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Description of Workshop Choices
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Select ONE workshop below for your first workshop. It may be a good idea to have a backup workshop choice in case you miss out on your preferred option. When you have finished, Click here for Workshop Two options.
Workshop One Options
| Title of Workshop |
Using a Walcom Graphire Tablet in the Classroom |
| Presenter |
Brian Lenihan - Wilford School |
| Brief Biography |
ICT lead teacher for the last seven years. |
| Intended Audience |
Teachers |
| Focus of Workshop |
Appropriate for any year level |
| Computer Platform |
Demonstrated on a PC but there is software to enable it to be used with Macs |
| Description of Workshop |
Learn how to use a Graphire tablet as a remote control for a PC or notebook. This allows for student interaction with applications and the internet from any spot in the classroom which can then be displayed through a data projector. |
| Attendee Requirements |
You will not need any software on your own computers. There will only be a few tablets so the amount of hands-on time will therefore be limited. |
| Title of Workshop |
Electronic Portfolios (ePF's) on a MAC - easier than you think! |
| Presenter |
Dean Rogers - Renaissance Education Division |
| Brief Biography |
Dean is the Wellington schools' account manager for Renaissance, providing support for Apple computers and a wide range of peripherals. Prior to his current position, Dean was a Dean (!), and IT and Media Studies teacher at St Catherine's College. He has also enjoyed 18 years primary teaching experience, including leading ICT at Raroa Normal Intermediate in Johnsonville. |
| Intended Audience |
Appropriate for all |
| Focus of Workshop |
Appropriate for any year level |
| Computer Platform |
Mac (apple) |
| Description of Workshop |
Participants will be introduced to the MAC-based ePF concept, which uses the iLife suite of applications to produce browser-based digital portfolios allowing collation, reflection, assessment and goal-setting around any type of student work. We will also be looking at some Freeware that helps support creation of the ePFs. |
| Attendee Requirements |
You will need to have iWeb08 installed on your laptop. |
| Title of Workshop |
Kidpix Animations and Adding Movies to Kidpix
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| Presenter |
Suzie Vesper - Facilitator |
| Brief Biography |
Suzie is the ICT advisor for the cluster. Before that, she worked as the ICT lead teacher at Johnsonville School. This is her 12th year of teaching. |
| Intended Audience |
Appropriate for all |
| Focus of Workshop |
Appropriate for working with any age level. |
| Computer Platform |
Mac (apple) and PC |
| Description of Workshop |
You can make simple animations in Kidpix using three different methods: adding on to a picture, removing parts of a picture, and moving parts of a picture. In this workshop, we will explore all three in order to tell simple stories or to demonstrate understandings of curriculum areas. We will also quickly touch on how to add movies to your kidpix slides. |
| Attendee Requirements |
You will need to have Kidpix installed on your teacher laptop to do this session. If possible, it would also be good to have a short movie file to try and add to Kidpix. This would need to be a .mov for Macs and an .avi for PCs. Don't panic if you don't think you can do this as I will have some on a disc. Maungaraki staff - some of this will be similar to what some of you covered with me in our after school session. |
| Title of Workshop |
Competencies |
| Presenter |
Mark Treadwell - Consultant |
| Brief Biography |
Mark has been lecturing, providing teacher seminars, workshops and speaking at national and international conferences for over fifteen years including a recent keynote address to the International Confederation of Principals (2007) as well as the Irish Principals Association (2007). Mark has also been chosen as the ACEL Australian Travelling Scholar for 2008. He also writes a monthly article for PC world on the role of technology within education.
Mark’s notes and resources are available online at http://www.i-learnt.com and http://www.teachers.work.co.nz His soon to be released book “Whatever: The Evolution of School v2.0” will be available for download for purchase in April 2008 at http://www.Schoolv2.org .
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| Intended Audience |
Appropriate for all |
| Focus of Workshop |
School Development Focus |
| Computer Platform |
NA |
| Description of Workshop |
The new curriculum forms the basis of what we consider to be good teaching and learning practices and as such needs to focus on building effective competencies in the 21st century. In the previous education paradigm, education was about what we taught and measuring what had been remembered, but in the new education paradigm we are refocusing our priorities around whom we are teaching and whether what we are teaching is appropriate. But before we even begin to ask whether what we are teaching is appropriate, it is imperative that we know how our learners can best learn. But before we focus on how our learners best learn, we have to be quite clear in our own mind as to why we want our learners to learn what we encourage them to pursue.
Competency is a merger of the capacity of metacognition and the concepts that need to be understood.
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| Attendee Requirements |
None |
| Title of Workshop |
Say it with Flowers |
| Presenter |
Clare Ladd |
| Brief Biography |
Co-lead teacher and ICT Administrator for Waterloo School. Commonly known as Gadget Girl |
| Intended Audience |
Appropriate for all |
| Focus of Workshop |
Appropriate for any year level |
| Computer Platform |
PC |
| Description of Workshop |
Stick your art shirts on and come to create some digital artworks. |
| Attendee Requirements |
Bring your own PC laptops for this session. |
| Title of Workshop |
Story making using Comic life and Kidpix |
| Presenter |
Onieka Tristram and Penny Martell - Sacred Heart |
| Brief Biography |
Onieka Tristram is the lead teacher of ICT at Sacred Heart, teaching a yr 1 class and Penny Martell teaches a year 7/8 class. |
| Intended Audience |
Teachers |
| Focus of Workshop |
Appropriate for any year level |
| Computer Platform |
Suitable for both Macs and PCs (if software is installed) |
| Description of Workshop |
In this session we will give a general overview of Comic Life tools and how Comic Life can be used in the classroom with examples of student's work. You will also have the opportunity to make your own comic using Comic Life and Kidpix. |
| Attendee Requirements |
All attendees will need to have a laptop with Comic Life and Kidpix programmes installed. |
| Title of Workshop |
Meaning on the Menu |
| Presenter |
Innes Kennard |
| Brief Biography |
Hi, my name is Innes Kennard and I am currently a schools’ adviser in rural Wairarapa, part of the VUW College of Education team. I have had extensive involvement in the use of technologies in and around the classroom over many years and am constantly intrigued by the relationship between learning, thinking and ICTs. I enjoy poetry and mathematics and am especially fond of Jill and our two ‘digital native’ children and rather fond of cats, chardonnay and crayfish. |
| Intended Audience |
Teachers |
| Focus of Workshop |
Year 3 to 6 (Middle school) |
| Computer Platform |
Suitable for both Mac and PCs |
| Description of Workshop |
This workshop will explore the use of the word processor and a range of other ICT applications to dabble in the richness of language. Participants will consume, devour, explore, interrogate, roll in and taste text. They will lift up words to see what lies underneath. Words and meaning will become their friends.
In the process they will explore classroom ready activities to make word jigsaws, tease the thesaurus, create hyperlinked thrillers, dive into the alphabet, read for meaning, collaborate in writing, develop sound stories and take conferencing to a new level.
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| Attendee Requirements |
Bring your laptops.
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Title of Workshop
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VoiceThread - Combining Images and Oral Language |
| Presenter |
Jeannie and Susan from Petone Central |
| Brief Biography |
Jeannie - Bachelor of Business Studies, Diploma Teaching.
3rd year teaching at Petone Central School.
ICT lead teacher for school.
Susan - Bachelor of Education (Teaching).
Deputy principal at Petone Central School.
7th year teaching at Petone Central School. |
| Intended Audience |
Teachers |
| Focus of Workshop |
Appropriate for any year level |
| Computer Platform |
PC or Mac (as VoiceThread is an online and free tool) |
| Description of Workshop |
This workshop will involve creating a voicethread account, uploading images, creating identities, recording comments and using the doodler tool to draw on pictures. Will also give ideas for using voicethread in the classroom. |
| Attendee Requirements |
You will be using a pod of computers set up for internet access so will not need your laptop for this session. |
| Title of Workshop |
Making News Amazing |
| Presenter |
Tom Leamy - Maungaraki |
| Brief Biography |
Teaching too long - ICT lead for Maungaraki, and a passionate Mac user. |
| Intended Audience |
Teachers |
| Focus of Workshop |
Yr 3 to 6 (Middle) |
| Computer Platform |
Mac (apple) |
| Description of Workshop |
Create your own class newspaper using Pages. This will bring news alive and integrated it into your writing programme.We will be looking at how to use the attractive templates available in pages to create the newspaper. |
| Attendee Requirements |
iWorks 08 installed on your mac laptop which you need to bring. |
| Title of Workshop |
Blog your classroom |
| Presenter |
Stu Devenport - Muritai |
| Brief Biography |
Year 5 Teacher and the ICT Lead Teacher of Muritai School |
| Intended Audience |
Teachers |
| Focus of Workshop |
Appropriate for all |
| Computer Platform |
Suitable for Macs and PCs |
| Description of Workshop |
Learn how to create your very own blog to show off the fantastic learning happening in your classroom. can be used as a learning tool to direct children with their homework - especially in inquiry.
You will be shown how to embed slide shows and movies to give it the 'WOW' factor. Will also briefly show 21classes - a blogging platform that allows every child in your room have their own blog page that they can upload their work to so they can share with others. |
| Attendee Requirements |
You will be using a pod of computers set up for internet access so will not need your laptop for this session. |
| Title of Workshop |
Creating Music from Scratch with Garageband - Jingles |
| Presenter |
Raihania Chadwick - Muritai |
| Brief Biography |
Year 7/8 teacher which a strong interest in ICT |
| Intended Audience |
Teachers |
| Focus of Workshop |
Yr 5 to 8 (middle/ senior) |
| Computer Platform |
Macs (apple) |
| Description of Workshop |
We will be using Garageband to build up a piece of music using multiple track and a range of instruments. You will learn how to add your own voice to your composition. The focus will be on creating a piece of music that could advertise a product (jingle). If you sign up for the second workshop I am running in the afternoon, we will be using this piece of music in iMovie. This workshop can be signed up for as a single workshop or as part of a double workshop. You will leave this first session with a completed piece of music. |
| Attendee Requirements |
iLife 06 or 08 installed on your Mac laptop which you need to bring with you. |
| Title of Workshop |
Numeracy and ICT - a Match Made in Heaven? |
| Presenter |
Nigel Frater - Korokoro |
| Brief Biography |
I am DP at Korokoro School, a father of 2 (4 YO Evelyn and a 2 YO Ashton). I live in Petone and came over to NZ in 1999. I lived in Auckland for almost a year when I arrived and quickly realised my mistake! I worked for a couple of years at Stoke Valley School teaching maths and ICT before moving to Korokoro. |
| Intended Audience |
Teachers |
| Focus of Workshop |
Yr 7 to 8 (senior) |
| Computer Platform |
Suitable for both Mac and PCs |
| Description of Workshop |
How to plan to integrate ICT effectively into your Numeracy Programme. |
| Attendee Requirements |
Bring your laptop. |
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