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Session 1- Sept. 11- 8:00-9:30- A201: Welcome and Mastering the Cary Academy Website!
Facilitator: Dmitry Manakhov, Director of Information Services

Welcome. In this session we will introduce ourselves and being to for a learning community. We will begin by exploring how you get the most out of the Cary Academy website. Are you wondering how you can:

- Get the most out of Calendars at @http://caryacademy.org ? - Take a look at Internet Monitoring (your child's record of sites visited) ? - Check your child's homework ? - Find CA's social network (mash-up) page?

If so, you are at the right place!

Session 2- Sept. 18- 8:00-9:30- A201: It's All About Collaboration- Let's Collaborate on a Humanities Lesson!
Facilitator: Joselyn Todd, Director of Instructional Technology

Want to know what your child is doing with a blog? What is a wiki all about? Google Docs, what can your child do with that? In this session we will explore collaborative spaces (tools) and how they are used at Cary Academy in learning and teaching. This session will be interactive as you will collaborate with your fellow PTAA friends while participating in a simple humanities lesson.

Session 3- Sept. 25- 8:00-9:30- A201: Multimedia and Simulation Use- Let's Learn a Little Math and Science
Facilitator: Joselyn Todd, Director of Instructional Technology

Ahh- the world of video, interactive simulations, games, etc. Let's investigate how YouTube, applets (simulations and games), and screencasting are being used in Cary Academy's classrooms.This session will be interactive as you will collaborate with your fellow PTAA friends while participating in a simple science-math lesson. No worries- only basic science-math skills required.

Session 4- Oct. 2- 8:00-9:30- A201: Social Networking at Cary Academy
Facilitator: Dmitry Manakhov, Director of Information Services

Are you interested in learning about social networking? We will wrap up our cybersmarts series learning about how social networking is being used at Cary Academy. Be prepared to explore the use of FaceBook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Vimeo, etc. You will also get a chance to ask any of your remaining "burning" questions!

Bon Voyage! Hopefully you will leave with a bit more Cyber Savvy!