MULTIMEDIA MADE EASY

INSTRUCTOR(S): Christine Longe & Debra Tryggestad
GRADE LEVEL:  K-12
 

Take your multimedia presentations to the next level!  Answer the question "How did they do that?"  Here is hands-on instruction on how to effectively implement instructional technology in your classroom.  Use digital cameras and camcorders, LCD projectors, CD's and DVD's.  Learn how to integrate resources to create multimedia presentations.  Investigate many different tools available on the Internet.  Create your own podcasts!  Take advantage of the opportunity to try different software and network with colleagues from other school districts.

This workshop will help the intermediate and advanced multimedia user.  Programs used in this course are PowerPoint, Windows MovieMaker, PhotoStory 3, and Audacity.

Technology is saturating our every day lives.  Take advantage of new techniques to actively engage your students.  We all know that students learn best by doing.  Use multimedia and the web to spice up your most routine activities.

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

	Understand how to use technology to excite students & prepare them for the future.
	Collaborate with other professionals from other schools and discuss their great ideas.
	Experience a variety of technological tools to integrate into the curriculum (World Wide Web, digital photography, digital video, Quicktime movies, podcasting, and more!).
	Understand the importance of using technology as a presentation tool.
	Learn to use innovative thinking and create a new approach to education.
	Understand how to integrate technology by writing an engaging scenario that can be used in the classroom.
	Experience a variety of assessment techniques, including peer coaching and a digital portfolio.
	Develop lessons and activities that integrate the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards.
	Develop a multimedia presentation using software equipment of your choice that can be integrated into your classroom.