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 StudentTECH Summer Workshop
Web Design for High School Students- August 7-11, 2006 9:00am-3:00pm
The goal of this fun and relaxed workshop is to help high school students learn the concept of web design so that they can create appealing and effective web pages and websites for their classroom or other educational purpose. Does your teacher need a website? Do you have a club or hobby that you want to promote? Or perhaps a sport that you want to publicize? Students will learn basic development methods and tools through the use of step-by-step tutorials as they work on their own websites and then launch them!
Students will begin by working with the powerful, yet user-friendly web editor Macromedia Dreamweaver. Learn to incorporate customized graphics design using Adobe Photoshop and make your website POP with animations created with Macromedia Flash.
Please join us for a fun and engaging week of hand-on learning presented by Todd Resley, Standley Middle School and Apryl Bailey, San Diego Supercomputer Center. Course fee: $125.00
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 National Science Education Resources
Bio@uest- A Featured Resource for Teachers and Researchers
Contact: Ethel Stanley, Beloit University,
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The BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium actively supports educators interested in the reform of undergraduate biology and engages in the collaborative development of curricula. The use of simulations, databases and tools are encouraged to construct learning environments where students are able to engage in activities like those of practicing scientists.
http://www.bioquest.org
For more classroom resources created by our national partners, please visit our Partner Resources page.
 StudentTECH Middle and High School Photo Contest- Entries Due May 26, 2006
This exciting contest offers students at the middle school and high school level a chance to showcase their talents in the visual arts. Start with the word “datacentric”, a word that is commonly used at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. It touches all of our lives, but what does this word mean to you? What images come to you as you think about this word? Photograph your images to submit to the contest in black and white or color using either a digital or film camera.– and then send your best images to us!
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Visualization of the San Francisco Earthquake from 1906
The overall goal of this course is to demonstrate and instruct K-12 teachers on the process of creating appealing and effective web pages and websites for classroom and instructional use. Participants will learn basic development methods and tools through the use of step-by-step tutorials as they work on their own website Course fee: $65.00 (includes parking)
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Student Web Design Projects from Spring 2006
This course addresses the basic concept of Flash and how to animate graphics within Flash. Motion Tween and Shape Tween are demonstrated along with how to add sound and layers to your animation. Additional animation techniques covered include adding buttons and creating non-linear movies. The various drawing tools are also demonstrated. Course fee: $45.00 (includes parking)
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TeacherTECH Summer Science Workshops 2006
Computational Science for the High School and Community College Classroom: July 10-14, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Robert Panoff, The Shodor Education Institute
In this introductory workshop, we will explore some of the tools and techniques of using interactive learning environments to enhance student learning and understanding in math and science courses. We will look at the role of models across math, biology, chemistry, physics and general science. and using a fully interdisciplinary approach, we will show how interactive computing tools and resources can help students discover the excitement of science, the power of inquiry, and the joy of learning. Teachers will be exploring standards-based curriculum enhanced by computational science. All of the resources we will use are freely accessible through Shodor and its partners, and through the Computational Science Education Reference Desk, a Pathway project of the National Science Digital Library.
Course fee: $65.00 (includes parking)
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Educators - Using ArcExplorer in the Classroom-- July 17-18, 2006
Presenter: Michelle Kinzel. Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation
ArcExplorer - Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) is a free geographic information systems (GIS) exploration tool for both Macintosh and Windows platforms. AEJEE allows you to view and query local data and comes with several lessons including sample data to get you started using GIS in your classroom. This two-day workshop will provide an overview of GIS, cover the basic skills of using AEJEE, and explore a variety of resources for your classroom. This workshop is ideal for the computer literate teacher who is new to GIS and eager to learn more about using it in their own classroom.
Course fee: $35.00 (includes parking) br/> Download an Application Form
Hands On Astronomy for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom-- July 19, 2006
Presenter: Dr. Philip Blanco, Project ASTRO Astronomy is a great vehicle for engaging students of all ages in science and math, but can be an intimidating subject for teachers due to the terminology and the difficult transition from our "Earth-centered" 2-dimensional view of the sky to "what's out there" in 3-D. Discussed in this workshop will be some hands-on/minds-on low-tech and high-tech approaches to bring the universe into the classroom. These activities will address the Earth Science education standards for understanding the relationships between constellations, seasons, and the motions of our "Spaceship Earth" and its neighbors in space: the Sun, the Moon and planets.
Course fee: $20.00 (includes parking)
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TeacherTECH Virtual Science Field Trips 
TeacherTECH Virtual Science Field Trips incorporate simple and inexpensive technology to bring science to the classroom. Using an Apple iSight camera or a compatible web camera, a researcher at SDSC or a partner research facility, will provide a lecture followed by guided hands on instruction to students in individual classrooms across the San Diego County. Such technology would allow the students to interact with the speaker via a video presence, providing instant feedback for the speaker and student- an ideal way for students to access a primary source and have an interactive course of study.
Coming Fall 2006
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