[CASL-L] Training on eBooks and Digital Content in the Classroom

[Dave Fontaine]

If anyone is interested in learning about e-Books and Digital Content, then
we have a class that will walk beginners through it all.  The details are
below.  Please pass this on to anyone that you think may be interested.


*URI School of Education *

*Spring 2012 *

*Special Program Classes *

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Introducing two (2) *online,*

*graduate credit*, *asynchronous *courses offered for the 2012 Spring
session. There is no designated time that you have to be online.


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*EDC 586: Using Blogs & Wikis to Facilitate Learning (3 cr)*

*Social media tools like Facebook, MySpace, Blogger, Google Docs, and
Wikispaces have intertwined themselves within our *

*students' lives to the point of near seamlessness. Bold educators from
around the world are using these tools to extend learning *
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and continue instruction beyond their classrooms' four walls. Hear from the
best educators in the industry and learn from their

successes and failures. Learn the 'Best Practices' for integrating these
tools into your classroom, and re-use each lesson by

sharing it with your peers.

Instructor. Dave Fontaine, MLIS, Digital Librarian, National Board
Certified Teacher
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*EDC 922: E-Books and Digital Content (3 cr)*

*Kindles, Nooks, iPads, eReaders, and tablets are the new electronic tools
exploding in usage both inside and outside the *

*classroom. Some forward thinking schools are already using these devices
to support teaching & learning. This course will provide pragmatic insight
in the use of these *
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tools; as well as explore Open Source eTextbooks; and,  the concepts &
technologies behind Web 2.0.



Participants will use

collaborative software to create eTextbooks & collaborate with other
educators on the best practices for incorporating these technologies

with their students. Learn how to gain access to unlimited amounts of free
eTextbooks, curriculum material, and Digital Content.

Instructor. Dave Fontaine, MLIS, Digital Librarian, National Board
Certified Teacher
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Each week's lessons are posted and you have seven days to complete your

assignments.

You will interact completely through a blog, as well as learn what a blog
is, how to use one, and how to access educational blogs from teachers
around the world.  All lessons will be reusable in your own

classrooms.


*For an E-REGISTRATION form, *

*please contact: Christine P. Dolan *

*Christine at uri.edu** *

 401.874.4108 or 401.277.5388

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*Instructor for all courses*:

David Fontaine

*Registration cost for each course: **$550.00***** *

****If you have never taken a class at URI *

*before there is an additional onetime $40.00 transcript fee.*

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*Registration deadline: **1/18/12 *

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*Classes meet 1/23-4/27/2012*

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*All courses are appropriate for grades *

*K-12 across all disciplines.*
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Professionally Yours,

Dave Fontaine, MLIS
eBook, eLearning, and Digital Content Specialist
National Board Certified Teacher
DaveFontaine1 at gmail.com
http://www.visualcv.com/davefontaine



Professionally Yours,

Dave Fontaine, MLIS
eBook, eLearning, and Digital Content Specialist
National Board Certified Teacher
DaveFontaine1 at gmail.com
http://www.visualcv.com/davefontaine
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