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=TSD Leadership Tech Bootcamp= = =
 * Friday, June 3, 2011**
 * 8:30 - 2:30**
 * Classrooms 8/9**

= **Pre-Boot Camp Checklist** =

Greetings and welcome to our second annual **TSD Leadership Tech Bootcamp** for TLT members! I'm looking forward to working and learning with you on **June 3, 2011 in Classrooms 8/9**.

If you plan to BYOL, there are a few things that you can do to make the day go more smoothly. Most of these are pretty simple, but if any of this is confusing to you **I will be in the classroom by 7:30** in case you need assistance with any of these. Please don't let them deter you from coming out to enjoy the day.


 * 1) Do you have the **latest version of Firefox or Chrome**? If not, download and install it here or here.
 * 2) Do you have a **Google account**? If not, create one here . (Hint: If you have GMail, you have a Google account.)
 * 3) Is your **system software up to date**? Run "Windows Update" on Windows or "Software Update..." on OS X (on a Mac, you'll find this under the Apple menu in the top left corner).
 * 4) Do you have the most recent version of **Adobe** **Flash** installed? Get it here.
 * 5) Please remember to bring your **laptop** and **laptop power cord**. We will provide extension cords so that you have access to power.
 * 6) **Optional:** Bring your digital camera, video camera, digital audio recorder, iPod Touch, iPad, Droid... Anything you think you might want to spend some time learning about.
 * 7) If you don't understand anything from steps 1-6, don't worry! It'll be OK.

If you have not already done so, please register for the Boot Camp here.

=Bootcamp Agenda - Still in process... =


 * Morning Session - Basic Training**
 * 8:30 to 11:00**
 * **Quick Pick:** Instapaper
 * Google Reader
 * RSS in Plain English
 * EdWeek's Inside School Research Blog
 * Dangerously Irrelevant
 * Connected Principals
 * ASCD Inservice Blog
 * MSNBC Photoblog
 * Stuck in Customs (travel/photography)
 * RSS Feeds from the Denver Post
 * ESPN Feeds
 * Salon.com Feeds
 * NASA Feeds (I recommend their "Image of the Day" feed!)
 * The Onion Feeds
 * NetNewsWire for iPhone and iPad
 * Dropbox
 * Google Docs
 * Creating
 * Sharing & Collaborating
 * Publishing
 * Creating & Using Forms
 * Uploading Files
 * **Quick Pick:** bit.ly
 * [|Polleverywhere]
 * Simplenote
 * Wikispaces for Educators
 * Examples of wiki use
 * TSD Curriculum & Instruction Wiki
 * TSD World Languages Standards Wiki
 * LHS Administration Wiki
 * CBMS Staff Handbook Wiki
 * **Quick Pick:** Doodle
 * Etherpad
 * iEtherpad
 * TypeWith.Me
 * PiratePad
 * PrimaryPad
 * Etherpad Foundation
 * Etherpad Ninja tricks
 * Customizing your pad URL
 * Allowing more collaborators
 * **Quick Picks: Lightning Round**
 * Google Voice


 * Afternoon Session - Digging Deeper**
 * 12:00 - 2:30**


 * Blogs
 * Examples of principal/supt blogs
 * Pam Moran, Superintendent of Albemarle County Schools in Charlottesville, VA
 * Melinda Miller, Principal, Willard East Elementary in Willard, MO
 * Chris Lehman, Principal, Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA
 * Tim Lauer, Principal, Lewis Elementary in Portland, OR
 * George Couros, Principal, Parkland School Division, Stony Plain, Alberta, CA
 * Dave Meister, Director, Paris Cooperative High School, Paris, IL
 * Eric Sheninger, Principal, New Milford High School, New Milford, NJ
 * LeaderTalk, EdWeek's group blog by educational leaders, for educational leaders
 * Examples of school and district department blogs
 * Conrad Ball Middle School
 * Lewis Elementary, Portland, OR
 * Instructional Technology, Longmont, CO
 * St. Vrain Valley School District Blogs
 * Other resources
 * SupportBlogging.com
 * Exhaustive list of K-12 classroom and leader blogs
 * Principal & Administrator Blogs from UCEA CASTLE
 * Get yourself or your school a blog on the ThompsonBlogs.org site
 * [|Twitter]
 * Why?
 * #tsdr2j
 * Scott's Twitter list of known TSD tweeters. Follow this list and you'll be following all of them with one click.
 * Other Interesting Tweeters
 * Conan O'Brien (and his beard)
 * CNN Breaking News
 * GovTwit (government agencies and elected officials on Twitter)
 * Congressional140.com
 * Twitter4Teachers Wiki


 * Podcasting
 * Admins / Superintendent podcast examples
 * How-to (it's easier than you think!)
 * Audioboo - 5 minute limit, uses apps for iPhone and Android
 * Others...
 * Screencasting
 * Jing Project (free)
 * Screentoaster (free)
 * Screenflow (not free)


 * Video Podcasting (time permitting)
 * Tools - Flip video, Kodak Zi8, iMovie, etc.
 * YouTube - admins/supt podcast examples
 * Vimeo
 * Others...