January Meeting: Alan November

We changed the January dates to accommodate special guest speaker Alan November: Expanding the Boundaries of Learning: Becoming Global Leaders.

Alan is a renowned visionary in the field of instructional technology and a gifted speaker with exciting insight into how to create rich learning experiences with global partners and global impact.

January 14, 2008 for Districts 31, 21, and 20 (click to register)
January 16, 2008 for Districts 17, 18, and 22 (click to register)

Both meetings to be held at the 89th Street ISC at 415 89th Street, Brooklyn, NY (click for directions)

Light lunch will be served.

Alan will also be speaking to administrators and you might want to bring it to your principal's and assistant principals attention: January 15, 2008 at Court Square Training Center in Queens (link for administrators to register)

Hands-On: Google Apps for Educators

Google continues to innovate with their suite of applications accessible from the Internet. In the last year they've created and refined their "Google for Educators" resource to show teachers how to use their products to enhance teaching and learning. One of the nicest things about these tools is that they're free. The best thing is that they don't require installation as they are web based (with the exception of Google Earth which is well worth the installation). Today we're going to learn how to use Google Apps in the classroom.

Goals: To show participants the suite of Google Apps and the resource materials that can help them create meaningful learning experiences with them.

Objectives:
1. Review iGoogle and the new Share tab feature.
2. Explore the Google for Educators resource.
3. Learn how to use Google Docs for online collaboration.
4. Get an overview of Google Earth.

Resources:
iGoogle: http://www.igoogle.com/
Google for Educators: http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/
Google Earth: http://earth.google.com/
Juicy Geography: http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm

Agenda:
1. iGoogle: account, RSS, adding content, sharing tabs (20 minutes)
2. Google for Educators: Tools for your classroom, Teaching Collaborative Revision with Google Docs, Google for Educators Discussion Group, What have you done? (30 minutes)
3. Break (10 minutes)
4. Working with Google Docs: new file, edit, insert, revisions, share, publish (10 minutes)
5. ACTIVITY: Collaborative Revision: one person from each table send their google email to jmcdermott@schools.nyc.gov. I will invite you to a document to collaborate (30 minutes)
6. Demonstration: Google Earth, KML files, and Juicy classroom integration ideas (10 minutes)

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Agenda for December 10, 2007

8:45 – 9:15: Welcome: Celine Azoulay

9:15- 9:40: Touro College: Jay Lefkowitz

9:45 – 10:30 A new look into Learning.com

10:30 – 11:30: Update: Professional Development services: iPrograms

11:30 Lunch

12:30-2:30 Break out Professional Development: Review igoogle/RSS , Google Aps for educators.

Elementary School 4th floor Conference room
Middle/High school: Room 508

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December Computer Liaison Meetings

For Districts 31, 21, 20

December 10, 2007
8:30am to 2:30pm
89th Street Integrated Service Center
4th floor conference room

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For Districts 17, 18, 22

December 17, 2007
8:30am to 2:30pm
89th Street Integrated Service Center
4th floor conference room

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