conference at the same time.... You and Carol sound like dynamic
teachers with lots to share. You may want to consider coming our way to
promote you books in the future. Have a grand time.
ko
Karen M. Ortiz
Technology Integration Coach TIE Colorado Conference =09
Graland Country Day School Publications Chair
303.336.3771 Wireless Dreams =09
kortiz@graland.org June 24 - 28, 2008
Copper Mountain, Colorado 80443
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Subject: announcing ed-tech integration workshops
Announcing summer educational technology workshops taught by leading
ed-tech practitioners:
"Teaching with Web 2.0" with Tom Daccord
June 24-26 in Boston
"Teaching with Web 2.0" focuses on educational uses of the "Read-Write"
Web and showcases a collection of interactive web sites that rely on
user-generated content and "collective intelligence." The workshop
includes an introduction to influential "e-learning 2.0" theorists and
practitioners, provides an overview of the best and latest Web 2.0 tools
for education, and demonstrates practical methods and techniques for
using
Web 2.0 in the classroom. Participants will undertake hands-on
exploration
of recent and beta tools that facilitate collaborative brainstorming,
group audio blogging, mobile podcasting, collaborative writing and
editing, group presentations, and social-educational networking, as well
as learn advanced features of established Web 2.0 tools.=20
"Teaching History With Technology" with Tom Daccord
July 7-9 in Boston
The sixth-annual "Teaching History With Technology" workshop is an
intensive three-day hands-on opportunity for history and social studies
teachers to explore practical ways to use technology to enrich the
history
curriculum and engage students. The workshop showcases outstanding
history-related web sites, describes and illustrates practical methods
and
techniques for using technology in the history and social studies
classroom, and includes extended opportunities for targeted exploration
and experimentation. Participants will learn about innovative activities
and exciting projects for incorporating Web 2.0 tools and experiment
with
blogging, podcasting, wikis, and other evolving technologies.
"Teaching English and Language Arts With Technology" with Carla Beard
July 14-16 in Boston
The second-annual "Teaching English and Language Arts With Technology"
workshop is an intensive three-day workshop that offers "hands-on"
opportunities for English and Language Arts teachers to explore
practical
ways to use technology to enrich the study of literature, poetry,
grammar,
and writing. The workshop showcases outstanding language arts web sites,
presents examples of best practices in English and Language Arts tech
integration, and includes extended opportunities for targeted
exploration
and experimentation. Participants will examine plagiarism identification
and prevention techniques, use "hidden" editing features in Microsoft
Word, explore exciting projects for incorporating Web 2.0 tools, and
experiment with blogging, podcasting, wikis, and other evolving
technologies.
Instructor Profiles:
Tom Daccord is an educational technology specialist, veteran independent
school teacher, co-author of the forthcoming Classroom-Tested Ideas for
Teaching with Technology and author of Best of History Web Sites
(November
2007). A "laptop teacher" who has instructed in a wireless laptop
environment for the last seven years, Tom has been featured in the
Boston
Globe ("Making Tech Connect," December 29, 2003) for his contributions
to
teaching with technology. He has presented on educational technology
topics at the National Association of Independent Schools Annual
Conference, the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference,
the
(Alan) November Boston Leadership Conference, the Laptop Institute in
Memphis, and various other conferences. He is creator and co-webmaster
of
Best of History Web Sites, an award-winning web portal, and co-director
of
the Center for Teaching History with Technology, an educational
organization with 2200 members.=20
Carla Beard is a veteran English teacher and educational technology
specialist as well as webmaster of the award-winning Web English
Teacher,
a popular web portal that presents the best of K-12 English / Language
Arts teaching resources. She has presented extensively on technology in
the English/Language Arts curriculum, including a National Council of
Teachers of English "Technology and English/Language Arts" presentation.
In 2004 Carla was named to the Educator Advisory Board of AOL@School and
has also served as National Teacher Advisor for Cable in the Classroom.
She is currently an educational technology specialist for the state of
Indiana.
The workshops cost $595.00 each and are held at the Noble and Greenough
School in Greater Boston in a new state-of-the-art computer facility.
They
are open to classroom teachers and administrators, school technology
staff, and school library-media specialists. Each participant receives a
copy of Tom Daccord's Classroom-Tested Ideas for Teaching with
Technology,
due out in May.
Details, testimonials, and registration are available online at:
http://thwt.org/workshops.html
Note: Last summer's workshops were sold out, so please register early.
(Apologies for cross-posting)
Tom Daccord
Co-Director of the Center for Teaching History with Technology
edtechteacher@gmail.com
Academic Technology Advocate/History Teacher
Noble & Greenough School (Dedham, MA)
thomas_daccord@nobles.edu
Web Sites:
Best of History Web Sites
http://besthistorysites.net
Center for Teaching History With Technology
http://thwt.org
Teaching Literature and Writing with Technology
http://thwt.org/writingandlit.htm
edtechteacher=20
http://thwt.typepad.com/edtechteacher/
Books:
Best of History Web Sites (Neal-Schuman Press)
http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/9/599.html
Classroom-Tested Ideas for Teaching with Technology (M.E. Sharpe)
-May 2008
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