VoiceThread is offering some free workshops this fall to help you get started using the tool and to focus on how it can enhance communication in your current classroom. These workshops cover both the pedagogy and the how-to aspects of the tool. What exactly is VoiceThread? It’s a cloud-based tool (no software to download) that …
Category: Workshop
Feb 24
Tech Tuesday: Have You Tried VoiceThread?
VoiceThread is offering some free workshops in March and April to help you get started using VoiceThread and to focus on how this tool can enhance communication in your current classroom. These workshops cover both the pedagogy and the how-to aspects of the tool. What exactly is VoiceThread? It’s a cloud-based tool(no software to download) …
Nov 07
Fried Friday & eTech Fair Starting Monday
It’s Friday again and you might be feeling like the “Apparently Kid,” Noah Ritter, in the video below. Not to worry, some laughs from Noah combined with the weekend break, and you should be energized and ready for the eTech Fair starting on Monday November 10th. The UAA eLearning Workgroup is hosting the eTech Fair …
Nov 06
Word Cloud Challenge Winners & eTech Fair Nov. 10-14
Join us in congratulating Anne Jones and Lorinda Fattic on their winning word clouds! You can find their submissions at our Faculty Challenge Google Site. We had a couple of late submissions as well so be sure and check out all of the word clouds to get some ideas for your own courses.
Oct 29
eTech Fair: Distance Education Week | Nov. 11-15th 2013
UAA invites you to attend the eTech Fair: Distance Education Week. Drop-ins are welcome and no pre-registration is required. The agenda is attached below, note that only UAA faculty are eligible for the door prizes. This is an ONLINE training, attend from your desk or home computer, via Collaborate! Offerings include, Interactive Rubrics, VoiceThread, Making …
Apr 09
iTeach Sitka is Coming Soon, and It’s Going to ROCK!!
Is your application in for iTeach 2013? Here’s a preview of what we’ll be doing together: Using the latest iPad and sharing the best educational apps Learning about some Google Apps that can enhance your classroom experience Learning some great story-boarding tips and techniques that can be used when designing instruction Creating video tutorials or …
Apr 08
Feeling “Google-y”?
Kathi, Lori, Maureen, Marian, Nicole and Sarah (along with 22 others from around the state) immersed in Google Apps for Education training last week. It was pretty amazing how much we learned in two days. Even when you use something like Google every day, there are so many tricks and shortcuts to learn! Thank you …
Apr 01
Diane Elkins Joins the iTeach Sitka Team in June!!
(1) We are very excited to announce that Diane Elkins, co-owner of Artisan E-Learning, will join our iTeach training team. Our team this year includes, Mary, Maureen, Lori, Kathi from Sitka campus and Madera from UAF! Diane is a trainer in the fast-growing field of “rapid development tools” and has written books and trained diverse …
Mar 13
Google Boot Camp “ON” — Summit Postponed!
The Google Boot Camp (April 4/5) is ON, but unfortunately the summit itself has been postponed indefinitely. While this is disappointing, the good news is that the boot camp will be tailored to meet the needs of teachers who want to become Google Certified Instructors AND those who really want an intense “how to use” …