2008+Tech+Academy


=**Welcome to this WikiSpace from our Tech Academy !** =

 ====HELLO! - Here's a **Voki Video** **message** (below left) about our **//MTSD Summer Tech Academy//** //(click on the button to play)!// //...And, to the right, a little Ode, with a BIG thank you!//====


 * = media type="custom" key="1929894" || ............................... ||= //**An Ode To Our Tech** **Academy**//

Colette is OUR own wizard-**Meister** , that’s certainly no jive – The comments are all raving about her in **Cover It Live**. Her enthusiasm spills over amidst all that she shares – Our puzzling questions - she answers, and our mistakes – she repairs! Colette had the **Audacity** to assign a project for week’s end: Create a **Podcast** to show how teaching and technology blend.

After feeling very **Blogged** & clogged from Tuesday’s long day in school, We **Banded** together, and **Garaged** one as a favorite tool! The common **Thread** among **Voices** echoed user-friendliness as prime – As was teacher management, efficiency and, of course always, time. Whether it’s <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**Docs** or <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**Spreadsheets**, **MapIts**, or <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**Widgets** – We’ve oogled & <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**Googled** the <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**2.0** digits.

Who knew we’d get a Technology vocabulary list? But somehow, there are a lot of words that dictionaries have missed: Most people would just smile or nod, and some would smirk – When asked if they knew what in the world was a <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**“Plurk**! ” The week began with a new program that sounds like it would be tricky – Moments later, we saw great ease and potential with a <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**Wiki**. After trying <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**iMovie 08**, many eyes were aglitter... The razzle-dazzle of this program gave new meaning to <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**Twitter**! So many new programs, new sources, and new sites - so much stress – But we’ve learned how to embed all those great feeds with <span style="color: rgb(226, 8, 8);">**RSS**! Our heads were spinning - so many new tools, all came with great hype – We can even see other’s heads & faces with one called <span style="color: rgb(226, 8, 8);">**Skype** !

The information was awesome, the individual help was a key – And the <span style="color: rgb(248, 22, 22);">**Delicious** snacks that you provided had us screaming “whoopie!” <span style="color: rgb(148, 10, 214);">**//So much appreciation must go to both Jill and Colette - For their vast knowledge and support, we are all greatly in debt.//** They emphasize technology skills, yes - but teaching strategies, too – They are passionate and dedicated professionals, through and through. || <span style="color: rgb(225, 5, 5);">

<span style="color: rgb(240, 10, 10); font-size: 130%;">**Technology Academy Practice Items**:
//1. To view a <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 204);">**LINKED MOVIE** of Colette's adorable puppies, click the following underlined link:// [|Sammyjg.3gp] //2. To view an interesting <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 204);">**EMBEDDED MOVIE** about the changes facing education, click on the play button:// media type="custom" key="1041413" 3. To try a <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 204);">**BLOG**, click to join:<span style="color: rgb(252, 39, 215);"> media type="custom" key="1062105"

4. Click here to view a <span style="color: rgb(135, 0, 255);">**VOICETHREAD** project media type="custom" key="1062973"

5. Please take a moment to respond to a <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 204);">**Google SPREADSHEET FORM / Survey** :media type="custom" key="1063431"

6. Using columns of data in Google Spreadsheet to <span style="color: rgb(109, 7, 207);">**MAP IT** :