Learn how easy it is to integrate this software tool into the curriculum. Strategies for classroom integration are discussed and resources are provided to help your students create digital content. Suitable for Digital Education Revolution laptops.

Participants will learn to:

• Create a movie using Adobe Premiere Elements software available on Digital Education Revolution Laptops.  This software is also available for installation on T4L computers.
• View examples of movies produced by students to communicate their understanding of curriculum concepts in a digital format.
• Develop strategies for classroom implementation including pre-production planning, scripting and storyboarding.
• Access online training resources.

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff 7-12

PhotoStory allows you to easily create a photo slideshow using your digital photos with special effects, narration and music. Comic Life is now available for Windows & can be purchased for schools at a greatly reduced rate! Participants will learn how to use these programs together with Pivot Stick Figure Animator and animated PowerPoint to inspire creativity and engage learners to create professional publications, comic strips and animated presentations across all KLA.
Participants will learn to:

• Capture, edit and manipulate photographs
• Add titles, effects, music, narration and motion
• Share your slideshow
• Create a comic strip using images and text
• Manipulate objects to create different attributes and styles and publish in a variety of formats
• Create simple animations to demonstrate learning using PowerPoint and Pivot Stick Figure
• Develop strategies for classroom integration

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12

Platform: Windows

Develop familiarity and confidence using Windows 7 and Office 2007, including Microsoft OneNote, in order to use the software in integrating DER laptops into the curriculum. Note: Windows 7 will be installed on all new NSW DET T4L late 2010. Suitable for Digital Education Revolution laptops.

Participants will learn to:

• Navigate and use new features of the Windows 7 Desktop
• Find and organise information in Windows 7
• Develop familiarity with and use basic features of the Windows 2007 Office suite
• Use Microsoft OneNote to organise notes and ideas and integrate the use of OneNote into curriculum programming.
• Access DET exclusive online training resources.

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive 7-12 (Note: this is an introductory workshop for beginners only)

Platform: Windows DER Laptops

Learn how to create and modify digital images. Strategies for classroom integration are discussed and resources are provided to help your students publish digital content. Suitable for Digital Education Revolution laptops.
Participants will learn to:

• Create and modify digital images using techniques and tools available at your school on Digital Education Revolution Laptops and T4L computers using Adobe Photoshop Elements.
• View examples of digital images produced by students to communicate their understanding of curriculum concepts in a digital format.
• Adapt an existing course/programme from your school to integrate ICT in order to enhance and add value to student learning.

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive 7-12 (Note: this is an introductory workshop for beginners only)

Platform: Windows and Mac

Many educators in successful schools are involved in their school's professional learning community and perhaps they even collaborate with other schools in the region, state, country or beyond, but Innovative Educators also have personal learning networks (PLNs) enabling them to connect with other learners around the globe. If you're new to this world, personal learning networks are created by an individual learner, specific to the learner’s needs extending relevant learning connections to like-interested people around the globe. PLNs provide individuals with learning and access to leaders and experts around the world bringing together communities, resources and information impossible to access solely from within school walls.
(The Innovative Educator, October 2008)

Participants will learn to:

• Use Netvibes as an aggregator to build your personal learning network
• Create a Delicious account , a social bookmarking service that can be accessed anywhere
• Investigate and subscribe to the RSS feeds of your favourite educational blogs and wikis
• Use social networks to expand your professional conversations

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12

Platform: Windows and Mac

Schools in South Western Sydney Region are invited to participate in the IWB Mentor Training Program. One staff member per school will have the opportunity to be trained as an advanced Interactive Whiteboard Mentor, specialising in Smart Notebook software. This training program will enable Mentors to build the capacity of staff at their school to integrate Smart Notebook in teaching and learning.

Please note: It is not necessary to have an IWB installed at your school to participate in this program as notebook software is available on all T4L and DER NSW devices. This is not Connected Classrooms training.

Expectations of mentors:

• Train staff at their school in the use of Smart Notebook software and model sound pedagogical use of IWBs
• Selected mentors may be called upon to conduct a regional introductory IWB workshop
• Selected mentors will be required to host an advanced or specialty KLA board user group (SNUGs) for schools in their area.

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12. Only one teacher per school will be eligible to attend this training. This person must have the approval of the Principal.

Platform: Windows and Mac

This creative program comes installed on all T4L Mac computers and laptops. Podcasting is included with GarageBand and allows for communication and distribution of educational content. GarageBand is perfect for creating, performing and recording music, podcasts and vodcasts, with real-time notation and a library of pre-recorded loops to make composing a breeze.

Participants will learn to:

• Create original music scores using GarageBand loops
• Create podcasts and vodcasts using sound effects, loops and narration
• Share podcasts, vodcasts and music through iTunes and iWeb
• Develop strategies for classroom integration

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12

Platform: Mac

Learn about the array of tools on the DER laptops for creating engaging, student centred learning activities in the classroom. Suitable for Digital Education Revolution laptops.

Participants will learn to:

• Use Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended to enable students to create a variety of real world and collaboration activities and resources.
• Use Dia, to generate technical drawings.
• Use Google SketchUp to create 3D models.
• View other exciting web resources for integration into a variety of classroom practice.

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive 7-12 (Note: this is an introductory workshop for beginners only)

Platform: Windows

Learn how easy it is to integrate these new software applications available now on all T4L rollout computers. We will investigate the authentic use of Google Earth, Microsoft OneNote, Dia and Freemind to engage students and enhance teaching and learning across the Primary curriculum.

Participants will learn to:

• Create narrated tours using Google Earth
• Use Microsoft OneNote to create student digital notebooks for each KLA
• Create mind maps using Freemind to organise information and create visual summaries for revision.
• Easily draw many different types of diagrams such as flow charts and timelines using Dia
• Develop strategies for classroom integration

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-6

Platform: Windows

Learn how easy it is to integrate these Web 2.0 tools into the curriculum. Strategies for classroom integration are discussed and resources are provided to help your students publish digital content.

Participants will learn to:

• Create a podcast and a vodcast using techniques and tools available at your school on T4L Windows computers and the DER NSW laptops.
• Create a vodcast using Microsoft Photo Story and learn to use Audacity to create podcasts and manipulate audio files.
• View several examples of podcasts and vodcasts produced by students to communicate their
  understanding of curriculum concepts in a digital format.
• Develop strategies for classroom implementation including pre-production planning, scripting and
  storyboarding.

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12

Platform: Windows

Web 2.0 is a term used to describe the evolution of the Internet, which now provides users with applications that facilitate globally connected, social interactions. No longer are Internet users simply passive consumers of information as Web 2.0 allows the active, simple creation of information. Explore these exciting tools to enhance student engagement and learning.

Participants will learn to:

• Create an online classroom web page using Wikispaces
  • Investigate a variety of innovative free web applications suitable for use in the classroom.
  • Develop strategies for classroom integration across a variety of KLAs

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12

Platform: Windows and Mac

Many new applications are now available to schools. Learn to use the following three applications to enhance teaching and learning: Google SketchUp (a 3D modelling tool), Microsoft OneNote (an electronic note organiser) and Freemind (a mind map tool).

Workshop Content:

• Learn the basics of Google SketchUp.
• Create 2D and 3D drawings and view several samples of SketchUp drawings produced by students.
• Learn techniques to use Google SketchUp to consolidate mathematical concepts such as area, perimeter and 3D shapes.
• Use Microsoft OneNote to organise resources for a unit of work and learn how students will use OneNote as the exercise book of the future.
  Several sample Notebooks are provided.
  
• Create mind maps using Freemind to organise information and create visual summaries for revision.
• Develop strategies for classroom integration
• Tutorials and resources provided

Target Audience:
All teachers and executive staff K-12

Platform: Windows