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starYour training can continue after today! If you have questions next week or even a month from now, just send an quick e-mail to Rick: rickreece@mac.com

starIf you would like to schedule customized web design and/or technology integration training you can also drop Rick an e-mail at: rickreece@mac.com

starParticipants will be able to download most of the materials used as well as the handouts in .pdf format. With these handouts and practice files, they will be able to extend their workshop experiences by repeating the activities on their own computers at their own pace.


Music: Don't Copy It,
Create It!

Don't let copyright issues become an obstacle for your students when adding music to their video projects, slideshows, and podcasts. Let them make it truly their own project by creating their music with GarageBand. Participants with no musical talent will be able to create some good music. Those with talent will be able to create great music. Step-by-step handouts will be shared for use in your classroom.

TOPICS
Getting Started – Learn the basic GarageBand interfacea and how to add loops to the comosition.

Building the Song –
Add multiple tracks, create fades, and more.

Saving and Exporting – Use your music files in any application after saving to iTunes or transfer them to you iPod and listen anytime anywhere.

Adding Voice –
Garageband is great for vocal recording, editing and manipulation

In the Classroom –
Learn some great strategies and about some great resources.


MEET THE PRESENTER
Lifelong educator Rick Reece has been involved in using technology in the classroom for more than twenty-five years. He recently retired from his position as an Instructional Technology Specialist for Broward’s Department of Instructional Technology, but stays busy with a variety of web-related and staff development duties.

He stays busy with a variety of web-related and staff development duties

In fact, he is now busier than ever. He trains for Apple, does web consulting with Broward Schools and delivers many technology-related and project-based learning workshops.

Although Rick retired from Broward Schools, he spent most of his career in Miami-Dade Schools holding various District-level positions. He developed and coordinated Dade's Apple Web Design Academies, designed and managed both Districts' Education Portals, was Dade's District Webmaster, and a District technology trainer in both Districts. Before the district level, Rick spent 17 years in schools. He coached Cross Country and Track and taught senior high Language Arts for 9 years before receiving his Computer Science Education MS in 1983. After that he taught computer related courses at both the high school and university levels.

Rick has received recognition for his efforts, having been named both an Adobe Education Leader and an Apple Distinguished Educator. He has conducted workshops at the last 20 Florida Educational Technology Conferences (FETC), at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), at the Inovative Learning Conference (ILC), and at the ISTE Tel-Ed Conference.