CTAP Region 5 Events Calendar

Teacher Tech, Session 3: Interactive Whiteboards

Event Date: Nov 24, 2008

Teacher Tech:
Five Sessions Designed for K-12 Teachers
Event Dates: Oct 7 | Oct 29 | Nov 24 | Dec 3 | Dec 10
Oct 7 Web 2.0 in Your Classroom
Oct 29 Home-School Communication the eWay
Nov 24 Interactive Whiteboards
Dec 3 Inspiration for Visual Learning
Dec 10 eTools for the 3R's (Elementary)

Session 3: Interactive Whiteboards & Clickers, 4:00-6:00pm, Nov 24 Interactive whiteboard technology has arrived at many schools. Annotate web pages and documents; use flash files to demonstrate concepts; create interactive games for your students; and more. Jump on the leading edge and work with this unique tool and its accompanying software. Plus experience student response (clicker) technology to monitor student progress on the fly.

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Turkey Tech Institute

Event Date: Nov 24, 2008

The Turkey Tech Institute Presents the Apple Media Series

iLife 08 for the Educator (iMovie, iPhoto, GarageBand, iWeb, and iDVD)
iLife '08 for the Educator provides just-in-time learning on the suite of tools that comes with every Mac: iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand for podcasting, iDVD, and iWeb. With these digital authoring tools, educators can design learning activities that empower students to create and share media-rich digital projects.

iWork '08 for the Educator (Pages, Keynote, Numbers)
iWork '08 for the Educator offers comprehensive training for the compelling publishing
and presentation tools in iWork '08: Pages for producing professional looking
documents, Numbers for creating spreadsheets, tables, and charts, and Keynote for
developing high-quality presentations. Educators and students will be able to use these
powerful productivity tools to better share and communicate information, ideas, and
projects.

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Cyberbullying: What Administrators Need to Know to Protect Students

Event Date: Dec 01, 2008
Administrators need to know current legal issues related to students' bullying behaviors when using internet communication tools. What do we need to know to keep students safe and guard against cyberbullying? What are the issues to drive policies and procedures? This event provides information from a legal specialist, law enforcement, and administrators to give you a broad perspective, along with specific guidelines for your schools.

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Podcasting: Giving Voice to Students & Teachers

Event Date: Dec 01, 2008
An increasingly popular form of communication, podcasting technology allows users to make audio recordings and post them to the Web for automagic download. Imagine your own library or class podcast, where you or your students write, speak and communicate ideas with real audiences via the Internet. Or perhaps you'd like to create your own weekly podcast to inform students and parents about your program. The possibilities are great, so come and experiment with podcasting technology.

Using Online Tools and Resources to Boost Academic Achievement for English Learners

Event Date: Dec 02, 2008
This workshop will share technology resources and tools that support teachers to scaffold content-area instruction and build background knowledge for English learners. Participants will engage in interactive, hands-on activities that are ready to be implemented in the classrooms.

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CTAP Region 5 Leadership Orientation

Event Date: Dec 02, 2008
This 1 to 1.5 hour orientation will cover the goals, outcomes and expectations of the regional CTAP (California Technology Assistance Project) instructional technology leadership program called "Leadership in Instruction - Teaching, Learning & Technology".

CTAP Region V Advisory Council

Event Date: Dec 02, 2008
Our 2nd CTAP Region V Regional Advisory Council (RAC) session of the 2008-09 year is taking place on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (8:30am-12:30pm). This council meeting is being hosted at the Monterey COE.

The agenda will include news & updates about the CTAP staff, services delivered, and the state of our region’s budget. An important item on the agenda is the council’s recommendations for how to utilize substantial carryover funds in support of the 2008-2011 CTAP Region V Program.

RAC is charged with project oversight for ensuring the regional delivery of equitable and appropriate services to all districts and county offices within Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. The RAC meets quarterly to assess ongoing needs, examine the impact of CTAP services and activities, approve any modifications to services, and provide recommendations for the successful implementation of the state-approved CTAP Region V Plan 2008-2011.

Teacher Tech, Session 4: Inspiration for Visual Learning

Event Date: Dec 03, 2008

Teacher Tech:
Five Sessions Designed for K-12 Teachers
Event Dates: Oct 7 | Oct 29 | Nov 24 | Dec 3 | Dec 10
Oct 7 Web 2.0 in Your Classroom
Oct 29 Home-School Communication the eWay
Nov 24 Interactive Whiteboards & Clickers
Dec 3 Inspiration for Visual Learning
Dec 10 eTools for the 3R's (Elementary)

Session 4: Inspiration for Visual Learning, Dec 3, 4:00-6:00pm
Inspiration (and Kidspiration) are fantastic tools to help students plan, research and complete projects successfully. Students can create graphic organizers to help them visualize ideas, concepts and relationships and help improve writing proficiency in either diagram or outline format. The program's graphics and text to speech capabilities help English Learners express themselves. If your school or district does not have Inspiration software available, you can purchase copy at the workshop for$30 (a 40% savings).

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Library eTools, Session 4: MySpace in YourSpace (webinar)

Event Date: Dec 03, 2008

Library eTools:
Three Sessions Designed for K-12 Librarians
Event Dates: Sep 30 | Oct 20 | Nov 12 | Dec 3
Sep 30 Web 2.0 in Your Library
Oct 20 Podcasting: Shout It Out!
Nov 12 MySpace in YourSpace
Dec 3 MySpace in YourSpace (repeated as webinar)

Session 4: MySpace in YourSpace (webinar), Dec 3, 4:00-6:00pm
As social networking sites draw millions of students each day, schools grapple with their role in education (or not). What do these sites offer young people? Is there a place for social networking sites in our classrooms? What do we need to know to keep students safe but also tap into the learning potential?

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Thinkfinity

Event Date: Dec 04, 2008

Are you looking for online resources to differentiate your instruction, meet the needs of your EL students or your high achievers? Thinkfinity has over 55,000 FREE resources, safe online activities, and lessons available for all subjects and all grade levels. Come and learn how to access Thinkfinity's standards-based lesson plans, curricular resources and web links that are ready to use in the classroom.