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SATURDAY- BRAVES GAME! media type="youtube" key="CYEoN4BBwbE" width="425" height="350" Watch Bobby Cox ejected from a game to tie the all-time record!

MONDAY 8:30-9:30 Murphy 1- Return of the Gadgets 10:30-11 B311-NASA Toys in Space 11-12 B305-Integrate Technology in Elem Curric. (full) 12:30-1:30 B207-Integrating GIS Activities into MS Content Areas 2-3 B305 Windows MovieMaker & PhotoStory Tips & Tricks

TUESDAY 11-12 B211 SMART Boarding 101 12:30-1:30 B305 Global Awareness Through Geotagging 2-3 B217 Amazing Animation-3D Graphics in the Classroom

WEDNESDAY 8:30-9:30 Vendors 10:30-11:30 B313/314 Beginner’s Guide to Possibilities of GPS Use in the Classroom 11:30-1:30 Vendors 1:30-2:30 B201 This is NOT Your Grannies Classroom! 2:45-4:00 Murphy Closing Keynote Dr. Tim Tyson

__**8:30-9:30 Murphy 1- Return of the Gadgets - Leslie Fisher**__ [|NECC link] __Utilities__ Snagit-great for screenshots & makes videos Squeeze-compresses video Trillian-lM compiler FontReserve-saves & manages fonts w/o stealing sys resources Myfonts.com-Google for fonts NovaDevt. Art Explosion-mostly vector graphics (resizable without losing resolution) ClipArt.com-has a weekly subscription, download as much as you want istockphoto.com-cheap photos dreamstime.com-ditto __Digital Cameras__ Canon Powershot TX1-very powerful Sony DSCT100-very small & powerful Memory cards make a difference (Lexar Pro & SanDisk Extreme 3) Get a card reader-USB style Smugmug.com-free online service & makes it easy for downloading mgmt. Lexar lmage Rescue-can save images from wrecked cards __TV/Video__ Pinnacle PCL V HD PRO STICK SourdSticks 2-great speakers TiVo & Slirgbox-great features coming (recording & remote access) Logitech Harmony 890-automatically sets up for home theatre w. USB __Music__ iPod-work really well as backup hd & voice recorder iTTUSB-turntable for computer __Phones__ lPhone-only compatable w. certain companies Keyboard of light-for any Bluetooth device High Speed wireless cards USB phone charger-Keyspan __Other__ Keyspan USB remote Solio-solar powered battery SFbags.com & timbuk2.com-great for bags “__Out There__” Despair.com-funny posters Magellan Maestro-hooked up w. AAA & national traffic reports TomTom-funny voices

[|NECC Program link] Handouts available at booth · students get 4 toys & predict how they will peform in space (there is a DVD available) · 4 objects: Paper Boomerang/ Kendama/ Jump Rope/ Soccer Ball PROCEDURE 1-describe toy 2-observations of how toy works 3-will toy work 4-predict (then we see video) 5-how do you engineer it to work
 * 10:30-11 B311-NASA Toys in Space**
 * Video conferencing for education
 * Many services available (robotics)
 * Toys in Space is a module (gr. 5-8)

[|NECC Program link] [|Download presentation] Theme: Teach students to think **Spatially** · can put plot points from a GPS
 * 12:30-1:30 B207-Integrating GIS Activities into MS Content Areas**
 * Spatial thinking goes way beyond geography. It’s about decision-making
 * Big growth area for careers
 * GIS is a data base connected to maps
 * ArcExplorer-mini version good for upper elem. & MY students (free)
 * Presenter has a S&S in draft
 * Has activities already developed (have math activities built in)

[|NECC Program link] (multi handouts available)
 * 2-3 B305 Windows MovieMaker & PhotoStory Tips & Tricks**

Motivational set: videos (Chicago, Changes, Drums) “Day-oh!”

Theme: Video has power for kids!!!

__MovieMaker__ Organize your media first; don’t pull it from all over the place Use “Collections” to see individual clips/photos Check Microsoft for clips (like 5-4-3-2-1 countdown) MorgueFile.com- creative commons license for clips Remember you can record your own audio onto MovieMaker Strengths · Cheap, easy to use, common Weaknesses · Doesn’t count in frames · Doesn’t do well with motion (panning/zooming in and out) · FIX-Take pictures you want “motioned”, use PhotoStory to make a simple file and import into MovieMaker Audio/Music on timeline · FIX- Audacity Text is limited · FIX- See below (Word or even PowerPoint)

__PhotoStory3__ Don’t forget to use “Customize Motion” (“Ken Burns” effect) Narrating automatically makes the images last longer (for better or worse) Copyright friendly music made by program PODSAFEAUDIO.com is better than Freeplay (not really free) Can use “Settings” to mess with how large the final product is Strengths · Very easy · Motion feature great (time saver) · Handles up to 300 pictures (at least) Weaknesses · Only still shots, no video o FIX · Limited titles o FIX-use Word, create text the way you want it (spacing, color, styles, etc.). Take a screen shot of the final product and drop it into a graphics program (he used Irfanview) and crop what you want. Then “save as” an image. Import it and add motion as wanted. YOU STILL CAN’T PUT THE WORDS OVER AN IMAGE! · Limited audio o FIX-Use Audacity to create the audio file

__Other Tips__ Use “Envelope Tool” (number 2, beside regular pointer) to change audio levels in Audacity (not just fade in or out)

NEXTVISTA.ORG- check this for videos that you can use to explain “stuff” to kids with. Kids make the videos and submit ‘em.


 * Media-convert.com converts mov to wmv**
 * Zamzar.com converts YouTube videos to wmv or mov or whatever**
 * Googlelittrips.org cool site with video for Google Earth**

[|NECC Program link] [|Presenter link] (includes link to presentation) Great set of audio clip of funny answering machine message Presenter is FULL of. . . . energy! “I want a ballroom!!!” Theme: LEARN THE SOFTWARE Tips and Tricks The presenter proposed to his girlfriend. . . YES! One of the most memorable presentations I’ve ever been to!
 * 11-12 B211 SMART Boarding 101**
 * Don’t use tools learn short cuts (drag windows to you, etc.)
 * draw circles around stuff then tap to erase it all
 * “pen up pen down”, shortcut to become the mouse
 * Clone tool- very powerful
 * floating tool bar- create your own with all the tools you use
 * tons of good stuff in the software (explore)
 * remember you can add your own content to your screen
 * get whatever content your students need/use/create onto the SMARTboard
 * Use layering to draw complex designs
 * SMART aware programs (MSWord, Excel) sync really well with SMARTboards
 * Use recording software for lots of things (subs-second teacher-doc. student progress-remediation-etc)

[|NECC Program link] [|Presentation link] (notes only for now, PPT coming soon) Set-Talked about the CNN tour, compared the map on the floor to what we’re going to do (uh-oh!)
 * 12:30-1:30 B305 Global Awareness Through Geotagging**

Google Earth Integration- full integration requires subscription ($20?) Procedure: (they should have told everyone to do this ahead of time)
 * Get a yahoo account so you can log into Flickr
 * Upload some pictures to Flickr
 * “Description” of picture means nothing, “tag” is important

Can use just a city name for a tag? Yes, but longitude and latitude do a better job of that. HOW?
 * Use GoogleEarth and find the spot, look for the numbers at the bottom of the screen (need to be in decimals to work, set this in preferences)
 * Use a GPS unit and take readings that correspond to where the picture was taken (take a picture of the GPS readings at the same time you take the regular photo)
 * MS Streets and Trips also does this (costs $)
 * Use the “Map” feature inside Flickr to place photos

Back to procedure:
 * Upload the images with updated tags (lat= long= “geotagged”)
 * Go to trippermap.com and get an account (need flickr first)
 * ANOTHER THING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AHEAD OF TIME!!!
 * Add tagged pictures to account (tag them onto a map on Flickr, less complicated than the method they described)
 * Click on “Get Map”
 * Copy and paste code onto any web page and map w. pic’s will show up!

Audience member said [|CommunityWalk.com] is another

[|NECC Program link] [|Presentation link] 3D graphics hasn’t penetrated like other software has Good Solution-COOL 3D Production Studio (Ulead)
 * 2-3 B217 Amazing Animation-3D Graphics in the Classroom**
 * Hard to use
 * Intimidating
 * Expensive
 * Lathe tool is especially powerful
 * Presenter spent rest of presentation showing tools and examples

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