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Please sign up for two break out sessions for the afternoon of November 5, 2012. This can be accomplished at…

LwICT Session link on the Bits & Bytes Blog. Registration in each session is limited, so sign up sooner rather than later.

There are five exciting sessions being offered…

Scratch:

Scratch is a programming language designed to be used by a variety of ages!  Scratch is on the WSD Image; it is a free software developed @ MIT that uses snap together blocks to create animations, programs, simulations and more. In this session, get acquainted with the basic parts and functions in Scratch. Work with a buddy to create a program.  See some WSD student work samples created with Scratch, and hear about a teacher’s Scratch journey.

Gaming in Education:

Attendees of this session may or may not have access to video games for use in their classroom. We will discuss and use examples of games that could be used in classroom as texts, and why these games are valuable differentiators of – but not replacements of – traditional curricula. Further, we will discuss ways that teachers can model their practice using educational designs embedded within video games if games themselves are not a possibility for classroom instruction.

Teachers Like Free Stuff:

This workshop will focus on the development of free online education resources for 21st century educators.  The workshop will explore free screencasts, screen annotations, free online apps, QR codes and the Partners in Learning Resources.

iBook Author:

iBooks Author is an amazing app that allows anyone to create beautiful Multi-Touch textbooks — and just about any other kind of book — for iPad. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, mathematical expressions, and more, these books bring content to life in ways the printed page never could. The session will be an introduction to creating multimedia books using iBook Author.

Video Green Screening with iMovie:

This session will look at green screening in video using iMovie & iPads. Lighting and green screening equipment will be highlighted. Participants will be lead through the process of setting up and successfully filming against a green screen. Then the fun will begin as participants will learn to composite their green screen video with other video or stills!

DiskAid Transfers Files to Apps on iPhone, iPad or iTouch.

Browsing iPhone Apps contents directly from your Mac (OS X) or PC (Windows) and transferring files to and from an iOS device has never been easier with DiskAid. It automatically discovers all Apps and allows to copy files, folders or even complete file trees!

Enjoy fast and dependable file copy to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via USB connection with DiskAid and copy files, data media or folders to your iPhone iPad or iPod touch.

Getting DiskAid free for anyone in WSD1.

To get your free license, go to the following link (Getting DiskAid Free), fill in the form and click Get My Free License. The Winnipeg School Division is registered, so you will receive your Free DiskAid academic license by email (allow up to 1 hour for processing).

Getting Started with Disk Aid…

Here are some podcasting planners that the SAGE 2011 (Podcasting the GarageBand Way) group worked with; they are all in Word format, so feel free to modify them to suit the needs of your students.  Many of the writing planners that are included in the Language Arts Blackline Masters could be used to assist in podcast planning as well.

Podcast Planner3_EY_LJA           Podcast_Planner_MY-SY_LJA          PodcastPlanner2_MY-SY_LJA

The following are files referred to during SAG 2011.

iMovie’11 Keyboard Shortcuts

These files are from http://www.eworkshop.on.ca in the files related to Media Literacy.

Lesson Plan for Media Literacy Video Production

Video Assignment Sheet

Effective Group Work Checklist

Blank Shot List Form

Types of Shots

Camera Angles

Video Production Example       from   http://edtech.guhsd.net/video/roles.pdf

Insight: Your Guide to Shooting a Great Video  from http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/medias/download/documents/pdf/stop-racism/Video-competition-participation-guide.pdf
Includes: The Top 25 recommended steps for learning about video production

Teacher’s Guide for the Video Competition

Using Beat Markers  and Using the Precision Editor

ETSS MAC SAG: October 2010

Click to move this presentation forward and to play movies and animations.

Here are some links to sites that may be helpful in using the iLife suite for Mac.

http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/

http://www.apple.com/support/garageband/

http://www.apple.com/support/idvd/

http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/

Here are some links to Manitoba Education Curriculum Documents to assist planning for ESD learning.

ESD Main page:  http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/esd/index.html

PDF – Education for Sustainable Development: A Resource for….:   http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/future/sustaineducation.pdf

ECO-GLOBE Schools Information:  http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/esd/eco_globe/index.html

ESD Learning Resources Page: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/esd/resources.html

Social Studies Grade at a Glance Posters: (Gr. 1-6, 10)  http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/posters/index.html#1

SS Grade 7 Cluster 2: Global Quality of Life: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/foundation_gr7/cluster2.pdf

SS Grade 8 Cluster 5: Shaping the Modern World:   http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/foundation_gr8/cluster5.pdf

Science

Grade 11 Current Topics in Science Posters link: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/science/found/c_topics30s/posters/index.html

Kindergarten to Grade 4 Science Topics with  Cluster Links Chart

Grades 5-8 Science Topics with Cluster Links Chart

Grade 9 Science Cluster Links Chart

Bibliography

Master List-is saved as a source.xml file on the computer but it can be renamed, copied to a network drive or USB  stick and moved from computer to computer
Current List-is saved with the Word file
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire site contains excellent sources on using this feature.

Equation Editor

Cover Page

To change the date format  use the Developer tab on the ribbon.  It can be enabled through Word Options in the Office Button.  In the Developer tab-Controls, click on Properties to change the date format.

Video 21st Century Skills

Download Video

• http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2515/15341

Search Engines (Alphabetical Order)

• Ask – http://www.ask.com/
• Bing – http://www.bing.com/
• Cuil – http://www.cuil.com/
• Google – http://www.google.com/

Meta Search (Alphabetical Order)

• Clusty – http://clusty.com/
• Dogpile – http://www.dogpile.com/
• ixquick – http://www.us.ixquick.com/
  
• Mamma – http://www.mamma.com/
• MetaCrawler – http://www.metacrawler.com/

Search Blogs (Alphabetical Order)

• Google Blog Search – http://blogsearch.google.com/
• Technorati – http://technorati.com/

Custom Google Search

Search Google for any site which contains the keywords: education leadership “21st century”

• Search for 21st Education Leadership Skills

Note – this post is updated regularly.

2020 Vision

(All data for this video came from International Futures)

http://blogs.wsd1.org/etr/files/2020_vision_large.flv

Download – 2020 Vision Large (10 Mb)

The resources below were gathered for a workshop on assisting students with using SMART Ideas to Produce to Show Understanding for a Literacy with ICT Session for Kindergarten to Grade Eight educators. They are how to guides which you made find helpful.

SMART Ideas Quick Start by Karen Brooks Nelson  Wellington Catholic District School Board

SMART Board Basics by SMART Technologies

SMART Ideas Tool Bars by SMART Technologies

SMART Quick Guide by Ottawa Carleton District School Board

SMART Ideas: A Step by Step Procedure by Lambton Kent District School Board