Announcing… Oklahoma Writing Project Technology Institute for Teachers Presentations by Sandra Effinger, Oklahoma Writing Project Teacher Consultant and OK TechMaster 6 Saturday morning sessions, 9 a.m.-noon Collings Hall, Room 334, University of Oklahoma Register for one or all! $25 per 3-hour session, (Limit 20 participants per session; must have 12 participants for session to make.) Nov. 6 - “Word Processing for Writers: Beyond the Red Pen” In this presentation, teachers will use some little-used tools that make word processing a particularly effective writing tool. For example, tracking changes, inserting comments, saving versions, hyperlinking, highlighting, text color, headers and footers can all be used to provide feedback to the writer, whether that feedback comes from the teacher or from partners in a writing group. Information will also be given about using the thesaurus, the dictionary, word count, readability, and the spelling and grammar checkers. Nov. 13 - “Powerful PowerPoint: Student Presentations and Portfolios” This presentation focuses on student-generated PowerPoint projects, such as small group book reports, author research reports, résumés, personal portfolios, webquests, and games such as Jeopardy. Teachers will work in small groups to prepare and deliver a sample presentation. Templates and online resources will be provided. Dec. 4 - “Digital Classroom Collaboration: ListServs and BLOGS and MOOs, Oh My!” The internet abounds with multi-user resources and these resources change so rapidly that teachers may be unfamiliar with their educational uses. Teachers will explore sites that allow them to set up classroom web logs, chat rooms, email lists, and online offices. These include Lingua MOO, Tabulas, Tapped In, Nice Net, AOL Instant Messenger, and various web log (Blog) services. (MOO stands for MUD, Object-Oriented, and MUD stands for Multi-User Domain.) Jan. 22 – “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Blogging” Blogs (web logs) offer a way to create, edit, maintain, and update webpages through a simple browser interface. A blog requires no programming knowledge whatsoever, yet it allows the “owner” to customize the website. Teachers can preview online publication and responses. If you can type, you can edit. Sample blogs, ranging from private journals to class publications, will be explored. Teachers will register for a free practice blog and create their own weblog. Sites such as Manila’s Userland, EBN (Educational Bloggers network), Schoolblogs, and eBlog will be explored. Feb. 12 – “Digital Storytelling: Music, Photographs and Movies” Digital storytelling is movie-making at its simplest level. In this presentation, teachers will work in small groups to create a short QuickTime movie by combining photographs, music, and words. Sample class movies, from ones in which students primarily perform to total student productions, will be examined. Alternatives such as the PowerPoint Photo Essay will be explored for those who do not have access to QuickTime. Feb. 26 – “21st Century Technology: Repurposing Your OWP Presentation” This presentation is designed to help teacher/consultants discover ways in which they can add a technological component to their presentations. After exploration of websites such as the Center for Digital Storytelling, the Carnegie Foundation Gallery, and Apple’s Digital Edge, teachers will learn Inspiration and then work in small groups to help each other re-purpose their current presentations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please register at least two weeks in advance of each workshop, or to insure acceptance, register for all now. Registration Form: ____Nov. 6 Word Processing for Writers: Beyond the Red Pen ____Nov 13 Powerful PowerPoint: Student Presentations and Portfolios ____Dec 4 Digital Classroom Collaboration: ListServs and BLOGS and MOOs, Oh My! ____Jan 22 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Blogging ____Feb 12 Digital Storytelling: Music, Photographs and Movies ____Feb 26 21st Century Technology: Repurposing Your OWP Presentation ____Total workshops @ $25 each Total due: $__________ ____Check enclosed / Check #___________ Make checks payable to “Oklahoma Writing Project” ____School District Purchase Order #___________________ Name______________________________________________________________ School_____________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________ City State Zip________________________________________________________ E-Mail______________________________________________________________ Registration form attached. Please print. Mail registration to: Oklahoma Writing Project, 820 Van Vleet Oval, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK 73019 Or Fax (Attention: Mindie Dieu) at (405) 325-4061 or Register online at oklahoma_writing_project@ ou.edu Registration form available at our website soon: www.ou.edu/special/owp Questions? [log in to unmask] or (405) 378-6832