BEST+of+BYTE+2012

= Best of BYTE…Inverted Classroom Salman Khan David Crystal on 5 myths about texting = 1.** Paperback Writer: Affordable Book Creation ** (hands-on, single, repeated) **(20 participants registered in each session)**//Ron Nordstrom begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Technology Coordinator, Beautiful Plains School Division// Blurb.com Book Publishing with Blurb ( [|Book Publishing with Blurb.docx] )


 * Visions of the Paperless High School ** (presentation, single) **(25 participants registered)**//David Nutbean, Senior Years Teacher, Portage la Prairie School Division// [|Visions of the Paperless High School.pdf] Links from PresentationOmniPage 18 - [] Free OCR - [] CutePDF Writer - [] Online Document Conversion - [] Google Tools – __Start__ by creating a gmail account [|www.gmail.com] Once you have a gmail, then the other tools, Documents, Sites, etc. are available using the same account information.Blogger - [] WordPress - [] Wikispaces – http://www.wikispaces.com Cloud On - [] or visit the Apple App __Store__ from your iPadDropbox - [] or visit the Apple App Store from your iPadSMART Sync - [] /Examview Pro - [] ProProfs - [] The Inverted Classroom Model - []

3. ** Comic Life ** (hands-on, single) **(20 participants registered)**//Ron Nordstrom begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Technology Coordinator, __Beautiful__ Plains School Division//
 * ‍ **** Storytelling with Comics **
 * 1) Comic Life is now available for Windows. (originally __Mac__ only) Download trial version here . Good for 40 days, then you must buy.
 * 2) Hatchet Sample (. pdf )
 * 3) Goldilocks Sample (. [|pdf] )
 * 4) Ideas for Comic Life (. [|pdf] )
 * 5) Great Moments in the 20th Century (. [|pdf] )
 * 6) Ideas for Comic Life ( [|Word] )
 * 7) Macbeth Sample (. [|Lady MacBeth.pdf] )
 * 8) Van Gogh Sample (. [|Van Gogh Comic.pdf] )
 * 9) Comic Life in Education
 * 10) Creative Commons Image Search
 * 11) Wikimedia Commons
 * Cartoonize a Picture: **
 * h [|ttp://www.cartoonize.net/]
 * []

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 * ‍ **** Resources from Nora Heschuk **
 * 1) **Tap Into The World Of Comics #2:Comic Version**
 * 1) [|slideshare2.pdf]
 * 2) Guidelines for Creating Comics
 * 3) Math Projects
 * 4) Planning as Math or Science Project
 * 5) Animation Sites and Education Resources
 * 6) Comic Life Links and Tips
 * 7) Canada Becomes a Nation - Grade 6 Comic Life Project

4. ** Using Audacity for Interviews with Famous Late Canadians ** (hand- on, single, repeated) **(7 participants registered in 2N and 11 in 3N)**//James Dykstra, Teacher at Linden Christian School, & Joel Ralph, Canada's History//The links below should get you the Audacity program, sound effects, and a few music tracks for your production. A few primary sources are also listed.
 * [|Free Sound Project]
 * [|Sound Jay]
 * [|Incompetech music]
 * [|Audacity Portable]
 * [|Audacity for your Desktop]
 * [|How to Get Lame If You Need It]
 * [|Letters of Isaac Brock]
 * [|BC Newspapers]
 * [|Alberta Newspapers]
 * [|Manitoba Newspapers]
 * [|WW II Newspapers]

5. ** Learning and Teaching in the 1 to 1 Pilot Program at Dakota Collegiate ** (presentation, single) **(11 Participants registered)**//Roy Norris, Grade 9-12 Classroom Teacher, Louis Riel School Division// Roy's Home Page[|Dakota Collegiate's Home Page][|Dakota Student Owned Devices: Pilot Overview] [|Resources.pps] **Shortest PowerPoint Ever**. //Just the credits & such from the longer show.// 6. ** 4B ****Making It Personal: How to Build a Textured Personal Learning Network** (hands-on, double) **(18 participants registered)**//Darren Kuropatwa, St. James-Assiniboia School Division//

7. ** Wikis and Literature Circles ** (presentation, single) **(14 participants registered)**//Kim Melvin, Consultant, Louis Riel School Division//"Most Teenagers spend a considerable amount of their life composing texts, but they do not think that a lot of the material they create electronically is **//real//** writing" (Lenhart et. al., 2008)Lenhart, A., Arafeh, S.,Smith, A. & Macgill, A. (2008) Writing, technology and teens. Pew Internet & American Life. Retrieved from [] **Inspirations:**Daniels, H. (2002) //Literature circles: Voice and choice in book clubs and reading circles//. Markham, ON: StenhouseDaniels, H. & Harvey, S. (2009) //Comprehension & collaboration: Inquiry circles in action.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann**Resources**LeFever, L. (Producer). (2007, May 29) Wikis in plain English.Retrieved from []

8. ** Rethinking Anonymity: Teaching Identity Management in the age of Ubiquitous Internet Presence ** (presentation, single) **(21 participants registered)**//David Nutbean & Phillipe Gourard, Teachers, Portage la Prairie School Division//Students love Facebook. And so do employers. In fact, many if not all companies will regularly scour Facebook profiles to see if someone is suitable for a position. If your activities on Facebook show little self-control and sketchy behavior, chances are you will not be hired. Like it or not, our online identities are becoming our only identities to the world. Being careful what you put online and how you are perceived via social media can have real consequences on your current life and future prospects.In this session, Philippe Girouard outlined the realities of controlling your online identity for future success. It is not only imperative that students clean up their social presence on the internet, but they actively contribute to a positive identity online with the 5 major social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Google+ In a global employment market, having no online presence almost worse than a bad online presence. [|Intro to Identity Management.pdf][|Philippe Girouard on Identity Management.pdf]

9. ** Going Global ** (presentation, single) **(17 participants registered)**//Andy McKiel begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Consultant, St. James-Assiniboia School Division// [|**Going Global**] View more [|presentations] from [|Andy McKiel begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting]. 10. ** Class Newspaper Blog ** (presentation, single) **(25 participants registered)**//Kim Melvin, Consultant, Louis Riel School Division//"Most Teenagers spend a considerable amount of their life composing texts, but they do not think that a lot of the material they create electronically is **//real//** writing" (Lenhart et. al., 2008)Lenhart, A., Arafeh, S.,Smith, A. & Macgill, A. (2008) Writing, technology and teens. Pew Internet & American Life. Retrieved from [] **Inspirations:**Daniels, H. & Harvey, S. (2009) //Comprehension & collaboration: Inquiry circles in action.// Portsmouth, NH: HeinemannCohen, B. (2006, April 19). 1st graders wonder about ducks. [Web log comment]. Retrieved [] References:LeFever, L. (Producer). (2007, November 29) Blogs in plain English.Retrieved from []

11. ** 4XConnect & Collaborate with Edmodo ** (hands on, single) **(20 participants registered)**//Andy McKiel begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Consultant, St. James-Assiniboia School Division//Edmodo has given me the opportunity to do lots of coolthings .Find out what Edmodo can do for you and your students...