Technology Classes I've Created and Taught

Classroom Projects with MS PowerPoint
Come learn a variety of ways to use PowerPoint for classroom activities and projects. Here are just a few samples: create a Dictionary of Students incorporating a digital camera; ABC Books - any topic will do; learn how to incorporate state reports into PowerPoint presentations. Make seating charts, certificates, and more!

Classroom Projects with MS Publisher
Microsoft Publisher is an easy way to get students using technology in your classroom. You leave this workshop with at least five ideas you can use in your classroom from the first day of school on. If you've been looking for a way to jump start the use of technology in your classroom, this workshop is for you!


Creating Digital Stories with MovieMaker
With easy access to a digital camera in each classroom, creating digital stories is easier than ever. Learn how to build simple movies using MovieMaker 2 and a combination of video clips and still images. Students can use this same technique to create visual poetry, illustrate a scientific concept, or even put together a story problem. You'll walk out prepared to use tools available in every classroom in the district!!!

Integrating Technology With SchoolKit EdClass
Are you ready to put technology to use in your classroom, but aren't quite sure where to start? SchoolKit eNactz offers you nearly 700 ready to use, standards-based activities for grades Kindergarten through High School that you can use in your classroom immediately! This workshop will show you how to access the activities, choose those that are most appropriate for you, and most importantly, how to get started using them in the classroom immediately. All activities use Word, PowerPoint and Excel as the base software, so you have everything you need to start the moment you finish the workshop!



Intro to UnitedStreaming (Part I of Effective Use of Video in the Classroom)
UnitedStreaming on-demand video service provides you access to over 3,000 videos, correlated with standards, whenever you need them. In this workshop you will set up your account, learn to create and use playlists and use the powerful search tools to quickly find video clips to use in your classroom. A system overview will be provided to help you understand how the system works in Everett Public Schools, and how you can access the system from both home and school. Those who wish to earn clock hours for this workshop must also attend Effective Use Of Video in the Classroom: Part 2.



Introduction to UnitedStreaming Video
UnitedStreaming on-demand video service provides you access to over 5,000 videos, correlated with standards, whenever you need them. In this workshop you will set up your account, learn to create and use playlists and use the powerful search tools to quickly find video clips to use in your classroom. A system overview will be provided to help you understand how the system works in Everett Public Schools, and how you can access the system from both home and school. The workshop will also teach you how to integrate videos in with your PowerPoint and other MS Office applications.

Marco Polo
A partnership among the leading national and international educational organizations and the MCI Foundation, MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom features seven discipline-specific Web sites that house Partner-created and reviewed Internet-based lessons and resources-all at no cost. MarcoPolo makes commercial-free, standards-based content of the highest quality easily accessible to teachers and students. You'll leave this workshop knowing how to find AWESOME web based resources and ideas for using them in your classroom

Multimedia Fieldtrip
Field trips provide a rich learning environment for students, but they are usually over so fast that it is hard to remember everything you experienced. Technology allows you to overcome this limitation!!
Spend four days learning to use technology to help bring field trips with you back to the classroom! We'll show you how to use a variety of tools to capture the sights, sounds and voices you encounter while on a classroom field trip. We'll then spend a day on a field trip of Everett, returning with a wealth of information, both digital and analog. The last two days of the workshop will be spent creating a 'digital story' of the field trip, using one of the following four applications (you'll choose which one on the first day of the class):
- Clicker 4 Learning Grids
- PhotoStory 3
- Movie Maker
- Photo enhancement software
At the end of the workshop, we'll regroup and share our stories with each other around the "digital campfire."


PhotoStory, Classroom Projects Across the Curriculum
Now that you've learned to use PhotoStory in our beginning workshops, take this opportunity to learn to integrate PhotoStory into many projects in the classroom in this hands-on workshop. You will see a variety of completed projects in several content areas and learn how to manage your classroom for successful completion of projects. Walk away from this workshop ready to help your students complete a PhotoStory learning project.



Podcasting Basics
Session ONE:
What is a podcast? How can you use them in class to meet educational standards and align with your current curriculum? What tools are needed to create one? These questions will be answered and you will have time to begin your first practice podcast using Audacity. You will have a homework assignment to complete before the next session.

Session TWO:
How can you add music and sound effects to your podcast? How can you set up your classroom to have students recording and creating? How do you share the finished product with the world? This session will have you create a second podcast practice and set-up your school blog for sharing podcasts. You will also be given a framework for creating a specialized podcast for your classroom.


Power Point Projects and Ideas for Students and Teachers
Come learn a variety of ways to use Power Point for classroom activities and projects. Here are just a few samples: create a Dictionary of Students incorporating a digital camera; ABC Books - any topic will do; learn how to incorporate WebQuest State reports into Power Point presentations. Make seating charts, certificates, and more!

Using Technology to Support Elementary Science
Science and technology go hand in hand, and this workshop will show you a multitude of ways you can integrate technology with the new science kits. You'll see a variety of examples that you can quickly adapt to your kit, as well as understand which SchoolKit EdClass activities are appropriate with each. Learn how to extend the Science Kits into other content areas such as reading and writing as well. You'll leave this workshop inspired to add that extra touch to your science instruction.

Word Projects and Ideas for Students and Teachers
The focus will be on using Word for classroom activities and projects. Create your own plan book and grading sheets. Learn to make name tags for desks, lockers, or anything you need. Have students create their own absent notes for parents to use throughout the year. Create ABC books for any topic. Learn to create 'poems in motion,' which is a poem that looks like the topic you are writing about. Make games for kids using Word.