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Multimedia
School Newspaper with Digital Cameras
and Podcasting
Video Editing Made Easy
Digital Camera Workshop, Camera Tips
and Curriculum Building
Animation, Claymation, and Moving
Creations
Databases Made Simple – With Digital
Photos, Video, and Sound
Available by Fee
Digital Camera Workshop for Special
Education
Explore the Universe of Assistive
Technology!
School of Photography and Podcasting
School of Podcasting (Fee: $349/person)
Beginning School of Photography --
Photography Basics and Building Projects (Fee: $499/person)
Target
Audience: All Levels and Special Education
Platform:
Mac/Win, 2-4 hours.
Level:
Basic and Intermediate
Get
your students involved in developing your school’s newsletter, and watch
your public outreach grow! We’ll
pass out digital cameras and walk through some great hands-on tips and
tricks for taking better photographs.
Explore sports mode and learn how to reduce blurring in
action shots. Discover panorama mode where we’ll shoot a series of photographs
in a 360° circuit. Transfer the images to the computer and “stitch” them
together into one incredibly long image for your newspaper’s banner.
Switch over to the computer and create a one-page newsletter. Develop
the masthead, set up columns, and add digital photos. Learn how to craft
advertisements using angled text and graphics. Next, we’ll plug in a standard
microphone and turn our newspaper into a podcast. We’ll use our speaking voices to create a podcast that announces
upcoming events, then invite parents to tune in and listen. Attendees receive a manual packed
with project ideas, a copy of Tool
Factory Workshop (worth $199), plus a subscription to Elementary Zone.
Target
Audience: Grades 2-12 and Special Education
Platform:
Windows, 2-4 hours.
Level:
Basic
Get
out your director’s chair and start a video project in your classroom.
Make commercials, run a digital storytelling project, or develop newscasts.
Click-and-drag skills are all that’s necessary to create and edit videos
projects. You don’t even need expensive video equipment! We’ll use a simple
handheld “digital still” camera to capture short video clips. Then transfer
the clips to the computer’s desktop and simply browse for the files.
Video clips can be easily dropped onto a timeline and then played
back in sequence. Crop out the best video footage, add transitions, text
titles, sound effects, and narration. We’ll even mix in still photographs. Discover some great resources for copyright
free photos and music. Save your
final project as a movie. Wrap up with a quick look at how the video editing
software can be used for claymation projects. Attendees receive a manual,
sample software, plus a subscription to Elementary
Zone.
Target
Audience: All Levels and Special Education
Platform:
Mac/Win, 3-8 hours
Level:
Basic and Intermediate
Come
to this rowdy seminar and find out what you never discovered about your
digital cameras! Get fantastic tips on taking higher quality photographs
for your student projects, newsletters, and yearbooks. Take the sports
challenge and find out how to take better action shots. The instructor
will guide you through a series of photography assignments covering panorama,
zoom and super-macro. Then together we’ll explore an extensive photographic
library and build some of our favorite curriculum projects created by
teachers in these training labs. Construct a report that includes narration
and sound effects. Use a paint program to enhance your images by creating
frames and adding special effects. Smudge out a frame, stamp down a border,
and email your creation to your pen pal. The instructor will walk you
through some impressive projects that can be done with simple mouse clicks.
We’ve loaded each computer with a great library of photographs to get
you started. Learn about a great online showcase that allows you to easily
share your work with peers! Get strategies on implementing a system-wide
training program for your school or district. Learn how to procure digital
cameras through training budgets, and lower your “total cost of ownership”
across district by standardizing the technology. Attendees receive a step-by-step
photography manual packed with project ideas, a copy of Tool Factory Workshop (worth $199), plus
a subscription to Elementary Zone.
Target
Audience: Grades 4-12 Teachers with Good Computer Skills
Platform:
Windows, 2-4 Hours
Level:
Intermediate
Get
new strategies for animation in this vibrant workshop! We’ll look at various
types of animation, then re-construct each one. Follow along with the
instructor and construct a path animation by inserting a character and
giving it a multi-point path to travel around the screen. Add sound effects
and dialog to create a whole story scene. Use the “Sprite” builder to
create a self-running montage or build a virtual flipbook to bring your
static characters to life. Draw three frames of animation and assemble
them into a looping Disney-style cartoon. Then using only a ball of clay
and a digital camera, we’ll show you how to make a clay character come
to life. The instructor will demonstrate
how to shoot a sequence of digital photos, and then use them as the frames
of a mini clay-animated sprite. Get instruction on the best camera settings
and find those features on your camera. Get loads of laughs as we share
each finished project with the class. Finally, bring all these projects
together as a website using MultiMedia Lab V. This is a wonderful seminar for portfolio-building.
Each attendee receives a free copy of MultiMedia Lab V (worth $99),
instructive manual, plus a subscription to Elementary Zone.
Target
Audience: K-12 Teachers and Special Education
Platform:
Windows/Mac, 2-3 hours
Level:
Basic
Introduce
database skills at any level, elementary to high school. Using a comprehensive library of clip art,
teachers will create their own databases, based on their current teaching
themes. Explore strategies to conduct research on the internet, gather
information and pictures, and then build databases from the source materials.
We’ve broken the database building process into 4 distinct steps, and
we’ll show you an effective way to introduce each step in the teaching
process. Instructors will guide you through the process of building a
sample photographic address book. Set up fields for name, address, and
phone number, then lay them out with captions and color. Enhance the directory
with digital photographs, video, and even add voice clips. Browse and
sort your records. Organize information, create advanced searches, and
explore multiple options for sorting and charting data. Wrap up with lively
discussion on effective ways to introduce database skills at key grade
levels throughout elementary, middle, and high, and across the curriculum.
Receive a lesson plan packet, a free copy of Tool Factory Workshop (worth $199), plus a subscription to Elementary Zone.
Target
Audience: Grades K-8 Teachers and Special Education
Platform:
Windows/Mac, 1-8 hours
Level:
Basic
If
you are working with visual learners, you’ll know that photographs can
provide an incredible way to reach selected students. Discover a myriad
of ways to use digital images in special education. Take photographs of
all the people, places and things that bring a positive response from
your students, then build learning activities that utilize these images.
Begin at a lower cognitive level with Picture Builder. Browse for
a single photograph, then touch the screen to make it slowly reveal. Anticipate
what’s coming next and hold discussions on the content of each photograph.
Build a puzzle from a digital image to hone matching and ordering skills,
then increase the difficulty to progress. Place a photograph on the face
of a slider puzzle to work on problem-solving skills. We’ll show you how
to activate a “sound switch”. Students who can only make simple vocal utterances,
will be able to play a myriad of learning activities that develop the
use of voice through extended sounds, tone, pitch, and volume. Explore cause-and-effect activities that develop
timing skills and targeting. Using
a collection of photographs, we’ll play the Touch It game, where
photos fly across the screen in pre-selected speeds and directions, giving
students the opportunity to capture them with a touch. Travel up the cognitive
spectrum and build a mnemonic memory aid for difficult spellings. Browse
for a photo, write your own mnemonic, and even record your voice speaking
the mnemonic in rhythmic tones. Wrap up with some confidence building
activities using a paint program. Open a photograph, then use blurring,
blending and smudging techniques to create vivid images with simple mouse
strokes. Frame a photograph, stamp down borders, and even create wrapping
paper from photographs. Wrap up by building a photo-rich report with speech
feedback and narration. Your visual learners will excel!
Get a great manual and free copy of Tool Factory Workshop (worth
$199).
Target
Audience: Grades K-8 Teachers and Special Education
Platform:
Windows/Mac, 1-8 hours
Level:
Basic
Experience
a hands-on exploration of assistive technology. Journey into a wide array
of hardware and software programs, and identify powerful new ways to reach
your students with special needs. We'll
demonstrate a myriad of input devices, designed to work in tandem with
software for skills building and literacy development. Try out pressure-adjustable
switches, then explore a switch-adapted reading reinforcement program
for phonics development. Plug in two types of trackballs and feel what
it’s like to access the computer with only the tips of your fingers. Look
at a touch screen overlay and then play the Touch It games to develop
targeting, tracking, and timing skills. Grab a mini-mouse and imagine
you have small hands. Then try out a paint program that develops click-and-drag
skills and decision-making. Learn about mounting devices that make computer
usage possible for students with motion issues. We'll even show you how
to use a microphone to control character movements during game play. Learn
how to set up each device, discuss when to use each one, then experience
firsthand the software that complements each assistive device. Discuss
situations where each tool can make a big difference in achievement. Play
games, make music, and practice literacy skills! This is a great session
to get a general overview of many available software programs and hardware
devices in context. Find out how and when to best use assistive technology.
Free switch-accessible phonics software
(worth $70) for every attendee, great printed manual, plus a subscription to www.elementaryzone.com.
Target
Audience: K-12 Teachers, Special Education, and New Podcaster
Platform:
Win
3-6
hours
Level:
Basic
Each
attendee receives an Olympus WS series Digital Voice Recorder (worth
$100) ideal for daily classroom or field trip recording, Olympus Noise
Reduction Microphone (worth $20), Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to
Podcasting Book (worth $20), Clip Art Station subscription
account (worth $35) and Tool Factory Podcasting software (worth
$100). Learn create podcasts and
use all the necessary equipment that will get your students jumping out
their chairs for more! The Tool
Factory trainer will give the basics of how to podcast using Tool Factory’s
Podcasting software and in minutes you will be creating your very own
podcasts! More detailed training will include instructional
use of the microphone and digital voice recorder. Later, using Tool Factory’s Simple Guide
to Podcasting book, the trainer will cover aspects, unknown to most
podcasters, such as copyright information and acceptable use policies. Come with curriculum objectives in mind and
leave satiated with podcasting classroom applications!
Target
Audience: K-12 Teachers, Special Education, and New Camera Users
Platform:
Mac/Win
3-8
hours
Level:
Basic
Each
attendee receives an Olympus FE series, 7.1 megapixel digital camera (worth
$250) ideal for daily classroom shooting. This camera features 12X zoom,
macro mode, panorama, and video. Plus receive a detailed digital photography
book, lesson plan packet, and a free copy of Tool Factory Workshop
(worth $199).You'll be taking quality photos for yearbooks,
newspapers, flyers, lab reports, worksheets, presentations, bulletin boards,
and much more! Construct a report that includes
narration and sound effects. Use a paint program to enhance your images
by creating frames and adding special effects. Smudge out a frame, stamp
down a border, and email your creation to your pen pal. The instructor
will walk you through some impressive projects that can be done with simple
mouse clicks. Come and explore various camera features, learn about storage
formats, and decipher the often-cryptic terminology you’ll encounter when
learning about a digital camera. We’ll
cover the basics of digital photography, and practice using resolutions,
zoom and macro. Learn about the rule of thirds, leading lines, and foreground
interest. Complete a series of mini-photography assignments, transfer
the pictures to the computer, and touch them up. Edit your images, improve
lighting, and eliminate red-eye. Then we'll show you how to create a one-click
slide show, and build impressive worksheets with your digital photos.
Add captions to photographs, and turn a photographic scene into a background
with clip art characters for story writing. For math and science, we’ll
create a photo-enhanced database and spreadsheet. Finally, we’ll build
a more serious report that integrates photographs, text, video, and sound
effects. Come prepared to experiment!
  
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