2008+Winter+Workshop

=2008 Winter Workshop Evaluation Links= If you attended the **NCTT ICT / Convergence Winter Conference from January 4 - 5, 2008 at the Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA**, please take a few moments and complete the evaluation forms below. Simply click on the links and you will be asked a few questions about the workshop.

The evaluation is broken into several parts, please complete each part according to the day or days you attended the workshop. Your evaluation is critical to the longer term viability and sustainability of NCTT so please take a few moments to complete the evaluation.


 * EVALUATION OF WINTER WORKSHOP**

Day One Evaluation of 2008 Winter Workshop (One evaluation for entire day)
 * [|DAY ONE Evaluation of 2008 Winter Workshop]
 * Day TWO Evaluation of 2008 Winter Workshop (one evaluation per session)**

= = = = = = =Success Stories= Also, if you had an exceptional experience or gained valuable information while attending this conference. Consider writing up your experience on this wiki. We are trying to caputure qualitative data about the value of this organization. You can add your comments below.
 * [|First Session Day TWO, NCTT Winter Workshop Evaluation] (Skills Standards Discussion)
 * [|Second Session Day TWO, NCTT Winter Workshop Evaluation] (Learning in Virtual Worlds)
 * [|Concurrent Session One on Day TWO, NCTT Winter Workshop Evaluation] (Attendee choice, Podcast or Teaching Wireless)
 * [|Concurrent Session Two on Day TWO, NCTT Winter Workshop Evaluation](Attendee choice, Survey tools or Multimedia Objects)
 * Overall NCTT Workshop Evaluation**
 * [|Final NCTT 2008 Winter Workshop Evaluation](evaluation of entire workshop)

[|Here is a link to a photoblog of NCTT workshop pictures.]

=Attendee Review of Sessions= Take a moment or two and write up a review or your note of the session you attended.

//Session Review//

Attended the session "**Don't Just Recruit Your Students, Retain Your Students**" with Ann Blackman and Tom Jones. The session was attended by 20 individuals. The speakers spoke about providing "just in time information" and "keeping the recruitment relevant to the student interest" and showing the potential recruits that jobs and income are available and getting the recruitment message to people who know others who may be interested.

Recruitment focuses not just on prospective students but parents, friends and employers. The challenge is providing training for jobs that don't exist yet. Participants and presenters discussed the issue of people who want to take one or two classes.

Working to raise awareness through Human Interest stories, service clubs, Chamber of Commerce, K-12 school events including classroom visits. Our school does some marketing but not as much for our specific program. We provide open houses and include hands on labs for the students.

Focus on making connections with: Prospective college students, Use email communications for upcoming courses, promote event and faculty development, use email marketing as well. Even use chalk on the side walk to draw in people. Recommended using [|www.constantcontact.com] and [|www.icontact.com]. Mentioned moving in the direction of social networking for recruitment. Using a "Java Jolt" as a recruitment activity as well as a "Pizza Nights". (do 4-6 a year at the beginning of a semester). Also conduct workshop sessions "TechKnowFire" like a "concert" about technology and connecting subjects together as well as giving hands on opportunities. Also work to talk with High School Faculty and provide them with CEUs, "Influencing the Influencers" and a Career Week Tech Day.
 * middle school and high school
 * Corporate individuals
 * Lunch and Learn presentations for faculty and staff (things they can bring to their classrooms)...personal interest for these individuals. Include student advisors.

Worked to partner with other college resources and departments. Gave the advice to "take every opportunity to highlight and acknowledge student accomplishments." Bring in "degree declaration" certificates to classes. Consider job placement agencies when workers are displaced.

Don't underestimate impact of faculty web pages and email. Your best recruitment tools are your students.

Numbers are growing as a result. Total enrollment is up over 63%.

Access to materials are available at [|www.convergencetechnologycenter.org] Login (upper
 * 1) right hand corner)
 * 2) Register
 * 3) Choose "Products" at bottom of page
 * 4) Request access
 * The Successful Evolution of a Four State Virtual IT Program**



The session was lead by three people Dennis Kirlin, Dr. Jeanne Surface, and Dr. Robert Mortenson. The session was attended by 13 people. Session started with the background of the grant and the history of how the MCIT organization was established. Through the grant, competition turned into collaboration. Faculty received the benefits of being involved including: Advanced Led to increase student enagement and focus.
 * Degrees
 * Training
 * Certifications
 * Curriculum and course development

Other results included: MCIT faculty assumed Increase retention of women and minorities during the length of the grant. Working at conferences together and sharing curriculum. A discussion of evaluation criteria and effort was also provided in terms of both qualitative and quantitative information.
 * positions of informal leadership within the college, the region and the nation.
 * MCIT leaders became resources for other centers and serve on National Visiting Committees for other NSF funded centers
 * Strong partnerships were developed with other NSF center for the purpose of mazimizing best practices.

Gordon Synder spoke about NCTT. Here are some goals.

Collaboratively develop a natinally vali Discussing the fact that broadband is everywhere and seeing rapid change in the industry. Spoke about the fact that land line use is dropping. Source is from [|www.itfacts.biz].
 * dated set of ICT skills standards
 * Quickly disseminate innovative, effective and current curriculum models to faculty
 * Make the knowledge of subject matter experts readily accessible to industry and academia
 * Provide information and training for students, and technicans
 * Share strategies for inclusion of underrepresented populations in the ICT field.


 * NCTT Information**

Gordon pointed out that the critical issue fo the next five to ten years will be the extent to which the telcos control the fiber optic network. which will become the backbone fo the US broadband network and how that network is regulated. Spoke about Google who purchased a bunch of dark fiber a number of years ago.

Gordon spoke of the broadband divide and the difference between definitions of broadband and how broadband is critical to the success of technology and students in the future.


 * CompTIA Certifications**

Presented by Alan Rowland

What is convergence, combining informaiton technologies, voice date combination.

He also spoke about different IT certification modules. PDI is going to be released for document imaging devices and printer type devices. Discussed DHTI.


 * Justification for a Telecommunications Project Management Curriculum**

Presented by Josh Kaserman

Described a survey and how project management methods should be applied to telecommunications. Mentioned that project management is a methodological subject, not possible to learn with only theory, application of the concepts is required.

The presenation provided Course Objectives, the goal is to allow the students to: Discussed the class text, determined "Managing Project in Telecommunications Services CompTIA Project + Certification, 2003 Objectives (ISBN 1-4239-1448-1)
 * CompTIA Project + Certification (PMP may be beyond many students)
 * Learn and apply PM techniques
 * Refine oral communication skillsPM technology tool familarirty
 * Enhancement of soft skills
 * Provide repeatable PM methodology for telecom projects
 * Validate effectiveness

Recommended Text: [|Managing Projects in Telecommunication Services]--Mostafa Hahem Sherif

Supplemental Text: [|Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling]--Harold Krerzner [|The Art of Project Management (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))]--Scott Berkun

Conclusion

Telcom PM standardization is needed: Project Managment Software (open source) - get at Sorceforge.net
 * Hands on project is essential
 * Students need to be taken out of their comfort zone.
 * Give students the business skills needed while enrolled in a technical discipline.


 * Grants**

Presented by Peter Saflund with about 20 people in the audience.

Changes to program: New grant category- "Small ATE anticipates making 75 new awards each year in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Anticipates funding at $46 million annually.
 * Grants for Institutions New to ATE"
 * Program improvement projects expanded
 * Folds institution level reform under program improvement
 * Expanded definition of teacher preperation
 * Targeted research is now its own track in ATE.

Award categories Rule of thumb is 33-38% funding is healthy and NSF level is about 25%. Preliminary proposal deadline April 24, 2008 and April 23, 2009 Full proposals October 16, 2008 and October 15, 2009.
 * ATE Projects (about 45 new awards)
 * Small grants for institutions to new to ATE
 * ATE Centers- National and Regional (3-5 awards)
 * ATE Resource Centers (4-6 awards)
 * Targeted Research on Technician Eduction (3 awards)
 * Planning Grants (up to 4 awards)

ATE Goals ATE Activities Note: Don't lead with curriculum revision.
 * Focus on 2-year colleges
 * Technician education for high-tech fields
 * Drive US economy (workforce & competitiveness)
 * Foster partnership between ".edu" and employers
 * Promote invesment in STEM education
 * One goal with ATE is to develop faculty both for skill sets and for new teaching methodologies.
 * Develop and promote career pathways
 * Promote articulation and transfer
 * Research Technician Education (why hired, how is outlook for these technicians, what tells you that, what demand pull is there, where do technicans go to work, how much money do they make, what happens to them on the job?)
 * Adaptation of materials & curricula
 * Faculty professional development
 * Design/implementation of new materials, courses, laboratoreis, and curricula
 * Research on educational methods-strategies-practices
 * Internships and field experiences
 * Dissemination and evaluation of exemplary materials and methods
 * Innovative partnerships/relationships that foster technician education
 * Career pathways and real world experiences

Strengthen Proposals Evaluation Make sure proposal addresses intellectual merit and does someone else think this is a problem that is worth solving. It is the research proposal question. Answer the question, why should NSF fund this project?
 * Address the aforementioned ATE program goals and activities as appropriate
 * Develop a clear project plan
 * Map the project plan to the budget
 * Perform literature review
 * Cite other ATE work- partner if apppropriate
 * Have a strong senior project staff
 * Cite your institutions's previous successful work int eh field wehter ATE or not.
 * Support
 * What (often number)
 * So What (what happened to others)
 * Then What Is this userful to anyone else
 * What's next (Dissemination, New Grants, etc.)

Broader impact. Are the outcomes or products likely to be of interest to, or used by, other? How? Are issues of STEM educaiton, diversity and under represented populations part of the project impact?

Project outcome is idelly the one overarching thing you want to do. Generally have 3-4 deliverables and no more than 4 goals.

Use SMART goals for the project S-Specific M-Measurable A-Actionable R-Relevant T-Timely

Skills Standards discussion. Talked about 8570.1 which created a certification. Information and system security certification is going to become a requirement. Discussed how skills information will be placed on [|www.nctt.org] web site ahead of a general release of the information. DOD requirements are similar to the needs of the private sector. Doing both management and technical functions.

Also discussed Home Land Security need for standards and certification. DOD skills standards discusses functions, the Home Land Security (EBK) information is a description of what it takes to do those functions. Information assurance is an issue for DOD.

Federal government has a mandate for July and need education and training.


 * Learning in Virtual Learning**

presented by Hilary Mason, SL Ann Enigma from Johnson & Wales University

Real experiences in virtual spaces. Have similar experiences in the same place but in real life they are in a different place. Precense in a place where they are sharing an experience.

Explore and create new realitites, imagine how we can learn. Able to go back in time. She discussed virtual Morocco. Students reported 100% of participants report great engagement. Created a heat map of how the space is used.

Experimental entrepreneurship, students are creating a business and they are then selling those products, marketing products and services and customize a business. What will a student learn as they run their business? Provided stipends so they are all on equal footing. Created a custom Second Life registration portal. The custom portal provides a showcase of the universit with interactive exhibits, displays and learning object. They will choose form professional avatars. An event venue to stream live content to all four campuses and the public.

Prototyped a resturant in Second Life. Choose to do things you couldn't do at all.

Recommendations for getting started: Pick a very good problem to put into a three-dimensional world. Trends
 * Start simple--then do something impossible
 * Use existing resoruces as much as possible
 * Join the community (SLED mailing list)

Open sources server for Second Life. http://opensimlator.org/wiki/Main_page

Immersive Education initative [|http://www.mediagrid.org]

SaLamander Project in Second Life http://www.slideshare.net/wainbrave/the-salamander-project http://www.eduisland.net/salamanderwiki/index.php?title=main_page Things going outside of Second Life, Facebook and other things.

Did a study looking at academic achievement vs lookng at Facebook. If they use once a day, they have better grades than those who overuse it or who don't use it.

Using actual games like World of Warcraft to do serious gaming. Seeing an explosion in virtual world platfoms see: Kzer Research

Mentioned MPK20 as a three-D virtual world. Integrating Open Office into an environment. Work collaboratively and then import back to into Open Office. WebKinz.

Showed how students could fly around with Wiimote.

[|www.jwuiml.org]

Students actively participating in the 3D worlds which is part of engagement.

when you have to test code by picking up a hat, putting it on your head and jumping up and down, it is a much different experiencing than hitting Compile.

[| Podcast with Gordon Synder and Mike Qaissaunee's with MartinTrieu, a software engineer at Google].

Disucss how recording a podcast, usually with Skype (Hot Recorder works with windows and SoundFlower works with Mac) Publish with Libsyn.com and iTunesU. Have done over 84 in two years. Use a USB microphone to get cleaner audio. Using Audacity.

Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Mic. Use a pop filter about 2 inches from the mic and keep close to it so the audio doesn't go in and out. =2008 Winter Workshop Evaluation Links= If you attended the **NCTT ICT / Convergence Winter Conference from January 4 - 5, 2008 at the Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA**, please take a few moments and complete the evaluation forms below. Simply click on the links and you will be asked a few questions about the workshop.

The evaluation is broken into several parts, please complete each part according to the day or days you attended the workshop. Your evaluation is critical to the longer term viability and sustainability of NCTT so please take a few moments to complete the evaluation.


 * EVALUATION OF WINTER WORKSHOP**

Day One Evaluation of 2008 Winter Workshop (One evaluation for entire day)
 * [|DAY ONE Evaluation of 2008 Winter Workshop]
 * Day TWO Evaluation of 2008 Winter Workshop (one evaluation per session)**

= = = = = = =Success Stories= Also, if you had an exceptional experience or gained valuable information while attending this conference. Consider writing up your experience on this wiki. We are trying to caputure qualitative data about the value of this organization. You can add your comments below.
 * [|First Session Day TWO, NCTT Winter Workshop Evaluation] (Skills Standards Discussion)
 * [|Second Session Day TWO, NCTT Winter Workshop Evaluation] (Learning in Virtual Worlds)
 * [|Concurrent Session One on Day TWO, NCTT Winter Workshop Evaluation] (Attendee choice, Podcast or Teaching Wireless)
 * [|Concurrent Session Two on Day TWO, NCTT Winter Workshop Evaluation](Attendee choice, Survey tools or Multimedia Objects)
 * Overall NCTT Workshop Evaluation**
 * [|Final NCTT 2008 Winter Workshop Evaluation](evaluation of entire workshop)

[|Here is a link to a photoblog of NCTT workshop pictures.]

=Attendee Review of Sessions= Take a moment or two and write up a review or your note of the session you attended.

//Session Review//

Attended the session "**Don't Just Recruit Your Students, Retain Your Students**" with Ann Blackman and Tom Jones. The session was attended by 20 individuals. The speakers spoke about providing "just in time information" and "keeping the recruitment relevant to the student interest" and showing the potential recruits that jobs and income are available and getting the recruitment message to people who know others who may be interested.

Recruitment focuses not just on prospective students but parents, friends and employers. The challenge is providing training for jobs that don't exist yet. Participants and presenters discussed the issue of people who want to take one or two classes.

Working to raise awareness through Human Interest stories, service clubs, Chamber of Commerce, K-12 school events including classroom visits. Our school does some marketing but not as much for our specific program. We provide open houses and include hands on labs for the students.

Focus on making connections with: Prospective college students, Use email communications for upcoming courses, promote event and faculty development, use email marketing as well. Even use chalk on the side walk to draw in people. Recommended using [|www.constantcontact.com] and [|www.icontact.com]. Mentioned moving in the direction of social networking for recruitment. Using a "Java Jolt" as a recruitment activity as well as a "Pizza Nights". (do 4-6 a year at the beginning of a semester). Also conduct workshop sessions "TechKnowFire" like a "concert" about technology and connecting subjects together as well as giving hands on opportunities. Also work to talk with High School Faculty and provide them with CEUs, "Influencing the Influencers" and a Career Week Tech Day.
 * middle school and high school
 * Corporate individuals
 * Lunch and Learn presentations for faculty and staff (things they can bring to their classrooms)...personal interest for these individuals. Include student advisors.

Worked to partner with other college resources and departments. Gave the advice to "take every opportunity to highlight and acknowledge student accomplishments." Bring in "degree declaration" certificates to classes. Consider job placement agencies when workers are displaced.

Don't underestimate impact of faculty web pages and email. Your best recruitment tools are your students.

Numbers are growing as a result. Total enrollment is up over 63%.

Access to materials are available at [|www.convergencetechnologycenter.org] Login (upper
 * 1) right hand corner)
 * 2) Register
 * 3) Choose "Products" at bottom of page
 * 4) Request access
 * The Successful Evolution of a Four State Virtual IT Program**



The session was lead by three people Dennis Kirlin, Dr. Jeanne Surface, and Dr. Robert Mortenson. The session was attended by 13 people. Session started with the background of the grant and the history of how the MCIT organization was established. Through the grant, competition turned into collaboration. Faculty received the benefits of being involved including: Advanced Led to increase student enagement and focus.
 * Degrees
 * Training
 * Certifications
 * Curriculum and course development

Other results included: MCIT faculty assumed Increase retention of women and minorities during the length of the grant. Working at conferences together and sharing curriculum. A discussion of evaluation criteria and effort was also provided in terms of both qualitative and quantitative information.
 * positions of informal leadership within the college, the region and the nation.
 * MCIT leaders became resources for other centers and serve on National Visiting Committees for other NSF funded centers
 * Strong partnerships were developed with other NSF center for the purpose of mazimizing best practices.

Gordon Synder spoke about NCTT. Here are some goals.

Collaboratively develop a natinally vali Discussing the fact that broadband is everywhere and seeing rapid change in the industry. Spoke about the fact that land line use is dropping. Source is from [|www.itfacts.biz].
 * dated set of ICT skills standards
 * Quickly disseminate innovative, effective and current curriculum models to faculty
 * Make the knowledge of subject matter experts readily accessible to industry and academia
 * Provide information and training for students, and technicans
 * Share strategies for inclusion of underrepresented populations in the ICT field.


 * NCTT Information**

Gordon pointed out that the critical issue fo the next five to ten years will be the extent to which the telcos control the fiber optic network. which will become the backbone fo the US broadband network and how that network is regulated. Spoke about Google who purchased a bunch of dark fiber a number of years ago.

Gordon spoke of the broadband divide and the difference between definitions of broadband and how broadband is critical to the success of technology and students in the future.


 * CompTIA Certifications**

Presented by Alan Rowland

What is convergence, combining informaiton technologies, voice date combination.

He also spoke about different IT certification modules. PDI is going to be released for document imaging devices and printer type devices. Discussed DHTI.


 * Justification for a Telecommunications Project Management Curriculum**

Presented by Josh Kaserman

Described a survey and how project management methods should be applied to telecommunications. Mentioned that project management is a methodological subject, not possible to learn with only theory, application of the concepts is required.

The presenation provided Course Objectives, the goal is to allow the students to: Discussed the class text, determined "Managing Project in Telecommunications Services CompTIA Project + Certification, 2003 Objectives (ISBN 1-4239-1448-1)
 * CompTIA Project + Certification (PMP may be beyond many students)
 * Learn and apply PM techniques
 * Refine oral communication skillsPM technology tool familarirty
 * Enhancement of soft skills
 * Provide repeatable PM methodology for telecom projects
 * Validate effectiveness

Recommended Text: [|Managing Projects in Telecommunication Services]--Mostafa Hahem Sherif

Supplemental Text: [|Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling]--Harold Krerzner [|The Art of Project Management (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))]--Scott Berkun

Conclusion

Telcom PM standardization is needed: Project Managment Software (open source) - get at Sorceforge.net
 * Hands on project is essential
 * Students need to be taken out of their comfort zone.
 * Give students the business skills needed while enrolled in a technical discipline.


 * Grants**

Presented by Peter Saflund with about 20 people in the audience.

Changes to program: New grant category- "Small ATE anticipates making 75 new awards each year in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Anticipates funding at $46 million annually.
 * Grants for Institutions New to ATE"
 * Program improvement projects expanded
 * Folds institution level reform under program improvement
 * Expanded definition of teacher preperation
 * Targeted research is now its own track in ATE.

Award categories Rule of thumb is 33-38% funding is healthy and NSF level is about 25%. Preliminary proposal deadline April 24, 2008 and April 23, 2009 Full proposals October 16, 2008 and October 15, 2009.
 * ATE Projects (about 45 new awards)
 * Small grants for institutions to new to ATE
 * ATE Centers- National and Regional (3-5 awards)
 * ATE Resource Centers (4-6 awards)
 * Targeted Research on Technician Eduction (3 awards)
 * Planning Grants (up to 4 awards)

ATE Goals ATE Activities Note: Don't lead with curriculum revision.
 * Focus on 2-year colleges
 * Technician education for high-tech fields
 * Drive US economy (workforce & competitiveness)
 * Foster partnership between ".edu" and employers
 * Promote invesment in STEM education
 * One goal with ATE is to develop faculty both for skill sets and for new teaching methodologies.
 * Develop and promote career pathways
 * Promote articulation and transfer
 * Research Technician Education (why hired, how is outlook for these technicians, what tells you that, what demand pull is there, where do technicans go to work, how much money do they make, what happens to them on the job?)
 * Adaptation of materials & curricula
 * Faculty professional development
 * Design/implementation of new materials, courses, laboratoreis, and curricula
 * Research on educational methods-strategies-practices
 * Internships and field experiences
 * Dissemination and evaluation of exemplary materials and methods
 * Innovative partnerships/relationships that foster technician education
 * Career pathways and real world experiences

Strengthen Proposals Evaluation Make sure proposal addresses intellectual merit and does someone else think this is a problem that is worth solving. It is the research proposal question. Answer the question, why should NSF fund this project?
 * Address the aforementioned ATE program goals and activities as appropriate
 * Develop a clear project plan
 * Map the project plan to the budget
 * Perform literature review
 * Cite other ATE work- partner if apppropriate
 * Have a strong senior project staff
 * Cite your institutions's previous successful work int eh field wehter ATE or not.
 * Support
 * What (often number)
 * So What (what happened to others)
 * Then What Is this userful to anyone else
 * What's next (Dissemination, New Grants, etc.)

Broader impact. Are the outcomes or products likely to be of interest to, or used by, other? How? Are issues of STEM educaiton, diversity and under represented populations part of the project impact?

Project outcome is idelly the one overarching thing you want to do. Generally have 3-4 deliverables and no more than 4 goals.

Use SMART goals for the project S-Specific M-Measurable A-Actionable R-Relevant T-Timely

Skills Standards discussion. Talked about 8570.1 which created a certification. Information and system security certification is going to become a requirement. Discussed how skills information will be placed on [|www.nctt.org] web site ahead of a general release of the information. DOD requirements are similar to the needs of the private sector. Doing both management and technical functions.

Also discussed Home Land Security need for standards and certification. DOD skills standards discusses functions, the Home Land Security (EBK) information is a description of what it takes to do those functions. Information assurance is an issue for DOD.

Federal government has a mandate for July and need education and training.


 * Learning in Virtual Learning**

presented by Hilary Mason, SL Ann Enigma from Johnson & Wales University

Real experiences in virtual spaces. Have similar experiences in the same place but in real life they are in a different place. Precense in a place where they are sharing an experience.

Explore and create new realitites, imagine how we can learn. Able to go back in time. She discussed virtual Morocco. Students reported 100% of participants report great engagement. Created a heat map of how the space is used.

Experimental entrepreneurship, students are creating a business and they are then selling those products, marketing products and services and customize a business. What will a student learn as they run their business? Provided stipends so they are all on equal footing. Created a custom Second Life registration portal. The custom portal provides a showcase of the universit with interactive exhibits, displays and learning object. They will choose form professional avatars. An event venue to stream live content to all four campuses and the public.

Prototyped a resturant in Second Life. Choose to do things you couldn't do at all.

Recommendations for getting started: Pick a very good problem to put into a three-dimensional world. Trends
 * Start simple--then do something impossible
 * Use existing resoruces as much as possible
 * Join the community (SLED mailing list)

Open sources server for Second Life. http://opensimlator.org/wiki/Main_page

Immersive Education initative [|http://www.mediagrid.org]

SaLamander Project in Second Life http://www.slideshare.net/wainbrave/the-salamander-project http://www.eduisland.net/salamanderwiki/index.php?title=main_page Things going outside of Second Life, Facebook and other things.

Did a study looking at academic achievement vs lookng at Facebook. If they use once a day, they have better grades than those who overuse it or who don't use it.

Using actual games like World of Warcraft to do serious gaming. Seeing an explosion in virtual world platfoms see: Kzer Research

Mentioned MPK20 as a three-D virtual world. Integrating Open Office into an environment. Work collaboratively and then import back to into Open Office. WebKinz.

Showed how students could fly around with Wiimote.

[|www.jwuiml.org]

Students actively participating in the 3D worlds which is part of engagement.

when you have to test code by picking up a hat, putting it on your head and jumping up and down, it is a much different experiencing than hitting Compile.

[|Click here to view the show notes for the podcast with Gordon Synder and Mike Qaissaunee's with MartinTrieu, a software engineer at Google].

[|Click here to listen]

Disucss how recording a podcast, usually with Skype (Hot Recorder works with windows and SoundFlower works with Mac) Publish with Libsyn.com and iTunesU. Have done over 84 in two years. Use a USB microphone to get cleaner audio. Using Audacity.

Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Mic. Use a pop filter about 2 inches from the mic and keep close to it so the audio doesn't go in and out.