GGA10-06:  TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

INSTRUCTOR(S): Bruce Nelson, bdn@oregon.k12.wi.us
GRADE LEVEL: K-12
(5-Day Workshop)
 

Take your multimedia presentations to the next level!  Answer the question “How did they do that!”  See how to effectively implement instructional technology in your classroom. Use scanners, digital cameras, projectors, CD/DVD drives, and computers. Learn how to integrate resources to create multimedia presentations, Web pages, and Podcasts.  Take advantage of new techniques to actively engage your students. Use multimedia and the web to spice up your most routine activities. Each topic will be covered at beginning and advanced levels.  Create projects that you will use in class next year.  All participants will need to bring materials from a curricular area of their choice to work on for the week.

By the end of the course the, participants will be able to:

	Understand how to use technology to excite students and prepare them for the future
	Experience a variety of technological tools to integrate into the curriculum (World Wide Web, home page authoring, digital photography, digital video
	Understand the importance of using technology as a presentation tool
	Learn to use innovative thinking and create a new approach to education
	View multimedia presentations created with Netscape Composer or PowerPoint that can be integrated into your classroom.