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2009 Create Great Lessons with Google Earth, Maps, & Docs Workshop
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Testimonials: Read what people have to say about Carol LaRow: http://homepage.mac.com/clarow/Ed_Tech/endorsements.html 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: Please register to reserve your spot (you can pay later). 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 now $595 (as dates have changed). There is a 10% discount if paid by May 15th. 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. Professional Development Credits: Boston University is working with us to provide graduate credit for our summer workshops. Details to follow. Moreover, 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: There are plenty of hotels near Boston University. Please visit the Boston University Information Center for a list of nearby options. Parking Information: There are two parking lots within a block of the School of Education. Food: TBA 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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Learn Google’s “free” online tools from an award-winning Google Certified Teacher. Create lessons for your students or have them construct projects. Google Earth, Maps, and Docs can be used independently or together to create lessons that engage students and combine curricula with WEB 2.0 technology and teaching with the Internet. No matter what you teach, there’s something for everyone. Google Earth is a treasure chest of resources and information. “Fly” any place on Earth; use satellite imagery. NASA, National Geographic, Discovery, the USGS, and others bring information to your desktop. Google Maps allows users to create interactive maps and add video, images, and text. Create lessons, or have students demonstrate what they have learned. Use Map Gadgets to “harvest” geographical, scientific, and political information from the WEB. Google Docs allows for online collaboration in real time. Use with colleagues for virtual meetings, or have students collaborate on projects - from any computer, at any time! 
Carol LaRow, a language arts teacher for 33 years at Niskayuna Central Schools, has received numerous awards and distinctions. Among her many accolades, Carol was nominated by Steven Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, for the Smithsonian Laureate Award for exemplary use of technology in education. She has also received WNYT's Educator of Excellence Award, was nominated for Disney's American Teacher Award," received the Computer World Honors Medal, and has received awards from the United States House of Representatives and the New York State Senate. Named a "Google Certified Teacher" in 2007, she is recognized as a national expert in the effective integration of Google tools in the classroom. Carol was named an “Apple Distinguished Educator" in 2000, and in that capacity she helped author the "21st Century Learning Collection" for the Apple Learning Interchange and taught at the Apple Teacher Institutes. Carol’s work has also been published by ISTE in NETS Publication for Educators. A member of NYSCATE’s Select Speakers' Bureau since 2001, and inducted into the NYS Academy for Teaching & Learning, Statewide Peer Review, in 2002, Carol has delivered keynote addresses for statewide conferences, school districts, and educational organizations and trains educators in technology applications, the integration of technology into curricula, and WEB 2.0 techniques.
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. 
