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Educator Workshops at Macworld - January 14-18, 2008

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Computer Using Educators has partnered with IDG to provide hands-on opportunities for educators. Each workshop is three-hours and is limited to 28 attendees. Unless noted, each workshop has a $200 registration fee. All workshops are led by credentialed educators and focused on immediate implementation.

SMARTer Teaching, SMARTer Learning: SMART Boards in your Curriculum
SMART Exemplary Educator, 1/14/2008, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
FREE
Combine the simplicity of a white board with the power of a computer! Learn to transform your classroom into a dynamic learning environment using a  SMART Board and Notebook software.

Learning in the Google-verse
Chris Walsh, 1/14/2008, 12:15 - 3:15 pm
$200
This fun, faced-paced workshop explores how students, teachers, parents, and administrators can get the most from Google's latest tools. Participants will learn about new search techniques, Google's latest collaboration tools, and desktop applications such as Google Earth.

Final Cut Pro for Educators
Marco Torres, 01/14/2008, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
$200
Learn from a master educator and producer how you and your students can use professional-grade video tools in your class. If you’ve outgrown iMovie, this workshop is for you.

Enjoy, Create, and Share Student Learning: iLife ’08 in Education
Ted Lai, 1/15/2008, 12:15 - 3:15 pm
$200
With iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, and more, the iLife suite can help teachers engage students, differentiate instruction, and document learning. Discover how students can develop their voice through digital storytelling, too.

The Computer of Tomorrow in The Classroom of Today: Leopard in Education
Robert Craven, 1/15/2008, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
$200
Leopard features over 300 innovations. Learn how to put these to work in your classroom: connect students with the world, organize with colleagues, increase your own productivity, and much more.
 
The Classroom Recording Studio: Music in Education with GarageBand ‘08
Ted Lai, 1/16/2008, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$200
Bring your lessons - and your students’ projects - alive with music. Give students the tools to easily create their own compositions, soundtracks, and jingles for multimedia projects in any subject area.

Wireless Campus
Dr. Bill Wiecking, 1/16/2008, 12:15 - 3:15 pm
$200
How can laptops be used in your classroom to augment teaching and engage students? Learn 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.

Blog if You Love Learning: Weblogs in Education
Lucy Gray, 1/16/2008, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
$200
Powerful teaching and learning tools for both students and teachers, blogs can be used for student reflection, parent communication, professional development, and much more. Come be inspired by best practices.

Podcasting Bootcamp for Educators
Ted Lai, 1/17/2008, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$200
Share student work with parents, the community, and the world! Learn to use GarageBand and a free hosting service to Create an online show, enhanced with images, links, and attachments.

Social Bookmarking and RSS for Educators
Lainie McGann, 01/17/2088, 12:15 - 3:15 pm
$200
Learn how to save, annotate, and share your bookmarks online. Then learn to use RSS for accessing, managing, and making sense of more information than ever before - including others’ bookmarks.
 
Work Wonders in The Classroom with iWork
Robert Craven, 01/17/2008, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
$200
You and your students can easily create cinema-quality presentations with Keynote ’08 - and deliver them with pizazz! Also learn how Pages ’08 streamlines word processing and Numbers ’08 revolutionizes spreadsheets.

Leopard Server for Education
Amanda Kunes, 1/18/2008, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$200
Discover the many powerful new features of Leopard server, and learn from an expert how to tweak the server/client environment to best fit the needs of the classroom.

Two-Way Teaching With The Two-Way Web: Wikis and Collaborative Docs
Lucy Gray, 1/18/2008, 12:15 - 3:15 pm
$200
Learn to use wikis and Google Docs to collaborate and create interactive multimedia content with your students and colleagues. Create your own wikis and online presentations - and see stellar examples.

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For more information, contact:
Mark Wagner, CUEtoYOU Coordinator
Computer Using Educators, Inc.
949-394-6071 mwagner@cue.org


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