Open+Labs



//Extend your learning by spending the afternoon in a computer lab exploring a software or online tool in-depth! There will be no planned, formal instruction during the two hour Open Labs, but a facilitator will be on-hand to answer questions and provide guidance. It's a time to roll up your sleeves and put on your thinking cap--a time to use a tool to develop a simple, curriculum-based product which you can use with your students. The Open Labs will be organized by topics, so that teachers may pursue projects with others who are interested in the same technology topic.// T//he SMARTBoard Collaborations will be organized by grade level or curriculum area.//

//To foster collaboration, we are inviting teachers who select an Open Lab or SMARTBoard Collaboration to submit their product which will be posted on this Web site.// media type="custom" key="4716069"

Open Lab Choices
Complete question 8 on the survey monkey and include: workshop title, description, group members, and group facilitator for approval.// || * Create a curriculum-related podcast
 * ~ Workshop # ||~ Area of Exploration ||~ **Possible Products** ||
 * = **PM-12** || **First Class Web Publishing Open Lab** || * Design your first Web site
 * Enhance the content of an existing Web site
 * Create and embed content into your Web site ||
 * = **PM-13** || **SMARTBoard Collaborations** || * SMARTBoard Notebook ||
 * **PM-14** || **Web 2.0 Open Lab** || * Create a blog, Wiki or Ning
 * Design a VoiceThread Project
 * Create a Delicious account and add bookmarks for student use ||
 * **PM-15** || **Google Docs & Google Tools Open Lab ** || * Google Earth or Google Maps project ||
 * **PM-16** || **Exploring Online Videos & Photos Tools Open Lab** || * Create custom graphics for your Web site
 * Embed videos in your Web site
 * Embed a slide show in your Web site
 * Locate and download photos for a student project ||
 * **PM-17** || **Social Networking Open Lab** || * Create a blog
 * Create a Wiki
 * Create a Ning ||
 * **PM-18** || //**Open Lab: Form a Group and Suggest A Technology Topic**
 * Create a Notebook with Word
 * Design a writing project using the Comment Feature and Track Changes Feature of Word for student feedback ||