Dale+Peterson

The Alamo by D.W.P.


 * Session title:** "__Breathing Life Into Your Curriculum: Google Earth Advanced Placemarks__"

Presenters showed not only how to edit Google Earth placemarks by adjusting the HTML, but also how to create links, markers, and embed images.


 * Session handout can be downloaded at:** http://tinyurl.com/3vwnbu


 * Session title:** "__Literacy in a Digital Classroom__"

Presenter shared many very cool projects that her 1st graders created with some of Apple's simple iLife and iWork apps. One really neat thing that I came away from this meeting with was that all you need to do is to show the students the very simple basics, and then let them fly. If you go to Gayle's web site below, you should find several cute, short videos showing her 1st grade students having fun with many different apps. Very cool!!


 * To see many short videos of students, go to:** http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=636

(Note about the web site above: Make sure you look for the "Next" link at the bottom of each web page.)


 * Session handout can be downloaded at:** http://tinyurl.com/2j8tmq


 * Session title:** "__Taking Effective Digital Photographs__"

Presenter Leslie Fisher was a very good (humorous) speaker. She demoed many different ways to set up, compose, create and edit a photo shoot. She talked about how 72 dpi (dots per inch) is plenty resolution for using digital photos for email or web use. She also mentioned that digital photography does not deal with white balance very well (which I've discovered first hand), and that you can purchase a nice inexpensive gray scale card (white card) at: [|Raw Work Flow]

Visit Leslie's web site below, and make sure you click on the "Handouts" header. You'll find lots of useful info there.

[|LeslieFisher.com]


 * No session handout.**


 * Session title:** "__Implementing Effective Technology Support and Maintenance__"

The entire state of Kentucky has a technology program in place that is called the "Student Technology Leadership Program" (STLP). It starts at the very top at the Dept. of Education and works its way down to pretty much every school in the state. Fortunately for them, each district has a Mike Dronen, and nearly every school has a Bruce Deger. Inside those schools, there are tech paras, tech repair people, and many others that are involved in helping students become more involved with the tech support part of their school districts. This is all great in the perfect world. One really neat statement that I remembered hearing at this seminar is: "The students are smart enough to know that this system/program adds yet another line to their resume."

Another tech support person from another state demonstrated a free help desk software called "Spice Works". http://www.spiceworks.com/


 * Session handouts (2) can be downloaded at:** http://tinyurl.com/6xy9wz


 * Session title:** "__GeoRSS__"

Out of all the sessions I attended, this one probably sparked my curiosity/interest the most. Both speakers were from the University of South Florida, and were extremely excited to be at the ground level of this fairly new technology of including locations within RSS feeds. (Lots of excitement in their tone of voice.)


 * Web sites to check out on this session:**

Presenters' web site: http://georss.pbwiki.com/

What is GeoTagging?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotagging


 * Other great sites to check out:**

Trip Tracker- http://triptracker.net/

MapOrama- http://world.maporama.com/

Platial- http://www.platial.com/


 * Session handout can be downloaded at:** http://tinyurl.com/5snjtq


 * Final keynote:**

Some people dress up in a way that makes me want to giggle. :)

//**The End.**//