1. technology and computing
2. operating systems
3. mac os

WELCOME TO FLOYDADA
WT C
WEST TEXAS APPLE COLLABORATIVE
August 10, 2009
Schedule for the Day
8:15 - 9:00
Doughnuts/Juice- Whirlwind Gym
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome/Opening (whole group) - Whirlwind Gym
9:15 - 9:30
Travel Time
9:30 - 11:00
Morning Sessions
11:00 - 11:15 Travel Time
11:15 - 12:00 Lunch I- Whirlwind Gym (for those NOT at FHS at 11:00)
11:15 - 12:00 Keynote I - FHS Auditorium (for those AT FHS at 11:00)
12:00 - 12:15 Travel Time
12:15 - 1:00
Lunch 2 - Whirlwind Gym (second group)
12:15 - 1:00
Keynote 2 - FHS Auditorium (second group)
1:00 - 1:15
Travel Time
1:15 - 2:45
Afternoon Sessions/Online Evaluation
2:45 - 2:55
Travel Time
2:55 - 3:00
Closing/DOOR PRIZES!
3:00
Time To Go Home/Have safe travels!
Sessions will be held at both the High School and the Elementary School.
Please check the session list to determine which location will be used for each session.
WTAC Presentations 8/10/09 - Morning - Elementary
Presentation
Presenter
Presentation Description
Audience
Content
Level
(New,
(Math, Science,
(Beginner,
Elem, Jr Language Arts, Intermediate,
High, High)
etc.)
Advanced)
Room
Number
Very beginning GarageBand will be
taught and different projects using
GarageBand will be shown.
All - Any
Not subject
specific
Beginner
GarageBand
users
201
Principles of Design, Suzanne Taylor
Lessons for the
Clarendon
Artistically
Challenged - Part 1
(continued in PM)
Part 1 of 2 - Do your desktop publishing skills
lack something? Learn the basic design
principles that will help take you out of the
templates and give your work a more
professional look.
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
205
Tips for a Great New Kitsy Pepper
Year!!
Memphis
Get ready for a brand new year! Learn how to
create lesson plan formats, your own student
planners, and a "Welcome Back to School"
brochure all in Pages!
K-5
Not subject
specific
Intermediate
Pages users
301
Exploring Document Sheila Joiner
Cameras
Floydada
We will see the document camera in use, share Pre-K - 5
ideas for how it can be used in the elementary
classroom, and go over some very basic
instructions for use.
Not subject
specific
Beginner
document
camera users
203
Surfing the AT Web
Max Hudson
Region 16
Assistive Technology is not only a ‘catch
term’—it’s the law.! Every student in Special
Education must be considered for his or her
Assistive Technology needs.! Where to go?!
What to do?! So many questions, so little
time…
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
304
Using Keynote in
Young Classrooms
Tavia Davis
Floydada
This workshop is for teachers of younger
students to learn and explore new ways to use
Keynote in the classroom.
Pre-K - 5
Not subject
specific
All level
Keynote users
305
iMovie: Starring
YOU!
Mindy White
Region 16
All - Any
Join us as we explore iMovie. We will use
iMovie to create a movie using video and
photos. Learn how easily iMovie can be used in
your classroom for fun, hands-on, and
engaging student activities.
Not subject
specific
All level iMovie
users
309
Beginning
GarageBand
Billy Boone
Clarendon
WTAC Presentations 8/10/09 - Morning - Elementary
Presentation
Presenter
Presentation Description
Audience
Content
Level
(New,
(Math, Science,
(Beginner,
Elem, Jr Language Arts, Intermediate,
High, High)
etc.)
Advanced)
Project-based!Tasks Susan Carr
for!Primary Learners Region 16
(K-2)
Project-based learning is one of the
Elementary
best!avenues available in classrooms!to raise
- Any
the!learning and thinking of!young!students in
our care.!This session will provide an overview
of the new tasks!developed by the!Texas
Performance Standards Project for grades K-2,
and how they can be used with heterogeneous
classrooms or as a part of a school's gifted
program.
Make Learning More
Meaningful with
Foldables
Intro to the Mac -Part
1 (continued in PM)
*Also offered at FHS
Shortcuts, Speech, &
Little Secrets of OS X
Linda Lamirande
Region 16
Participants will learn to utilize Dinah Zike
Foldables while using technology in order to
make learning more meaningful to students.!
Kevin Davies
Apple
Part 1 of 2 of an introduction to Mac OS X and
for those new to the Mac
Michael King
Floydada
iPhoto
Room
Number
Not subject
specific
All
308
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
302
All - Any
Not subject
specific
Beginners to
Mac
300
Do you want to learn some shortcuts and some All - Any
cool tricks in OS X? Michael will cover various
useful keyboard shortcuts, text-to-speech
functionality, and other time-saving functions in
OS X.
Not subject
specific
Beginning/
Computer
Intermediate
Lab 2
Mac users
(possibly
advanced - see
description.)
All - Any
Karoline Ashmore Learn how to incorporate iPhoto into your
Wellington
classroom by importing pictures from cameras,
Not subject
specific
Beginner/
Intermediate
iPhoto users
303
making albums within iPhoto, and creating
calendars or other projects.
Music, Movement, & Amy Kellison
Maximizing Brain
Floydada
Power
Learn to use music and movement to support
brain research and make learning engaging for
your students.
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
307
Tech Support
If you need help logging on to the network or
have a laptop issue, come by for a very quick
help session!
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
204
Estella Thomas
Floydada
WTAC Presentations 8/10/09 - Morning - High School
Presentation
Presenter
Presentation Description
Audience
Content
Level
(New,
(Math, Science,
(Beginner,
Elem, Jr
Language Arts, Intermediate,
Room
High, High)
etc.)
Advanced) Number
Connect your students to their communities!
Participants will be acquainted with useful and
engaging websites & will receive sample lessons
and TEKS correlations.
Secondary - Social Studies
Social
Studies
Secondary Counseling John Taylor
in a 1-to-1 Environment Clarendon
Learn to use Peterson’s Student Edge and other
online tools to help students prepare for college
and career decisions. Useful ways to share
scholarship information and the use of iCal for
counselors will also be demonstrated.
Secondary
Counselors
Online Resources for
Health Teachers
Lachella Coley
Clarendon
Free resources specific to health teachers will be Secondary - Health
shared, along with showcase units to supplement Health
or replace what you are currently using in your
Health class.
Did You Say Less
Grading? (Quia)
Aimee Teeple
Floydada
Learn an online Quiz/Test system that allows
you to build your own tests & quizzes. Quia
grades for you, gives students immediate
feedback, allows you to modify & borrow
other teacher’s lessons, & provides security
to keep students from cheating. This site is
inexpensive & will save you time.
All - Any
ResponseWare Web
Jen Latell
Turning Point
Technologies
We will demonstrate how ResponseWare Web
can be used on the Mac laptops to actively
engage students during class.
Beginning Excel
Tasha Hughes
Floydada
Interwrite Pad
Laura Zepeda
Floydada
Preserving the Past
While Educating the
Future
Lyndal Gillen
Clarendon
Intro to the Mac -Part 1 Sandy Vaughn
(continued in PM)
Floydada
*Also offered at Elem.
All
113
All
106
All
109
Not subject
specific
Beginner/
Intermediate
Mac users
(possibly
advanced see
description)
108
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
103
Basic introduction to Microsoft Excel (Numbers).
How to setup a spreadsheet and enter basic
formulas.
All - Any
Not subject
specific
Beginners to
Excel/
Numbers
117
Laura will demonstrate the advantages to using
an Interwrite Pad in your classroom. Laura
teaches Math, but the Interwrite Pad could be
used in any classroom.
All - Any
Not subject
specific
Beginner
105
Part 1 of 2 of an introduction to Mac OS X and
for those new to the Mac.
All - Any
Not subject
specific
Beginners to
Mac
Counselors
Sewing
WTAC Presentations 8/10/09 - Morning - High School
Presentation
Presenter
Presentation Description
iTunes
Kevin Sheppard iTunes can be used for more than just music.
Apple
Learn how to use this software to find, organize,
Curriculum Gone
Techie!
Frances Pool
Region 16
Creating Interactive
Tasks using
Boardmaker
Carol Murray &
Jamie Canales
Region 16
AEIS IT 2009
Valli Townsend
Region 16
Administrative Session Jerry Vaughn
for SUPERINTENDENTS Floydada
Administrative
Session for
PRINCIPALS
Wayne Morren
Floydada
Tech Support
Kelly Pachiano
Floydada
and play back video, podcasts, curriculum
materials, and more.
Stop wondering how you can integrate
technology into your curriculum!! See how
technology can “kick your curriculum up a
notch!”! Participants will experience a variety of
interactive websites and receive information on
how to utilize technology for moving curriculum
into the 21st century!!
This hands-on training will guide participants in
designing fun, interactive tasks to teach
academics and functional skills to students.!
Teachers will learn the basics of creating
individualized activities using Boardmaker.!
Participants will create a task to use with their
students in the classroom.
This session will demonstrate AEIS IT 2009 as a
comprehensive TAKS and TELPAS test data
analysis tool. !Personal Graduation Plans (PGP)
and Student Success Initiative (SSI) templates
can be developed and printed through AEIS IT.!
This session is designed to provide
superintendents the opportunity to share
ideas and challenges that arise in a 1-to-1
environment.
This session is designed to provide
principals the opportunity to share ideas
and challenges that arise in a 1-to-1
environment.
If you need help logging on to the network or
have a laptop issue, come by for a very quick
help session!
Audience
Content
Level
(New,
(Math, Science,
(Beginner,
Elem, Jr
Language Arts, Intermediate,
Room
High, High)
etc.)
Advanced) Number
All - Any
Not subject
specific
Beginner to
Intermediate
104
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
112
Elem PK-3
& Special
Ed
Not subject
specific
All
115
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
119
All - Any
Superintendents All
Library
All - Any
Principals
All
102
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
TIP 114
WTAC Presentations 8/10/09 - Afternoon - Elementary
Presentation
Presenter
Presentation Description
Audience
Content
Level
(New,
(Math, Science,
(Beginner,
Elem, Jr Language Arts, Intermediate,
High, High)
etc.)
Advanced)
Room
Number
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
205
PhotoBooth-Using It Kamy Whatley Learn to use PhotoBooth and student captured All - Any
for Learning
Clarendon
images as learning tools while integrating with
Not subject
specific
Beginners to
PhotoBooth
303
Not subject
specific
Intermediate to
Advanced Mac
users
301
Not subject
specific
Intermediate to
Advanced Mac
users
203
Music & PE
All
201
309
Principles of Design, Suzanne Taylor
Lessons for the
Clarendon
Artistically
Challenged - Part 2
Part 2 of 2 - Do your desktop publishing skills
lack something? Learn the basic design
principles that will help take you out of the
templates and give your work a more
professional look.
Keynote, iMovie, and GarageBand.
WebQuesting in the
Classroom
Kitsy Pepper
Memphis
Learn how to use and create your own
WebQuest learning activity in the classroom. It
includes an inquiry-oriented lesson format in
which learners read, analyze, and synthesize
information using the World Wide Web.
All - Any
Using & Creating
Sheila Joiner
Powerpoint/Keynote Floydada
Presentations
Key elements and presentations will be shared, K-8 - Any
along with ideas to make presentations
engaging. Participants will create a slide
presentation.
Technology in Music Robbie Odom
& PE Classrooms
Floydada
Learn to use laptops and projectors in the
Music and PE classrooms, including lesson
plans and websites.
iMovie: Starring
YOU!
Mindy White
Region 16
Join us as we explore iMovie to create a movie All - Any
using video and photos. Learn how easily
iMovie can be used in your classroom for fun,
hands-on, and engaging student activities.
Not subject
specific
All
Shortcuts, Speech,
& Little Secrets of
OS X
Michael King
Floydada
Do you want to learn some shortcuts and some All - Any
cool tricks in OS X? Michael will cover various
useful keyboard shortcuts, text-to-speech
functionality, and other time-saving functions in
OS X.
Not subject
specific
Beginning/
Intermediate
Mac users
(possibly
advanced - see
description.)
All - Music
& PE
Computer
Lab 2
WTAC Presentations 8/10/09 - Afternoon - Elementary
Presentation
Presenter
Presentation Description
Audience
Content
Level
(New,
(Math, Science,
(Beginner,
Elem, Jr Language Arts, Intermediate,
High, High)
etc.)
Advanced)
Room
Number
All
308
Not subject
specific
All
304
All - Any
Not subject
specific
All
302
All - Any
Not subject
specific
Beginners to
Mac
300
Looking Good Using Estella Thomas Learn how to use iDVD to set up a professional All - Any
iDVD!
Floydada
looking DVD. (You must have a super drive to
Not subject
specific
iDVD beginners
w/ super drives
204
Not subject
specific
All
307
Project-based!Tasks Susan Carr
for!Primary Learners Region 16
(K-2)
Project-based learning is the one of the
Elementary Not subject
best!avenues available in classrooms!to raise
- Any
specific
the!learning and thinking of!young!students in
our care.!This session will provide an overview
of the new tasks!developed by the!Texas
Performance Standards Project for Grades K-2,
and how they can be used with heterogeneous
classrooms or as a part of a school's gifted
program.
Surfing the AT Web
Assistive Technology is not only a ‘catch
term’—it’s the law.! Every student in Special
Education must be considered for his or her
Assistive Technology needs.! Where to go?!
What to do?! So many questions, so little
time…
All - Any
Make Learning More Linda
Meaningful with
Lamirande
Foldables
Region 16
Participants will learn to utilize Dinah Zike
Foldables while using technology in order to
make learning more meaningful to students.!
Intro to the Mac Part 2
Part 2 of an introduction to Mac OS X and for
those new to the Mac.
Max Hudson
Region 16
Kevin Davies
Apple
be able to burn a DVD.)
Music, Movement, & Amy Kellison
Maximizing Brain
Floydada
Power
Learn to use music and movement to support
brain research and make learning engaging for
your students.
All - Any
WTAC Presentations 8/10/09 - Afternoon - High School
Presentation
Presenter
Presentation Description
Audience
Content
Level
(New, Elem, (Math, Science,
(Beginner,
Jr High,
Language Arts, Intermediate, Room
High)
etc.)
Advanced) Number
Secondary - Social Studies
Social
Studies
All
113
Not content
specific
All
103
Science
Beginners to
TMSDS
102
Wouldn't it be great if every student had a recorded
All - Any
lesson to refer back to? !What if they had your help
anytime day or night? !Screencasting makes it
possible for your students to revert back to what they
did in class when they get stuck on an assignment. !
Come learn how easy it is to screencast your lessons
and how to make them beneficial to your students.
Not content
specific
Beginners to
ScreenCasting
105
Learn to create, edit and manipulate data in charts to
increase the power behind data driven instruction!
All - Any
Not content
specific
Intermediate
Excel users
117
Kelly Pachiano
Floydada
Set up your iChat, start your iCal, and get organized
with Address Book.
All - Any
Not content
specific
Beginners to
iChat, iCal, and
Address Book
109
Victoria Davis
Memphis
Learn the basics of podcasting and how to
incorporate it into your classroom!
All - Any
Not content
specific
Beginner
Podcasting
Needle in a
Haystack
Lyndal Gillen
Clarendon
Finding original research material without a
filtered list may be a daunting task, but it is a
task well worth the effort. You will be taught
to navigate three valuable systems that
provide a wealth of free information for the
teacher and student researcher. Participants
will create a Keynote to teach research skills
in the classroom.
ResponseWare
Web
Jen Latell
Turning Point
Technologies
We will demonstrate how ResponseWare Web can be All - Any
used on the Mac laptops to actively engage students
during class.
Using TMSDS in
the Biology
Classroom!
Michelle Bryant How to use the state TMSDS system in the high
Memphis
school Biology classroom!
Creating 24/7
Learning with
ScreenCasting
Laura Zepeda
Floydada
Intermediate
Excel/Numbers
Tasha Hughes
Floydada
iChat, iCal, and
Address Book
Podcasting
9th - 10th Any
Library
WTAC Presentations 8/10/09 - Afternoon - High School
Presentation
Presenter
Presentation Description
Audience
Content
Level
(New, Elem, (Math, Science,
(Beginner,
Jr High,
Language Arts, Intermediate, Room
High)
etc.)
Advanced) Number
Stop wondering how you can integrate technology
into your curriculum!! See how technology can “kick
your curriculum up a notch!”! Participants will
experience a variety of interactive websites and
receive information on how to utilize technology for
moving curriculum into the 21st century!!
All - Any
Not content
specific
All
112
This hands-on training will guide participants in
designing fun, interactive tasks to teach academics
and functional skills to students.! Teachers will learn
the basics of creating individualized activities using
Boardmaker.! Participants will create a task to use
with their students in the classroom.
Elem PK-3 & Not content
Special Ed specific
All
115
All - Any
Not content
specific
All
119
All - Any
Science-but can Intermediate to
be modified for Advanced Mac
any
users
108
Teaching &
Anne Carthel
Learning Projects Floydada
in E/LA
There comes a time when you know the basics and
you just need IDEAS. Aimee will share projects that
allow for creative ways to challenge the student and
apply the concepts being taught; and she will share
grading techniques for the project that make it easy
to manage using rubrics.
Ideas galore! Come prepared to learn how to
turn your technology training into teaching and
learning strategies in the classroom!
Secondary
ELA
ELA
Intermediate
to Advanced
Mac users
110
Intro to the Mac
Part 2
Sandy Vaughn
Floydada
Part 2 of an introduction to Mac OS X and for those
new to the Mac.
All - Any
Not content
specific
Beginners to
Mac
Sewing
iWeb
Kevin Sheppard iWeb is an easy to use tool to create websites. Learn
Apple
how to build your own website and discover ideas of
All - Any
Not content
specific
Beginners to
Intermediate
104
Curriculum Gone
Techie!
Frances Pool
Region 16
Creating
Carol Murray &
Interactive Tasks Jamie Canales
using Boardmaker Region 16
WebCCAT
Valli Townsend WebCCAT is a tool that allows teachers and
Region 16
administrators to gain comprehensive information on
student strengths/weaknesses in relation to specific
TEKS/SE or TAKS areas through reports that assist
with data-driven instruction. Explore WebCCAT Silver
for creating paper tests and WebCCAT GOLD for
online student testing.
I Know How To
Use It,
NOW WHAT?
Aimee Teeple
Floydada
how to use this tool in your classroom.