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2009 Digital Storytelling & Portfolios Workshop
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Testimonials: Read what participants have to say about our workshops. Draw on the experience of hundreds of teachers, administrators, educational technology staff, library-media specialists, and others who have attended our workshops over the years. Registration: To register, please complete our Online Registration Form. Please note that your registration is not complete until we receive payment. If you have any questions please contact EdTechTeacher Co-Director Tom Daccord or call (617) 455-8716. Payment: The cost of the two-day workshop is $595. There are two workshop payment options:
Please note: Space in our workshops is limited and they have sold-out in recent years. Spots are guaranteed on a first-paid, first-served basis so please expedite payment as soon as possible. Cancellation Policy: You can receive a full refund for your registration payment until June 1. After June 1, you will receive a full refund if we can replace you with a person from a waiting list. Otherwise you will receive a 50% refund for cancellation. Waiting List Policy: If the workshop is full, we'll put you on the waiting list, and let you know what your position is on the list. Computer Equipment: The workshop has a strong hands-on component, so you are encouraged to bring a laptop (or tablet) with wireless capability to the workshop. If you do not have a computer, we can provide you with one at an additional charge. Professional Development Credits: In past years we have provided PDPs from the state of Massachussets -- 1 PDP per instruction hour - and we have again applied for authorization to provide PDPs. Hotel information: The nearest hotels are the Holiday Inn Boston-Dedham Hotel and the Fairfield-Inn Dedham & Conference Center, located 2.5 miles from Noble and Greenough School. Both are close to restaurants and new cinema-shopping complex. More comfortable, but further away, is the Newton-Boston Marriott. Parking Information: There is free on-campus parking. Food: We will provide coffee, snacks, and sandwiches during the workshop. Registrant Survey: All participants are asked to complete a pre-workshop online survey. It will be e-mailed to those who completed both registration and payment. The survey will help us identify participant needs and objectives and may influence the topics covered during the workshop. Questions: 
If you have any questions please contact EdTechTeacher Co-Director Tom Daccord or call (617) 455-8716. |
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Educators from various disciplines are using iMovie, Movie Maker, and other digital video editing tools to create engaging "digital stories" in the classroom. In this two day workshop we will look at the "Hows and Whys" of facilitating digital storytelling projects. Digital storytelling, in the broadest sense, is about weaving together narrative, imagery, voice and music into media-rich videos. We will look at examples of successful projects including identity narratives, oral histories, social issue documentaries and presentations of factual content. We will experience the process of creating a digital story from concept to completion, including an intensive hands-on exploration of Apple's popular iMovie. Finally we will look at various ways teachers can evaluate these projects through process and product rubrics.
Alycia Scott-Hiser is Academic Technology Director at the Noble and Greenough School. A lifelong artist whose original interest in technology was as a tool for making art, Ms. Scott-Hiser has been teaching media classes at both the high school and college level starting in the early 90s when Adobe Photoshop and other digital imaging tools were brand new. For four years she developed and taught a variety of technology classes at a one-to-one laptop school in Boston. This experience broadened her interest in academic technology across the curriculum. During her years at Nobles she has facilitated various collaborative, content-based, multimedia projects by leveraging student interest and student facility with emerging technologies.
Tom Daccord is co-Director of EdTechTeacher and author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and The Best of History Web Sites. A veteran "laptop teacher" who instructed in a wireless laptop environment for seven years, Tom has been featured in the Boston Globe ("Making Tech Connect," December 29, 2003) for his contributions to teaching with technology. He is creator and co-webmaster of Best of History Web Sites, an award-winning portal that receives upwards of two million visitors a year. He is also co-director of The Center for Teaching History with Technology, whose mission is to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Montreal, Tom has taught in France, Quebec, Switzerland, and the United States and has presented on educational technology topics various national and regional conferences. 
