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   [|Click here for Registration Confirmation]   The 21st Century Classroom Experience  District 112 Institute Day  February 2, 2010     <span style="color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 124.8%; text-align: center;">Elementary School School, 8-11 a.m. Sherwood and Indian Trail

Middle School, 12:00-3:00 p.m. Edgewood <span class="wiki_link_ext"> <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 124.8%; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 124.8%; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 80%; text-align: left;">Click here for registration instructions.

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__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Animoto and Voicethread and other fun tools for the Classroom __<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ======

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//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Telling a story can lead to great digital adventures. Learn to use digital images with words to create engaging stories or review activities for you and your students to share. This session will provide hands on time to create your own digital story using some fantastic Web 2.0 tools including Voicethread, Animoto and more!

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> __<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Flipcharts- Next Steps __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">So, you've finally gotten the hang of creating a flipchart and using ActivStudio, let's take it to the next level. How can you create flipcharts specific to District 112 curriculum? What about finding resources from teachers in other Districts who use the same materials? Work smarter, get the most out of your time spent finding and creating flipcharts for your students. Make your lessons come alive by learning to integrate multimedia tools into your lessons and find different online resources, including Promethean Planet, to find ready-made lessons.

<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> __Getting to Know your Mac and Basic Troubleshooting__
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Beginner Level - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you are overwhelmed with all of the new technology and want to get back to basics, this is the session for you. Facilitators will take you through some basic functions of your computer that you may not have known about. Learn to trouble shoot some simple problems to make your mac and your life run a little smoother.

<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> __Google__
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Google is taking over the world! Google is much more than a search engine, Google has tons of tools for the educator and their students. Learn what Google has to offer- Google docs, iGoogle, Google custom search, Google reader and Googles more! Participants will be asked to create a gmail account prior to Institute day- <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">See your tech coach for assistance.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Intro to iMovie __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Beginner Level - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 104%;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Creating for an authentic audience is a critical 21st century skill. Learn how to make a movie from start to finish along with great ideas for when and where to put this tool to use with the students in your classroom.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">iMovie Part Deux __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Intermediate & Advanced Levels - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Continuation for iMovie from November Institute Day. Participants must consider themselves to be intermediate users of iMovie to attend this session- <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bring a camera, cell phone or Photo/Movie CD if you want to use images not stored on your computer. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Integrating the Promethean Board into Your Classroom Centers __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Elementary Only // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Promethean board doesn't always have to be used for whole group instruction. Learn some great ways to create centers using the Promethean board.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Look what I'm doing with my students! __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Advanced Level - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Feedback from November's Institute Day suggested a class be provided for advanced users. This is a session for those who have been using tech on a regular basis and are experimenting with new technologies that they would like to share with other techie colleagues.

<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> __Podcasting in the Classroom__
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">MP3 players have become an extra limb for our students. Learn how to put podcasting to work for you! This session will take you through the basics of Garage Band, you will create podcasts from start to finish.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Technology for Dual Language __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Elementary Only // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How can you create flipcharts using Spanish Language resources specific to District 112 curriculum? What about finding resources from teachers in other Districts who use the same materials? Work smarter, get the most out of your time spent finding and creating technology-rich lessons for Dual Language Learners! Make your lessons come alive by learning to integrate multimedia tools into your lessons and find different online resources, including Promethean Planet, to find ready-made lessons.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Technology for Language Acquisition __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle School Only // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Explore how different web 2.0 resources are integrated with each of the four domains of language (reading, writing, speaking, listening). In this session you will look at how podcasts, blogs, wikis and other internet tools can be applied to your classroom depending on your learning objectives. This session is for teachers of World Language, Dual Language and ESL.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Using Activotes and ActivExpressions __
<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle School Only // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Using the Promethean board is a great tool to create an engaged learning environment, but have you begun to integrate the Learner Response System? ActiVotes and ActivExpresssions provide critical information to students and teachers. Join this session to learn how to use LRS on a regular basis in your classroom.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Reporting and Data __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle //

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> NWEA, Just 5 Clicks, Grading Programs... lots of data, how do you manipulate and manage it all? Learn how to enter data, access data and create reports to inform parents and help guide your instruction for students.

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//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Elementary Only // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How do you reach all types of learners in your classroom? Using Flipcharts for differentiation needs. Students who may not be actively engaged in a regular classroom, seem to "kick it up a notch" when working with the Promethean board. Learn how to modify your lessons to reach your struggling learners.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Using District 112 Subscription Services __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">As a teacher in District 112, you have access to many subscription services you may not know about. This session will take you through each of our subscription sites and offer opportunities to explore the possibilities. You will have time to pull resources from these sites for use with your students.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What can I do with my Students in the Computer Lab? __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Elementary Only //

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Do you want to get more technology into the hands of your students? Take them to the computer lab! This session will offer many great ideas for easy to facilitate computer lab lessons. Teachers will learn about great resources for quick lessons in the lab.

__<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Wiki with your Students __
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All Skill Levels - Middle Only // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You may know how to access a wiki and use it as a web page, but do you understand how to bring your students in as true collaborators? Learn how to create a classroom wiki with all of your students as users, contributing and collaborating outside the walls of the school building.

<span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> __ActivInspire Pilot for Current ActivStudio Users__ *
//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Advanced Skill Level with Intel Macbook ONLY - Middle and Elementary // <span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ActivStudio has evolved! Learn to use the newest version of Promethean software that integrates resources and learner response systems much more fluidly. Signing up for this session requires a MacBook with ActivInspire installed. <span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Please put in a school dude request to have the software installed by a tech coach or tech specialist.

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">Registration Confirmation will be posted by January 25th <span style="background-color: #d39cd3; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #d39cd3; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">[|Click here for Registration Confirmation] <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 124.8%; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 87.36%; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #8500ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">ONLINE Registration is Required Click here for registration instructions <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">We are unable to offer all courses at both Middle school and Elementary. This is due to facilitator limitations. If you are able to lead or co-facilitate a session, please <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|click here].
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 99.84%; text-align: left;">All sessions are available to certified and classified staff
 * <span style="color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 99.84%; text-align: left;">Please bring your laptop with you to Institute Day.
 * <span style="color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 99.84%; text-align: left;">Classified staff are asked to check out a laptop from their home school the night prior to institute day.
 * <span style="color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 99.84%; text-align: left;">Some courses are for specific skill levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced), others are open to all (All Levels)
 * <span style="color: #4918cd; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 99.84%; text-align: left;">Contact your tech coach if you have any questions.