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2006 Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference
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| MITI ~ "Master It & Take It" Early-bird Workshops |
| About the MITI Master It & Take It Initiative . . . |
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New Hampshire educators are amazingly creative at using the teaching resources available to them and we
have always highlighted these creative teaching and learning strategies in our McAuliffe Stars sessions.
NHSTE leadership also understands that to embrace new teaching and learning resources, educators need
opportunities to explore and master these resources. The MITI - Master It & Take It - hands-on workshops
are designed to provide educators with both the exposure and training necessary to investigate the potential
of a variety of learning devices.
The cost of the 2006 early-bird MITI sessions includes one of the following: A BoeBot Robotics Kit, an iPod Video and TuneTalk Stereo Device combo, or a digital camera. You choose! |
Conference Extensions
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| About our MITI Early-bird Workshops . . . |
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An extension of our highly successful MITI initiatives at the 2003, 2004, and 2005 Christa McAuliffe Technology
Conferences, in 2006 we are two offering MITI - Master It & Take It - hands-on Early-bird workshops and
one 3-hour MITI.
The Early-bird workshops are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 7:30 to 8:30. Fully charged/loaded devices are distributed in the workshop room at 7:00 am and the workshop begins promptly at 7:30 am. These one-hour workshops introduce you to the basic features of your new device and provide an overview to some curriculum integration strategies and management applications. After completing the morning workshop, you will have multiple concurrent sessions to select from over three days, providing an opportunity to learn from knowledgeable educators willing to share their experiences. The 3-hour MITI offered on Monday afternoon is an intensive hands-on session where you will complete building and practice programming your own robot for classroom use. |
| Registering for the MITI workshops . . . |
| Registering for a MITI workshop has been made even easier this year. MITI workshop registration is now included on the General Registration Form in the PSDC Hands-on Workshop section 2. |
| What are my choices and what is the cost? |
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Two of the MITI workshops will be held Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Ninety-minute, in-depth hands-on PSDC
follow-up workshops are offered later in the day for the iPod/TuneTalk and digital camera devices.
(Please note that these require separate registration on the conference registration form. See PSDC workshops
PSDC10M, and PSDC17PC.)
Each MITI early-bird workshop fee includes the specific device described. NHSTE will purchase the best model and brand recommended for instructional use by technology coordinators and highly rated by Consumer Reports. A volume purchase will take place in early November to garner the best value available for the advertised workshop fee. The MITI Early-bird Workshops offered this year include: 
Robots in the Classroom on Monday
Introduction to YOUR iPod & TuneTalk on Tuesday
Introduction to YOUR Digital Camera on Wednesday
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| MITI 01 ~ Robots in the Classroom |
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Presented by Bryant Abbott, Cheshire Career Center, Keene Monday 11/27/05, Hanover Room, 1:00 - 4:00 pm $150 ($100 for Robot Kit ~ $50 for workshop) |
| As a component of this workshop each person receives a Parallax Inc. Boebot Robot kit to assemble. Upon assembly completion, demo software is used to demonstrate how robots can be used to teach math and science. The robot is yours to take back to your classroom to serve as a seed to build a curriculum. Parallax, Inc. offers many classroom projects for the micro robots as part of their Stamps In Class section of their web site. Additional professional development is available at a two-day workshop offered in Keene during the summer of 2007. |
| MITI 02 ~ Introduction to YOUR iPod & TuneTalk Device |
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Presented by Maria Knee, Deerfield School District & Sheila Adams, Rye Junior High School Tuesday 11/28/06, Balsam Room, 7:30 - 8:30 am $375 ($345 for devices ~ $30 for workshop) |
| An Apple iPod and compatible Belkin TuneTalk stereo voice recorder, recommended for classroom use, are included in the cost of this workshop. During this 1-hour early-bird session participants learn the basic functions and features of their iPod and the TuneTalk device. Participants learn how to navigate menus, setup user information, and other essential skills required to use the iPod/TuneTalk combination as a music player, personal management tool, and portable learning device. |
| MITI 03 ~ Introduction to YOUR Digital Camera |
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Presented by Sonja Gonzales, Fremont School District Wednesday 11/29/06, Balsam Room, 7:30 - 8:30 am $250 ($220 for digital camera ~ $30 for workshop) |
| A digital camera, recommended for classroom use, is included in the cost of this workshop. During this 1-hour early-bird session participants learn the basic functions and features of their digital camera. Tips and techniques for taking quality digital images and a brief discussion of classroom integration strategies are included. Participants practice taking, reviewing, and deleting images. |
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