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The Center for Teaching and Technology is a unit in the College of Education at Michigan State University. The Center provides support for faculty, staff and students in their effort to use technology to enhance their teaching and learning, and conducts research about the use of technology in education. On this web site you will find information about the services and resources we provide, the activities we are engaged in, and the people who make it all possible.
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Registration for the 26th Annual Educational Technology Conference to be held on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 is now open. Current students, interns, Alumni, teachers, technology coordinators and administrators are encouraged to attend. The day will be filled with concurrent information sessions and workshops, beginning with a featured presentation in the Erickson Kiva by Andy Losik, the 2009 MACUL Technology Using Teacher of the Year. Andy teaches elementary infotech classes at Bentheim and Blue Star Elementary Schools in Hamilton, Michigan and has a blog and resource page called Infotech with Mr. Losik at http://mrlosik.blogspot.com/. He is a Star Discovery Teacher and Google Certified Teacher as well. Past presentations at the annual MACUL Conference have included Build Your Own K-5 Literacy with Google Lit Trips and Maps and Web Kids 2.0. Andy received his B.A. in Early Childhood Education from Hillsdale College and his M.A. in Educational Technology from Western Michigan University.
To find more information about the conference click on the “2009 Technology Conference” tab above or follow this link.
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In recent weeks, MSU renewed their contract with Adobe Inc. to continue the web conferencing service Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro. (formerly Breeze Meeting) This online meeting technology offers the ability to hold meetings or share courses across the world. Adobe Connect features include: up to 16 web cams visible in a single connection, voice conferencing using Voice Over I.P. (VOIP), a whiteboard, sharing computer desktops, presenting a PowerPoint, break out rooms, sharing a link to a web site, chat and recording for future playback for those that cannot attend. Adobe Connect works with both Mac and PC operating systems.
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is different from Adobe Presenter. Presenter is a plug-in for PowerPoint that helps one create an audio narrated PowerPoint presentation which can be embedded into a course site in the ANGEL Course Management System. Unlike Adobe Connect, Presenter is for PC users only for content creation. Both Mac and PC end users may view the content though.
MSU has a limited number of licenses for both Connect and Presenter, so access is granted on a request basis. If you have a need for the Presenter Plug-in, email Distance Learning Services: reachout@msu.edu or call: 517-355-2345. To request access to Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, email Virtual University Design and Technology: breeze@mail.vudat.msu.edu Please allow for 24 – 48 hours of response time from either email address.
FAQ for Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
FAQ for Adobe Presenter
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The call for proposals for the 26th Annual Educational Technology Conference is now open. All proposals need to be submitted by August 20th, 2009. Notifications of approval will go out by September 15th. The conference is on Saturday, November 14th from 8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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The date for the 26th Annual Technology Conference will be Saturday, November 14th, 2009. The call for presentation and workshop proposals will go out after July 1st. As usual, the conference will be focused on K-12 technology in the classroom and in online environments. A new format for the conference will be announced with the launch of the new web site in July.
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As announced on May 6, Blackboard Inc. has acquired for Angel Learning Inc. for $95 million in cash and stock. According to this press release and FAQ, current contracts with institutions will be honored. MSU’s vuDAT has also released a statement regarding this news.
