[Gifted and Talented] VITTA professional learning for March (apologies for cross pasting)

[Tricia Morrow]

Don't miss out on these exciting Professional Learning opportunities in
March! 

VITTA presents:

Copyright & Digital Citizenship

Questions about ethical practices in the use of ICTs and new ethical
dilemmas resulting from this use abound. Sandy Phillips has presented at
conferences across Australia and internationally – addressing educational
issues including the “Responsible and ethical use of online spaces”,
cybersafe practices, the use of Web 2.0 resources for teaching and learning
and the use of online resources to get students to create, think and
communicate. She is passionate about the authentic use of digital technology
to get students to think and be creative and its capacity to connect them to
a Global world.
This session will update your knowledge of Australian copyright law, ethics
and the opportunities and responsibilities of teachers in the digital age.

Presenter: Sandy Phillips

Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Time: 4:00 - 7:00pm

Venue: Williamstown Primary School, Cecil Street, Williamstown Victoria 3016
Melways Map: Melway 56 C10

Time: 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm

Registrations
<http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/certificate-of-emerging-technologies-c
opywrite-digital-citizenship>  open

 

Integrating Blogging

Blogging has a highly motivational impact on students where they are engaged
in communicating information. Presenter Matthew Limb is passionate about
helping students to create a positive digital footprint and interact safely
as active members of the global community. He has seen many benefits from
blogging with his primary classes.
In this session, Matthew will discuss how he is using blogging to improve
student learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy, create a classroom
community and develop students’ intercultural understandings. Through
attending Matthew's presentation, educators will learn:
•How to get started with blogging
•The many benefits of blogging
•How to incorporate blogging into the curriculum
•How to address internet safety issues
•How to use blogging to flatten classroom walls and build global connections
and projects
•Some of the web 2.0 tools that can be incorporated into blogging
•Tips for better blogging

Presenter: Matthew Limb

WHEN: Wednesday, 20th March 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm

WHERE: Venue:The Gallery, Williamstown Primary School, Corner of Parker and
Electra Streets, Williamstown, 3016.

Registrations <http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/integrating-blogging>
open

 

Visual Literacy: Adobe Photoshop - Part 1 

Engage your students with the exciting visual literacy techniques taught and
explored by Chemere Birkensleigh in this session. Chemere brings her skills
and experience as a Melbourne digital artist developer into the classroom to
show you some basic and more advanced techniques used in the media industry
with Adobe Photoshop. 

In this first of two workshops, you will learn about image size and
resolution; how to use masks to reveal and hide different parts of a layer
in a non-destructive way to edit your images; adjust image properties so
layers look like they belong together; how to colour match and tone using
hue and saturation; transform objects with scale, flip and skew; and pushing
the design to add emotion to your images by exaggerating colour, size or
perspective. 

This is for secondary teachers and is an introduction to the 6in6 Adobe
design competition coming up for students.

Part 2: May 2, 2012

When: 21 March, 2012 4.30-6.30pm

Where: TBA

Presenter: Chemère Birkensleigh

Registrations open soon

 

Game Maker Gurus

Why Game Maker? Making games with Game Maker is a lot of fun and allows you
to create professional looking games within very little time. Do you want to
gain confidence in programming skills, graphics, music and create engaging
gameplay to help your students (and you) showcase your talents?

VITTA and experienced teacher Nat Bradshaw present a practical session of
learning where you will explore Game Maker in order to learn, inspire and
engage. This workshop will assume no prior knowledge but will introduce any
teacher with previous experience to some new techniques. Game Maker's simple
drag and drop interface is friendly enough to use with as young as Year 3,
but through its powerful scripting language, it is suitable right up to Year
12 and beyond.

This workshop will assume no prior knowledge but will introduce any teacher
with previous experience to some new techniques.

Presenter: Nat Bradshaw

WHEN: Wednesday, 21st March 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm

WHERE: Venue: Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra, Melway Map
Ref: 2L J 3

Registrations <http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/game-maker-gurus>  open

 

6in6 Image Editing

Enhance your toolbox with this image editing workshop in preparation for
digital imaging across all curriculum areas. Images created from
readily-available devices such as a mobile phone, digital camera or video
camera can be used to show the elements of quality, design, visual appeal
and composition. Then be creative in how you present these images and
support your students to compete in this year's 6in6 digital photography
competition.

This session presented by Denise Mendham is designed for Primary teachers.

WHEN: Tuesday 24 May, 2011 from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm

WHERE: Glenroy West Primary School, York Street Glenroy
Melways reference: Map 16 E2

Registrations <http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/6in6-image-editing-3>
open

 

Mobile Technologies in the Classroom

Nathan Jones, acknowledged as an Apple Distinguished educator, is passionate
about teaching with e-learning and mobile devices and sharing with teachers
ways mobile technologies - netbooks, iPads, iPod Touches and iPhones - can
enhance learning in the classroom. 

A hands-on learning session with mobile devices providing an exploration of
useful apps for learning.

Presenter: Nathan Jones

Date: 27/2/2012

Venue: Williamstown Primary School, Cecil Street, Williamstown Victoria 3016
Melways Map: Melway 56 C10

Time: 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm

Registrations
<http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/certificate-0f-emerging-technologies-m
obile-technologies-in-the-classroom>  open

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes

VITTA Office

 

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