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Booking
To
schedule Heather Chirtea as your keynote speaker, please contact Kendra Ericson.
Tool
Factory Inc., 3336 Sunderland Hill Road, Sunderland, Vermont 05250
Telephone:
(802) 375-6549 Ext. 201, Fax: (802) 375-6860, Cell (401) 447-3987
Keynote
and Features Speaker Seminars
The Calm Before the Storm…America
Has Fallen Behind!
Technology Tornado!
Grant Writing for Beginners! - Opportunities
and Tips
Fundraising for Technology
Target
Audience: All
1
Hour
Level:
All
Embark
on a startling virtual trip around the globe and witness firsthand how
the US education system has fallen 5 years behind other developing nations.
See how some of the same educational choices we are making right now…have
already played out in other countries. Explore the probable effects of
legislative decisions that are under consideration by our government.
Look at how foreign technology integration strategies have matured beyond
the current level of the US educational systems, and identify the critical
events that moved these foreign systems to the next level. Get a glimpse
of the inevitable education reform, which is already starting to move
American schools from the industrial age, to the technological age. Get
motivated to take a fresh look at how you might successfully integrate
your school district’s newest technology trends, and adopt winning strategies
for change.
Target Audience: All levels
Platform: Mac/Win, 1 hour
Level: All
Get
ready to explore some of the most amazing technology innovations for education.
After this entertaining romp, you’ll remember why you got into technology
in the first place! We’ll connect a standard
microphone to the computer and use our speaking voices to control the
movement of game characters. Use vocabulary, pitch, and tone to build
puzzles, shoot the space invaders, and blow up a balloon. We’ll continue
by using the same microphone to build a podcast. The audience will contribute
to a theatrical script and watch as we bring a dramatic scene to life
in minutes. Then using a standard digital camera, we’ll turn on
the super-macro feature, and take an extreme close-up of insects. You’ll
be fascinated by images of bugs, flowers, and simple everyday objects
projected to 8 feet high in vivid detail. Then switch the camera to panorama
mode and shoot a series of 10 photographs in a 360° circuit. Transfer
the images to the computer and stitch them together into one
amazingly long image for your website.
Time permitting, we’ll show you how to photograph a clay-animated
sequence, and assemble the photos into a looping cartoon. Prepare for
a fast-paced surprise-filled learning adventure!
Each attendee receives a free copy of MultiMedia Lab
V (worth $99), plus a subscription to Elementary
Zone.
Target
Audience: All
1
Hour
Level:
All
Get
your school noticed! We’ll look at each step in the process of generating
a winning grant application. Join us for an overview of various grant
programs and learn effective strategies for winning more grants for your
school. Discover libraries of resources that will help you identify federal,
state, and corporate grant opportunities. Explore some fantastic fundraising
websites and locate downloadable free resources that lead you through
the preparatory steps of grant writing. See how to craft your funding
request so that it matches the grant’s funding objectives. Avoid common
mistakes made when applying for grants, and get guided tips from the former
judges. Wrap up with a look at a teacher grant that provides $3,500 in digital
resources for your classroom. Attendees get a great grant writing manual,
and list of available funding opportunities.
Target Audience: All levels
Platform: Mac/Win, 1 hour
Level: All
Get
busy buying technology for your school! With a little bit of effort and
a lot of enthusiasm, you can raise a great deal of money for your school’s
technology program. There are many easy fundraising opportunities available,
if you know where to look for them. Take an online romp through a library of grant
opportunities and fundraising ideas.
Share success stories and learn from some fundraising disasters!
Learn how to mount a letter-writing campaign and involve your students
in an authentic writing project to raise money for your class projects.
Fold your fundraising efforts right into the English curriculum! Download
pre-made templates for your next fundraiser and substantially reduce your
planning time. Build a dynamic online profile and invite parents and community
members to share in your classroom’s plans.
Every teacher gets a free Digital Wish account, fundraising
manual, and loads of great ideas!
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