Open Light Mini Conference #1

Worskhop Resources

• Moodle for Beginners
• Creating Audio and Video with Free or Open Source Tools
• Web20 Guided Tour
• Google for Educators

Conference Recap

• Thank you to the Open Light Partner Districts - 19 people attended this mini conference!
• Feedback shows that sessions were valuable and could have been longer. Participants also commented on the usefulness of the web and print resources provided.
• Congratulations to raffle winners -
  • T or C District  - One Gold Level Premium PBWiki Account
  • Vern - Best Buy Gift Certificate
  • Marcy - Inspiration TShirt
  • Herb - Itunes Giftcard
  • Alexis, Sheryl, (not sure on the third one... Arlene?) - Flash Drives

Schedule

 

Time             Sessions                                  Location

8 – 8:30 am    Check in & Hospitality Table                   La Academia, MH 185

8:30 – 9 am    Welcome Session

 

•    What is Open Light?

o    http://openlight.pbwiki.com

•    What is RETA and what are webinars?

o    http://reta.nmsu.edu

o    http://webinars.nmsu.edu

•    What is NMSTE?

o    http://nmste.wikispaces.com

•    Raffle, Goodies, Etc.

•    Lunch Recommendations                         La Academia, MH 185

 

9 am -12 pm    Moodle for Beginners                          Upstairs Lab – MH 167

                        Google Tools for Educators                  Downstairs Lab – MH 81

 

12-1:30 pm    Lunch on your own*    *RETA Instructors and Open Light Facilitators meet in MH 81

 

1:30-4:30 pm    Web 2.0 Guided Tour                        Upstairs Lab – MH 167

                          Creating Audio and Video with Free/Open Source Tools    Downstairs Lab – MH 81

4:30-5 pm    Closing Session

 

•    Evaluations

•    Prizes, Raffle, Drawings!!!    La Academia, MH 185

 

 

 

Location	9:00-12         Morning Sessions	1:30-4:30          Afternoon Sessions
Upstairs Lab MH 167 Script Writing Lab	Moodle for Beginners (Create a course, establish settings, add resources, assignment bins, forums) Facilitator: Holly Rae Bemis-Schurtz	Web 2.0 Guided Tour (Social Bookmarking, Avatars, Blogs, Wikis) Facilitator: Julia Parra
Downstairs MH 81 Office of Distance Education Computer Lab	Google Tools for Educators (Custom Search Engines, Sites, Notebook, Docs, Spreadsheets, iGoogle and More) Facilitators: Carl Bogardus and Susie Bussmann	Creating Audio and Video with Free/Open Source Tools (Movie Maker, Photo Story, Audacity) Facilitator: Holly Rae Bemis-Schurtz

 

• 4:30-5     Incentives

                  Close Up

 

 

Attendees

 

PLEASE REGISTER HERE

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Open Light Conference #1

 conferencenov15.pdf - Download the flyer

 

Districts Attending:

• LCPS

• Lordsburg

• Truth or Consequences

• Socorro

• Dexter

• add your district here

 

PLEASE REGISTER HERE

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Time/Date/Location: 

8-5/Nov. 15/ Las Cruces, NMSU Milton Hall

 

Where is Milton Hall? Click on option #2.

2911 Mcfie Circle next to Zuhl Library

 

More information at http://visitors.nmsu.edu/

 

Turn off of University onto Jordan (going south) and park in the lot between Milton Hall and Corbett Center.

SInce parking is open and free on the weekends, do not put change in the parking meter or print out a parking pass. The Parking Department doesn't ticket on weekends.