PowerPoint: Initial Level (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM18
Date/Time: June 1; 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Place: US Jones Elementary School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: The basics of how to use PowerPoint effectively: creating, editing, ordering, and viewing slides; inserting text, graphics, animations, sounds, transitions, charts, hyperlinks, and backgrounds; explore design templates and methods to integrate PowerPoint into the curriculum. This workshop will be conducted using PowerPoint 2003.
PowerPoint: Advanced Level (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM22
Date/Time: June 2; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: US Jones Elementary School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Designed for teachers who are comfortable with PowerPoint; how to use advanced PowerPoint functions such as action buttons, sound, and video; how to create interactive PowerPoint Presentations that will engage students in the classroom; how to create game format lessons such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Jeopardy while aligning to state standards; enhancing curriculum through student PowerPoint projects. Please Note: This workshop is NOT for beginners.
Virtual Field Trips (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM09
Date/Time: June 3; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: US Jones Elementary School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Explore the world without leaving the classroom! This workshop will enable participants to use internet resources to design a “virtual field trip” for their students. Participants will become familiar with the strategies and resources that educators use to design these field trips, as well as tips and tricks to ensure their success. Participants will also learn how to find and implement existing virtual field trips into the curriculum.
Digital Photography in the Classroom (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM06
Date/Time: June 4; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: US Jones Elementary School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Explore the world of digital photography; Learn terms and features related to digital photography as well as uses for digital cameras in the classroom; Hands-on experience with digital photography including taking photos, uploading digital images to computers, and placing photos into albums and stories.
Teaching Thinking with Technology (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM02
Date/Time: June 4; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: US Jones Elementary School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: How do we get students to think more critically? This session will introduce participants to two of the Intel: Teach online thinking tools (Visual Ranking and Seeing Reason). Using these free online thinking tools, participants will transform a knowledge-level lesson into an engaging lesson requiring higher-order thinking. Participants will use the tools in a collaborative setting to accomplish the tasks of the lesson. Teachers will also be shown how to register for the free tools and how to participate in further training on the tools.
Digital Storytelling with Photo Story 3 (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM10
Date/Time: June 5; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: US Jones Elementary School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Photo Story 3 is a free and easy to use program from Microsoft that enables users to create compelling slide shows from digital images. Learn how to use this program in an educational setting and how to transform student stories, poems, projects, and other written work into digital creations that include transitions, voice narration, text, and background music.
Models of Collaboration* (K-12)
Date/Time: June 9 - 10; 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Content: Instructional tools to use with special education students in the general education classroom. Models to be addressed: co-teaching; consultant; accelerated. A two-day session.
*Register through ASDE: cgage@alsde.edu
The New Alabama Course of Study: PE (K-5)
STIPD Title Number: uatcospek5
Date/Time: June 11; 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
The New Alabama Course of Study: PE (6-12)
STIPD Title Number: uatcospe61
Date/Time: June 11; 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
The New Alabama Course of Study: Health (6-12)
STIPD Title Number: uatcoshlth
Date/Time: June 11; 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
The New Alabama Course of Study: Health (K-5)
STIPD Title Number: uatcosheal
Date/Time: June 11; 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Blogging for Educators (4-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM20
Date/Time: June 15; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Hillcrest High School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Have you heard of blogging, but you are not sure what all the excitement is about? This workshop will enable teachers to learn what a blog is and how blogging can be used as an educational tool. Participants will leave with their own blog ready to be used in the classroom.
ALEX & AVL: Alabama’s 21st Century Tech Integration Resources (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM15
Date/Time: June 15; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Hillcrest High School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: This workshop explores the Alabama Learning Exchange and Alabama Virtual Library. Both of which are excellent online resources freely available for Alabama teachers. Participants will be introduced to the components of the ALEX site, including how to access courses of study, lesson plans, and web resources. Participants will also be introduced to several databases housed in the Alabama Virtual Library. Participants will explore the databases, taking note of how they can use AVL in their classroom.
Teaching Thinking with Technology (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM02
Date/Time: June 18; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Hillcrest High School (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: How do we get students to think more critically? This session will introduce participants to two of the Intel: Teach online thinking tools (Visual Ranking and Seeing Reason). Using these free online thinking tools, participants will transform a knowledge-level lesson into an engaging lesson requiring higher-order thinking. Participants will use the tools in a collaborative setting to accomplish the tasks of the lesson. Teachers will also be shown how to register for the free tools and how to participate in further training on the tools.
Introduction to APTPlus (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM01
Date/Time: July 7; 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: This workshop introduces a curriculum video-on-demand teaching and learning system provided free to Alabama teachers. Discovery Education Streaming integrates full-length educational videos, key concept video clips, images, encyclopedia content, teacher guides, lesson plans, and interactive online assessments and assignments into a learning tool for teachers and students. Participants will learn how to navigate the site and will explore its various offerings.
E-Sheets: The Easiest Way to Integrate Technology into the Classroom (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM21
Date/Time: July 7; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: An E-Sheet is a simple technology integration strategy that directs student exploration on the Internet and meets numerous Alabama Technology Course of Study standards. Designed for the teacher who is familiar with Microsoft Word; Learn about the concept of the E-Sheet; Create E-Sheets to take back to the classroom, post on teacher web sites, and motivate student learning.
Classroom Uses of Windows Movie Maker and Mini-Camcorders (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM17
Date/Time: July 8; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: This workshop explores the digital video editing program Windows Movie Maker, a free program packaged with Windows XP; Discover how to create learning materials and student projects with this powerful and easy to use video editing program; Learn how to import video, photographs, and music as well as add special effects, titles, narration, and more; Experience the new Flip Video Camera; Bring a flash drive with digital photos and/or music if you would like create a product to take back to your classroom. Please Note: This workshop is NOT for beginners.
Podcasting with Audacity & PowerMediaPlus (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM16
Date/Time: July 9; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: This workshop explores three emerging technology resources for educators. Participants will learn about podcasting as they create their own podcasts using Audacity, a free sound recording and editing program. Participants will also explore PowerMediaPlus, which is a curriculum-based multimedia system freely provided to Alabama teachers by APTPlus. Participants will also learn how to use PowerMediaPlus to host podcasts. Please Note: This workshop is NOT for beginners.
Geocaching 101: Using GPS Receivers & Geocaching in the Curriculum (4-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM31
Date/Time: July 14; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Hillcrest High School (Map)
Presenters: Robert Mayben
Focus: You’ve heard of GPS. Now learn how to use GPS receivers as instructional tools. This is an updated version of last year’s fun and informative workshop involving the international phenomenon of Geocaching. Teachers from all subject areas will be introduced to the concept of Geocaching and the use of GPS receivers through participation in a high-tech scavenger hunt. Information and resources for using this emerging technology will be presented. Participants will also have the opportunity to interact and further discuss how geocaching and GPS units might be used in education. As part of this workshop will be conducted outside and will require a fair amount of walking, participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
Geocaching 201: Developing Curriculum-Centered Geocaching Courses (4-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM32
Date/Time: July 14; 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Hillcrest High School (Map)
Presenters: Robert Mayben
Focus: This workshop is for teachers who are familiar with GPS and Geocaching and want to learn the specifics of creating a Geocaching course at their school. Teachers from all subject areas will learn how to layout a course by marking points, how to decide what type of Geocaches to use and where to hide them, how to divide the class into teams, and much more. Teachers will also receive templates and lesson ideas to help design their courses. Participants in the morning introductory session are encouraged to attend. As part of this workshop will be conducted outside and will require a fair amount of walking, participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
Blogging for Educators (4-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM20
Date/Time: July 16; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Have you heard of blogging, but you are not sure what all the excitement is about? This workshop will enable teachers to learn what a blog is and how blogging can be used as an educational tool. Participants will leave with their own blog ready to be used in the classroom.
Social Bookmarking in the Classroom (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM11
Date/Time: July 16; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Do you struggle to keep track of all your favorite websites and other online resources? Have you ever lost your folder of Internet bookmarks from your Web browser or wished you could access them from ANY computer? Would you like to share the links to your favorite online resources with your colleagues or students? Social bookmarking is a Web 2.0 technique of storing, classifying, sharing and searching links. This session will introduce the popular social bookmarking tool Delicious and explore several practical applications for implementing social bookmarking activities in the classroom.
Using Wikis in the Classroom (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM19
Date/Time: July 17; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Have you heard about wikis, but you are not sure what all the excitement is about? This workshop will enable teachers to learn about the collaborative Web 2.0 tool known as the wiki. Teachers will also explore dynamic uses for wikis as an educational tool for students and teachers. Participants will leave with their own wiki ready to be used in the classroom.
Technology Integration Strategies for Secondary Science (6-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM26
Date/Time: July 21; 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Designed for secondary science teachers who want to expand their knowledge of technology integration strategies; Explore effective and emerging technology strategies, methods, and resources to enhance integration into secondary science instruction; how to create technology‐infused lesson plans aligned to state standards; ideas, web resources, and activities for the classroom.
Classroom Adventures with Google Earth (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM29
Date/Time: July 21; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Google Earth puts the whole world at your students’ fingertips. Participants will learn the basic features of navigating and using the Google Earth interface. Participants will also explore creative methods of integrating this free tool into the curriculum and how Google Earth can enhance classroom activities.
Technology Integration Strategies for Elementary Math (K-5)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM27
Date/Time: July 22; 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Designed for elementary teachers who want to expand their knowledge of math technology integration strategies; Explore effective and emerging technology strategies, methods, and resources to enhance integration into elementary math instruction; how to create technology‐infused lesson plans aligned to state standards; ideas, web resources, and activities for the classroom.
Tux Paint: A Creative Technology Tool for Elementary Teachers (K-5)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM05
Date/Time: July 22; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Tux Paint is a free drawing program for students in the elementary grades. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. This workshop will focus on the basic features of Tux Paint as well as classroom uses which make it a creative technology integration tool for all elementary subject areas.
Technology Integration Strategies for Secondary Math (6-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM28
Date/Time: July 23; 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Designed for secondary mathematics teachers who want to expand their knowledge of technology integration strategies in the mathematics classroom; Explore effective and emerging technology strategies, methods, and resources to enhance integration into secondary math instruction; how to create technology‐infused lesson plans aligned to state standards; ideas, web resources, and activities for the classroom.
Google Tools in the Classroom (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM30
Date/Time: July 23; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Participants will learn how to make teaching and learning in a 21st century classrooms not only efficient but also fun. Google for Educators provides exciting new interactive tools and lesson ideas for students of all ages. Participants will explore some of these tools, such as iGoogle, Calendar, Docs, Sites, Scholar, and Picasa.
Digital Photography in the Classroom (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM06
Date/Time: July 24; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Explore the world of digital photography; Learn terms and features related to digital photography as well as uses for digital cameras in the classroom; Hands-on experience with digital photography including taking photos, uploading digital images to computers, and placing photos into albums and stories.
PowerPoint: Initial Level (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM18
Date/Time: July 28; 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Place: Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: The basics of how to use PowerPoint effectively: creating, editing, ordering, and viewing slides; inserting text, graphics, animations, sounds, transitions, charts, hyperlinks, and backgrounds; explore design templates and methods to integrate PowerPoint into the curriculum. This workshop will be conducted using PowerPoint 2003.
PowerPoint: Advanced Level (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM22
Date/Time: July 29; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Designed for teachers who are comfortable with PowerPoint; how to use advanced PowerPoint functions such as action buttons, sound, and video; how to create interactive PowerPoint Presentations that will engage students in the classroom; how to create game format lessons such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Jeopardy while aligning to state standards; enhancing curriculum through student PowerPoint projects. Please Note: This workshop is NOT for beginners.
Virtual Field Trips (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM09
Date/Time: July 30; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Explore the world without leaving the classroom! This workshop will enable participants to use internet resources to design a “virtual field trip” for their students. Participants will become familiar with the strategies and resources that educators use to design these field trips, as well as tips and tricks to ensure their success. Participants will also learn how to find and implement existing virtual field trips into the curriculum.
Digital Storytelling with Photo Story 3 (K-12)
STIPD Title Number: UATiMSUM10
Date/Time: July 31; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Stillman Heights Education Center (Map)
Presenter: Robert Mayben
Focus: Photo Story 3 is a free and easy to use program from Microsoft that enables users to create compelling slide shows from digital images. Learn how to use this program in an educational setting and how to transform student stories, poems, projects, and other written work into digital creations that include transitions, voice narration, text, and background music.
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