Available Topics and Software for Presentations and Workshops

Experience & Accomplishments Contact Information

1. AVAILABLE TOPICS
   

2. (other topics as needed may require more than two-to-three week lead time normally requested)
   

3. Web 2.0
   

1. 1. from introductory one-hour presentation to hands-on half-full day workshop
      

   2. how to session, policy development, and/or curricular connections
      

   3. e.g.: Whippiing Up Wikis for Learning (BYOL Session @ NECC 2009)
      

   4. emphasis on:
      

   1. wikis and online collaboration
      

   2. blogging and microblogging
      

   3. RSS and managing information glut
      

   4. podcasting and publishing
      

   5. social networking and learning
      

4. Transformative Technology (1-hour presentation to half-day hands-on workshop)
   

1. how technology is transformative
   

2. why technology must be part of school reform efforts
   

3. operational as well as curricular impact
   

4. research including ACOT2
   

5. 21st Century Learning (1-hour presentation to half-day hands-on workshop)
   

1. how and why students are learning differently
   

2. implications for education
   

3. rigor, relevance and engagement through challenge-based learning
   

4. standards and assessment WILL follow
   

6. Technology and Differentiated Instruction
   

1. hands-on for half or full day (preferred) or one-hour presentation
   

2. models differentiation with technology
   

3. e.g.: PETE&C 2007, 2008, 2009 and NECC 2008
   

7. Tech with Teeth in Project-Based and Challenged-Based Learning (1 to 3 hrs)
   

1. stand-alone vs. embedded technology
   

2. project activities vs. project/problem/challenged-based learning
   

3. depth vs. breadth: what about coverage?
   

4. impact on assessment and high-stakes test results
   

5. research including ACOT2
   

8. Assessing Classroom Tech for Administrators (1 to 3 hrs)
   

1. “walk-throughs”
   

2. “look-fors”
   

3. observation tools
   

4. surveys -- completion and interpretation for use
   

5. conversations and follow up with teachers
   

9. Technology Leadership for Administrators (1 to 3 hrs)
   

1. implications of NETS•A 2009
   

2. context of NETS•S 2007 and NETS•T 2008 for students and teachers
   

3. leadership does not require technology expertise
   

4. cultivating teacher leadership

APPLE SOFTWARE

for workshops or presentations

1. 1. iLife ’09 Suite
      

   1. iPhoto
      

   2. iMovie
      

   3. GarageBand
      

   4. iWeb
      

   5. iDVD (in a pinch -- would need to brush up first)
      

   2. iWork ’09 Suite
      

   1. Keynote
      

   2. Pages
      

   3. Numbers
      

   3. Safari v4.x
      

   4. Aperture v2.x (introduction only)
      

   5. OS X v10.5.x
      

   1. Address Book
      

   2. Dictionary
      

   3. Disk Utility
      

   4. Exposé
      

   5. iCal
      

   6. Mail
      

   7. Mobile Me
      

   8. Photo Booth
      

   9. Preview
      

   10. QuickTime
       

   11. Stickies
       

   12. System Preferences
       

   13. TextEdit
       

   14. Time Machine

1. 1. OTHER APPLICATIONS
      

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   3. Adobe CS Design Premium
      

   1. Acrobat 8 Professional (introductory only)
      

   2. Dreamweaver CS3 (introductory only)
      

   3. Photoshop CS3 (introductory only)
      

   4. Comic Life Magiq v1.x
      

   5. Evernote (including iPhone app)
      

   6. Firefox v3.x
      

   7. Flickr
      

   8. Google Applications
      

   1. Docs
      

   2. Spreadsheet
      

   3. Slides
      

   4. Sites
      

   9. GrandPerspective v1.x (freeware hard drive utilization utility)
      

   10. Inspiration 8
       

   11. Microsoft Office 2008
       

   1. Entourage
      

   2. Excel
      

   3. PowerPoint
      

   4. Word
      

   12. TweetDeck (Twitter client)

PROSPECTIVE AUDIENCES

1. Administrators: principals, supervisors, central administrators, superintendents, coordinators, directors (target group for last two topic areas)
   

2. Teachers: all disciplines, coaches, specialists
   

3. Mixed groups or individual
   

4. Other: available for non-educational audiences; contact to discuss your specific needs