Teacher Classes, Workshops, and Presentations

Contact

Dan McDowell
Social Science Teacher
WASC Coordinator
Web Manager
West Hills High School

Educational Consultant
Curriculum Development
Technology Presenter

danmcdowell@gmail.com
619-956-0581
Twitter: danmcdowell

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Teacher Classes, Workshops, and Presentations

Overview

In the beginning...

In the summer of 1996, just a month after I finished my teaching credential, I received an e-mail from SDSU Ed Tech Professor Bernie Dodge asking if I was available to help out with a workshop for a San Diego City Schools grant called the Triton Project. During that first summer I spent time developing some model projects that utilized technology, led a couple small break-out sessions, and helped teachers code html while making their first WebQuests. It wasn't until the last day of the weeklong workshop that I actually got my first teaching job at West Hills.

Over the next five years, Bernie hired me back each summer. By the third year I was leading large groups through the WebQuest process and developing online tutorials for the teachers in the program to use.

These experiences would give me an opportunity to stay on the cutting edge of educational technology and inspired me to continue to look for opportunities to participate in technology staff development.

Currently...

I've been looking at the best ways to infuse the many Web 2.0 technologies that have become readily available to teachers. Some topics include:

Importance of technology use in today's world
All things Google (I became a Google Certified Teacher in 2006)
Online collaboration (for both students and teachers)
Online social communities
Using blogs and wikis with students and teachers
Classroom web site development
Video projects
WebQuests

Any of these topics fit your organization's needs? If so, contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Additionally, I teach several different courses in the Educational Technology Department at San Diego State (2006-present).

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SDCUE Tech Fair - Nov. 2008

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Workshops in 2009

Schoolwide Collaboration (Revised from SDCUE Tech Fair)
CLHS K-12 Technology Conference
December 6, 2009

Are you ready for a Twitter-off?
SDCUE Technology Fair
October 24, 2009

Schoolwide Collaboration with Google Apps
SDCUE Technology Fair
October 24, 2009

Collaboration Technology Tools
GUHSD Summer Workshops
August 18-19, 2009

Breakdown Those Classroom Walls
GUHSD Summer Workshops
August 20, 2009

Productivity and Collaboration Anywhere Using Google Docs
CLMS
March 2009

Wiki Adventures: Stories, Collaboration, and Publication
CLMS
March 2009

2008

Teacher and Student Online Collaboration
SDCUE Tech Fair
November 8, 2008

The Ultimate Google Teacher Web Site
SDCUE Tech Fair
November 8, 2008

West Hills Web Site Seminar
Staff Development Week
August 2008

Collaboration Technology Tools
GUHSD Summer Institute
July 30, 2008

Breakdown Those Classroom Walls!
GUHSD Summer Institute
July 31, 2008

2007

Choose Your Own Wiki Adventure, Version 2.0
SDCUE Tech Fair / NCSS Annual Conference
November 3 and 30, 2007

ET 541: Web Based Multimedia Development
Educational Technology Department, San Diego State University
Fall 2007

The Ultimate Teacher Web Site
SDCUE Tech Fair
November 3, 2007

Digital Video Projects
GUHSD Visions Alumni Session
October 17, 2007 (2 hours)

Google for Educations / Google - Beyond Searching
GUHSD Summer Institute / Visions Alumni Session
July 30 and November 8, 2007 (all day)

Finally, WebQuests Made Easy
GUHSD Summer Institute
July 31, 2007 (all day)

Web 2.0
GUHSD Summer Institute
August 1, 2007 (all day)

Visions 2007
Tech Resources, Grossmont Union HS District
Summer 2007

ET 700: Advanced Digital Video
Educational Technology Department, San Diego State University
Summer 2007

2006 and Before

2006

Visions 2006
Tech Resources, Grossmont Union HS District
October and November, 2006

ET700: Advanced Digital Video
San Diego State University
October 14 and 28, 2006
A graduate-level seminar

Choose Your Own Wiki Adventure: Using Wikis with K–12 Students
NECC 2006 in San Diego, CA
July 6, 2006 at 12:30 pm.

Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts - Oh My!
Grossmont Union HSD Summer Institute
July 31, 2006
8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Finally, WebQuests Made Easy
Grossmont Union HSD Summer Institute
August 4, 2006
8:00 am to 3:00 pm

2005

To Blog or Not to Blog: This and Other Questions
SDCUE Tech Fair
Presenter
October 2005

Visions Summer and Fall Conference
Grossmont Union High School District
Organizer and Lead Social Studies Teacher
Summer 2005

World History: Beyond the Textbook
Summer Institute, GUHSD
Presenter
Summer 2005

Technology Integration into the Social Studies
Summer Institute, GUHSD
Presenter
Summer 2005

Plugged in to History
San Diego County Office of Education
Presenter
Spring 2005

2004

Visions Summer Conference
Grossmont Union High School District
Organizer and Lead Social Studies Teacher
Summer 2004

2003

Plugged in to History
San Diego County Office of Education
Presenter
Decemeber 2003

WebQuests and Teaching About the Holocaust
USHMM Workshop at San Diego State University
Facilitator for Bernie Dodge
April 2003

2002

Connections: Imagination and Integration
Classroom Connect Conference
Presenter
Long Beach, CA
December 2002

2001

Professional Development Institute V (PDI) for English Language Development
SDCOE Joe Rindone Technology Center
Presenter
December 2001

San Diego Computer Users in Education Technology Fair
Presenter: A Viewing Guide to World History
November 2001

West Hills Digital High School Tech Fair
Presenter: Internet Basics, Using the Internet with your Students
August 2001

Teach the Teachers Collaborative
Instructor: WebQuests 2001
The Thacher School
Ojai, CA
July 2001

Professional Development Institute III (PDI) for English Language Development
SDCOE Joe Rindone Technology Center
Presenter
March 2001

2000

San Diego Computer Users in Education Technology Fair
Presenter: A Viewing Guide to World History
November 2000

Digital University
Lead Instructor: Electronic Publishing Strand and WebQuests over Lunch
Grossmont Union High School
Summer 2000

Patterns Summer Symposim
San Diego City Schools/San Diego State University
Developed and presented: Using BackFlip, Using GoClick, and Using SnapzPro to capture video screen shots
Summer 2000

History - Social Science and the Internet
San Diego Office of Education
Presenter
May 2000

California Council of the Social Studies Annual Conference
Co-presentation with Scott Berry
Internet Use in the Social Studies Classroom
San Diego, CA
March 2000

Academy of Computer Training
Intructor: WebQuests
Grossmont Union High School District
Summer 2000

1998/1999

Social Studies Online
Grossmont Union High School District
Presenter
Spring 1999

Triton/Patterns Summer Symposium
San Diego City Schools/San Diego State University
Presenter: Fine Points, Process Guides, and Response-o-Matic
Summer 1999

Triton/Patterns Summer Symposium
San Diego City Schools/San Diego State University
Developed and presented job aids for Claris HomePage and Inspiration
Summer 1998

Triton Summer Symposium
San Diego City Schools/San Diego State University
Developed and presented Digitizing Images, Manipulating Images, and Using Real Audio and LiveAudio
Summer 1997

Trition Summer Symposium
San Diego City Schools/San Diego State University
Supported Bernie Dodge in an early implementation of the WebQuest model
Summer 1996

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