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        TechHeroes Program

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        Brendan and Jenny with the Mobile Lab at Sunrise
        _TechHeroes Times:
        • Starting in May 2012
          After lunch activities with TechHeroes
          12:30pm-2:00pm daily with students from Summit and Everest High Schools
        • Saturdays 10am - 3pm 
        The TechHeroes Program utilizes technology and the valuable asset of youth as teachers to connect seniors with the world of the information age, the Internet.  The goal of The Heroic Imagination TechHeroes Program is to connect youth and seniors through access to technology, increasing their connection with the world, their loved ones and a wealth of knowledge, including the Hero Pledge and Challenge.

        Check out the latest news from our newletter . . . . TechHeroes News

        Student Service Learning

        The TechHeroes service-learning students will work with residents on-site at Sunrise Senior Living in Palo Alto assisting them in the use of state-of-the-art technology tools. One to one tutoring provides a individualized self-paced learning environment.
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        Celia watches on as her granddaughter and son show her family Facebook pages and photos. Now, Celica has a Facebook page too!

        Bridging the Digital and Cultural Divide

        The Internet has become the library of today and the communication hub for sharing email, photos and video.  Providing access, support and tools necessary to successfully navigate the information conduit of today is our goal.

        As one of the seniors said in a focus group meeting . . .
        "We want to show high school students our world and we want to experience their world".  Technology has become a vital part of our everyday life but not for seniors and they often feel left behind. In an effort to bridge the digital divide for seniors, the program fosters increase mental health, and aptitude through supported and effective use of technology. Many residents love to research old friends contact information, watch video of concerts, shop, email and social media.

        Lumens Integration

        Sales Manager for the Western U.S., responsible for supporting sales representatives in the field through education, collaboration, communications, demonstrations and training. Meet with Technology directors at school sites to provide demonstrations and solutions using Lumens document cameras.
        • Product Demonstrations
        • Trade Shows
        • School site training
        • Manage Leads
        • Sales Forecasting

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        Training K-8 educators at Bainbridge School District in Washington


        Stanbridge Academy

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        State of Technology Presentation 2009
        Solutions:
        • K-12 Tech Learning Lab
        • Website Development
        • Google Applications Deployment & Training
        • Smart Classrooms
        • Technology Steering Committee

        Tech Learning Lab

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        Students at Stanbridge now have access to the state of the art technology. The program is inspiring, Technology Director Erik Tom pictured working with his students.

        Chartwell School

        Technology Integration and Curriculum K-12

        The technology lab provides the tools for creativity in a supported and user friendly environment.  EasyTech is web-based technology curriculum from www.learning.com which is the core technology base that then allows project based work to flourish. The course management system can be managed remotely, which allows me to administer the entire core curriculum for the school from the school coordinator interface via the web. Using the industry standard tools of the trade for electronic publishing, digital media, video production, sound engineering and animation provide powerful vehicles for expression of ideas and complex concepts.
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        Chartwell Students in the Digital Media program preview their video footage in preparation for editing and publishing.

        Digital Photography Program

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        Photo Credit: Chad S. 8th grade
        In collaboration with a generous grandparent the launch of the Digital Photography Program began, with grant funding awarded to Chartwell School.  I worked with Kris Hill and Gerry Davis to develop the Digital Photography Program.  The program provides students with cameras for use during class and a special field trip/classroom set is available for checkout by teachers for use on projects in class and experiential trips.  The program continues to foster creative photographic inspiration through the annual photo contest, which is judged by top photographers in the field.


        Hartnell College Learning Resource Center

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        Front entrance to the Library and Learning Resource Center.
        Solutions:
        • Media Wall
        • Distance Learning Classrooms
        • Staff & Faculty Development
        • Online Teaching and Learning


        Media Wall Integration

        The Media Wall greets visitors as they enter the lobby of the building.

        Comprised of four 50 inch plasma screens that are controlled via server based software that drives digital media content to the individual or groups of screens. 

        The software solution that we chose for this project was Omnivex, one of the determining factors for using this software interface and ease of interoperability.

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        Jenny Donegan during opening celebration of Library. Media wall highlighting campus construction and presentations.

        Distance Learning Technology

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        Dr. Tao using the teacher workstation in the distance learning classroom.

        Stanford Collaboration

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        Bob Smith from Stanford University's Wallenberg Hall Center of Innovation provided valuable support during the planning stage. He enjoyed touring the finished library with solutions implemented.
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