BTLC Announces Summer Schedule

This summer we are offering a variety of one-day sessions as well as multi-day camps.

Some of our new one-day sessions include:

• Get Moving with Animation
• Making the Most of MS Office
• Exploring Moodle Databases
• Digital Storytelling
• All About Podcasting
• Exploring Elementary Math with Tech Tools
• Exploring Elementary Language Arts with Tech Tools
• Teaching Writing On-Demand
• Tech Tools and Gadgets Galore

Summer camps are 2-day camps and 6-day camps.

They can be taken for university credit through University of Indianapolis and Butler University for reduced tuition rates from both institutions.

2-day camps include:

Sound! Camera! Action! Mini-camp

Have you ever wanted to create exciting instructional tools for your classroom but don’t have the time or the know-how? In this two-day mini-camp you will learn how to resourcefully use digital pictures, create movies, produce podcasts, and develop audio recordings to intrigue students with learning. Cross-curricular ideas that meet teaching and learning standards will also be shared.

Family Literacy Backpacks Mini-camp

Participants will learn about and develop a “Family Literacy Backpacks” project in this make-it, take-it mini-camp. These thematic Backpacks are sent home with students to promote literacy at home along with interactive family learning. Time will be spent looking at materials made by past school participants in the project, development of goals and a management plan. A Family Night introduction to the project will also be highlighted. Ideas, templates and materials to start developing your own thematic Backpacks will be provided. Plan to develop 1-2 completed Backpacks and plans for further development of a full project to be implemented in your school.

What's a Picture Worth? Mini-camp

If a picture is worth 1000 words, then teachers and students should know how to easily and correctly use them when delivering content to students and when modeling knowledge of concepts back to the instructor. Images are everywhere in our world and they are greatly under-used in today’s classrooms. In this two-day mini-camp learn how to manipulate digital images and then take things a step further by discovering how you and your students can easily create animations that illustrate learning in any content area.

6-day camps include:

CampPBL

Camp curriculum will integrate technology throughout the experience, and address: PBL Tenets; Benefits; and Challenges Planning — Start at the Finish! Integrating Standards in PBL Instructional Design; Preparing a PBL Environment; Managing Successful PBL in the Classroom; and Assessing Learning in PBL. During the camp we’ll explore, use and implement readily available technologies that will help you plan, manage, implement, document, and assess quality PBL experiences in your classroom or school. You will leave with a ready-to-use PBL plan and myriad resources to transform your teaching to meet 21st century needs through project-based learning.

Build Your Own CampMoodle

All participants will attend a CampPlanner Day during which they will participate in an assessment of their technology use and knowledge of Moodle, become familiar with how Moodle can be used in the classroom, establish a plan to create a Moodle to use in their own classrooms, and formulate a plan to complete the course. In an effort to achieve that goal, participants will select five of the following workshop sessions to attend and will apply the knowledge gained toward the achievement of their goal and creation of their course.

Options for the additional five days of BYO Moodle Camp:

• Introduction to Moodle: Part 1
• Introduction to Moodle: Part 2
• Integrating Moodle into the Elementary Classroom
• Moodle for Moodle Site Administrators
• Student Communication in Moodle
• Managing Your Classroom Moodle
• Exploring Moodle Databases
• Digital Images
• All About Podcasting
• Making Movies on a PC
• Tech Tools and Gadgets Galore
• Exploring Open Source Software
• Exploring Google Applications
• Introduction to Google Maps and Google Earth

Build Your Own Tech Integration Camp

All participants will attend a CampPlanner Day during which they will participate in an assessment of their technology use and knowledge, establish a technology integration goal for themselves, and formulate a plan to achieve that goal. In an effort to achieve that goal, participants will select five of the following workshop sessions to attend and will apply the knowledge gained toward the achievement of their goal.

Options for the additional five days of BYO Technology Integration Camp:

• Introduction to Moodle: Part 1
• Introduction to Moodle: Part 2
• Digital Images
• Get Moving with Animation
• Making Movies on a PC
• Digital Storytelling
• All About Podcasting
• Show Me the Money: Grant Writing 101
• Making the Most of MS Office
• Exploring Open Source Software
• Dreamweaver for Educators: The Basics
• Flash for Educators: The Basics
• Exploring Google Applications
• Introduction to Google Maps and Google Earth
• Tech Tools and Gadgets Galore
• Technology Tools in the Elementary Math Classroom
• Technology Tools in the Elementary Language Arts Classroom