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=**Survive and Thrive as a Technology Integration Specialist**= This is the companion page for the 1-day workshop offered through MACUL's Professional Learning Special Interest Group (SIGPL)

Scott Schopieray - schopie1 (at) msu.edu Brandon Blinkenberg - bran (at) msu.edu
 * Contact Information**

In order to survive and thrive in our jobs we first need to take care of our needs, then tend to our wants. Surviving involves us thinking of ourselves as technology leaders in our schools, acting the part and leveraging the existing resources we have available. We start to thrive when we are working smarter (not harder) with the decisions we make and tasks we do.


 * Techsmith Michigan K-12 Grant Program -- FREE Techsmith software!!!! **
 * http://www.techsmith.com/michigangrant/default.asp

Part I - Surviving - Five Lessons for Surviving as an Instructional Technologist
As we go through the day, we'll periodically take time to talk about each of these five lessons (details are at the link to the left) and do some of the activities we've prepared.

**8:30 - 9:20: Introductions!**
> Let's get down to the nitty-gritty... offering technology training workshops. Anyone who's ever attended software training has at some point experienced what we call "my-time-is-being-wasted" syndrome. This happens when an individual who is either more or less experienced than you asks a question and your forward progress is paused while the instructor addresses it. This usually happens repeatedly throughout a session. In addition to this phenomenon, you typically progress at the instructor's predetermined rate instead of your own. > > This was the norm when you only had one instructor and a blackboard or overhead projector, but technology now allows us to individualize instruction to a fairly high degree. Our main tool for this? No, it's not cloning... It's screen recording! Let's take a look at how we do this (long story, short: we bring the instruction to each individual's computer rather than lead everyone from the front of the room). > >
 * Who is in the room activity
 * **Introduction to our model of technology instruction.**

**9:20 - 10:30: Lab**
=== //Hey Scott and Brandon, Can I use your content with my teachers and students? Of course you can! feel free to take as much advantage of this content as you can -- this is the way to make your job and our job easier!// ===
 * Camtasia Lab #1: Recording, editing, and producing video>

**Survival Lesson 2 - Don't be Afraid to Let Your Colleagues Excel at Learning New Technologies**
Debrief: How did the lab go?
 * Are you more or less likely to ask questions in this format?
 * Do you feel like the instructors aren’t “doing their jobs” by teaching in this way?
 * If you are an expert, are you learning anything new?
 * How could you use this method in your own PD settings?
 * How could you make sure individuals with more experience get as much out of your PD session?

Example Uses >> (and for those interested... //Parts [|One] and [|Two]//)
 * K-12 ([|download the sample files here)]
 * Example screen recordings from Scott/Brandon's practice/teaching
 * **[|YouTube demonstration]**
 * **[|iPhoto Export]**
 * **[|iMovie HD]**
 * **[|Keyboard ShortCuts]**
 * **[|Embedding Google Maps in ANGEL]**
 * Example screencasts used in one of Brandon's courses: //Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets [|Part Three]//
 * Using this method with content other than software training (we'll explain what context this video was presented in): [|Lecture recording]
 * Screencast on [|Using the Phoenix Online Image Editor]

**11:15 - 12:00: Lab**

 * Camtasia Lab #2: Pan and Zoom, Callouts, and Other Features

**12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH**

 * ===Talk with one another about what we did this morning. How did it (not) work for you? How can you see this helping you with your job?===

**1:00 - 1:30**

 * Finish Lab #2

**2:00 - 2:15 The Process of Creating These Workshops**
We'll take a few minutes now to talk about the process of creating this type of workshop.
 * Example Document 1 - http://wiki.cal.msu.edu/groups/support/wiki/a8655/Word_2007_Level_1.html
 * Example Document 2 - http://wiki.cal.msu.edu/groups/support/wiki/e90b0/Video_in_the_Classroom.html

**2:15 - 3:00: Lab**

 * Jing Lab Activity

**3:25-4:00: Lab and** Planning for Your Work with Screencasts -- Work on your Own
Thought Activity: Where will you store your screencasts? Once you create your screencasts you'll save them off to your hard drive, flash drive, etc. -- but where will you store them online? Some good places to think about are web space provided by your school/district, buying your own webspace (can be as cheap as $4-5/mo.) or using a different paid service such as[|Screencast.com]

Top 15 Free Storage Sites - http://www.rotorblog.com/2009/02/09/top-15-free-online-file-storage-sites/
 * Producing Camtasia and Jing Videos
 * [|Screencast on how to create custom presets] (sorry for the poor audio quality!)

** Survival Lesson 5 - Make Good Use of What's Available to You **

 * Work on your own
 * Interested in creating [|Quizzes within your Camtasia videos] ?
 * How about [|captioning your videos] ?
 * Find other more [|advanced editing options]
 * Brandon and Scott will circulate to answer any questions you might have still
 * Download a paper-based quickstart document on Camtasia, click the file below:

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Don't have the money for Camtasia, but still interested in doing screencasts?

Other tools for doing screencasts are listed below. I've indicated whether they are free or not and whether they are mac or pc software. If you are very interested in screencasting you may wish to use one of these other tools as many of them offer much more functionality and options than Jing. There may be other options out there that will work as well, these are just the major ones that I know are in use.
 * [|Camstudio] (Free, PC)
 * Camtasia ($, Mac/PC)
 * Captivate ($, PC)
 * Screenr (Free, Mac/PC)
 * SnapzPro ($, Mac)
 * Screenflow ($, Mac)
 * [|Screencast-O-Matic] (free, Mac/PC)

Some Suggestions from TechSmith for Consideration **__BEFORE__** you record: http://www.techsmith.com/learn/camtasia/6/record/recording-tips.asp