Technology in Teaching and Learning
 SIG Newsletter
 

May 2007


Welcome from New Chair
Hello!  My name is David Pratt.  I am the new ATE Technology in Teaching and Learning SIG Chairperson.  I wanted to start a monthly email newsletter as a way to keep in touch.  This month, I will mainly be sharing my own links and what I consider important events.  For the next newsletter,  I am hoping that you come up with the links and content.  While you are thinking of it, send a great link or upcoming event and share it with the rest of the SIG by emailing it to me at user@example.com.  Also, if you would like to share any stories or tips of technology used in the classroom I will include those  as well.

Check out this Video!
I am just beginning to see the impact that video can have on the classroom and I have  a great example to share.  I showed this to all my tech classes and also used it for a technology conference held at our school.  I'm actually thinking about having my graduate students create their own movies instead of writing research papers.  We are a PC university and I'm not very happy with Windows free MovieMaker.  Does anyone have any other recommendations of a program that can do something similar?
Check it out here:  Pay Attention

Webinars?
If you need an easy and relatively inexpensive way to keep in touch with the latest technology applications to your classroom, try a Web Seminar or "Webinar".  ISTE has been hosting these online web conferences approximately once a month.  They are about an hour in duration and fairly interactive as they provide time for questions.  The cost is usually around $50 and includes a book.  The next seminar is scheduled for May 15th and the topic is on interactive video uses in the classroom. 
Check out the full schedule of Webinars here!

Again, please send in your ideas for the next newsletter so we can all keep up to date in connected as a SIG!



Upcoming Events:

June 24-27th:
ISTE National Educational Computing Conference (Atlanta)July 28-August 1:
ATE Summer Conference (Milwaukee)
February 24-27:
ATE Annual Conference (New Orleans-Proposals due June 15!)

New Officers for '07-'08:
Chair:  David Pratt
Chair-Elect:
Brian Giza
Secretary/Treasurer: Richard Pollard


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