
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Skype: Look at Me when I’m Talking to You |
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| This class will show teachers how to use Skype, a free social software, to communicate with parents and students over the Internet. Learn about all the possibilities when you can bring the outside world into your classroom. From Guest Speakers to office hours from home, it’s up to you when you’re Skyping. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Jared Covili | Saturday, March 1 | 8:00 - 9:00 | ||
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Google Earth: It’s a Small World |
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| Google Earth can bring the world to your students. Learn how to use Google Earth to create virtual fieldtrips to distant places. Show students how to interpret real world data. Find ready-made references to different events in history. Google Earth is a content rich resource and we'll explore the world, bringing people and places together. Remember: It's a small world after all. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Jared Covili | Friday, February 29 | 1:15 - 2:15 | ||
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Gabcast: Create a Podcast with your Cell Phone |
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| Maybe you’ve heard about podcasting, but are afraid it’s too complicated and time consuming to create your own. Worry no more. You can create your very own podcast using nothing more than the web and your cell phone. In this session we’ll use Gabcast to guide you through the process of creating and sharing a podcast using your very own cell phone. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Jared Covili | Friday, February 29 | 12:00 - 1:00 | ||
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Setting your Digital Images Free | |||
| Most of us love our digital cameras. We take hundreds of pictures, but most never see the light of day, trapped in our computers forever. During this session we’ll share tons of great ways to release your photos from their digital prison. Slideshows, photo books, blogging, online sharing – come learned all the options available to you and your imprisoned pictures. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Jared Covili | Saturday, March 1 | 10:30 - 11:30 | ||
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Faculty Lounge Panel with David Pogue | |||
| Join David Pogue and a panel of Educational Technology Specialists(Tim Stack, Jared Covili, Rick Gaisford and Kelly Dumont) for lively discussion about emerging technologies and their educational applications. | ||||
| Presenter: Jared Covili | Friday, February 29 | 10:45 - 11:45 | ||
| Ann Howden | Top | |||
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Photoshop Elements | |||
| In this double session, begin at the beginning and learn to do basic image editing with Photoshop Elements. This software, cheaper and more simple to use than the full professional version, allows for a lot of creativity without burdensome technical detail. Use sample photos to work through basic editing techniques and leave with some fun ideas for classroom application of your new skills. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Ann Howden | Friday, February 29 | 10:45 - 11:45 | ||
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The Pioneer (Library) Experience | |||
| After teaching over 200 teachers through UEN’s online class, we’ve collected a lot of ideas and experiences from around the state. Explore Pioneer library, learn to use the new “federated search” for a more Google-like experience, and find out the best ways to use Pioneer in your curriculum based on the real-life experience of teachers just like you! | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Ann Howden | Friday, February 29 | 2:30 - 3:30 | ||
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Social Studies Resources | |||
| Get the “new for this year” list of online interactives, web sites, digital videos and other tech tools and resources to support your curriculum. Bring your own favorite resource to share. | ||||
| Handout: PDF | ||||
| Presenter: Ann Howden | Friday, February 29 | 1:15 - 2:15 | ||
| Laura Hunter | Top | |||
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What’s New in eMedia? | |||
| Learn from the source about all the newest video and other digital resources available to Utah’s K-12 educators through UEN’s eMedia video download service. Get a peek at what’s coming soon, as well as learn about some of the lesser known features available in eMedia (close captioning, iPod compatible and more!) | ||||
| Presenter: Laura Hunter | Friday, February 29 | 12:00 - 1:00 | ||
| Karen Krier | Top | |||
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Creating a Classroom Web site is Quick and Easy with my.uen | |||
| Creating a classroom web site doesn't have to be difficult. In fact, you will be able to walk away from this session with a completed web site that contains a classroom calendar, announcements, pictures, links to handouts and web sites and much more. Karen will share some my.uen tips and tricks, as well as future enhancements. If you have heard about the new my.uen but haven't found time to really explore it - now is the time - it's free and easy! |
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| Handouts: my.uen Help Center | ||||
| Presenter: Karen Krier | Friday, February 29 | 10:45 - 11:45 | ||
| Friday, February 29 | 12:00 - 1:00 | |||
| Victoria Rasmussen | Top | |||
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Excel: Fun Projects and Games | |||
| For those who are a little familiar with spreadsheets, this session includes ideas for a variety of curriculum-related activities you and students can do with Excel. One or two projects will be completed step-by-step during the session. | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Victoria Rasmussen | Saturday, March 1 | 8:00 - 9:00 | ||
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Excel: Super Basics | |||
| If you enjoy the fact that your spouse or child can dazzle you with secret Excel knowledge that makes things magically happen to your data, this may not be the session for you. But, if you have always wondered “why” and “how”, or just want to prove that “you can do it, too!,” come and get a solid foundation of Excel skills and develop an understanding of spreadsheet functionality in this class for beginners. | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Victoria Rasmussen | Friday, February 29 | 12:00 - 1:00 | ||
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Undiscovered Country: Library of Congress for Educators | |||
| Bring dry topics to life with audio, video, amazing images, historical documents and fun, collaborative activities that are ready to go! Compelling collections designed for educators can truly enrich a classroom and help students to personally connect with history, politics, literature, American culture and more. If you haven’t visited lately, come to this session and discover many new lessons and activities that make it so easy to get what you need out of this rich resource. | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Victoria Rasmussen | Friday, February 29 | 1:15 - 2:15 | ||
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Word UP! (2007) | |||
| The new features available in version 2007 of Word, as well as the different program organization will really change the way people create documents. Learn about the new, easy to use design and style features, quick parts and building blocks, and see how document review and collaboration works more smoothly. | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Victoria Rasmussen | Saturday, March 1 | 10:30 - 11:30 | ||
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Online Teaching and Learning | |||
| If you are interested in supplementing your in-person teaching with online materials, are curious about options for collaborating over a distance, or just wondering if an online class might work for you, this session should appeal. Explore 1) what students need to bring for online learning success, 2) a variety of tools for extending learning beyond a classroom and 3) some options for teacher professional development online. And, plan to share your own ideas and experiences with this fledgling but ever-growing mode of teaching and learning. | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Victoria Rasmussen | Saturday, March 1 | 9:15 - 10:15 | ||
| Nate Southerland | Top | |||
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Digital TV Transition – Are You Ready? | |||
| In this session, we will explore the facts and myths about digital television, high-definition television, and digital broadcasting and help you prepare your home and school for the digital transition. | ||||
| Presenter: Nate Southerland | Saturday, March 1 | 8:00 - 9:00 | ||
| Saturday, March 1 | 9:15 - 10:15 | |||
| Tim Stack | Top | |||
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What’s New in Dreamweaver CS3? | |||
| Learn about the latest developments and figure out if it’s time for you to upgrade. Explore how to do a few basic functions in the new software and discuss the impact and benefits as well as slick new features with this latest product upgrade. | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Tim Stack | Saturday, March 1 | 9:15 - 10:15 | ||
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Storybooks with Comic Life | |||
| This software, now available for Windows as well as Mac, excites and motivates students as they get to create their own comic book worlds. Learn to use the software, and preview some web sites from other educators who have sample projects and support materials available. Comic Life can enhance learning, the proof is out there! | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Tim Stack | Friday, February 29 | 1:15 - 2:15 | ||
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Make a Website with iWeb | |||
| Do you have a Mac? Are you caught in the middle where my.uen isn’t appropriate, but Adobe’s Dreamweaver and Fireworks evade your grasp? Mac brings their typical user-friendly style to web site design with iWeb, and you can learn the basics in this short session. | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Tim Stack | Saturday, March 1 | 10:30 - 11:30 | ||
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Math Resources | |||
| Learn about online interactives, digital video, web sites, lesson plans and some cool new web and technology tools to re-invigorate your math curriculum. Technology can increase your students’ motivation as well as retention, and it can breathe new life into your lessons and teaching methods. Bring your favorite tech tool or resource to share! | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Tim Stack | Friday, February 29 | 12:00 - 1:00 | ||
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Join the Video Sharing Revolution | |||
| YouTube is just the beginning. The creativity of young people has been unleashed. Learn how you can participate and unleash your own creativity, but also see ideas and strategies for harnessing and channeling the energy of your students into video projects that help them learn. | ||||
| Handout: pdf | ||||
| Presenter: Tim Stack | Friday, February 29 | 2:30 - 3:30 | ||
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Faculty Lounge Panel with David Pogue | |||
| Join David Pogue and a panel of Educational Technology Specialists(Tim Stack, Jared Covili, Rick Gaisford and Kelly Dumont) for lively discussion about emerging technologies and their educational applications. | ||||
| Presenter: Tim Stack | Friday, February 29 | 10:45 - 11:45 | ||