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Macworld Educator Academy - "The How"

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Opening Featured Speaker - Steve Wozniak
“iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon”

A true story behind the revolution of the personal computer. Wozniak discusses his childhood in the Silicon Valley, how he invented the personal computer and the early days of Apple.

Session 2
OSX Leopard "the new cat in school"
David Wallace and Ken Tuley | Apple Distinguished Educators

From OS tricks to classroom management tips this sessions shows why OSX leopard is purrrrrfect for every classroom or computer lab.

Session 3
School Server: soup to nuts with OSX server
Dr. Bill Wiecking | Hawaii Preparatory Academy and Education Manager, Volcano Wireless

Your school without wires-is this for you? How can laptops be used in your classroom to augment your teaching and engage your students more effectively? We will cover the ups and downs of wireless schools, including implementation, security issues, wireless roaming, case studies, typical problems and their solutions, and a look to the future: will the iPhone become a teaching tool? If you are an educator, administrator or system administrator, this session is for you.

Session 4
Protecting Workstations in an Education Environment: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Chuck Taylor | K-12 Microcomputer Specialist, San Juan Unified School District

Computers in education environments are among the toughest IT environments to manage and secure. The large number of daily users, the limited resources of on-site staff, and the immense number of schools that district technology personnel must manage all come together to create an IT 'perfect storm'.

With the right tools and practices, IT administrators can create bulletproof computer labs that deliver trouble-free computing to the teachers and the students. Learn the concepts required to easily and effectively deploy workstation security software, and manage them at an enterprise level. This session is a must for any IT administrator managing Mac computers in a K-12 or Higher Ed environment.

Session 5
What does it take to start an eLearning group for your K-12 organization?
Ryan Best | Deputy Director, ITD Training, Los Angeles Unified School District

Whether you're a small educational organization or a large one: eLearning for employees and staff developed inhouse can be engaging, effective and exciting. Think you need a lot of resources and funding to start your own eLearning group? Think again! This workshop touches on everything you need to know from concept, design, learning models, deployment, tracking, and return-on-invesment.  A "nuts and bolts" workshop and Q&A session.

Closing Capstone
The Secret “i” in iPod:  Amazing Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do
Hall Davidson | Director, Discovery Educator Network

Nothing is better than Macs for building projects from a wild variety of software and sources.  Build curriculum projects integrating Google Earth, iTunes, iPhoto, Parallels (tap XP software!), media libraries, and QuickTime Pro that grab students via the iPod—or  iPod peripherals (like VCRs/TVs/ projectors).  A wild i-ticket ride through the technology thicket!


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