Taipa+Conference+2008

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Keynote Speaker: Audrie McKenzie, Project Manager, LEARNZ
Audrie was the LEARNZ Teacher in 2001 for Island Odyssey. She returned to the Team as the Primary LEARNZ teacher after a stint as Principal of Chertsey School. She has been Project Manager since the beginning of 2007. Audrie has used LEARNZ in her classroom programme since 1999. Audrie loves living in Christchurch and enjoys walking on the hills. She is an enthusiastic gardener with chooks and plum trees in her backyard!

LEARNZ wikispace and presentation

Workshop Notes
Here is the link to the kodak website with a great interactive tutorial. [|Kodak top ten tips] If it does not work just go to www.kodak.com and follow the links to the support centre then tips and projects center (yes I know this is American spelling) and finally click on the tips button and choose top ten. There are lots of other great distractions on this site so be prepared to spend some time here. Click on this link to download the [|Top 10 tips - photography.pdf] as a pdf document to print.
 * Photography: Nigel Crawford**


 * Microsoft Excel: Lorna Beazley**

Download Comic Life from http://plasq.com/downloads/
 * Comic Life: Kay Kala**


 * KidPix: Diana Donovan**


 * Animation: Sarah Cash**


 * Microsoft Publisher: Justine Gamble**

Logon to the LEARNZ website with your school's access password. (Make sure you register and enrol first.) Contact the LEARNZ team for any inquiries 0800 22 55 53 or email us - details on the homepage [|www.learnz.org.nz]
 * LEARNZ - Real world science: Audrie McKenzie**

Have a look at my class wikispace - http://tengahere.wikispaces.com and then you can click on the link on the navigation bar to register your own page. It's free, easy to use and has no ads so is perfect for your classroom
 * Wikispaces: Heather Greaves**

School can develop their Professional Learning Plans for teachers by adopting the "Teacher Inquiry and Knowledge Building Cycle" outlined in Teacher Professional Learning and Development: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration.(2007). Timperley et al, Wellington, Ministry of Education. Go to http://educationcounts.edcentre.govt.nz/goto/BES Click on this link to download the presentation. [|Developing Inquiry for Teacher Learning.ppt]
 * Inquiry Learning for Teachers: Delwynne Stevenson & the Awanui Teachers**

Download a free 30 day trial version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 from: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=photoshop%5Felements&loc=en%5Fus (it's a biggie so it will take a while!). For more information on purchasing for your school contact edsoft ( it is around $100 for a single user + manual).
 * Textiles: Lee Panther**

You can download Sqirlz Morph from http://www.xiberpix.net/SqirlzMorph.html Notes from this workshop and other related downloads can be accessed through: http://morph-me.wikispaces.com/
 * Morphing: John Windleborn**


 * Digital Portfolios: Eileen Murray**

Download PhotoStory (its free!) from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
 * PhotoStory: Lou Rogers**


 * MovieMaker: Liz Schultz**


 * Symmetry and Digital Cameras: Ann Moore**

Thank you to all who came to my workshop. If you'd like any of the files on Waitangi Day e-mail me: bea@manzana.co.nz and I'll send them to you.
 * Interactive White Boards: Bea Hugill, Manzana -**


 * Habits of Mind: Kathe Tawhiwhirangi–Perry, Core Education**

some good info [|eCommerce Mastery by Sam England]