Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Day 4: Podcasting with Audacity

One of the afternoon sessions on Day 4 is about using Audacity to create podcasts. Here are some links to web sites where you can learn more about Audacity. And here are links to Web sites when you can download music loops to use in your podcast. These music loops are the public domain, so you won't violate copyright.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Setting Up Your Digital Recorder

Sometime before Wednesday morning, please insert your battery in your Olympus digital recorder and set the date and time. When you're done, slide the Hold button on the right side of the recorder to the right to shut down the recorder. If you have questions, follow the instructions that came with the recorder.

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Monday, June 16, 2008

Tech Camp Day 1: Activities Begin























Here's a first look at the Technology Boot Camp. John is showing campers how to use SMART Recorder and Page Recorder on our first day of camp that is devoted to SMART Board Tools.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Day 1: Smart Notebook 10

On the first day of camp, we'll introduce to Smart Notebook 10. This is the latest Smart Notebook software to use in conjunction with your Smartboard. Compared to the previous version of Smart Notebook, it has several new and engaging features. Click here to see a description of the toolbars in Smart Notebook 10.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Day 4: Video Editing and Podcasting

On Day 4, we'll have a morning session on Video Editing and an afternoon session on Podcasting. We'll use Windows Movie Maker for video editing. Here are links to tutorials about Windows Movie Maker. We'll use the audio-editing program Audacity in the podcasting session. Here are links to learn about Audacity.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Tech Camp Day 1 and Day 2 Resources

Both SMART Technologies and Microsoft have resources on their web sites that can be very helpful. In Microsoft Office 2003, all you have to do is go to "Help" and select "Microsoft Help Online." When you get to the Microsoft web site, select "Training."

To help you find on-line resources, check out the URLs listed below:

Use this URL to access the on-line learning activities from SMART Technologies.

http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/trainingmaterials.asp

Smart Notebook 10: Here is a blog that includes tutorials and guides for using Smart Notebook 10. Smart Notebook 10 has many new features and is a big step up from previous versions of Smart Notebook. Your CD will also contain several files to help you learn how to use Smart Notebook 10.

Get Microsoft Templates at this URL:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx

Get Microsoft Clip Art and Media from this URL:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx

Access on-line tutorials from Microsoft:

Microsoft Word 2003: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061958171033.aspx

PowerPoint 2003: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061832731033.aspx

Excel 2003: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061831141033.aspx