Ridgewood Institute For Professional Development and
Fairleigh Dickinson University, courses developed and taught:

 
January, 1998
 

The Digital Classroom III - Computer Assisted Instruction

Explore multi-media as a tool and for Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and learn how to use multi-media in the classroom. Participants will use HyperStudio to develop multi-media programs and explore CD-ROMs and educational World Wide Web sites. The elements of multi-media, graphics, animation, text, QuickTime movies and sounds will be reviewed. Students will work individually or in groups to develop multi-media HyperStudio stacks that enhance instruction.

September, 1997
 

The Digital Classroom II - The Computer as a Presentation Tool

This course focuses on the use of the computer as a presentation tool. Hands-on experiences with Macintosh computers will include CD-ROMs, photo CDs, QuickTime movies, paint, draw and image processing programs, clip art, image scanning, and the World Wide Web as a resource for developing classroom presentations with a Macintosh computer. Participants will use ClarisWorks to create computer presentations for the classroom that integrate text and graphics culled from CDs and the World Wide Web.

The Digital Classroom I - An Introduction to Technology in the Classroom

This class will introduce the novice computer user to the Macintosh computer operating system, software applications, creating documents, hardware setup, printers, scanners, the World Wide Web and basic troubleshooting. The class will focus on ClarisWorks, an integrated word processing, spreadsheet, database, drawing and painting program for the Macintosh. Educators will learn how to create documents with graphics for use in their classroom. Databases and spreadsheets will be presented and their use in instruction and classroom management will be demonstrated and discussed.

Web Page Workshop

This workshop is for AENJ (Art Educators of New Jersey) members who would like to create and post web pages on the Internet. Participants will develop web pages about their art programs and/or their own art. The completed web pages will be posted on the Internet as part of the AENJ web site.

Participants are encouraged to bring text and image files that they would like to use for their web page(s). Three-dimensional art work should be videotaped and still frames from the video will be digitized during the workshop. Slides or color photos may be brought to a photo processor and transferred to a photo-CD or diskette prior to the workshop. A scanner will be available to scan flat art work during the workshop.

Participants will learn how to:


January, 1996
 

The Digital Classroom: Using Technology to Enhance Instruction

This course explores the role and use of technology in the k-12 classroom. Many of the new tools available to classroom teachers will be discussed, including hands-on experiences with Macintosh computers and CD-ROMs, photo CDs, laserdisks, QuickTime movies, paint, draw and image processing programs, interactive multi-media and presentation programs, clip art, image scanning, on-line services and the Internet. Participants will develop classroom experiences that use technology effectively. Readings and discussions will deal with issues such as the digital classroom, using the computer as a presentation tool and computer assisted instruction.

Introduction to Macintosh

HyperStudio, Introduction to Multimedia

Introduction to ClarisWorks


September, 1996
 

Integrating Technology into the Art Curriculum

Introduction to Macintosh

HyperStudio, Introduction to Multimedia

Introduction to ClarisWorks


January, 1996
 

The Digital Artroom

This course explores the role and use of technology in the artroom. Many of the new tools available to art teachers are discussed, including hands-on experiences with Macintosh computers and CD-ROMs, photo CDs, laserdisks, QuickTime movies, paint, draw and image processing programs, interactive multi-media and presentation programs, clip art, image scanning, on-line services and the Internet. Participants will develop classroom experiences that use technology effectively. Readings and discussions will deal with issues such as the digital artroom, the electronic image and its effect on art education and using the computer to develop visual literacy.


September, 1995
 

Integrating Technology Into the Art Curriculum

This course will focus on incorporating technology into the art curriculum. Participants will develop lessons that use technology as an integral part of their curriculum. Readings and discussions will deal with issues such as the role of technology in the curriculum, using technology effectively, the computer as an art tool, CAI (computer assisted instruction), the computer as a presentation tool and using computer simulations to create virtual learning environments. Tools such as Macintosh computers, interactive multi-media and presentation programs, CD-ROMs, photo CDs, laserdisks, QuickTime movies, paint, draw and image processing programs, clip art, scanners, on-line services and the Internet will be reviewed.

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