GarageBand Mechanics - Recording Arts and Composition in the Classroom A,T
Dan Schmit

There are dozens of applications for recording and organizing sound within a technology-rich learning environment. From composing original music for multimedia projects or movies to creating podcasts, thousands of educators and students have begun exploring sound in a whole new way thanks to Apple's GarageBand software. This session will introduce you to the basic features of GarageBand, offer tips, and curriculum centered projects for learning and implementing GarageBand in your curriculum. Whether you are a beginner or virtuoso, you will be able to create beautiful music in no time with GarageBand.

KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom T
Dan Schmit

Podcasting has democratized the mainstream media landscape and provided an amazing new platform for student research, writing, and publishing. We'll take a look at understanding how this new medium works and how to participate in it from a technical point of view. More importantly, we will move the discussion forward into the curricular realm where we can consider the strengths and opportunties that podcasting can bring to teaching and learning efforts.

3-2-1 Action! T
Melissa Kirchoff, Katie Nikodem

Participants will see examples and work with multimedia tools and leave with the knowledge of how to create digital movies and how to utilize them in the classroom with students. After they bring this knowledge back to the classroom,their students will be able to demonstrate their learning through creating a movie.

Changing Minds & Transforming Thinking: The Power of Producing Videos for Teaching & Learning A,S,T
Roy Tamashiro, Elaine McKenna

Many teachers who learn how to produce digital movies with iMovie or Windows Movie Maker discover new ways of thinking, find better ways to organize their knowledge, develop more effective communication, and feel more empowered. It literally changes their thinking and helps them become better teachers! See how we accomplished this in a graduate class on "Digital Movie Making."

Learn360 Provides a Choice in On-line Streaming A
Tom Bukowski

Learn360 activates students' thinking with content-rich media that builds background knowledge, enlivens curriculum, reinforces concepts, and enhances learning. Built by educators, this K-12 technology solution reaches all students - in the way they are inspired to learn.

Podcasting with Garageband: From Start to Finish T
Julie Barchenski

Everybody seems to be podcasting, but what is it, how do you do it and how is it used in the classroom? Podcasting is a way to automatically download and synchronize digital audio files from the internet to iPods, handhelds, or other devices that play digital audio files. There are podcasts recorded by educators for educators, recorded specifically for students, and made by students! In this session, participants will find and subscribe to podcasts, see how schools are using them, and learn to create their own. Come and see what podcasting has to offer.

More Effective Video Through Video Podcasting T
Robert Deneau

Creating digital video provides students with real world experiences in the classroom. Why not expand their audience to the web? Learn the nuts and bolts of making quality video, and then experience the power of podcasting that video to the world.

Digital Story Telling with Adobe Flash T
Mark Pennycuick, Glenn Hancock

Learn the skills for creating Movie Clips inside of the main timeline in Flash. These Movie Clips will contain the text of a story and corresponding animation/image/video. This session is for the intermediate to advanced Adobe Flash user.

Deliver Video Content Over the World Wide Web with Adobe Flash T
Mark Pennycuick, Glenn Hancock

Learn the skills for delivering Flash encoded video over the World Wide Web. Import video in some of the more popular formats such as .mov, .mp4, .mpeg, .wmv, and .avi. This session is for the intermediate to advanced Adobe Flash user.

Do You Know Copyright Basics? Do You Follow Them? A
Roger Bower

“As a teacher in the classroom using intellectual works, what do I need to keep in mind about copyright law?” Refresh your awareness of copyright as it relates to your classroom. This session will look at these questions. 1. What is an intellectual work? 2. What are the 6 rights of copyright holders? 3. What are the four points of fair use? 4. What are some common misconceptions about copyrights? 5. What are some resources for learning about using intellectual works in the classroom?

ITV-Iveland Television: Hear It From the Students A,T
Barbara Morris

Fifth grade students at Iveland Elementary School videotape, log, storyboard, edit and critique to create a news show about their school. They will tell you how they accomplish this and share information to help you implement a similar program in your school. Handouts will be provided.