PD Videoconferences from SOITA

Professsional Development Video Conferences from SOITA

Cost: $50 per session for SOITA Comprehensive Member schools; $75 per session for all others. Each TeleTech is a fifty minutes long. Want to do a test call with SOITA? Dial 216.48.137.41 Questions? Contact Bob Stricker bob@soita.org 150 East Sixth Street Franklin, Ohio 45005 800-964-8211 Each TeleTech is presented three times: 1:15 to 2:05, 2:35 to 3;25, and 3:45 to 4:35. January 25 Exploring Google Sketch-Up Interested in teaching your students about ratios and proportions? How about volume, area, and perimeter? Fancy building a model of the Roman Coliseum and dropping it into Google Earth? Any and all of these activities are possible with Google Sketch-Up. Sketch-Up is a free 3-D modeling program offered by Google. Learn the basics of using Sketch-Up, how Sketch-Up meshes with Google Earth, and some fantastic curriculum integration ideas along the way! February 8 Creating Great Presentations with Free Prezi Looking for an alternative to the typical presentation applications such as PowerPoint and Keynote? Prezi might be the tool for you! You can easily create and deliver stunning presentations that zoom into details, show relationships between information, and include text, images, videos, and PDFs. Join us to learn more about Prezi and how this online presentation tool works. February 15 The Advantages of Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking is a great way to save your bookmarks or favorites on the web. Protect your favorite sites from a computer crash, learn how to keep them organized, and make some friends on the way. All with a simple little tool that can be accessed from any computer. Join us to learn how social bookmarking can work for you! February 22 Creating ePubs for the iPad The iPad presents a wonderful opportunity to convert students' work, writing, and original stories into the ePub format for easy sharing and portability. ePub provides many advantages over PDFs including re-flowable and resizable text for reading on just about any size of device. During this session, participants will learn the ins and outs of converting Word documents and PDFs into the ePub format using the free program Calibre. We will also discuss how to sync ePub and PDF files over to your iPad and which programs you can use to read them. Click for the registration form.

Free Websites for Creating Student Flash Cards

Professional Development Provider		SOITA Learning Technologies
Contact Information		Bob Stricker bob@soita.org 150 East Sixth Street Franklin, OH 45005 United States Phone: (937) 746-6333 ext. 120 Fax: (937) 746-1029
Program Type		Individual Program
Program Rating		This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience		Education: Curriculum Director, Teacher, Media Specialist/Librarian
Maximum Number of Participants		no maximum
Minimum Number of Participants		1
Primary Disciplines		Best Practice, Collaboration, Curriculum, Instructional Programs, Technology/Information Science
Program Description		Flashcards are an easy, effective way to study for a test or quiz. Take your flashcards online and make them even more powerful! Discover several free resources to make or find educational flashcards. Compare the different flashcard sites and learn of additional features such as online study methods, collaboration tools, study games, and ways to study on the go.
Program Format		• Introduction and overview of featured flash card websites • Demonstration of flash card website • Questions/discussion • Demonstration of flash card website • Questions/discussion • Demonstration of flash card website • Questions/discussion • Review and wrap up
Objectives		• Become aware of the available online resources for flash card creation and studying with existing flash cards • Discover ways to use flash card websites in the classroom
National Staff Development Council Standards to which this program aligns		• Organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district. (Learning Communities) • Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (Design)
Program Length		50 minutes
Dates/Times		Program Date Program Time Network Time Registration Deadline All times below are displayed in Eastern Standard Time, as specified in your profile. 1/26/2011 2:35 PM - 3:30 PM 2:25 PM - 3:30 PM 01/20/2011 1/26/2011 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM 3:35 PM - 4:45 PM 01/20/2011
Date/Time Notes		This professional development multipoint video conference is offered January 26, 2011 at 2:35 and 3:45 EST
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees		Cost per Site: $75.00 Cost per Site with Premium Service: $67.50 What's this?
Cancellation Policy		We will not charge for programs cancelled due to nature, i.e., snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites that cancel with less than 48 hours notice.
Program is Offered Through		Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Is Recording allowed?		No
The Provider broadcasts over		IP
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider		Schools are asked to conduct a test connection with SOITA in advance of the site's first scheduled video conference with us. Sites connecting via ISDN should provide their own bridge and dial into SOITA. SOITA's IP address is 216.48.137.41

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Free Web Tools for Collaboration

Professional Development Provider		SOITA Learning Technologies
Contact Information		Bob Stricker bob@soita.org 150 East Sixth Street Franklin, OH 45005 United States Phone: (937) 746-6333 ext. 120 Fax: (937) 746-1029
Program Type		Individual Program
Program Rating		based on 2 evaluation(s).
Target Audience		Education: Curriculum Director, Teacher, Media Specialist/Librarian, Administrator
Maximum Number of Participants		no maximum
Minimum Number of Participants		1
Primary Disciplines		Best Practice, Collaboration, Curriculum, Instructional Programs, Technology/Information Science
Program Description		Depending on your needs, there are many different ways to leverage the power of the Web when it comes to collaboration. Whether you are authoring a document, creating a mind map, video conferencing, or just instant messaging; the Web can provide you with multiple tools to get the job done. Participants will explore a variety of websites that can enhance learning through collaboration. Whether working with students in your own classroom, within the district, or abroad, these sites can make collaboration a reality!
Program Format		1.) Overview of Web 2.0 Collaboration Sites 2.) Demonstration of Each Site 3.) Ideas for Use in the Classroom
Objectives		1.) Discover the wealth of collaborative websites available 2.) Identify different ways to collaborate with others 3.) Find websites that you can use in your particular setting
National Staff Development Council Standards to which this program aligns		• Requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration. (Resources) • Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate. (Collaboration)
Program Length		50 minutes
By Request		This program is available by request ONLY
Date/Time Notes		This professional development interactive video conference is available by request. Please try to schedule at least two weeks in advance.
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees		Cost per Site: $125.00 Cost per Site with Premium Service: $112.50 What's this?
Cancellation Policy		We will not charge for programs cancelled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice.
Program is Offered Through		Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Is Recording allowed?		No
The Provider broadcasts over		IP
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider		Schools are asked to conduct a test connection with SOITA in advance of the site's first scheduled video conference with us. Sites connecting via ISDN should provide their own bridge and dial into SOITA. SOITA's IP address is 216.48.137.41

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