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Voicethreads: A Multimedia Commenting and Collaboration Tool 2.5 hours PDP Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Date: August 20 Time: 2:30pm – 5pm Instructor: Corinne Carriero A Voicethread enables you to transform visual media into collaborative spaces. HHH Instructional This Internet-based technology allows every contributor to easily record audio commentary about ideas, topics and experiences that are important to them-- an event, a project, or a milestone. In a classroom setting, students can tell Computing their story in their own voice, and then share it with the world. For teachers, a Voicethread offers a single container to capture and then share all the diverse personalities of an entire class, allowing each student to tell a story in their SUMMER 2008 own voice and then share it globally.

Eboard Step Two: Enhancement and Development PDP Courses 5 hours PDP Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Date: August 26th and August 27th Time: 2:30pm – 5pm Instructor: Ellen Robertson Already have a basic eBoard complete with notes? Maximize its impact by learning how to create and format Acrobat PDF files, event calendars, and hyperlinks to web resources. Add graphics and maps directly to your notes. Learn how to render videos and photos for quick downloading. Incorporate PowerPoint and slideshows right in a note. Save file space by learning to save your photos and graphics for the web. This workshop is intended to get your eBoard up and running for the opening of school. Please bring with you any files you would like to attach to your Board! Plan Your Summer Professional Development NOW!

Workshop topics... Digital slideshows and books; Image and music HHH Instructional Computing use; Unitedstreaming video integration; Teachertube, Slideshare, Flickr, and Bubbleshare media sharing; Del.icio.us social bookmarking; Podcasting basics; Learning.com; School Weblockers; eBoard enhancement,GradeBook ...and more! 525 Half Hollow Rd Dix Hills, NY 11746 Phone: 631-592-3083 E-mail:[email protected] E-mail: [email protected] PDP Technology Integration Courses Summer 2008 HHH Instructional Computing

nformation literacy, the ability to find, analyze, manage, LEARNING.com 2.5 hours PDP present and share information as well as the ability to Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 adapt rapidly to the changes brought about by the avail- Date: August 20th ability of information, is a critical skill for 21st century Time: 9 am – 11:30 am citizens.I Students need to become skilled in the use of the Instructor: Moira Haltigan This workshop to survey different types of technology integration projects for range of technology resources they will encounter. These skills grades k-5 is an especially useful resource for elementary teachers in developing will not come from special computer classes or from drill and lessons for their weekly computer integration time. practice computer use, but through the full integration of This web-based curriculum allows teachers to seamlessly integrate technology skills into their math, science, language arts and social studies instruction. The technology in their education. site offers engaging and interactive lessons and activities, while providing students with the skills they need to be successful in the 21st century. As 21st-century jobs become increasingly information based, workers need to: School Weblockers Part 1: Storing Documents 2.5 hours PDP • use multimedia tools to communicate and present ideas Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 and concepts orally and in writing Date: August 20th • separate the important, relevant information from the vast Time: 12noon – 2:30pm mountain of information available Instructor: Jeanine Ortiz • quickly learn specialized information in an ongoing fashion NOW---be able to store all your school computer files where they will be avail- • work effectively in physical and virtual groups able for your use from any computer in the world! Learn to use the latest teacher productivity tool in the district. Learn how to The District’s philosophy of integrating technology into the store all your files in a space that you can access remotely from home or school--anywhere you have a computer and an Internet connection! This fabu- instructional program reflects these issues. Half Hollow Hills’ lous new technology is available for all k-12 teachers and also secondary stu- Professional Development courses aim to support staff mem- dents to make the work/school transition easier and to keep you organized bers in becoming efficient users and integrators of technology and in touch with all your documents. within their classrooms. **Attendees must bring files with them that they would like to upload and organize. Files from your home school should be burned to a CD, or copied on to a USB drive or disk on key for transport. West Hollow attendees would only Corinne Carriero, Director of Instructional Computing need to transfer their PC files to their Mac account beforehand. Ellen Robertson, Coordinator of Instructional Computing

Page 2 Page 7 PDP Technology Integration Courses Summer 2008 HHH Instructional Computing teaching. Take one, two, or all sessions---more to come in the Fall! Discover what a podcast is and how to subscribe and listen to educational Summer 2008 Technology Course Offerings “radio shows”. Learn how to use podcasts as “do nows” and springboards to classroom discussions. Learn how to download podcasts to an mp3 player for iPhoto Slideshows and Books : Investigating the Curricular Possibilities anywhere, anytime learning. Make your first podcast! 2.5 hrs PDP Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Harnessing the Power of HHH Online Tools: Associated Press Image Li- Date: June 30th brary and Free Music and Photo Sites Time: 2:30pm – 5pm 2.5 hrs Instructor: Ellen Robertson Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Bring the sights and sounds that excite and inspire your students into the class- Date: August 13th room effortlessly with iPhoto ’06. With iPhoto, students can express them- Time: 12 noon – 2:30pm selves with images, music and other audio, and text. iPhoto offers a flexible set Instructor: Barbara Drayer of learning tools that can help students demonstrate their individual This course will investigate the special online educational resources to which strengths— empowering them as creators of content, rather than just consum- the District subscribes including Associated Press Media Library. ers. Participants will investigate various uses of the iPhoto such as making vis- Associated Press Media Library is a database of all photos used in Associated ual records of field trips and creating digital stories in all curriculum areas. In Press communications for the last 50 years. All images can be downloaded this particular session, staff members will use iPhoto to upload, archive, and along with their citations and background history. They then can be used in edit photos that will be turned into albums, books, and slideshows. Please presentation and video software. Participants in this class will be instructed in bring your own digital photos on one theme for this workshop, or use the how to set up accounts on for themselves and their students, investigate the ones we will supply. various resources found there, discuss their educational value, and develop lesson plans that incorporate various aspects of these resources. Harnessing the Power of HHH Online Tools: Associated Press Image Li- brary and Free Music and Photo Sites 2.5 hrs PDP Educational Uses of Social Bookmarking: Save and Publish ALL your Book- Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 marks Online in One Place with Del.icio.us! Date: July 14th 2.5 hours Time: 12 noon – 2:30pm Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Instructor: Barbara Drayer Date: August 13 This course will investigate the special online educational resources to which Time: 2:30pm – 5pm the District subscribes including Associated Press Media Library. Instructor: Corinne Carriero Associated Press Media Library is a database of all photos used in Associated “Social bookmarking” is an activity performed over the Internet that allows Press communications for the last 50 years. All images can be downloaded users to save and categorize a personal collection of bookmarks (Internet along with their citations and background history. They then can be used in “favorites”) and also share them with others. Users may also take bookmarks presentation and video software. Participants in this class will be instructed in saved by others and add them to their own collection, as well as to subscribe to how to set up accounts on for themselves and their students, investigate the the lists of others. In this course, teachers will have the opportunity to develop various resources found there, discuss their educational value, and develop an online site where they can place all their saved Internet sites and “share lesson plans that incorporate various aspects of these resources. out” this information as curriculum resources to their students and colleagues. Social bookmarking also simplifies the distribution of reference lists, bibliogra- phies, papers, and other resources among peers or students.

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annotations to an image to enable students to annotate and discuss a graphic, UnitedStreaming Video: Downloading, Integrating, and Burning Video For historical photo, or painting. Learn how to have your students post their pres- Classroom Use entations to a communal Internet site so that their peers have access to their 5 hrs PDP work. Learn how to embed photo slideshows and PowerPoint presentations Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 right into your eBoards! Date: July 14th and 15th Time: 2:30pm – 5pm Educational Uses of Social Bookmarking: Save and Publish ALL your Book- Instructor: Ellen Robertson marks Online in One Place with Del.icio.us! Educators are always in need of helpful educational tools, and UnitedStream- 2.5 hours ing/Discovery Instructional Video Services offer an extremely effective, high- Location: HS East Mac Lab quality and interactive resource to help students and teachers meet the NYS Date: July 17 Learning Standards. This online program of digital videos and supporting Time: 2:30pm – 5pm materials is designed and produced specifically for use in the classroom and Instructor: Corinne Carriero covers the full range of grade levels and subjects. Instructional video can intro- “Social bookmarking” is an activity performed over the Internet that allows duce, illustrate, reinforce and review content, and may be easily integrated into users to save and categorize a personal collection of bookmarks (Internet lesson plans within a class period. In this workshop, participants will learn “favorites”) and also share them with others. Users may also take bookmarks how to access, download, save, and burn videos and other teacher resources to saved by others and add them to their own collection, as well as to subscribe to CD for use in their classrooms and incorporation into various projects. These the lists of others. In this course, teachers will have the opportunity to develop newly honed skills will also help teachers help their students in developing an online site where they can place all their saved Internet sites and “share their own powerful presentations by incorporation of these materials into out” this information as curriculum resources to their students and colleagues. Word, Inspiration, PowerPoint, Timeliner, and other multimedia applications. Social bookmarking also simplifies the distribution of reference lists, bibliogra- phies, papers, and other resources among peers or students. Media Sharing Workshop: Using TeacherTube, Slideshare, Flickr and Bub- bleshare To Publish Secondary Students’ and Teacher Work 2.5 hours PDP The PODCAST Session of Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Wikis, Podcasts and Blogs, Oh My! Investigating the New Web 2.0 : A Sur- Date: July 16th vey of New Internet Tools for Education Time: 2:30pm – 5pm 2.5 hrs Instructor: Ellen Robertson Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 ** Participants should try to bring to this workshop at least one PowerPoint Date: July 24th presentation they have created as well as a minimum of 10 digital photos that Time: 2:30pm – 5pm they have taken. In the last year, the total time spent watching the video shar- Instructor: Ellen Robertson ing site YouTube worldwide was 9,305 years! In this workshop discover how Research indicates that education is going through a large-scale transformation educators are starting to explore the potential of media-sharing services for toward a more participatory form of learning. The evolution of the Internet curriculum work. Investigate how these free online services can be used to and Web 2.0 tools, such as wikis, blogs, RSS feeds and podcatching, podcast- empower students and create exciting new learning opportunities. See how the ing, and video podcasting can facilitate this approach by making information photo-sharing sites like Flickr and Bubbleshare are finding use within educa- sharing and content creation easier for staff and students alike. These information as a valuable resource for students and educators looking for images for tion sessions are intended to give staff members a basic understanding of these use in presentations, learning materials or coursework. Learn to add hot-spot free new tools and investigate how to harness their power for use in their

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Page 4 Page 5 PDP Technology Integration Courses Summer 2008 HHH Instructional Computing teaching. Take one, two, or all sessions---more to come in the Fall! Discover what a podcast is and how to subscribe and listen to educational Summer 2008 Technology Course Offerings “radio shows”. Learn how to use podcasts as “do nows” and springboards to classroom discussions. Learn how to download podcasts to an mp3 player for iPhoto Slideshows and Books : Investigating the Curricular Possibilities anywhere, anytime learning. Make your first podcast! 2.5 hrs PDP Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Harnessing the Power of HHH Online Tools: Associated Press Image Li- Date: June 30th brary and Free Music and Photo Sites Time: 2:30pm – 5pm 2.5 hrs Instructor: Ellen Robertson Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Bring the sights and sounds that excite and inspire your students into the class- Date: August 13th room effortlessly with iPhoto ’06. With iPhoto, students can express them- Time: 12 noon – 2:30pm selves with images, music and other audio, and text. iPhoto offers a flexible set Instructor: TBA of learning tools that can help students demonstrate their individual This course will investigate the special online educational resources to which strengths— empowering them as creators of content, rather than just consum- the District subscribes including Associated Press Media Library. ers. Participants will investigate various uses of the iPhoto such as making vis- Associated Press Media Library is a database of all photos used in Associated ual records of field trips and creating digital stories in all curriculum areas. In Press communications for the last 50 years. All images can be downloaded this particular session, staff members will use iPhoto to upload, archive, and along with their citations and background history. They then can be used in edit photos that will be turned into albums, books, and slideshows. Please presentation and video software. Participants in this class will be instructed in bring your own digital photos on one theme for this workshop, or use the how to set up accounts on for themselves and their students, investigate the ones we will supply. various resources found there, discuss their educational value, and develop lesson plans that incorporate various aspects of these resources. Harnessing the Power of HHH Online Tools: Associated Press Image Li- brary and Free Music and Photo Sites 2.5 hrs PDP Educational Uses of Social Bookmarking: Save and Publish ALL your Book- Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 marks Online in One Place with Del.icio.us! Date: July 14th 2.5 hours Time: 12 noon – 2:30pm Location: Manasquan Central Office Room 208 Instructor: Barbara Drayer Date: August 13 This course will investigate the special online educational resources to which Time: 2:30pm – 5pm the District subscribes including Associated Press Media Library. Instructor: Corinne Carriero Associated Press Media Library is a database of all photos used in Associated “Social bookmarking” is an activity performed over the Internet that allows Press communications for the last 50 years. All images can be downloaded users to save and categorize a personal collection of bookmarks (Internet along with their citations and background history. They then can be used in “favorites”) and also share them with others. Users may also take bookmarks presentation and video software. Participants in this class will be instructed in saved by others and add them to their own collection, as well as to subscribe to how to set up accounts on for themselves and their students, investigate the the lists of others. In this course, teachers will have the opportunity to develop various resources found there, discuss their educational value, and develop an online site where they can place all their saved Internet sites and “share lesson plans that incorporate various aspects of these resources. out” this information as curriculum resources to their students and colleagues. Social bookmarking also simplifies the distribution of reference lists, bibliogra- phies, papers, and other resources among peers or students.

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Infinite Campus Electronic Gradebook “from A to Z”!

5 hrs PDP - Secondary Teachers Only. Grades 6 through 12. Class limited to 24 Previous Gradebook attendees are eligible to take this class for credit. Learn how to use this powerful electronic tool to set up your grade book for the upcoming year. Manasquan Central • You will understand all aspects of this communication tool in this five hour class spread over a two day span. Office • Learn about the value of equitable grading practices and the great value of weighting versus points to calculate your grades • Learn how to set up your Gradebook and enter assignments and grades Catalog Title • Find out how easy it is to add comments to your grades, incorporate bonus points, and use IC help files. In addition to all of this you will also be taught advanced features of the product Date: 00/00/00 and much more in this session. • You will learn how to create detailed reports and find out about a new tool called Teacher Messenger within Infinite Campus. Messenger will allow you to send these various reports via email to parents and students. • You will learn how easy it is to export the entire grade book to Microsoft Excel for performance analysis and backup purposes. (You can even print your roster!) • We will also teach you the power of Microsoft Excel by exploring some basic Excel functions so that you can use your data to improve instruction. • You will finally be shown how the parent portal works with a sample grade book. You will leave this class using your actual student data and be able to enter all of your grades, homework assignments, labs and any other project work. You will learn how to weight your grades and you will alleviate the very time consuming task of doing these quarterly average calculations by hand. Catalog Subtitle Location: HS East PC Lab Room 707 Time: 2:30 pm – 5 pm Sidebar Heading Instructor: Michael DeStio Four two day sessions to choose from: • Briefly highlight your product or service here June 30 and July 1 • Briefly highlight your product or service here July 8 and July 10 • Briefly highlight your product or service here August 20 and August 21 August 25 and August 26

Workshop topics... Digital slideshows and books; Image and music HHH Instructional Computing use; Unitedstreaming video integration; Teachertube, Slideshare, Flickr, and Bubbleshare media sharing; Del.icio.us social bookmarking; Podcasting basics; Learning.com; School Weblockers; eBoard enhancement ...and more! 525 Half Hollow Rd Dix Hills, NY 11746 Phone: 631-592-3083 E-mail:[email protected] E-mail: [email protected]