Handouts+from+iTec+Workshops

=**iTec Workshop Schedule for Spring 2008**=


 * //All workshops will be offered at two different times on the scheduled date unless otherwise indicated.//** //**Click on the links to download the agenda and handouts from each session.**//

Just the Basics
1/23 - Just the Basics: Time-saving Technology Tips for Improving Your Professional Productivity - 133E Erickson, 9 AM & 11AM

//In this hands-on session you'll use a number of simple tips, tricks, and shortcuts to maximize your productivity.//

1/28 - Audio Editing with Audacity - 133E Erickson, 1 PM & 2:30 PM

//In this hands-on session you'll create, edit, and export digital audio files for teaching and research purposes. It is recommended that you download and install Audacity prior to the session. Contact an iTec if you need assistance with this.//

1/30 - The Social Side of Learning: Social Bookmarking with del.icio.us - 133E Erickson, 12PM & 2PM

//In this hands-on session you’ll save, tag, bundle, and share your favorite websites online via// [|del.icio.us]

2/5 - Literacy Exploration Stations - 128 Erickson, 12PM

//The materials from this session were designed for TE 402, but could easily be adapted to facilitate learning centers that engage students in exploring new literacies and emerging social technologies//

2/6 - Organizing with Learning Libraries: Zotero for Teaching & Research - 133E Erickson, 12 PM & 2 PM

//In this hands-on session, you’ll create a simple, searchable, multimedia filing system for both teaching and research purposes using Zotero.//

2/13 - Exploring Visual Cognition: Graphic Design & Photo Editing - 133E Erickson, 12 PM & 2 PM

//In this hands-on session, you’ll capture, edit, and format graphics and photos to improve professional presentations using principles of graphic design for both teaching and research purposes.//

2/20 - Developing An Online Professional Presence: Webpages & Electronic Portfolios - 133E Erickson, 12 PM & 2 PM

//In this hands-on session you’ll develop a simple webpage using either Nvu or Google Page Creator.//

2/27 - Developing & Participating in Professional Communities of Practice: Blogging & Wikis, 133E Erickson, 12 PM & 2 PM

//In this hands-on session, you’ll set up a basic blog and a simple wiki to establish and support communities of practice that facilitate both teaching and research.//

2/29 - Elementary Explorations, 133D Erickson, 9-3 PM

//In this hands-on session for the Lansing Area Elementary Team (LAET) Mentor Teachers, you will use social technologies to improve your professional productivity, and then experiment with some ways to integrate multiple literacies into language arts, math, science, and social studies through technology//

3/10 - Video Editing with iMovie, Erickson 128, 9 AM

//In this hands-on session, you’ll learn to create, edit, and enhance video files as well as convert them from tape to digital formats for both teaching and research purposes using iMovie on Macs.//

3/10 - Video Editing with Moviemaker, Erickson 133E, 1 PM

//In this hands-on session, you’ll create, edit, and enhance video files as well as convert them from tape to digital formats for both teaching and research purposes using Windows Moviemaker on PCs.//

3/17 - Digital Storytelling, Erickson 133E, 12:30 PM & 2 PM //In this hands-on session you’ll create and share stories through a digital, multimedia narrative format.//

3/19 - Copyright, Cybercourtesy, & Cybersafety in a Creative Commons Age - Erickson 133E, 12 PM & 2 PM

//In this hands-on session you’ll discuss copyright, Creative Commons, cybercourtesy, and cybersafety and will explore tools for using digital media in ethical ways for both teaching and research purposes.//

4/9 - The Whats, Whys, and Wows of Wikis, Erickson 133E, 12 PM & 2 PM

//In this hands-on session you’ll explore wikis that are being used for a variety of purposes and consider how you might adapt these ideas for your own teaching and research.//

4/11 - Podcasting & Vodcasting, Erickson 128, 10 AM & 1 PM

//In this hands-on session you’ll create both a simple audio and a simple video podcast. Prior experience with audio and video editing recommended.//

4/16 - Layering Learning with Social Technologies, Erickson 133E, 12 PM & 2 PM

//In this hands-on session you’ll explore a variety of social technologies and consider how you might strategically layer their use in ways that facilitate learning.//

We will have PC laptops available for participants to use during these sessions, but if you have your own personal laptop, we recommend that you bring it with you to the session.

If there is something specific you'd like to learn more about that does not appear in the schedule above, be sure to let us know!