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From a post this morning on the SCASL-LS discussion list by Anne Lemieux, Info Tech chairman — Kitt has created the first podcast for the SCASL website, please take a listen at http://www.scasl.net, and thank you Donna Teuber for taking the time to post this on our website with the RSS feed.
Listen up!
http://www.scasl.net/podcasts/itunes.xml
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RSS feed http://www.scasl.net/podcasts/message.xml
The SCASL Call to Conference has been posted (www.scasl.net) and mailed out…I hope that you are all very excited about our conference…I know I am!
I am going to start sending out a little more information each week about our conference…details about sessions and tours, announcements, and more. If you have questions or want more information about something I send out, do not hesitate to let me know! The SCASL Conference is YOUR conference and I want you to get the most out of it!
Technology is such an important aspect to our jobs and there are lots of exciting events happening this week for S.C. LMS to learn more about using technology with students and teachers. The EdTech Conference in Myrtle Beach, AASL in Reno, and the wrap up of the K12 Online Conference! Whew!
If you cannot attend EdTech or AASL, never fear! SCASL is bringing lots of technology sessions to OUR conference, March 12-14, 2008 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. We will give you the tools you need to successfully integrate technology into the classroom and library!
Here’s just a little of what you can look forward to:
Annette Lamb (she will be at the AASL conference!)
Annette will be doing a variety of sessions for us on Wednesday, March 12 and Thursday, March 13. You can attend an all day pre-conference with her about E-scrapbooking; or pick a concurrent session to attend. She’ll be talking about using existing classroom technology tools (such as PowerPoint) to create engaging project starters in “PowerPoint Sidekicks and Desktop Learning Spaces.” Learn about using Google Earth to track a book character and using video conferencing for meetings in “Re-imagine, Rejuvenate, Renew” on Thursday. Her husband, Larry Johnson, will also be presenting sessions…you can catch an AM or PM pre-conference with Larry. He’ll be talking about collaborating with your classroom teachers and on Thursday, he’ll be talking about how to get out of the “Information Avalanche” by using RSS feeds to keep up with blog reading and other information we often find ourselves buried under! Find out more at their website: http://eduscapes.com/
Joyce Valenza
We all love her so much! Joyce will be one of our keynote speakers on Thursday and will be doing a couple concurrent sessions. Joyce is a blogger for School Library Journal (add it to your RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SLJNeverEndingSearch) and an all around technology/library role model. Be sure to check her out!
Confused about all of those different 2.0 tools out there or not sure how to use them with your students? Attend the all day pre-conference session, “Power Up to the Future…with Web 2.0″ with the Richland One Instructional Technology Team. Be on the lookout for concurrent sessions by members of the team as well, many of whom are also presenting at EdTech!
Not sure what to do with that SMARTBoard (or any interactive whiteboard) in your library? We’ll have a concurrent session to help you! Barbie Zinkovich, Marilyn Gramling, and Lucy Ballew will be presenting this session at EdTech AND SCASL!
Martha Alewine and Frank Baker will help you provide your teachers with the best resources in understanding information/media/technology literacy at their concurrent session (they will also be presenting an all day pre-conference about using K.A.T.S. in your library)!
Want time to explore Knowitall.org, DISCUS, and StreamlineSC? Our friends Andrea Thorpe, Amy Duernberger, and Donna Thompson will help you!
You know that SCASL has a blog and Flickr page, right? If you do not know how to post to these tools or want to learn more about them, visit our very own “Technology Queen,” Cathy Nelson, as she guides you through the use of these tools at our Exploritorium on Wednesday evening!
Finally, other technology related concurrent sessions to look for include (and this isn’t even ALL of them!):
Using 3D images and Videos
iPods in the Classroom
Introduction to SchoolRooms
Nuts and Bolts of Podcasting
MovieMaker Magic
Library of Congress resources online
WOW!
If you are going to a conference this week, have fun and learn lots! If you are stuck at school and you are waiting to go to the SCASL Conference, please look forward to excellent technology sessions!
More SCASL Conference updates next week!
Valerie Byrd Fort
The time has come-the SCASL Call to Conference is here! Take a look at what we have planned for our annual conference–pre-conference tours, sessions SURE to please, and so many wonderful guests including Jaime Adoff, Alan Katz, JOYCE VALENZA, and Will Hobbs.
If you get your registration in by December 31, 2007, you will not only get a reduced registration ($90 for a current member!!!), but you will also be eligible to win a ticket to our Authors Celebration Luncheon!
Can’t wait to see you at conference in Columbia, March 12-14, 2008!
Valerie Byrd Fort
SCASL President Elect
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