Oct 24, 2007

Using Digital Media In the Classroom Workshops

Join us for exciting one day trainings on using current digital media tools in your classroom. You will leave with ideas to implement immediately!

The following trainings will be held at the Wyndham Hotel near the Airport (formerly the Four Points Sheraton) from 8:30am-3:00pm. The cost of each training is $100 for the day. Register for all three dates at once and pay just $250!

December 8th


Podcast Production with GarageBand
Bring an idea and a Mac and we'll turn it into a podcast! Learn the basics of podcasting and
enhance it with sound effects, jingles, professional editing and an optional video track. As time permits, we'll learn how to publish a podcast series using iWeb and Dot Mac.
Required: An iBook, PowerBook or MacBook with iLife '08 (GarageBandv4) or iLife '06 (GarageBand v3)
Optional: Digital photos which visually enhance the topic of your podcast

Podcast Production with Audacity
Bring an idea and a Windows laptop and we'll turn it into a podcast! Learn the basics of podcasting and enhance it with sound effects, jingles, professional editing and an optional video track.
Required: Laptop with Audacity software installed (can be downloaded for free!)

Using Blogs and Wikis in the Classroom
Come to learn about the powerful digital media tools of blogs and wikis in your classroom. We will look at examples that are currently being used in classrooms around the country and will also learn how to set our own sites up for student use.

February 16th


Podcast Production with GarageBand
Bring an idea and a Mac and we'll turn it into a podcast! Learn the basics of podcasting and
enhance it with sound effects, jingles, professional editing and an optional video track. As time permits, we'll learn how to publish a podcast series using iWeb and Dot Mac.
Required: An iBook, PowerBook or MacBook with iLife '08 (GarageBandv4) or iLife '06 (GarageBand v3)
Optional: Digital photos which visually enhance the topic of your podcast

Podcast Production with Audacity
Bring an idea and a Windows laptop and we'll turn it into a podcast! Learn the basics of podcasting and enhance it with sound effects, jingles, professional editing and an optional video track.
Required: Laptop with Audacity software installed (can be downloaded for free!)

Using Blogs and Wikis in the Classroom
Come to learn about the powerful digital media tools of blogs and wikis in your classroom. We will look at examples that are currently being used in classrooms around the country and will also learn how to set our own sites up for student use.

May 10th


Advanced Podcasting Mac
In this workshop we will take podcasting one step further. We will learn how to create a vodcast, an enhanced podcast, how to upload podcasts and make them an RSS feed.

Advanced Podcasting Windows
In this workshop we will take podcasting one step further. We will learn how to create a vodcast, an enhanced podcast, how to upload podcasts and make them an RSS feed. Participants will also learn how to create podcasts using Skype as well as how to broadcast other types of content.

Free Digital Media Tools for Classroom Use
We will spend the day working with tools available on the web. We will specifically look at all of the Google tools as well as Microsoft Photostory 3.

More information (including registration information) is available at our website at http://www.thestephensgroup.com/workshops.php

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