Discovery Education Speakers Bureau
Supporting the most effective use of technology in classrooms and schools
Supporting the most effective use of technology in classrooms and schools
Yesterday's media libraries were great for watching in a classroom. Today's media libraries use media as a gateway experience for evaluation, online learning, and 24/7 teachable moments ! Learn about the new way to use media for instruction. Audience participation required, prizes included!
Learn how to create your own podcast in less that 5 minutes with the FREE program "Audacity" (PC and MAC). Learn new and creative ways to increase reading fluency and integrate your curriculum. See how easy it is to jump on the Podcasting train that is sweeping through classrooms.
The art of digital storytelling involves narrative, images, and sound. Learn how simple this can be with free softare like Audactiy and PhotoStory. Any teacher can bring digital storytelling to their class--K-12!--with these great tools . Come learn how to do it, why it is important to every kind of kid, and how to leverage storytelling for learning.
Learn how you and your students can make movies without even having a digital camera or leaving your classroom. Come and explore all the possibilities of Microsoft's free MovieMaker software on the PC and free iMovie software on the Mac.. Learn how easy it is to import media, to edit projects, and to create your own movies!
Bring music and podcasting to a new level in your class by utlizing GARAGEBAND (MAC). Learn how to create your own Podcast with music, images, and more. Most importantly, observe different ways to help your student achieve more by integrating these activities into your curriculum.
Create a podcast the easy way, with iLife '06. Two programs, GarageBand and iWeb, allow anyone to create podcasts, enhanced podcasts, and videocasts. Students and teachers can now express their ideas in a simple and easy process within iLife '06 (For Mac users only!).
It's definitely a race to remember! Learn how to use the free PC program PhotoStory 3 to bring stories to life. This fun and creative process is a simple way to create movies or enhanced Podcasts. Take images, music, and narration and blend into a dynamic story which is enhanced by the built-in movie effects of PhotoStory. From the primary grades to staff development, this free movie builder is the perfect introduction to both digital storytelling and moviemaking. (For Mac users, use iPhoto slideshows!)
Ruler tools, embedded videos, image overlays of images that make the actual terrain of the earth a part of the learning experience. Create flyovers of battlefields, explorations, or animal migrations. Follow tours across the face of a continent or the streets of a neighborhood . Enrich the planet with media, music, and photographs. Learn how to gain from the community of learners using this great tool. A great take on a great free program.