August 20, 2007
Posted in Tech Coord
Training Suggestions
If you have any suggestions for training that falls under a particular technology listed to the right, leave a comment under that technology (i.e. click on the category name and post there). If you don’t find a technology listed that you’d like to learn more about, leave it here.
Here is a summary of what Diane & I have brainstormed so far for departmental training. Is this on track? Please leave your comments & suggestions.
| Communication Technologies | Chatting solutions, Discussion Forums, Skype |
| Basic A/V &Mac OS X Hints | Troubleshooting A/V issues; how to be speedy on a Mac |
| Social Bookmarking & the Internet | Working together to create a large bookmarking resource (simpy, diig, de.li.ci.io.us; how to organize sites under tabs; create browser bookmarks; Internet Resources (for research, grammar exercises, video, audio, pedagogical) |
| Working with images | CAMIO art database, image formats, how to resize, edit photos, photoshop basics, storing photos, backing up media, downloading, naming & storing images |
| PowerPoint & Beyond | Sharing how PowerPoint has been used, how it might be used, how other solutions might be used (Pages, Blogs, iWeb, etc.) |
| Podcasting &RSS education | Why RSS/XML is important to you; how podcasting works; podcasting solutions |
| Working with sound | How to create audio files on Garage Band & Audacity; tips, tricks, applications |
| iFlash | How to use iFlash; classroom applications; possibilities for export; group project? |
| Blogs | How to set up blogs; classroom uses. |
Aug 22, 2007 at 9:14 am
Allison says,
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Sep 21, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Allison says,
Here’s a loose outline of what I THINK are the major training needs for the department, based on what I’ve learned so far. I’ve still got lots to learn (and thank you to those who have filled out your surveys– it helps me immensely!) so this is what I’m thinking. Very open to your feedback:
OCTOBER 9: Photo Booth / Comic Life / Spotlight / Connecting to servers
NOVEMBER 13: PowerSchool questions / MAC OS X hints / What’s coming in Leopard
DECEMBER 11: Web Tools for Collaboration: Community Bookmarking / Wikis / Blogs
JANUARY 15: DiLL: How to use it more effectively/creatively
FEBRUARY 12: Skype/iChat: Possible applications
MARCH 11: Podcasting/RSS: Ways to use Podcasts
APRIL 8: Images: Shared iPhoto library? Editing Images Use in Classroom
MAY 13: Intro to Blog & Web Design (for those who want to design over the summer) and how to use them in language classrooms
LATE JUNE/EARLY JULY: 3-day? workshop on iMovie, iWeb, Blogging, Dreamweaver, Leopard + one-on-one follow-ups throughout the summer as needed
I’m sort of thinking of a 4-pt, 25-30 minute format for these meetings:
• play chocolate game (5 min)
• demonstration (10 min)
• optional assignment for those who choose to accept it
• discussion (10 min)
What do you think? What do you want? This is your time, and I definitely want to make it worthwhile. Please let me know what you really would like. I’m hoping that together we’ll be able to share and come up with some really great applications of these technologies…
Oct 2, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Rosa says,
It looks good. What would it be, part of the department meeting?
Oct 2, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Allison says,
Yes, our plan was to look at these themes during Departmental Meeting. Are there other times you’d like to do tech training stuff?