FCPS Instructional Technology
2008 – 2009 Professional Development
Workshop Calendar
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Session Title |
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Register for This
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PhotoStory |
November 17, 2008 |
8:00 - 11:00 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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PhotoStory |
November 17, 2008 |
12:30 - 3:30 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: Photo
Story 3, a free software application, uses digital photos and other image
files to create slideshows that can be shared with others.
Participants
will explore the various effects integrated in the program such as zooming
and panning to make digital storytelling more attractive than a basic slide
show. Additionally, participants will learn advance features such as:
cropping photos, red-eye reduction, how to add special effects to photos,
record voice, add titles and subtitles, and how to add music. Participants
will explore content integration ideas. |
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Movie Maker |
November 17, 2008 |
8:00 - 11:00 |
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Movie Maker |
November 17, 2008 |
12:30 - 3:30 |
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Description: This workshop session will provide
participants with the skills to use free video-editing software, Windows
Movie Maker. With Movie Maker, participants will learn to turn footage from a
digital video camera into movies and share them on the Internet. Participants
will also learn how to download and edit movies from online sources such as
Discovery Streaming that have been flagged for "editing".
Integration ideas into the curricular areas will be shared and discussed. |
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Promethean For Beginners |
December 8 |
8:00 - 11:30 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: Workshop
participants will explore the basic functionality of the Promethean
Interactive Whiteboards. A review of the various software features/tools, how
to set up the board and integration ideas will be shared and discussed.
Participants
will be connected to a variety of online resources to explore. |
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Promethean For Beginners Elementary: ActiveStudio/ActivePrimary |
December 8 |
12:30 - 4:00 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: Workshop
participants will explore the basic functionality of the Promethean
Interactive Whiteboards. A review of the various software
features/tools, how to set up the board and integration ideas will be shared
and discussed. Participants will be connected to a variety
of online resources to explore. |
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ExamView: Secondary and
Media Specialist |
January 12 |
8:00 - 11:00 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: During
this workshop participants will explore the various differences between
ExamView Test Generator, ExamView Test Manager, and ExamView Player.
Additionally, participants will explore the various features of the ExamView
Suite such as: opening up pre-made ExamView resources, creating a new
question bank, saving a question bank, adding questions to the question bank,
closing a question bank, editing a question bank, and creating a test using a
bank. Workshop participants will discuss the
various benefits to using the ExamView Suite to support data-driven
instruction. |
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CPS (Classroom Performance
System): Secondary and Media Specialist |
January 12 |
12:00 - 3:00 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: Workshop
participants will learn to set up, create and deliver an assessment using the
classroom performance system (CPS) or blue clickers during this workshop.
Specific
skills covered during the workshop will be the integration of CPS with Power
Point, ExamView and the eChalkboard. Additionally,
participants will be connected to a variety of online resources to support
classroom use of CPS. The various benefits of using CPS to support
data-driven instruction will be discussed. |
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Pixie/WebBlender |
Feb 9 |
8:00 – 3:30 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: During this workshop participants will
explore two of the most popular Tech4Learning programs: Pixie and WebBlender.
Pixie
helps young children to show creativity and understanding of content. The
paint side lets students create original artwork, add stickers to tell a
story, type text, record voice for narration, edit photos, and more.
Additionally,
Pixie's built-in features allow students to share ideas by letting students
combine the pages they created on the Paint side into slide shows, video
podcasts, and web sites. They can use the print options to create booklets,
greeting cards, comic strips, trading cards, and more. WebBlender works alone or with Pixie
encouraging students and teachers to make creative and interactive
presentations and web sites. Participants will learn how to produce rich
sites with text, graphics, movies, Flash animations, and hyperlinks to share
school reports, field trips, and photo essays. The online media library,
podcast, table objects, and buttons will be explored to make creating
customized web sites easier than ever before. Participants will explore and
discuss various integration ideas, as well as be connected to rich online
integration and "how to" resources during this workshop session. |
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Pixie/WebBlender |
Feb 23 |
8:30 – 4:00 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: During this workshop participants will
explore two of the most popular Tech4Learning programs: Pixie and WebBlender.
Pixie
helps young children to show creativity and understanding of content. The
paint side lets students create original artwork, add stickers to tell a
story, type text, record voice for narration, edit photos, and more.
Additionally,
Pixie's built-in features allow students to share ideas by letting students
combine the pages they created on the Paint side into slide shows, video
podcasts, and web sites. They can use the print options to create booklets,
greeting cards, comic strips, trading cards, and more. WebBlender works alone or with Pixie
encouraging students and teachers to make creative and interactive
presentations and web sites. Participants will learn how to produce rich
sites with text, graphics, movies, Flash animations, and hyperlinks to share
school reports, field trips, and photo essays. The online media library,
podcast, table objects, and buttons will be explored to make creating
customized web sites easier than ever before. Participants will explore and
discuss various integration ideas, as well as be connected to rich online
integration and "how to" resources during this workshop session. |
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Web 2.0 (Secondary) |
March 9 |
8:00 - 3:30 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: According
to Wikipedia “Web 2.0 is a term describing changing trends in the use of World Wide
Web technology and web design
that aims to enhance creativity, secure information sharing,
collaboration and functionality of the web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the
development and evolution of web-based communities and its hosted
services, such as social-bookmarking sites, video
sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies.” During this
workshop session participants will explore a variety of Web 2.0 tools that
can be easily integrated into the classroom to support learning, and tools
that can be used to support district and school professional development
initiatives. |
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Web 2.0 (Elementary) |
March 23 |
8:30 – 4:00 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: According
to Wikipedia “Web 2.0 is a term describing changing trends in the use of World Wide
Web technology and web design
that aims to enhance creativity, secure information sharing,
collaboration and functionality of the web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the
development and evolution of web-based communities and its hosted
services, such as social-bookmarking sites, video
sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies.” During this
workshop session participants will explore a variety of Web 2.0 tools that
can be easily integrated into the classroom to support learning, and tools
that can be used to support district and school professional development
initiatives. |
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Web 2.0 for Media
Specialist |
March 30 |
8:00 – 3:30 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: According
to Wikipedia “Web 2.0 is a term describing changing trends in the use of World Wide
Web technology and web design
that aims to enhance creativity, secure information sharing,
collaboration and functionality of the web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the
development and evolution of web-based communities and its hosted
services, such as social-bookmarking sites, video
sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies.” During this
workshop session participants will explore a variety of Web 2.0 tools that
can be easily integrated into the classroom to support learning, and tools
that can be used to support district and school professional development
initiatives. |
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ExamView (Elementary and
Media Specialist) |
April 27 |
8:30 - 11:30 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: During
this workshop participants will explore the various differences between
ExamView Test Generator, ExamView Test Manager, and ExamView Player.
Additionally, participants will explore the various features of the ExamView
Suite such as: opening up pre-made ExamView resources, creating a new
question bank, saving a question bank, adding questions to the question bank,
closing a question bank, editing a question bank, and creating a test using a
bank. Workshop participants will discuss the
various benefits to using the ExamView Suite to support data-driven
instruction. |
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CPS (Elementary and Media
Specialist) |
April 27 |
12:30 - 3:30 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: Workshop
participants will learn to set up, create and deliver an assessment using the
classroom performance system (CPS) or blue clickers during this workshop.
Specific
skills covered during the workshop will be the integration of CPS with Power
Point, ExamView and the eChalkboard. Additionally,
participants will be connected to a variety of online resources to support
classroom use of CPS. The various benefits to using CPS to support
data-driven instruction will be discussed. |
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Audacity and Google Tools
(Secondary and Media Specialist) |
May 11 |
8:00 - 11:30 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Audacity
a free software program works much the same as the classroom tape recorders
of yesterday. This valuable tool allows teachers and
students to record their voice, listen to themselves read and other similar
activities. Workshop participants will learn how to create and modify voice
digital recordings. Participants will learn how to share files
by emailing, posting them online, or downloading onto an .mp3 player to
listen to them as a podcast! Google
offers a variety of collaborative tools perfectly designed to support
classroom and professional development experiences.
During
this workshop session participants will explore Google Tools such as: Google
Documents, Google Calendar, and Google Sites. Participants will
be introduced to a variety of online resources to support their Google
experiences as well as engage in discussion about the various integration
opportunities these tools provide to the classroom teacher as well as the
professional developer. |
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Audacity and Google Tools
(Elementary and Media Specialist) |
May 11 |
12:30 – 4:00 |
Curricular Computer
Lab |
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Description: Audacity
a free software program works much the same as the classroom tape recorders
of yesterday. This valuable tool allows teachers and
students to record their voice, listen to themselves read and other similar
activities. Workshop participants will learn how to create and modify voice
digital recordings. Participants will learn how to share files
by emailing, posting them online, or downloading onto an .mp3 player to
listen to them as a podcast! Google
offers a variety of collaborative tools perfectly designed to support
classroom and professional development experiences.
During
this workshop session participants will explore GoogleTools
such as: Google Documents, Google Calendar, and Google Sites.
Participants
will be introduced to a variety of online resources to support their Google
experiences as well as engage in discussion about the various integration
opportunities these tools provide to the classroom teacher as well as the
professional developer. |
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