March 19 , 2008
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Nextech
Set for June 16-20: Registration Open 
Join colleagues for a leap into new technologies.
Nextech is designed for teachers who seek advanced skills and information
to use technology effectively in the classroom. The third annual
Nextech Seminar is set for June 16-20, 9:00-12:00, at the 85A Lab.
To register, log on to Bob, click on Workshop Registration, then click
on Nextech, and then click the Register button. You will receive a
confirmation right away and more information later this spring.
Teachers
may earn up to one (1) unit of professional growth credit for attending
all five days (15 hours). DON'T FORGET TO PREPLAN - HERE'S
THE FORM
DAY: |
TOPIC: |
|---|---|
Monday, June 16 |
SMART Board Technology, Lessons,
and Practice |
Tuesday, June 17 |
iSpeak: Podcasting & Other
Audio Tools |
Wednesday, June 18 |
Collaboration: Blogs, Wikis,
Distance Learning |
Thursday, June 19 |
Digital Imaging & Video
- New Tools for Visual Learning |
Friday, June 20 |
Cool Tools: Preview Interesting
Freeware / Shareware |
NOTE: POWERUP IS AUGUST
11-15
LOOK FOR
NEWS AND REGISTRATION IN THE APRIL eTECHNEWS!
Doodle
4 Google: K-12 Competition
Just
heard about a Google competition where K-12 students are invited to design
Google homepage logos. This year's theme revolves around the idea of
"What if...?" Four contest age brackets group students in K-3, 4-6, 7-9
and 10-12. Resources are available for download to get you started.
Here's the website with complete information: www.google.com/doodle4google
Register online by: Friday, March 28 (yes, this is SOON and during Spring
Break)
Entries due: Saturday, April 12
A panel of judges will select 40 finalist doodles, and then the public
will help select a favorite to be featured on the Google homepage on
May 22nd. Start doodling!
Teacher's
Toolkit
Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) - New Features
Many new Macs, both desktops and laptops, are making their way to schools.
Mac OS X Leopard has many new features that will WOW you. First, though,
you might appreciate a look around this new system. Here are two links
to help:
The Official Tour - a 10-min video
New Features - a more detailed view
WebTrio
- Recommended Sites
Magical
Memory Tour - Read about, or even participate in,
a British study on how musical memories shape people's lives. Focus on
the Beatles.
Times Online article about the above study
Blog
entry about the Beatles with a 10-min video clip from the 1965 Shea
Stadium show
Vocabulary to Feed the World: FreeRice (one of last issue's sites)
This note from Halimah Van Tuyl (Briones) about this site:
"One thing I have heard about the free rice site. Americans should be aware that
the large quantities of free rice that are given to countries in many cases, makes
life very much harder for the local rice farmers in developing countries. It
depresses the price they can get at the local market.
"It's not the kids doing vocabulary words that bring harm, because all the rice
is/was going to be distributed anyway. However, especially older students should
be aware of how the economics of international aid works. It might be good for
teachers to challenge their students to give the counterpoint to our current
structure of aid giveaways."
Upcoming
Workshops for Teachers & Staff Full Day with sub:
• Interactive SMARTboards - Apr 4 (Wait List) - This session will be held at Nixon Elementary, 8:15-3:00.
• iSpeak: Podcasting & Other Audio Tools - Apr 11
Complete list of 2007-08 workshops.
All full day workshops run 8:15 am to 3:00 pm at the 85A Lab on the Paly campus (unless otherwise notified). To register and receive sub codes, log on to Bob, click on the Workshop Registration link, select the workshop you want, and click on the Register button.
Happy Spring Break!
Send
questions or comments to Paula
Hundley.
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