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Forwarded On Behalf Of Bob McIntire, Maine Dept. of Education
Digital Citizenship in the 21st Century ~ Raising the Flag! MLTI Summer
Institute 2010
July 28th through the 30th ~ Maine Maritime Academy - The Institute this
year is emphasizing hands-on, imaginative professional development
opportunities in all content areas. Educators in all grade levels
including adult education are welcome with focus on grades 7 through 12.
Half-day sessions Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday morning.
The presentations encourage activities and resources to help answer to
the question: "How can we model and promote ethical, responsible, and
productive behavior among all members of our digital society?" The goal
- connect to one or more elements of digital citizenship: etiquette,
ethics, safety, savvy, presence, and productivity.
Preconference Session - Google Workshop for Educators Tuesday afternoon
July 27th and Wednesday morning July 28th.
There are two special highlights of the 2010 Institute; Wednesday's
keynote presentation and workshop sessions by Dr. Jason Ohler and a
jaw-dropping, ear dazzling performance Thursday evening by AudioBody.
Jason Ohler has been exploring digital citizenship, story telling, music
composition, playwriting, and other forms of personal expression for
over twenty five years. He has lead and been part of research and
program initiatives in education and public policy aimed at helping
kids, teachers and citizens use technology "effectively, creatively and
wisely." His involvement covers a wide range of areas, including
e-learning, empowering kids and teachers academically and artistically
through technology, building learning communities through networking,
community development, educational technology planning, digital
storytelling, and telecommunications and technology planning always with
a sense of fun and purpose.
Dr. Ohler is Professor Emeritus of Educational Technology at the
University of Alaska having led the Educational Technology and Distance
Learning program there from 2003 to 2008 and before that responsible for
program development and management, teaching, on-line and on-site course
development, training and research. His many publications including
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Then What? Everyone's Guide
to Living, Learning and Having Fun in the Digital Age have enriched and
informed educators worldwide. www.jasonohler.com
<http://www.jasonohler.com/>
Thursday evening AudioBody will rock the house. Brothers Matt and Jason
Tardy made their debut under the name AudioBody in 2004 with the album,
"Sound. Motion. Theater." Music from the album was quickly picked-up by
internationally acclaimed film-makers, EepyBird, and featured in two
Emmy nominated videos depicting The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos
Experiments <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM&feature=related>
. The members of AudioBody have performed all over the world including
the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, the Golden Phoenix Casino in Reno,
NV and even The White House in Washington DC three times!
http://www.audiobody.com/
Call for Presentations and registration information are available online
at www.maine.gov/mlti/events/institutes
ACTEM members may use their reimbursement benefit for the registration
portion of the summer institute. The meals and lodging are not
reimbursable but the training cost is. Participant wishing to be
reimbursed must be ACTEM members for school year 2010-11 $20 dues) and
completed a Staff Development Request Form located at (
http://www.actem.org <http://www.actem.org/> One can also register as
an ACTEM 2010-11 member at the same website and read the steps and rules
for reimbursement.
Support for the MLTI Summer Institute comes from No Child Left Behind -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title IID Enhancing Education
Through Technology. For more information contact [log in to unmask]
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