Category: workshops

Various and sundry notes from vendor presos…

Great new features in updated Garageband, esp enhancement tools to force vocals on key, change tempo, etc– makes sounds you import with instruments or mics act same as stock loops….

Apple booth preso, overview of iMovie 5 using veteran interview content

Ron Clark’s message: be passionate, provide kids with structure and rules (expectations)– expect great things! Very energetic and animated educator! 🙂 Unfortunately I had to leave the preso early….

Lori outlines the handheld pilot project in Bastrop ISD for 3rd and 4th grade classrooms.

Alan’s thoughts on what schools and teachers need to do, focus on work ethic and academic rigor, shift balance of control in classrooms more from teacher/school to student, to restructure schools and get kids learning in authentic learning contexts.

More specifics on tools and software options

Presentation by Vijay Sonty, CIO, Broward County Public Schools , 1 Feb 2005 at the TASA Midwinter Conference Leveraging Technology for Student Achievement Information Technology Blueprint for Broward County Public Schoolshttp://customers.celtcorp.com/bets theme for district: transforming education one student at a time Broward’s Technology BlueprintTASA 2005 Broward is in Ft Lauderdale areaJust been in education for…

A backlink to previously posted notes. Prior to today (1 Feb 2005) I have published notes I take at conferences and workshops on my TTU homepage: http://webpages.acs.ttu.edu/wfryer/ I have now created a new category within my primary blog (here) where I am now posting workshop and presentation session notes. This will allow me to avoid…