Vol. 4, #6
May, 
2004		 On this page...

Technology Professional Development
for the Summer:
The Lab at Ambrose Center 

Editor's Page
Instruction
Into the Classroom
Assistive Technology
Literacy Online
Through a Student's Eyes
STLP News
Internet Resources
Connections
Professional Development
Peripherals
Staff Profiles
The Network is Down
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Jeffrey L. Jones, editor
jjones@fayette.k12.ky.us

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Watch for new offerings, and suggest what you don't see! We aim to please! 

Click on the button to the right to enroll in any of these classes.

Microsoft Office Training
  • Publisher with Mark DiMascio (Tuesday, June 15, 9:00-11:00 )
  • Excel with Mark DiMascio (Wednesday, June 16, 9:00-11:00 )
  • Word with Mark DiMascio (Tuesday, June 29, 9:00-11:00 )
  • Mail Merge with Mark DiMascio (Wednesday, July 7, 9:00-11:00 )
  • PowerPoint with Mark DiMascio (Thursday, July 8, 9:00-11:00 )
  • Outlook with Mark DiMascio (Tuesday, July 13, 9:00-11:00 )
Creating Class Web Pages: Promote Communication Between School and Home  June 17, 9:00-12:00 
Designed for teachers who have little or no experience with the class web page, this hands-on session will take you through the process of designing and creating a classroom web page. A great way to communicate with students and parents, the classroom web page brings the school and home together in a learning environment. - with Maggie Whittington

Creating Technology Infused Units June 22 or June 23, 9:00-12:00  (These two days are not a continuation, there are separate sections.)
Using multiple technologies in one single unit can increase student achievement.  The combination of interactive software, Smart Board SMART notebookLessons and Classroom Performance System will increase students' engagement and content knowledge of the subject matter.  This session will provide hands-on application with these three technologies.  Teachers will be able to design and set up a unit ofClassroom Performance System study.  Teachers need to bring an idea, supporting books and resources to assist in creating the unit. Free software will be provided for the Smart Board section.  If you have any questions please contact Suzanne Weaver at sweaver@fayette.k12.ky.us - with Suzanne Weaver

Class Web Pages Workshop: Advanced  June 24, 9:00-12:00  
Designed for teachers who already have a class web page, not for the beginner. Learn some advanced features of FrontPage and other tips to improve your school web pages. - with Maggie Whittington 

Morphing June 30 -- 9:00-10:00  
Students will take pictures with a digital camera of each other's face then load two pictures at a time in the morphing software. The student will then place markers on each of the pictures, adjust the markers, then morph the two pictures into one .avi file. This file can then be looped back and forth to show the morphing effect. - with Mark DiMascio

Writing Ideas that Work  July 30 -- 9:00-4:00
Prewriting or romancing your students and conferencing or having a conversation with your students; which do you do?  In this writing workshop for elementary teachers discover some tips and techniques for helping your students during the entire writing process. - with Joy Buckingham

Digital Video Editing for the Classroom July 6, 8:30-3:30
We'll look at video examples, discuss where digital video might be useful in instruction, Windows Movie Maker and spend some time looking at the software which creates and edits this medium. Both Pinnacle Studio and Windows Movie Maker will be examined. - with Jeff Jones