March 29, 2012

Agenda:
-What did you use in Pages?

-iTunes
Download the new version of iTunes.  This allows you to have all of your purchased content on all of your devices.

 

Navigation

Music

Music

Podcasts

Store

Shared

Playlists

Genius

View

-as List

-as Album List

-as Cover Flow

-as Grid

-Sidebar

 

March 22, 2012

Pages
Let's take a walk through Apple's tutorial.
http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/


Now, let's get started using Pages!!!

Agenda:

• Template Gallery
• Newsletter Template
• Dragging photos from iPhoto
• floating vs. inline
• Dragging movies from Movies
• Using the Inspector

Homework:
Which template did you like best?  Why?  What do you think you will do with Pages now that you have a better understanding of all of the options available to you?

Next week:
Our last class  - sad face  :(
iTunes

3/15/2012

iPhoto

Agenda:

• Import photos from your SD Card
• organize photos in iPhoto
• by Event
• by Folder
• by Slide Show
•  Create a Slide Show
• Ideas for Creating Slideshows in your Classroom
• Export the Slide Show as a quicktime movie

Sounzabound (royalty-free music you can use for your slideshow)

Homework:
List one way you will use iPhoto in your class and also in your personal life.
What are some ways that you can easily create a scrapbook?  a collage?  a slideshow?
Please post a comment with your responses to the questions above.

Next week:
Pages
You will need your photos for Pages as we will be creating a newsletter.

February 23, 2012

Tonight, we will begin with some of the web sites that we didn't get to last week.

Class Dojo
FCRR

Outlook Basics

Homework:
What is a very important step when creating an email to send out to all of your parents?
Post your answer.

Take some photos with a digital camera if you have access to one.  Either download the pictures to your computer, or bring your SD card and we will help you in the iPhoto class.  You won't want to miss this next class!!!!

REMEMBER there is NO class for the next two weeks.  Good luck with your Parent/Teacher Conferences!!!

February 16, 2012

Tonight's Agenda:

Review from last week. What did you learn that you have used?

-Internet Resources that you can use with your kids!


UEN
http://www.uen.org/
-eMedia

Thinkfinity
http://www.uen.org/thinkfinity/
GREAT resources!

Common Core
http://corestandards.org

UTIPS
http://canyons.utips.org

FCRR
http://fcrr.org/

Discovery Videos
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/

NASA Digital Learning Network (DLN)
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/special/NASA_DLN_Virtual_Visits.html
-great resources for units of study dealing with space. These are free resources and video conferences. UEN will bring in equipment for your school and set everything up.

Discovery Kids
http://kids.discovery.com/

Class Dojo
http://classdojo.com
This is a web site that you can use for behavior management.

Homework:
Post a comment on at least two resources that you use this week with your students. Write the name of the resource and how you used it.

February 9, 2012

Tonight's Agenda:
1.  Review last week's class
-software updates (How did it go for you?)
-What have you found useful in this past week?

2.  Getting Organized
http://it.canyonsdistrict.org/index.php/pd/item/98http://it.canyonsdistrict.org/index.php/pd/item/98
-stickies (what are they and how do they help me get organized???

3.  Questions/Answers/Concerns

Homework:

Which type of organization do you prefer (list, icons, cover flow) and why?  Please post your comment and be sure to include your name in your post to get credit.

Next week:
Internet Resources that you can use that will enhance your curriculum and also your personal life!

Course Agenda

2/2/12: Getting to Know Your Computer
2/9/12: Getting Organized
2/16/12: Internet Resources
2/23/12: Email Basics
3/15/12: iPhoto
3/22/12: Creating Projects in Pages
3/29/12: iTunes

*Note: We will not have class on March 1 or March 8 due to Parent Teacher Conferences.