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Wintersession 2003
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This course is customized to help our college faculty learn how to use technology tools to create web-based electronic portfolios that document and reflects upon their service, scholarship and research.  Funds provided by the Department of Education, PT3 Grant
Friday
January 3
  • Introductions, course description & activities
  • Unpacking computers and installing software
  • How to use OSX and Windows XP
  • LUNCH BREAK one Hour
  • TECHNOLOGY Jeopardy
  • Can you get my music?
  • Getting files  from your old machine to your new machine
  • How to use some new SIA tools for discussion. Directions
  • Advantages & problems of electronic portfolio assessment. 
  • Discussion of portfolio purposes and processes.
  • Examination of different models: Web-based models vs. program based models. 
  • Find information about using graphic organizers, (Graphic organizers,  concept maps visual tools, and Inspiration software)  and planning for your portfolio.
  • Monday
       January 6
  • Storyboarding a portfolio: You can see a flow chart model of a school website and also look at  examples at Web Design  and look at a some storyboards created for a professional teacher's portfolio. 
  • Storyboarding in Microsoft Word
  • Web Publishing do's and don'ts
  • Design Tips:  Design issues to consider in web publishing
  • Netscape Composer 7.0: text, format, pictures, links
  • LUNCH BREAK
  • Netscape Composer 7.0
  • Working with tables
  • Using a template
  • Developing our portfolio structure

  •    January 7
  • Basic Filming Techniques
  • Using Imovie (for Mac users, Pinnacle Studio for Window users)
  • Filming with a digital video camera
  • Editing in iMovie/Pinnacle
  • LUNCH BREAK
  • Editing in iMovie/Pinnacle Continued
  • Adding iMovie to our web page
  • Saving iMovie to a CD
  • Other applications for digital video  http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/movie/
  • Tech Plans

  • January 8
  • Using Photoshop Elements to create text. Jpegs vs gifs
  • Using graphical text to create professional looking documents. 
  • Scanning
  • Worktime
  • LUNCH BREAK
  • Working with digital images in iPhoto
  • Saving our picture to the class page.
  • iTunes
  • Work time/Tech Plans
  •    
        January 9
  • Uploading files to the web 
  • Password protection of sensitive material, using an intranet, saving to a CD-rom. 
  • Adding to and editing portfolios. Tech Plans
  • LUNCH BREAK
  • Sharing our work
  • Follow-up
  • If you have any questions please contact Joyce Morris at jmorris@zoo.uvm.edu