infusion+now

= Infusion NOW! Sharing at HCT Conference 2009 = Sharing the infusion successes in our schools has been quiet and very locale. We know there is good stuff going on and we need to showcase it, discuss how we pulled the project/learning experience together and share our assignment content and student samples.


 * How to create:**
 * a culture of sharing
 * personal learning networks
 * places to share (we may need to determine what tool would best work)
 * - video
 * - documents
 * - ideas banks
 * - sound
 * - pictures


 * The Challenge:**
 * technology enabled classrooms
 * infusion technologies for the classroom and access to a lab as needed (more capable machines)
 * comfort level for the teacher
 * time to prepare and deal with technology challenges
 * what tool to use and what do I need to know?

=The Showcase=

ppt of presentation .... comic available on request!

In 08/09 we purchased comiclife. It is extremely easy to use and requires very little program instruction. As a comic/graphic novel creator it is very in tune with the student's interests and relevent to curricular planning. ... myebook doc here 2. Macro Theatre Reducing the strains on technology but still giving the students a valuable opportunity to learn with technology can be easily done with a digital camera, some probs and a blank surface. This idea is very easy to do! 3. Math 3/6/9 Ltech Resources 4. Ubershare 5. Bonus .... [|Sketch to Photo] - wow ... can't wait until it is available.
 * 1. Graphic Novelling**


 * Jim's Tips**
 * [[image:tippers.jpg width="269" height="279" align="left"]] realistically an infused project should be kept to 3 periods or less (not CPT)
 * experience the project if possible and show the students a sample product (it show the students what is expected)
 * evaluate with rubrics (see macro theater egs.)
 * restrict the length, size of project
 * Share, share, share and did I say share? (parents can view the work, commentable, quality increases!)
 * post to ubershare (ask for moderator if you wish to create new pages)
 * focus on the student's work and not the student (code names .... ie. ltech09swajim)


 * Jim's Current Tool Set**


 * Websites **

ubershare.wikispaces.com - check out the teacher toolbox on the side

[] - create original artwork, animated movies, stories, greeting cards and more. (2-6) - [] - teacher port

[] - an online bok creator, great for shortstories and novels with teacher dashboard (3-8)

[] - online comicbook, ezine and novel publisher (create a school account and upload, copyright?) (2-8) - upload your comiclife pdfs!

[] - another online book creator, fantastic layouts, personally used and like! (5-12)

[] - fantastic book creator with publushing capabilities (3-8)

[] - create zooming presentations live andon the web (9-12) - an amazing screen capture tool with video upload and download in high quality!

want more online tools? Check out http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ for a comprehensive list of online web tools.

Sites I would like to try -

[] - simple online animator


 * Software **

MovieMaker - simple video editing (3-12) ... more simplified ... imovie Comiclife - incredible graphic novelling and comic maker (1-12) powerpoint 2007 - have you seen the latest version .... pretty cool! (2-12) publisher 2007 - more than just a kidspiration 3 - very simplified and fabulous manipulative tool and concept mapper, check out the math manipulatives (k-5) inspiration 8 - an inclusive concept mapping and outlining program (6-12) smart notebook 10 - a manipluative slideshow and content creator (5-12) scratch - a interactive programming language (5-12)

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