[Olpc-socal] FW: Join us at iFest this Saturday!

Thu Jun 9 12:59:05 EDT 2011

Thanks for sending this, Caryl.

I wish I could go, maybe discuss OLPC or PhoneGap or mapping, but it'd take
4 hours by bus.

Regards,
Nick Doiron

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi Folks!
>
> While this local half-day conference is planned for and by educators, it
> has something of interest for everyone who is involved in technology in
> education.  They have a great line-up of presentations... probably the best
> I have ever seen for a short conference like this one.
>
> So... if you aren't busy this Saturday, you might want to take a trip on
> the I-405 to Vanowen and then west a few blocks to Mulholland Middle School.
> Here is a link to a map of the school location:
>
>
> http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/map/306832/van_nuys_ca/mulholland_middle_school.html
>
>
> <http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/map/306832/van_nuys_ca/mulholland_middle_school.html>I
> am currently in Montana so I won't be able to attend, but would love to hear
> reports from any of you who are able to go.  Please share ideas you find
> with the olpc-SoCal list.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Caryl Bigenho
>
>
>
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> Subject: Join us at iFest this Saturday!
> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 18:31:01 +0000
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>     iFest is coming this Saturday, June 11th !!!
>   June 7, 2011
>     [image: CUELA Main]<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ComputerUsingEducato/bf5961941c/3a7df92bd2/80358c934c>
>     Join us this Saturday for iFest, June 11th
> at Mulholland Middle School for only $25!!
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> Learning, Educator to Educator<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ComputerUsingEducato/bf5961941c/3a7df92bd2/2525d116ca/hl=en_US&formkey=dG5Xd1lZejZqYjc5eEJjTmVfRGRWN3c6MQ#gid=0>
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> Check out this small list of Facilitators and Topics!
>
> *New to iPad?** Hands on for the Beginner
> **Dave Douglas, Apple Inc. **
> *
> *Lights, iPod and Action, Making Classroom Videos**
> Maria Finnerty & Patricia Sarria*, *Mulholland Middle School
>
> **Which came first; the Learner or the App?**
> Marianne Mitchell, Loyola Marymount University**
>
> iOS Apps for Communication**
> Joseph Swingle, Speech pathologist **
>
> Smart Phones in MY Classroom, It Works For Me**
> John Perkins, Mulholland Middle School**
>
> Real 21st Century Learning**
> John Stippick, CEO Super Star Learning**
>
> Deploying iPads in the Mixed Ability Classroom **
> David A Lopez & Amanda Allen, LAUSD - Los Angeles Archdiocese Tech
> Director
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> **Conference cost is $25 which includes breakfast and more. Payment is
> onsite, cash, check or credit card.*
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> ***
>  AppFEST, your chance to share and learn.  We will spend our last hour
> together sharing what is working for us.
> We will share some of the most powerful 21st century tools through this
> time for good old fashioned face to face networking.
>   Instructional Leaders, Let's get Started
> Astrid Ramirez, Former Principal, Apple Inc
> [image: Astrid Ramirez]This session is for instructional leaders that want
> to get started with hand-held computers in their school. We will look at how
> and why successful models work. You will leave with a practical
> understanding of how to plant 21st century instruction in your school and
> how to support it as it transform your campus.
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> *The Paradigm Shift For Education Fits In Your Pocket
> *Scott Marvel*, Professional Videographer
> *[image: scott viddeo1_2]Did you know that 400 million smart phones will
> be sold in 2011? These personal learning devices are the future of computing
> and education!  Come to this workshop and learn how you can use your smart
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> classroom, and a revolution in education.
>  *Writing Music on your iPad
> **Gary Atkins,**Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music**
> * [image: garyatkins_sm]This workshop will focus on how learning can be
> enhanced with the use of GarageBand. You will learn how to arrange and
> record music with the iPad. We will use a guitar to set up a system, rite an
> arrangement in Garageband, create a student practice track and more.
>  Using Touch Screen Games to make Math Fun
> Adam Coccari, 4th grade teacher
> [image: Adam Coccari Photo]I will share my experiences as a teacher and
> tutor that is using iPads with students to help them learn math through
> video games.  I will talk about what makes a good math game fun and
> effective, discuss the advantages/disadvantages of the iPad, demo a couple
> great math games and analyze their usefulness, and discuss practical
> application of games in a classroom setting. Additionally, I will also demo
> an app that I am developing and get feedback from other educators.
>
> *Conference cost is $25 which includes breakfast and more. Payment is
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> Saturday's Schedule
> 7:30 - 8:00 Registration and light breakfast.
>
> 8:00 to 9:00 First concurrent session
>
> 9:15 to 10:15 Second Concurrent session
>
> 10:30 to 11:45 AppFEST
>
> 11:45 to Noon Closing remarks and Raffle
>
>
> What is AppFEST???
> This is a time for sharing what we as educators do best, share what is
> working for us. It is called networking is some circles. Make sure you have
> BUMP loaded on your handheld.
>
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>  CUELA Raffle. We will end the day with a raffle of a iPod Touch and other
> great items!
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> *Conference cost is $25 which includes breakfast and more. Payment is
> onsite, cash, check or credit card.*
>       Tel: (818) 384-2820
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