February 12, 2009 07:45 PM
Resources for "Play. Share. Have fun with the iPhone/iTouch"
All resources for the session, as well as the blog that you will be posting to from your iPhone/iPod Touch, can be found on the Wordpress blog.
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February 19, 2008 08:14 AM
Digital Storytelling - MarcoTorres
We learned it is essential to share the work your students have produced. Pictures and video pictures are original, but many times there is a temptation to use copyrighted music. Marco demonstrated some basic ways to compose original music with little music knowledge. One suggestion was from - http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Session-main.html has the "garage band" software that can be used to product original music.
Below are some questions to ask the students to answer before the production of a movie begins, these questions will guide their thinking.
Ask the what- "What I would like to movie to be on?"
What is the how- "What do I need to produce this movie?"
Aim for very short stories, the average is less than 7 minutes.
A couple of examples of student project can be: 30 second film that shows your passion or what do you like about your day. You can always add some guiding limitations, such as, that they can not use your face in the video.
Marco shared how camera by A and B settings. The A side is for a close up,such as, a person's face. The B side will be items that further the dimension of the film, pictures of buildings or environments.
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February 18, 2008 03:45 PM
Gadgets for Everyone!
Leslie Fisher is the presenter. lesliefisher.com
Utility Software: Snapz Pro ($49 from Ambrosia Software for Mac) and Snagit ($39 from Snagit for Windows) - the best screen shot software.
Instant Messaging: Consolidate your IM messaging into one app. Adium for the Mac (free) www.adiumx.com. For Windows, use Trillian (free).
Fonts: http://www.extensis.com Extensis Suitcase. Puts all fonts in a special folder. Helps speed up system.
Backup: www.mozy.com for $5/mo. get unlimited backup space. Get 2 Gb for free. Works with both Mac and PC. Sends data in encrypted form.
Clipart: Art Explosion (www.novadevelopment.com) Cost $199.99. Largely vector images, so they're easily resized.
www.clipart.com - royalty free clip art. Much of it is raster so harder to resize. Can purchase by the week, month.
Photos: Pictures on the web can be expensive. Look at:
www.istockphoto.com and www.dreamstime.com Photos are sold for $1-$5. Illustrations are $5-$10.
Digital Cameras: Likes the Sony DSC T200B - thick credit card sized, with image stabilization. Get image stabilization on any new camera.
Canon Powershot TX1 - allows you to hold camera off to side and HD movie mode.
Digital camera cards have a speed rating. Cheaper cards are slow. Sandisk Extreme cards are fast and worth the money.
Use a card reader to download your photos. Downloading from camera drains battery and can destroy our card. You can get a PCMCIA card reader that is portable.
Photo Sharing: www.smugmug.com Most photo sites don't let you resize your pics. Can be free. Or, can be $40/yr. to set it up so that viewers have to pay to use your pics.
TV and Music: Pinnacle has a USB TV card for a laptop. Hooks up to standard cable. Costs $129.99. Mac and PC.
Speakers: Soundsticks II from Harman Multimedia for Mac and Windows. Cost: $199. Not wireless.
DVRs - www..tivo.com Tivo just signed up with Comcast. New Tivos can be web server for you. Can watch your Tivo on the web.
Slingbox - Install software on computer, cell phone, etc. Control anything the Slingbox is connected to, i.e. your home theater stuff.
Remotes - Logitech Harmony One. Install software on computer to do the set up then download config. to the remote. Costs $249.
iPod - Could use them as recording devices. www.everythingipod.com
Belkin also makes tons of stuff for iPods.
Vinyl Records - Turn them into MP3s using an Ion Audio USB turntable.
http://ion-audio.com. $134
www.everythingiphone.com and www.appleopolis.com to play with iPhone stuff.
www.inflightpower.com Uses headphone jack of your seat armrest to charge your iPhone. Needs a sound source.
www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com - Wireless connection from smart phone to a full sized keyboard.
Avis now offers a WiFi access point in car. Works on both Verizon and Sprint network.
Wireless mouse - www.keyspan.com $79 RF, works from up to 100 ft.
www.solio.com - Portable renewable solar powered battery for cell phones and other portable devices.
Computer Bags - Timbuk2 bags are cool. Sfbags.com also good. LowePro has a nice backpack.
www.orbicule.com/undercover/ for Macs An app to trace your stolen Mac. Turns the iSight on and takes pics every 6 minutes. Also dims screen to look like a screen failure. $49
www.sp-studio.com - create your own South Park characters.
www.despair.com - funny demotivational slides
Magellan Maestro - good easy to use GPS.
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February 17, 2008 07:35 PM
Communicate & Share with Google Apps
Stacey Buglione is getting the group organized to use iGoogle and Google Groups.
We set up an iGoogle page - a personalized home page - and then formed chat groups.
We're now on to setting up Google Groups.
Moving on to Google News to search for research topics. Learning to create customized topics to have Google pull onto your personalized news page. Can also search news archives on a particular topic.
We're learning to create RSS feeds from our customized Google topic. Pretty neat.
Buzzed through a brief review of Google Calendar and sharing them.
Ended with a brief mention of Google Books. Lots of stuff!
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SMART Integrated Classroom
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The Good, Bad and Ugly. Taking Digital Pictures Effectively.
This entry will list some key points - check out her web notes (www.lesliefisher.com) to get all the exciting ideas.
1) Remember the difference between an amateur and a professional is the number of pictures you take, but more importantly the number of pictures you show (or don't show.) Take, take and take but be prepared to throw away.
2) Become friendly with your Manual, it has the details you will want to know about your specific camera.
3) Look at picture or viewfinder from edge to edge. Decide what is really important and let the picture be the storyteller.
4) To save those picture from a blasting flash: set a timer; use a tripod and use night mode.
5) Your camera has an optical and digital zoom. Optical zoom uses the mechanical movement of the lens. Digital zoom is the camera adjustment within the viewfinder. Check to make sure you aren't taking pictures with digital zoom.
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly by Leslie can be googled as a way of furthering your knowledge.
Recommended Photoshop Book: by Scott Kelby The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers or The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers
Posted by sandynelson on February 17, 2008 at 10:43 AM| Permalink | Comments (0)
February 13, 2008 10:30 AM
VoiceThread as an Instructional Tool
Presenters Jeff Linman and Richard Bursch from North Clackamas School District
Before attending this session you can save yourself time and grief by setting up your own VoiceThread account. To do so please visit the VoiceThread site and register for an account.
As part of the session we will be demonstrating the "Hows" of VoiceThread, but want to give the majority of the time to participants to create their own VoiceThreads.
Below are some documents that may assist you with VoiceThread.
Below is a sample VoiceThread:
Here is another:
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January 22, 2008 05:22 PM
techSmartz: Keeping Connected Kidz Safe
If you are joining Detective Micah Smith's session on Monday at 2:30pm or 3:45pm you may want to visit his website.
According to a recent survey, 71% of parents believe much of the responsibility of a child's safety online belongs to the schools. Are you preparing your students to be safe online? Are you familiar with pre-teen and even "tween" social networking websites? In this detailed presentation, given by Detective Micah Smith of the Linn County Sheriff's Office, learn how online predators are contacting kids online, how to keep kids safe on social networking websites, and learn the effects cyberbullying is having on today's youth. We will also cover how district policies can assist with cyberbullying cases, and what resources are available to schools to implement internet safety curriculum into the school day.
Posted by jena on January 22, 2008 at 05:22 PM| Permalink | Comments (0)
Makin' Movies ~ Made Simple
Participants in Jennifer Gingerich's Makin' Movies session will want to make sure they have the following software and hardware for that session.
Mac people should have iMovie on their machines already. PC people will need to have PhotoStory v3 downloaded an installed. They can get it at the following URL.
Hardware:
Microphone (if needed for their machines) is an option.
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August 2, 2007 04:35 PM
SESSION: The Film Festival as a Springboard to Systemic Instructional Change
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Dr. Tyson began the Mabry Film Festival in 2001 as a way to integrate technology into the instructional plan of the school. He has seen firsthand the power of media production in a middle school setting. Producing digital media content is not only well within the financial grasp of most schools, students have the capacity to create compelling and deeply moving content of the same quality you can find at your local video store. While in many ways this medium is the language of their generation, producing student work of exceptional quality does not just happen by "turning students loose" with a video camera and a computer. This session will provide ideas and insight into ways you can leverage the unprecedented excitement of a film festival in your own school community, making learning irresistible while building support for deeper use of technology tools. Few things excite students and parents more than a large audience's critical acclaim of student work. Dr. Tyson will explore ways to make the educational experience of your students more rigorous and demanding by bringing their meaningful contributions to life on the big screen. | 
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June 11, 2007 10:23 AM
SESSION: Quick and Easy Computer Activities for Kids
In this fast-paced session, you'll discover many quick and easy-to-create projects that integrate technology into all areas of the elementary curriculum, using Microsoft Office and the Internet. Activities are aligned to the ISTE standards and to the Multiple Intelligences. You'll leave with dozens of clever ideas you can use tomorrow in your classroom! For K-8 Teachers | 
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