Fall 2012 Events

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Technology Fitness Program

The goal of the Technology Fitness Program is to help faculty integrate technology to improve instruction and student learning. The Technology Fitness Program is designed to help faculty members who have many different technology needs, schedules and time commitments.

Registration is now closed, but you can get help with an Educational Technology Consultant by making a Technology One-On-One (TO^3) appointment.

Technology One-On-One

Commit ONLY 30 minutes of your time! Get help on incorporating technology into your project or activity or receive consulting on equipment with an Educational Technology Consultant.

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Tech It Out Day

Our most popular event! A half-day event exploring different technologies to enhance learning and teaching online and in the classroom. "Test drive" a variety of technology tools, network with your peers, and celebrate the start of a new semester with food and drinks.

Ka'ala Room Technology Showcase (formerly GT-105)

Showcase of the new conference and special-use meeting space, the Ka'ala Room.

Ka'ala Room Hands-On Training

Hands-on training for the new conference and specialuse meeting space, the Ka'ala Room.

Transform Your Course Schedule Using Google Calendar

Transform your current course schedule/calendar into a very useful, dynamic, online one that does so much more! In this hands-on session, learn how to use your Google@UH Calendar to create a class calendar of events and due dates, share your calendar, and even integrate it in your Laulima course site to share with your students.

[Workshop site]

September 24,
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
OR
September 25,
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Gmail Tips & Tricks

In this hands-on workshop learn how to use "stars", labels, and filters to organize your email, import your students' names and email addresses into your Contacts, and do specific searches, to make your productivity using your Google@UH Gmail more efficient.

[Workshop site]

October 1,
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
OR
October 2,
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Google Documents Basics

In this hands-on workshop learn how Google Documents can help you and your students create and collaborate on online documents.

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Showcase Day: SMART Board

The SMART Board is an interactive, touch-screen whiteboards that allow you and/or your students to have an interactive experience. Come see what it can do and get ideas how you can use it in the classroom.

Special Guest: Brian Chong, Education Technology Specialist & SMART Certified Trainer

Blackboard Collaborate Overview Session

Blackboard Collaborate is a live web conferencing platform that allows you to facilitate interactive instruction, help, and meetings to support a 21st-century teaching and learning environment. Get an overview and experience being in an online, synchronous session in Blackboard Collaborate. (If interested in becoming a moderator, you may sign up for the four-part Moderator series.)

Twitter...  What's Happening?

Use Twitter to keep up to date with thoughts, resources and information in your area of interest.  Best of all everything is summarized in 140 characters or less.   Come and see what you've been missing.

ScreenR

A fantastic free tool for online students and instructors to be aware of.  This web based tool is a fast, simple and easy way to capture video & audio of your computer desktop to show and share.  The two requirements are a max. recording time of 5 minutes and a Twitter account to publish your screen cast.  Published recordings can be downloaded, embeded, even linked to.

October 29,
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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October 30,
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

TurningPoint Clickers

In this hands on workshop you will learn to use TurningPoint’s keypad “clicker” set or TurningPoint Responseware to add interactivity to your PowerPoint presentations. This technology allows you to actively engage your students in a learning activity by collecting and displaying student responses to questions on the fly.

Showcase Day: Go Pro Camera

Have you heard of the GoPro camera? It's the world's most versatile camera. Ever wondered if it is the camera for you? If you are curious of the capabilities of the GoPro camera come to this informal hands on presentation and get to know GoPro.

November 5,
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM