Everybody has one or several intelligences that are more highly developed than other intelligences. Our students like to learn in different ways and using technology is one of those mediums. Experiment with a multitude of online and offline applications that cater for the different intelligences. See how other ICT technologies apart from computers can be used to further develop those intelligences. Plan your next unit using those applications and tools.
You will need to know what your topics are for planning purposes. Please bring laptops with all leads and ensure that your laptop is not blocked to receiving wireless connection.
This course is suitable for all levels Primary, Intermediate and Secondary
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 15 August 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 1 October 2008
Time: 9-3
Wikis, blogs and cool Web2.0 tools
Create a class website with individual pages for your children to showcase their work. Use the free tools available on the internet to make this happen. Experiment with free software that will publish your students’ work in ways you have never seen before. Identify the tools that you are going to be able to use with your students in the class. Find out how simple this can be and transform the teaching, learning and assessment in your classroom practice.
You will need to have examples of student’s work on your laptop this can be any WordProcessed documents, Word, PowerPoints, Keynotes; photos of art work, handwriting samples, test results; Kidspiration and Inspiration documents, in fact any work they have completed. Please bring laptops with all leads and ensure that your laptop is not blocked to receiving wireless connection.
This course is suitable for all levels Primary, Intermediate and Secondary
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 14 July 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 25 August 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 7 October 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 21 November 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 8 December 2008
Time: 9-3
I've got a new digital camera! But I don't know how to
turn it on
(Stage One)
You have never used a digital camera before, you don't know how to use it at all. This workshop is for those people who need to start right from the very beginning of turning the camera on. By the end of the course you will be able to take photos with confidence and download to your laptop.
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 23 January 2008
Time: 9-12
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 9 October 2008
Time: 12.30 - 3.30
Follow-up to I've got a new Digital Camera
(Stage Two)
You have a school camera or you have bought one yourself and you don’t know where to begin? This workshop will lead you through how to operate your camera right from the real basics of turning it on. Once you have mastered taking well composed photos and viewing them then you can see how to load them onto your laptop, do some basic editing and see how to print them off.
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 25 January 2008
Time: 9-12.00
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 15 October 2008
Time: 9-12.00
101ways to Digital Cameras
(Stage Three)
Find out how to use your school digital or digital video camera in an innovative child-centered integrated setting, by learning how to use the features on your own school or personal camera. Use this new found knowledge to take part in a variety of activities and develop a bank of activities that can be used in your school at your own particular level. See how a variety of software can be used with digital cameras. Some of the software that could be used is Microsoft Office, Kidspiration or Inspiration, KidPix and movie making software such as MovieMaker (Windows) and iMovie (Mac)
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 5 March 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 13 May 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 7 July 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 21 October 2008
Time: 9-3
There are several stages teachers can go through before they are fully integrating ICT into all curriculum areas resulting in a child centred environment. Some of these stages could comprise of a complete change in teaching style. This course will enable you to identify where you are on the Curriculum Integration scale and establish what you need to do to further develop yourself as an ICT literate classroom practitioner. Participants will see examples of teaching and learning at the different stages and collect a bank of activities, ideas and management techniques that can be used back in the class.
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 25 February 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 16 May 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 4 August 2008
Time: 9-3
Laptops for First time users
(Stage One)
First time users of laptops will get back to basics and will learn what all the different parts of the computer are and what they are used for. Through a practical hands on session participants will find out what they need to know when working with files to get started using their laptop with confidence.
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 23 January 2008
Time: 12.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 9 October 2008
Time: 9-12.00
Get to know your Laptop
(Stage Two)
Learn how to operate and navigate in Windows XP, Vista or Apple OS10.
Participants will learn how to find programmes, organise folders and files, perform basic troubleshooting and find out how to do basic computer maintenance. See how to save to computer, CD and memory sticks. Learn how to put music on your laptops and organise and find your photos. Finally learn some tips and tricks when working with Word.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 28 February 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 21 April 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 8 October 2008
Time: 9-3
Digital Portfolios
Digital portfolios are a digitized cumulative assessment of an individual’s ability displaying a wide range of work. Using a variety of digital tools and software develop a template that can be used in your classroom to show case student achievement. Discover how digital portfolios can be created for your student and school needs.
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 11 April 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 18 June 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 12 November 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Higher Order Thinking & Graphic Organisers
Integrate Higher Order Thinking and ICT by looking at the software that can be used to develop and organise thinking skills and processes through using a myriad of graphic organisers. See how ICT can be used with Revised Blooms Taxonomy and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences and how complex ideas can be communicated through the use of software. Use this new information to develop ideas for units of work that can be used in the classroom.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 18 March 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 30 May 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 9 September 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Create your own Webquest
Have you looked for a suitable Webquest on the internet and found that they are not quite what you are looking for or are not entirely appropriate? Then create your own from scratch! Come to this course knowing what you would like to make a Webquest about, bring any available resources online, digital or non-digital and then work through developing the Webquest right from the beginning to the end.
Word from beginners to expertise
Participants
will
 | use menu bars and toolbars |
| experience basics of opening, typing, saving files |
| Edit and format text |
| Use text boxes and graphics |
| Add borders and headings |
| Create basic activities |
| Work with bullets (formatting, creating your own) |
| Use the draw tools to create graphics |
| Use and extend draw tools |
| Extend formatting skills |
| Work with tables and graphs |
| Create activities |
All Versions of Word will be covered
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 24 January 2007
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 13 March 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 13 June 2007
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 14 November 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
PowerPoint
Know the basics in PowerPoint XP, 2003, 2004 or 2007 or just starting out? This course will take you through from the first setting up of PowerPoint slideshow to all the bells and whistles that will tastefully enhance your presentations. Learn how to hyperlink to other programmes and the internet. Experience how you can insert photos, movies and sounds to create a dynamic slideshow. Prepare a presentation that you can use back in your classroom.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 10 April 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 8 July 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 10 October 2008
Time: 9-3
Teacher Aides, Computers and Students
Teacher aides participate in a hands on course determining how to work with children when using computers. Use the programmes children work on in the classroom and find out how to help them when they have difficulties. Learn how to operate the school camera and how it can be used with children and computers.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 8 April 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 29 July 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 22 October 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Junior Literacy
ICT integrated into Literacy will encourage even the most reluctant reader or writer to become more interested and motivated to read or write. Using software such as Kidspiration, KidPix, Word or PowerPoint can enhance your literacy programme and give students another choice of how to develop new ideas. In this course you can create Writing and Reading activities for the classroom and experiment with WordProcessing and multimedia software to see how it can be used in the literacy Programme.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 27 February 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 17 June 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 29 September 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 6 November 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Senior Literacy
ICT integrated into Literacy will encourage even the most reluctant reader or writer to become more interested and motivated to read or write. Using software such as Inspiration, Reason!Able, Word or PowerPoint can enhance your literacy programme and give students another choice of how to develop new ideas. In this course you can create Writing and Reading activities for the classroom and experiment with WordProcessing and multimedia software to see how it can be used in the literacy Programme.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 29 February 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 25 June 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 30 September 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 7 November 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Social Studies and ICT
Facilitated by Alexis Siteine
and Jacqui Sharp
Participants in this course will examine the ways in which using selected ICT technologies and software can promote the goals of social studies education and help students to become more actively involved citizens. Specific technologies and software for research, processing, organisation, and communication will be explored.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 4 April 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 1 August 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 31 October 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Digital Storybooks and Learning Stories
Learn to create imaginative storybooks and learning stories using a variety of ICT tools and programmes. Use shortcuts and learn some tips and tricks to enhance your stories. Find out how to use formatting tools, graphics and photos in creative ways to create exciting and informative presentations.
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 1 April 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 28 May 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 5 September 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 11 November 2008
Time: 9-3
Create a writing skills learning centre (JUNIOR)
Facilitated by Sheena Cameron and Jacqui Sharp
Do you find it a constant challenge to keep students purposefully occupied when they have completed a writing task? Create a learning centre to support students to practice and maintain writing skills such as
| knowledge of text types |
| writing conventions e.g. use of grammar and spelling |
| and effective revising and editing. |
This workshop will cover :
| assessment of students |
| how to set up and manage a writing skills learning centre in your classroom |
| computer skills and short cuts for creating worksheets and hands on activities |
| computer based activities |
Participants will receive a starter pack of worksheets and activities and will also spend time developing material appropriate for their own classes.
Please bring laptops with leads.
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 21 January 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 1 May 2008
Time: 9-3
Create a writing skills learning centre (SENIOR)
Facilitated by Sheena Cameron and Jacqui Sharp
Do you find it a constant challenge to keep students purposefully occupied when they have completed a writing task? Create a learning centre to support students to practice and maintain writing skills such as
| knowledge of text types |
| writing conventions e.g. use of grammar and spelling |
| and effective revising and editing. |
This workshop will cover :
| assessment of students |
| how to set up and manage a writing skills learning centre in your classroom |
| computer skills and short cuts for creating worksheets and hands on activities |
| computer based activities |
Participants will receive a starter pack of worksheets and activities and will also spend time developing material appropriate for their own classes.
Please bring laptops with leads.
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 22 January 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 2 May 2008
Time: 9-3
Using Computers in your Junior Maths Programme
Enhance your existing math programme and stimulate children’s learning by using computers and other digital tools to make challenging problem solving activities. Use a variety of software such as Office, Kidspiration and KidPix to create these math activities for your students. Use draw and table tools to create mathematical problems and observe how using these programmes can reinforce concepts visually.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 2 April 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 26 August 2008
Time: 9-3
Using Computers in your Senior Maths Programme
Enhance your existing math programme and stimulate children’s learning by using computers and other digital tools to make challenging problem solving activities. Use a variety of software such as Office, Inspiration and Hot Potatoes to create these math activities for your students. Use draw and table tools to create mathematical problems and observe how using these programmes can reinforce concepts visually.
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 3 April 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 27 August 2008
Time: 9-3
iMovie for Macs
Learn how to use iMovie, iTunes and iPhoto to make digital story books, movies and interactive activities using your Mac computer or laptop in your classroom. This course will show you how to use the software and integrate it together into iMovie and iDVD to make an original film that showcases all of you and your students’ talent. Requirements: Bring your own laptop, digital camera or/and digital video camera and leads, music CDs, photos and video footage. Please ensure that you have the latest version of the software and any digital camera software loaded.
Please bring a laptop, digital camera and/or a video camera (with charged batteries)
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email: g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 23 May 2008
Time: 9-3
MovieMaker for Windows
Learn how to use MovieMaker, Media Player and digital photo editing software to make digital story books, movies and interactive activities using your Windows computer or laptop in your classroom. This course will show you how to use the software and integrate it together into Moviemaker to make an original film that showcases all of you and your students’ talent. Requirements: Bring your own laptop, digital camera or/and digital video camera and leads, music CDs, photos and video footage. Please ensure that you have the latest version of the software and any digital camera software loaded.
Please bring a laptop, digital camera and/or a video camera (with charged batteries)
Venue:
Kohia Teachers Centre
Phone: 09 623 8977
Email:
g.bracey@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 19 May 2008
Time: 9-3
Phone: 09 978 2620
Email: pec@auckland.ac.nz
Date: 10 July 2008
Time: 9.30-3.30