The Wired Classroom

This summer the Virtual Learning Center is launching six new tele classes created especially for Apple users! Each half-day class (held at Cooperating School Districts) will introduce one application- beginners are welcome. Educators, come learn about all the innovative things you can do on your Mac!

For full course descriptions & details, visit: www.csd.org/tele.

Using iPhoto in the Classroom   
July 22  |  9am-12pm  |  $63 CSD member; $89 non-member 
Learn to share digital photos by email or create amazing web pages, cards & calendars. You’ll learn how iPhoto automatically organizes your library by events, based on dates. You’ll also learn new tools so you edit like a pro. Build a stunning online gallery using .Mac, where visitors can view and download your photos, and add their own photos from a Mac or PC. Search your photo library in one place — filtered by name, date, rating, or keyword. You’ll learn how to print high-quality, frame-worthy photos with colored textures, borders and mattes on your printer.

Using iMovie ’08  in the Classroom   
July 22  |  1-4pm  |  $63 CSD member; $89 non-member  
Movie ’08 makes viewing and working with video as intuitive as enjoying your photos! A built-in library automatically organizes your video, so clips you’ve captured and movies you’ve created are just a click away. With its revolutionary interface, iMovie makes it quick and easy to browse your library and create movies. You can add movies to your website, publish them on YouTube, and create versions for iPod, iPhone, & Apple TV.  

Using GarageBand 3 in the Classroom  
July 23  |  9am-12pm  |  $63 CSD member; $89 non-member  
With GarageBand, you can create your own virtual onstage band and play along on your favorite instrument. You can record, edit, and mix a song exactly as you want it, in pristine CD quality. Mark a region to repeat, record your part multiple times, and pick your best performance. You’ll learn how to create audio, video & enhanced podcasts.

Using iWeb in the Classroom  
July 23  |  1-4pm  |  $63 CSD member; $89 non-member 
iWeb makes it easy to create a website that’s stunningly beautiful, and yet easy enough to do that even third graders can do it.  Start with an Apple-designed theme, then customize it with your own text, photos, blogs, movies & podcasts until it’s exactly what you want.

Using iDVD 6 in the Classroom   
July 24  |  9am-12pm  |  $63 CSD member; $89 non-member  
Learn how to  quickly create a Hollywood-style disc with iDVD, using Apple-designed animated themes to give your DVD a gorgeous style from main screen to chapter selection. New button library, drop zone editor, and dynamic alignment guides provide total control. See how to combine video & photos in your slideshows and use higher-quality photos.

Using Leopard in the Classroom   
July 24  |  1-4pm  |  $63 CSD member; $89 non-member 
Since Mac OS X was first introduced, Apple has provided educators and students a stable and secure computing environment for 21st-century learning. With over 300 new features, the latest incarnation of Mac OS X provides even more power and flexibility, with many built-in tools for accessibility, digital authoring, collaboration, and content management.