Our friends over at the Infinite Thinking Machine produced this second of two special 'extra' episodes from Macworld 2007. All interviews were captured at our K12 Educators Symposium. Enjoy these creative ideas (and a few laughs) from Macworld 2007.

- Republished with permission of the ITM. www.infinitethinking.org

Just in time for the Chinese New Year, our friends over at the Infinite Thinking Machine collaborated with CUE to produce a special 'extra' episode consisting of educational innovation wishes for 2007. All were collected at our K12 Educators event at Macworld. Here are the ITM show notes for this episode (see if you can count the CUE members as you watch!):

We've awoken from our winter hibernation to bring you the first of two special episodes from the Macworld Education Symposium - a fantastic day of sessions organized by our good friends at CUE! Here we talked to some great educators from around the country asking them a simple question: "If you had one wish for students and teachers in 2007, what would it be?"

- Republished with permission of the ITM. www.infinitethinking.org

Google is the primary entry point into the vast resources available on the Internet, yet most people don't understand why it is so special and how to use it effectively.  This fun, fast-paced session explores Google's latest tools that students, teachers, parents and administrators can use to personalize and share information in exciting new ways.

This podcast was produced by Amy Murphy through a partnership between CLMS, CLHS and CUE.

Are you a gadget head? Do you surf the net or listen closely to geeks talking hopes of hearing about a cool software product or gizmo? Leslie Fisher, aka the Gadget Freak, will show you some of her favorite hardware and software gadgets that do everything from make your life easier to provide piles of fun. Hardware, software and even completely off-topic gadgets will be discussed.

This podcast was produced by Amy Murphy through a partnership between CLMS, CLHS and CUE.

David Warlick is an innovator in educational technology.  During his three decades as an educator, he developed many popular, free software tools for teachers.  For the past ten years, he has headed The Landmark Project, a web development, consulting and innovative firm.  His website, Landmarks for Schools, receives more than six million visits a month.  David is the author of three books on instructional technology and 21-century literacy. In his keynote, he speaks on Millennial Children and Our Classrooms.

This podcast was produced by Amy Murphy through a partnership between CLMS, CLHS and CUE.

Recorded on November 18, 2006

An animated and knowledgeable presenter, Leslie Fisher is a technology consultant specializing in K-12 education.  As a senior systems engineer for Apple Computer Inc., she provided technology solutions to school districts and served as the Internet resource for Apple's western educational region.  In 1997, she started Fisher Technologies Inc. to provide educators with consulting and training services.  In this keynote, Leslie discusses Using Scanners, Digital Cameras and Digital Video Cameras in the Classroom.

This podcast was produced by Amy Murphy through a partnership between CLMS, CLHS and CUE.

This session provided a guided tour of TechSETS' new, free, online Student Tech Team resources, which were designed to support the increasing number of schools and districts that are training students in basic technology support skills.  Resources include sample projects and materials from the California Student Tech Corp and GenTECH programs.

This podcast was produced by Amy Murphy through a partnership between CLMS, CLHS and CUE.

Attendees at this session learned how to create a variety of standards-based podcasts to publish student work and connect with parents and the community.

This podcast was produced by Amy Murphy through a partnership between CLMS, CLHS and CUE.

Thinking Bigger While The World Gets Smaller
Hall Davidson, Discovery Education

Media makes teaching more effective and learning more profound. Today, media surrounds today's students. It's on their phones, on their websites, in their email and in their pockets. We can tap new media for education in virtual environments. Global corporations and K-12 schools have the same tools to connect world, home and school. Wikis, blogs and Google can be your friends and with a few strategies and tech tools, you can keep ahead of even (yes!) the students.

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