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| Half and full day hands-on sessions that feature a more focused, in-depth exploration of a particular distance learning topic. Pre-registration and additional fee required. |
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| Anyone Can Podcast!
- Calli Shelton – Region IV Service Center |
| In this full-day workshop, we'll be taking an in-depth look at podcasting as an instructional method for K-20, training and development, and informal learning. The day's activities will include:
- Finding and evaluating existing podcasts,
- Designing effective podcasts, and
- Producing your first podcast episode using inexpensive equipment and free software!
I'll also be giving you lots of practical information, examples, tips and resources to help you integrate podcasting into instruction. Join us as we explore one of this decade's most powerful technologies for teaching and learning!
Bring your own pen drive to take home the podcast you make. |
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| ALL Day |
TBD |
$75.00 |
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| Adobe Presenter + Adobe Captivate
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| Learn how to prepare compelling lessons with Adobe's PowerPoint plug in, Adobe Presenter. Add audio, embed video, and create SCROM-compliant testing for distance learning via Adobe Acrobat Connect or your campus LMS.
Students will also learn how to create lessons from desktop applications using Adobe Captivate. You will record basic lessons, add audio narration, create simulation mode for your attendees, and export the results to Adobe Flash format for upload to Adobe Acrobat Connect, your campus LMS, or anywhere from your web. We’ll leave you with savable, 30-day trial software, too.
Bring your own pen drive to take home your results for further practice.
Drawing for a box of Captivate. |
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$50.00 |
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| Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
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| Acrobat is the most trusted delivery format world wide. Find out the details on this amazing package that allows you to transform any file format, including paper and the web, to accessible and ADA-compliant PDF. We’ll even show you how to convert those PDFs back to their original file formats. Acrobat Professional, released in November of 2006, adds new dimension to deliverables for your distance learning: a new redaction tool for covering those areas of a page you don’t want searched or revealed, automatic form field recognition and rights for free Reader people to fill out, submit, and save forms locally, and most importantly, a streamlined processes to have anyone, even with the free Reader, participate in document reviews and workgroup collaboration.
Be prepared to leave with a wealth of new information on maximizing this round-trip format. We’ll also cover electronic signatures, electronic portfolio building, and leave you with a 30-day trial CD and lessons to hit the ground running.
Bring your own pen drive to take home your results for further practice.
Drawing for a box of Acrobat 8 Professional. |
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| Afternoon |
TBD |
$50.00 |
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| Global Voices: An Open Invitation To The Global Education Conversation
- Vicki Allen |
| Using amazing new voice technologies, classrooms can connect across distances and engage in collaborative projects using synchronous and asychronous voice interaction tools like Yackpack, Skype, Vaestro, Springdoo, and others. This session presents examples of successful classroom exchange projects and discusses collaborative projects which develop literacy skills and content area knowledge. In this workshop, participants will be able to use these tools to create audio blogs and voice messages, search for global partners, and investigate examples of successful interactive podcasting and voice over IP (VOIP) classroom exchange projects. We will discusses reasons why education leaders should encourage these types of collaborative projects to connect students across geographical and cultural boundaries and to develop student literacy skills as well as content area knowledge. |
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| Afternoon |
TBD |
$50.00 |
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| Going the e-Distance with High School Students
- Pamela Dooley |
| Today’s learners, the “Net Generation,” has high expectations for learning and are naturally geared toward online delivery. However, as educators begin to integrate new learning technologies, they are faced with unique challenges for instructional design, motivation, and accountability.
Northside ISD, a nationally recognized technology leader, addressed the needs of its 21st Century learners with a recent pilot of a distance education course for high school students. This program offered a special opportunity for learners across several San Antonio districts to enroll in a course that may not have been offered on their campus or fit their class schedule.
With the success of this program, NISD has planned to expand distance learning (DL) opportunities not only for their students, but also as a broader community outreach program. Special efforts are underway to develop a systematic process for timely implementation of additional DL courses with their most innovative educators.
One such educator, Pam Dooley, the Health Careers High School CIT, shares the experiences, trials and tribulations with establishing the pilot program, a Web Mastering Online course, and meeting expectations of students, administrators, technology coordinators, and parents. In addition, she provides an opportunity for hands-on interaction with some of the more effective tools in the NISD Moodle learner management system that made this course a success. |
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$50.00 |
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Workshop
Registration: If you have
already registered for the
conference and wish to add
a workshop, please contact:
Lisa Fry, TxDLA Office
lisa@txdla.org
Ph: 512.479.0425, Ext. 12
Fax: 512.495.9031 |
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