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=5/31/11 Welcome to Workshop #2. We will be working together in two separate groups....continuing Photo Story and introducing Voicethreads and Classroom Video Workshop, Jr.=

__________________________________________________________________________________________ =Welcome to Workshop #1. You are in the 2nd cohort of teachers I am training at Har Torah and I am excited to meet and work with all of you! We will have two 3-hour sessions as a group.=

As we get closer to the end of the school year, two programs come to mind for me that are easy to learn and use, and can be **great for putting together an exciting presentation.**

 * 1. Microsoft Photo Story**
 * Photo Story is Microsoft’s solution to digital storytelling in 5 easy steps. For those who want to create a basic multimedia movie without having to learn advanced video editing, Photo Story provides the perfect alternative while still allowing you to use the basics of any video: images, titles, music and narration.**


 * 2. Classroom Video Workshop, Jr.**
 * This program makes it easy even for very young students to customize videos with special effects, sound, overlays, and credits.**


 * Har Torah has many digital and video cameras available for use in the classrooms. As we explore, think about ways you might use them either for the end of this year or for a unit in the fall.**


 * Today we will explore Photo Story by completing a mini project on Haiku Seasons. Towards the end of the session, we'll move on to Classroom Video Workshop...a fun and easy to use program designed for younger children, but appropriate for all ages.**

== Below are all the archived announcements from the wiki geared toward the teachers in the first cohort. I've decided to leave everything in tact, both for the first group to continue to access, and for the 2nd group to access resources.** == =Welcome to our 4th workshop--the last one in the series! I am looking forward to hearing more about your projects. Some of you have gotten started while others are still in the preparation stages. Today we will review how to write an Understanding by Design project plan...most importantly coming up with the essential question which will guide our students throughout the project. For those of you who have prepared a rough draft of the plan, we can look at it together and revise if needed. Please be prepared to hand your plans in to me by the end of today. Attached please find the UBD template in case anyone needs one.=



= = =As promised, I will be leading one more mini workshop during this session on working with video and using the educational editing software "Classroom Video Workshop."=

___ = = = = =Here's a link to Ms. Marty's Charlotte's Web Voicethread as an example:= [] = = =Welcome to Workshop #3! Today we will be revisiting Photo Story and Voicethreads and beginning work on our project plans AND models to show the students. I will also be introducing how to embed multimedia (in particular voicethreads on a web page), Google Earth (and how to embed a voicethread into a Google Earth file!), and using Zamzar to convert audio files.=

==Bonus Activity: Learn to use Make Beliefs Comix! Online to create comic storyboards and use in your multimedia projects or on their own. How would you use this in your classroom? Students can create comics based on vocabulary words you are studying, kick off a creative writing assignment, demonstrate knowledge of life skills (i.e. ordering at a restaurant, going to the bank, etc.)==



http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
media type="custom" key="8324894" _ =Welcome back everyone! I am excited for our 2nd workshop where we will be reviewing Photo Story and beginning Voicethreads.= =What is a voicethread anyway? Let's begin by watching a voicethread about voicethreads :)=

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(by the way, I embedded the above voicethread into this wiki space and will show you how to do this so you can share the voicethreads you make!)

All handouts and information regarding voicethreads are available under the Voicethread link on the left hand side navigation! _ =Welcome Yeshiva Har Torah Teachers! = (p.s. this graphic above here was created using Wordle (www.wordle.net). I have directions or you on how to do this in the Handouts section)

We will use this wiki to easily access links and share items we are creating throughout this workshop series.

I am looking forward to working with all of you over the next few months. Our workshop schedule will be as follows:


 * Workshop #1**
 * Thursday, January 6th**
 * 4 to 7 pm**


 * Workshop #2**
 * Thursday, February 3rd**
 * 4 to 7 pm**


 * Workshop #3**
 * Thursday, February 10th**
 * 4 to 7 pm**


 * Workshop #4**
 * Thursday, March 10th**
 * 4 to 7 pm**

To start, click the Photo Story and Voicethread pages on the left to view examples and access related handouts.

Please feel free to email me at any time at danaunger@gmail.com.

Thanks Dana Unger Center for Technology and School Change Teachers College, Columbia University