Summer2012

The Springfield City School District Summer Technology Institute 2012 Registration for Late Summer Classes are open at the links below. //You are welcome to visit this page frequently to monitor it's progress and updates!//

__//**Summer Technology Institute Notes:**//__ //**(Last Updated August 6th at 12:50 pm)**//
 * We are working to offer a couple additional classes prior to classes starting for fall 2012 (August 2012)
 * All classes will be held in the Clark Center unless otherwise noted.
 * Maximum enrollment in all classes is 15 participants; if classes fill up, additional sections of that class may be scheduled.
 * These classes are provided at no cost to participants who are current employees of the Springfield City School District.
 * Pre-registration for ALL sessions is required (registration links are below.)
 * Participants who are paid stipends for attending these session are not eligible to use these classes for SAGU Credit.
 * //Creating Collaboration with Wikis class extended to 3 hrs on the Calendar and Registration page (May 14)//
 * //Late Summer Session Classes and Registration added (May 23) (Now Closed!)//
 * The Summer Technology Institute Conference Will NOT be held during the Summer of 2012!
 * LWI2 Classes: Learn-With-It, Leave-With-It class information is available on it's own page: click here for that page.

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Last-year's Tech PD Calendar is here

__ Resources for Summer Technology Institute sessions __  __**Registration**__ 2012 Summer Technology Institute Registration: June Session June Registration is now Closed 2012 Summer Technology Institute Registration: Late Summer Session Late Summer Registration is now closed 2012 Summer Technology Institute Conference Registration (The Summer 2012 Tech Conference has been postponed)

__**Session Descriptions:**__ June Session Classes Late Summer Session Classes

__**Session Evaluation**__ Class Evaluation Form (Not yet active!)

__**Online Classes**__ Moodle



__**Late Summer 2012 Class offerings**__
//Participants will attend this class virtually in Moodle from home (or anywhere they can connect to the web!) where activities will be flexible where participants can complete their activities within the time frames provided by the instructor. Participants will learn how to create their own Personal/Professional Learning Network(PLN) by finding, exploring and sharing web-based resources and communities of educators and other professionals. Once you have created this network, you can use it to grow in the professional practice of being an educator or working within an educational institution as well as in your specific content area or are of expertise.//
 * Creating your very own PLN (Personal/Professional Learning Network) ONLINE via Moodle,** **(7.5 hrs)**

//Participants do not need to know how to use Moodle to take this class; they will be learning the basics of taking a class in Moodle as they participate in this classes activities.//

//Use this free tool to video call/conference with another teacher, classroom, content provider, etc who is using SKYPE anywhere on the planet! All you and the remote site need is a computer, an internet connection, a microphone and web cam and you can have a live video call/conference. Participants will set up their own SKYPE account and learn how to use the software as well as how to connect with another site.//
 * Using SKYPE, (2 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

//Come learn how to make your own animated short videos with Xtranormal! What's Xtranormal; just watch this video!// @http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/featured/30
 * Creating animated videos with Xtranormal. (2 hrs)** **Class Outline(pending)**

//A Quick and easy way to get content onto the web is via a Wiki! Come learn the basics of setting up you very own wiki on Wikispaces and learn how to edit the pages, create new pages, create hyperlinks to other web pages, embed picture, documents, video and other content! Also learn to use your wiki to create collaboration via inviting others to be a member of your wiki and to take part in online discussion on your wiki.//
 * Getting Online with Wikis: The Basics (2 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

//Is Powerpoint getting dull? Learn to use this free, dynamical tool for creating presentations that are more exciting that PowerPoint that can provide a big picture perspective, that can be delivered on a big screen, viewed or explored individually via the web and can be linear like PowerPoint. Prezis can also be interacted with via a SMART Board. These can be created and viewed using only a web browser on a computer that is connected to the web or on iPads and iPhones with the free Prezi viewer App.//
 * Creating Engaging Presentations with Prezi, (2 hrs) Class Outline**

//This easy to use video editing program has been installed on every Mac that has shipped in the past 12 years and is the standard for high-quality, easy to use video editing. Participants will learn how to import/capture video, place them into the movie, trim away unwanted footage, create stills from the video, add/edit audio and musics, place titles over the video, add transitions between clips and then finishe their move so they can share it with others!//
 * Editing Video with iMovie (2.5 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

//Apple's audio editing software that is included with every mac is easy to use and powerful too! Learn how to record yourself, import audio, trim and edit your clips, work with multiple audio tracks, apply special effects, clean up noisy audio and more! If you want to easily create podcast, this is your tool. When you are don, learn how to finish your recording and share it with others.//
 * Editing Audio with GarageBand (2.5 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

//An introductory class that will explore topics such as menu basics, formatting cells, and charts. //
 * Excel Basics, (3 hrs)**

//Adding to the expertise of the basic user class, topics such as formulas, pivot tables, and macros will be explored. //
 * Excel Intermediate, (2 hrs)**

//Participants of this course will need to bring copies of Excel workbooks on a flash drive that they wish to discuss or work on with the rest of the group. //
 * Excel Advanced, (2 hrs)**

//Learn the basics of SurveyMonkey to create online surveys, questionnaires and assessments as well as view and analyze the data that is collected.//
 * SurveyMonkey, (2hrs)**

//This class provides a thorough covering of the basics of how to set up and use a SMART Board and the included SMART notebook in the class. Included is instruction on how to set up the board, how to use the SMART board to control your computer, how to use the SMART board as a virtual whiteboard, using the Ink Annotation layer, using the SMART NoteBook, it's Galleries, the Lesson Activity tool kit and introduces the users to the SMART exchange library of ready-made activities!//
 * SMART Board Boot Camp (6 hrs)** **Class Outline**

//Ready to start using the SMART Board but not sure if you can create great interactive lessons? This class shows participants where they can find ready to use activities with the SMART notebook// //without needing to know how to create them!//
 * SMART NoteBook: Ready-Made Resources, (2 hrs)**

//Participants will receive a general overview of DataDirector and will explore topics such as maneuvering around the website, searching for student data, and creating programs. Participants will then learn how to create answer keys and documents, scan the documents once the students have completed them, and see the results of the assessments. Finally, participants will explore the pre-built reports in Data Director as well as make their own reports from student data collected. //
 * DataDirector, (4 hrs)**

//Take what you know about the SMART NoteBook and build interactive lessons in the SMART NoteBook that you can take back and use in your classroom. This class requires users to have a good working knowledge of how to create, format and manipulate objects in the SMART NoteBook.//
 * Creating Activities with the SMART NoteBook, (3 hrs)**

//This session teaches the basics of setting up and using the SMART Senteo and SMART Response family of Student Response Systems better know as "clickers." Participants need a basic knowledge of the SMART Notebook and will learn how to set of their class lists, the clickers themselves and then create SMART Noteook pages with questions for students to respond to with the clickers. Participants will also learn how the view the data collected via the clickers.//
 * SMART Sento/SMART Response Clicker Basics, (3 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

LWI2 Classes: Learn-With-It, Leave-With-It class information is available on it's own page found by clicking here.


 * --The Following Classes are being planned for Late Summer Workshops however they have not yet been scheduled--**

//This session provides a thorough overview of the ELMO brand document cameras widely used within the district, how to use the ImageMate software that comes with the cameras that allow you to connect the camera to your computer to capture(scan) images into your computer, into the SMART NoteBook and that allows them to use the SMART Board's Ink/Overlay tools with whatever is placed under the document camera. Participants will also receive ideas for using their Doc Cams in classroom beyond just showing book and notes to the whole class.//
 * Using Document Cameras(ELMOS,) (3 hrs) Class Outline**

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__**June 2012 Class offerings**__

 * Finding, Exploring and Sharing Free Interactive Web Resources: ONLINE via Moodle,** **June 11 - 27** **(7.5 hrs)**

//Participants will attend this class virtually in Moodle from home (or anywhere they can connect to the web!) where activities will be flexible where participants can complete their activities with the time frames provided by the instructor. Participants will learn how to locate interactive web resources, share what they find with their peers and then collaboratively create lists of free interactive web-based resources with their fellow classmates. Participants do not need to know how to use Moodle to take this class they will be learning the basics of taking a class in Moodle as they participate in the classes activities.//


 * SMART Board Boot Camp, June 8th (6 hrs)** **Class Outline**

//This class provides a thorough covering of the basics of how to set up and use a SMART Board and the included SMART notebook in the class. Included is instruction on how to set up the board, how to use the SMART board to control your computer, how to use the SMART board as a virtual whiteboard, using the Ink Annotation layer, using the SMART NoteBook, it's Galleries, the Lesson Activity tool kit and introduces the users to the SMART exchange library of ready-made activities!//


 * Prezi, June 11, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, (2 Hrs)**

//Still creating presentations with PowerPoint? Re-engage your audiences or students with Prezi! This free, online tool for creating traditional linear presentation as well as ones that are browsable and explorable by participants and that can be made available to anyone with a web browser including those using iPads and iPhones. Additionally, Prezi allows you and participants to see the relationship between and within the topics you are presenting. Tired of seeing PowerPoint presentations as the product of a student project? Turn them on to Prezi and they can more readily show you a their depth of knowledge and understanding of the concepts their presentation than they can with PowerPoint.//


 * Mastering the SMART Notebook, June 15th (3 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

//Participants will develop a full understanding of this key piece of software that is included with the SMART board and that is the key tool for creating interactive activities to use with the board. Participants will also learn to customize the resources in the lesson activity toolkit for their grade level and the desired content area. This class provides more details on the SMART Notebook than the SMART Board Boot Camp offers.//


 * Creating Activities with the SMART NoteBook, June 15th (3 hrs)**

//Take what was learned in the Mastering the SMART NoteBook class and build interactive lessons in the SMART NoteBook that you can take back and use in your classroom. This class requires users to have a good working knowledge of how to create, format and manipulate objects in the SMART NoteBook.//


 * SMART NoteBook: Ready-Made Resources, June 18th (2 hrs)**

//Ready to start using the SMART Board but not sure if you can create great interactive lessons? This class shows participants where they can find ready to use activities with the SMART notebook// //without needing to know how to create them!//


 * Interactive Web Resources for Classroom Use, June 12th (2 hrs)**

//Ready to start using the SMART Board but not sure if you can create great interactive lessons? Not yet comfortable with the SMART NoteBook? This class shows participants where they can find ready to use interactive website to be used at the board OR by students at the computers int he classroom or computer labs. These resources are the quickest way to bring interactivity to the SMART Board.//


 * SMART Sento/SMART Response Clicker Basics, June 25th (3 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

//This session teaches the basics of setting up and using the SMART Senteo and SMART Response family of Student Response Systems better know as "clickers." Participants need a basic knowledge of the SMART Notebook and will learn how to set of their class lists, the clickers themselves and then create SMART Noteook pages with questions for students to respond to with the clickers. Participants will also learn how the view the data collected via the clickers.//


 * Excel Basics, June 25th (3 hrs)**

//An introductory class that will explore topics such as menu basics, formatting cells, and charts. //


 * Excel Intermediate, June 26th (2 hrs)**

//Adding to the expertise of the basic user class, topics such as formulas, pivot tables, and macros will be explored. //


 * Excel Advanced, June 27th (2 hrs)**

//Participants of this course will need to bring copies of Excel workbooks on a flash drive that they wish to discuss or work on with the rest of the group. //


 * Moodle, June 13th (6 hrs)**

//Learn the basics of what Moodle, participate in a simple Moodle class to experience the learner's perspective and then begin to create your own online class or activities in Moodle. Participants do not need to have any prior background with Moodle.//


 * DataDirector, June 27th (4 hrs)**

//Participants will receive a general overview of DataDirector and will explore topics such as maneuvering around the website, searching for student data, and creating programs. Participants will then learn how to create answer keys and documents, scan the documents once the students have completed them, and see the results of the assessments. Finally, participants will explore the pre-built reports in Data Director as well as make their own reports from student data collected. //


 * SurveyMonkey, June 20 (2hrs)**

//Learn the basics of SurveyMonkey to create online surveys, questionnaires and assessments as well as view and analyze the data that is collected.//


 * Using SKYPE, June 26 (2 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

//Use this free tool to video call/conference with another teacher, classroom, content provider, etc who is using SKYPE anywhere on the planet! All you and the remote site need is a computer, an internet connection, a microphone and web cam and you can have a live video call/conference. Participants will set up their own SKYPE account and learn how to use the software as well as how to connect with another site.//


 * Creating Engaging Presentations with Prezi, June 11th (2 hrs) Class Outline**

//Is Powerpoint getting dull? Learn to use this free, dynamical tool for creating presentations that are more exciting that PowerPoint that can provide a big picture perspective, that can be delivered on a big screen or viewed individually via the web and can be linear like PowerPoint or can be browsed. Prezis can also be interacted with via a SMART Board. These can be created and viewed using only a web browser on a computer that is connected to the web.//


 * Using Document Cameras(ELMOS,) June 12th (3 hrs) Class Outline**

//This session provides a thorough overview of the ELMO brand document cameras widely used within the district, how to use the ImageMate software that comes with the cameras that allow you to connect the camera to your computer to capture(scan) images into your computer, into the SMART NoteBook and that allows them to use the SMART Board's Ink/Overlay tools with whatever is placed under the document camera. Participants will also receive ideas for using their Doc Cams in classroom beyond just showing book and notes to the whole class.//


 * Wikis: Creating Collaboration June 14th (3 hrs) Class Outline(pending)**

//Learn to set up a wiki and use it creating collaboration in your classroom and school. Participants will sign up for a free wiki and learn how to create and set up pages, invite collaborators, create discussions, embed videos, calendars and other tools onto your wiki’s pages. Participants will also learn how to administer their wiki. //


 * Open Technology Lab, June 22nd (3 hrs)**

//The technology open lab is your opportunity to continue and complete projects begun in other workshop sessions with an expert present to help answer your questions! Teachers and staff are also invited to drop in and ask a knowledgeable person about your tech questions. Participants will receive certificates for the amount of time they participated in the open lab session//.

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__**Summer Technology Conference 2012**__
August 8th & 9th 2011

Apply to Present Small Group sessions and Hands-on sessions(Closed as of June 4, 2012)

//**Additional Information Pending!**//

Small Group Sessions

Hands-On Sessions

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