Tech Monday Staff Development
Topics 2007 -2008

All sessions will be held at Mitchell Senior in Room 108 from 3:30 PM until 4:30 PM (or later) unless otherwise noted

Please e-mail dward@aesd.edu for each session you plan on attending

September 10, 2007 Beginning PowerPoint Session 1 - An Introduction
September 17, 2007 California Streaming
September 24, 2007 Inspiration - A graphic organizer with 10 licenses to give away
   
October 1, 2007 Beginning PowerPoint Session 2 - Working with Text
October 8, 2007 Google Earth in the curriculum - who needs maps anymore?
October 15, 2007 Classroom Web Sites - Let's get started
October 22, 2007 Digital Photography in the curriculum 1 - basic camera introduction and an introduction to PhotoStory (cameras are all accounted for)
October 29, 2007 Basics of Microsoft Word - Guest Teacher Patty Olds
   
November 5, 2007 Beginning PowerPoint 3
November 12, 2007 Holiday
November 19, 2007 Holiday
November 26, 2007 Digital Photography in the curriculum 2 - Share product and brainstorm ideas
   
December 3, 2007 Beginning PowerPoint 4
December 10, 2007 Moodle - What is it and how can I use it with my students?
December 17, 2007 Excel as a spreadsheet -  A quick look at basic formulas and other Excel tools
   
January 7, 2008 Beginning PowerPoint 5
January 14, 2008 Photo Story - An easy way to integrate images into the curriculum
January 21, 2008 Holiday
January 28, 2008 Excel - Not just for crunching number - Practical uses which can be used in class the next day.
   
February 4, 2008 Beginning PowerPoint 6 - Drawing on your slides
February 11, 2008 Hot Potatoes - Guest presenter Scott Skidmore will offer this for all staff at Bellevue in room 34.
February 18, 2008 Holiday
February 25, 2008 Movie Maker -  An easy way to integrate video projects into the curriculum
   
March 3, 2008 Cancelled due to funeral
March 10, 2008 Cancelled due to special Board Meeting
March 17, 2008 Intermediate PowerPoint 1 - Video, playing a DVD within PPT, and recording audio
March 24, 2008 Holiday
March 31, 2008 Audacity - Edit Audio for Free
   
April 7, 2008 Beginning PowerPoint 8 - An introduction to hyperlinks and action buttons.
April 14, 2008 Picasa in Education - Organize, Edit, and add effects to your photos with a few simple clicks.
April 21, 2008 Intermediate PowerPoint 2 - Buttons, Action Settings, Custom Animations, and Hyperlinks
April 28, 2008 Digital Image Resources  Cancelled - David will be out of the district
   
May 5, 2008 Aeries. A peek at what's coming for teachers Cancelled - Software is not yet up and running
May 12, 2008 Google - More than a search engine and tips for searching
May 19, 2008 Intermediate PowerPoint 3 - Charts and Graphs embedded in PPT, Master Slides, saving PPT for the web
May 26, 2008 Holiday