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Primary Team - January 29 @ 2:50
Intermediate Team - January 30 @ 2:50

Both teams will meet in the media center.

Primary Team

  Following up from November, Wolfsville Primary teachers will continue their exploration of adding multimedia to their lessons.  Today we will be learning how to:

Agenda

* Please use the CHROME browser for today's session.  Application Menu/InternetFolder/Chrome - elem weblinks

• Log into previously created You Tube Account
• Share a YouTube playlist with another teacher
• Embed a YouTube Video into an ActivInspire flipchart or PowerPoint
• Discuss other multimedia resources.

Intermediate Team

  The Internet provides a wealth of multimedia to support classroom content.  Today, Wolfsville Intermediate teachers will be learning how to:

Agenda

* Please use the CHROME browser for today's session.  Application Menu/InternetFolder/Chrome - elem weblinks.

• Create a YouTube Account
• Create a Playlist on YouTube

Resources

TRT Video Use in the Classroom Page

TRT Discovery Streaming Page

Embedding TeacherTube Videos

Screencasting is a quick and easy way to capture what you are teaching and provide just in time tutorials for students.  Students use these tutorials to review class content repeatedly to solidify their learning.  Students can also make their own screencasting tutorials to demonstrate their understanding of a concept.
Once the screencast is created it can be published in a variety of ways: SchoolTube, YouTube, Teacher website, Vimeo etc.

To create a screencast you will need some kind of software tool that records your screen.  Within FCPS the most common tools are:

• ActivInspire - installed on every FCPS computer
• Jing - approved.  Ask your Tech Coordinator to install the for you (http://jingproject.com) FREE
• ScreenOMatic - does not require an installation, click the record button and begin your screencast.

You may also want an external microphone to enhance your sound quality.
A Promethean board and/or ActivSlate is a great additional tool for creating a screencast that has "writing".  For example, if you wanted to demonstrate how to solve a math problem you could capture your explanation using your PBoard or Slate pen.

Resources

Making Learning Visible with ScreenCasting - November Learning

ActivInpsire

• FCPS Screen Recording Tutorial
• D 102 Knowledge Base
• Promethean Training: Screen Recorder
• Using Screen Recording (You Tube)
• Towson University: Using Screen and Sound Recording in ActivInspire

Jing

• FCPS Jing Screencasting Tutorial

ScreenOMatic

• Screen-O-Matic  website
• Screen-O-Matic demo

 Schedule

All sessions will be held in the STEM lab.

• Grade 3 - Monday, January 7 @ 10:30
• Grade 5, PE and School Counseling/Support - Friday, January 11 @ 2:40
• Art - Tuesday, January 15 @ 11:55
• Grade 2 - Tuesday, January 15 @ 2:00
• Grade 4 - Wednesday, January 16 @ 2:00
• Music - Wednesday, January 16 @ 2:40
• Kindergarten - Thursday, January 17 @ 1:15
• Grade 1 - Thursday, January 17 @ 2:00

Grades 1,2, 3, 4, 5,

The Internet provides a wealth of multimedia to support classroom content.  In December Myersville Elementary teachers will be learning how to:

Agenda

* Please use the CHROME browser for today's session.  Application Menu/InternetFolder/Chrome - elem weblinks.

• Share a Playlist on YouTube
• Embed a YouTube Video and/or Playlist into a flipchart or PowerPoint

Resources

TRT Video Use in the Classroom Page

Music

Agenda - Audacity

Resources

TRT Audacity Page

Kindergarten

Agenda - ActivInspire

Resources

TRT ActiviInspire Page

Promethean Planet

Looking for some winter holidays brain breaks?  Check out the songs and videos on YouTube...   

YouTube Songs Playlist

YouTube Videos Playlist

History Channel - History of Christmas

Chabad.org - Chanukah Videos

EHow - Kwanzaa History Videos

BrainPoP - Winter Holidays Videos  (use winter holidays in the search box)

Discovery Education - Winter Holidays search (requires you to log into your account)

• The Night Before Christmas
• Winter Weather
• The Magic School Bus Holiday Special
• The History on Hanukkah
• In the Month of Kislev

Don't remember how to embed videos into ActivInspire or PowerPoint?  Check out this resource - Embedding YouTube Videos

Resources From Promethean Planet

Winter Holidays

Resources Packs, Backgrounds and Flipchart Templates

Holiday Math

Games, Interactives, and Web Resources

PBS Winter Games

Scholastic - Celebrate Winter Holidays

Starfall Snowmen

Starfall December Calendar

Thinkport Winter Holiday Resources

Teachers First Victorian Christmas

Free EBooks

Schedule

All sessions will be held in the STEM lab.

• Grade 3 - Monday, December 17 @ 10:30
• Art - Tuesday, December 18 @ 11:55
• Grade 2 & Reading Team - Tuesday, December 18 @ 2:00
• Grade 4, PE & Media - Wednesday, December 19 @ 2:00
• Music - Wednesday, December 19 @ 2:40

All sessions will be held in the computer lab.

• Kindergarten - Thursday, December 13 @ 1:15
• Grade 1 - Thursday, December 13 @ 2:00
• Grade 5, Special Ed & Guidance - Friday, December 14 @ 2:40

The Internet provides a wealth of multimedia to support classroom content.  In December Myersville Elementary teachers will be learning how to:

Agenda

* Please use the CHROME browser for today's session.  Application Menu/InternetFolder/Chrome - elem weblinks.

• Create a YouTube Account
• Create a Playlist on YouTube
• Embed and YouTube Video into a flipchart or PowerPoint

Resources

TRT Video Use in the Classroom Page

    The Internet provides a wealth of multimedia to support classroom content.  Today, Wolfsville Primary teachers will be learning how to:

Agenda

* Please use the CHROME browser for today's session.  Application Menu/InternetFolder/Chrome - elem weblinks.

• Create a YouTube Account
• Create a Playlist on YouTube
• Embed and YouTube Video into a flipchart or PowerPoint

Resources

TRT Video Use in the Classroom Page

    Looking for some Thanksgiving brain breaks?  Check out the songs and stories on YouTube!  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF4N7Mf2agIDJuvbY_oeMlKmsQkEhJc8i 

Resource From Promethean Planet

Colonial America Resource Pack

Fall Backgrounds Resource Pack

Harvest Scenes Resource Pack

Scarecrows and Pumpkins Resources Pack

Thanksgiving Resource Pack

Lessons and FlipCharts - You must have a Promethean Planet account to download these resources.

Interactives

Scholastic - The First Thanksgiving

Starfall Turkey

Thinkport Resources and Activities

Read-Write-Think - America Celebrates Thanksgiving

Teacher's First Thanksgiving Resources

Printables

MiniBooks

Session 1 - 8:00 - 8:45 AM

Session 2 - 10:00 - 10:45 AM

Session 3 - 1:05 - 1:50 PM

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• New Tricks
  • Design Mode
  • Lock and Unlock
  • Group and UnGroup
  • Color Tricks
  • Layers
• Practice Time
• Resource Packs and Games

Resources

ActivInspire: Next Steps FlipChart - located on the UDrive @ U:\Staff\Middle\Instructional Technology\ActivInspire\HeatherRidge

Game Flipcharts - located on the UDrive @ U:\Staff\Middle\Instructional Technology\ActivInspire\Games

Resource Packs - located on the UDrive @ U:\Staff\Middle\Instructional Technology\ActivInspire\Resource Packs from PP

 Schedule

All sessions will be held in the STEM lab.

• Grade 3 - Monday, October  22 @ 10:30
• Art - Tuesday, October 23 @ 11:55
• Grade 2 & Reading Team - Tuesday, October 23 @ 2:00
• Grade 4, PE & Media - Wednesday, October 24 @ 2:00
• Music - Wednesday, October 24 @ 2:40
• Kindergarten - Thursday, October 25 @ 1:15
• Grade 1 - Thursday, October 25 @ 2:00
• Grade 5, Special Ed & Guidance - Friday, October 26 @ 2:40

Agenda

• Questions - Tech Tips - Document Cameras
• Introduction to TRT website and blog
• Explore Kurzweil

Links and Handouts

• TRT Website - http://sites.fcps.org/trt
• FlipChart
• Gen Ed Handout
• Data Sheet

Schedule

Primary Team - Wednesday, October 16th @ 2:45

Intermediate Team - Thursday, October 17th @ 2:45

Agenda and Resources

• Questions - Tech Tips and Introductions
• Introduction to TRT website and blog
• Explore Kurzweil

Links and Handouts

• TRT Website - http://sites.fcps.org/trt
• FlipChart
• Gen Ed Handout
• Data Sheet