Spring Quarter LINC-FastTech Schedule is Posted

Earn While You Learn Institute applications for the Foothill Cohort are due this Friday, March 17 at 5 p.m. The application is online at http://linc.ca.campusgrid.net/home.
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Our new Spring Quarter LINC-Fast Tech Schedule is posted at: http://www.foothill.edu/cgi/lincclass-db.cgi Remember that most LINC-FastTech teachers can be taken by anyone. You don't have to be an educator to take them.

Also we still have room in the following Winter Quarter classes:
Register online at http://www.foothill.edu/cfi/linc/preregister.html or contact Art Turmelle at LINC@foothill.edu or 650-949-7498.

Remember: Parking is $2.00. Please park in lot 4 and bring 8 quarters for parking.

____Saturday March 18 ____

LINC 206S.01 Building Connections

As a teacher you should seek to build projects that connect students in meaningful ways to the world around them.

Overview
This class will cover the types of connections teachers can create in their own classrooms.
*-Real Time Visits - Classes visit cities and other locations via web cams
*-Virtual Tours - More in-depth tours of places around the world
*-Books2Life - Help students make connections from reading to real life
*-Class2Class Connections - Connect with another classroom establish ePals and class to class projects
*-Global Projects - Connections projects with multiple classrooms

Class Dates: Saturday March 18

Units: 1/2 unit
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Class location: Room 4008 (PC lab) Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hills, Ca. For map and driving directions please access http://www.foothill.edu/news/maps.html.
Instructor: Kelly Hudson

______Saturday March 25_______
Please note we will be supplying Pizza for lunch on March 25 for all classes.


LINC 238S.01 Fun with Flash for Teachers

This fun Flash class is geared towards elementary and secondary teachers. If you need to learn Flash to stay ahead of your students, or to help them with their web designs, this is the class for you! Topics discussed will include:

Basic Flash (Interface, tools, symbols, timeline, layers)
Frame by frame animation
Shape tweening
Motion tweening
Motion Guides
Action Script to make games or quizzes
Flash activities across the curriculum

Grade Level: Grades 4 and up

Class Dates: Saturday March 25

Units: 1/2 unit
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Class location: Room 4002 (Mac lab) Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hills, Ca. For map and driving directions please access http://www.foothill.edu/news/maps.html.
Instructor: Janet Davis

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LINC 270S.01 Writing Powerfully: Word & the Writing process
WORD, when used with the writing process, can be a strong tool to help learners to become better writers. The more time I spend in WORD the more I learn about how to support the writing process in my classroom!

Overview
This class will show you how to use WORD to help learners plan, edit, revise, and publish writing pieces.

Class Dates: Saturday March 25

Units: 1/2 unit
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Class location: Room 4008 (PC lab) Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hills, Ca. For map and driving directions please access http://www.foothill.edu/news/maps.html.
Instructor: Kelly Hudson
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LINC 292.01 Pods & Podcasting
iPod handheld devices now work on both the PC and Mac platforms. Learn all about Apple's iPods and how and why to use them in the classroom. Learn to set up a simple podcast. Apple representatives will be here to assist.

Class Dates: Saturday March 25

Units: 1/2 unit
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Class location: Room 4006 (PC & Mac laptop lab) Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hillls, Ca. For map and driving directions please access http://www.foothill.edu/news/maps.html.
Instructor: Laura Silberstein

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LINC 231S.01 Photoshop Elements (THIS CLASS IS FREE for teachers--tuition paid by Adobe--but remember to register with RAFT -- http://www.raft.net )

Adobe Photoshop Elements, the #1 selling consumer photo-editing software, allows you to easily edit your digital images and includes most of the popular features of its big brother, Photoshop. This class focuses on Photoshop Elements' most commonly used features. You will learn how to resize, crop, edit, work with layers, use selection tools and techniques, fix basic color correction and other image problems, add text to an image, retouch an image, and combine images.

Class Dates: Saturday March 25

Units: 1/2
Time: 10:00 a m - 4:00 p.m.
Class location: Room 4006 (PC and Mac laptop lab) Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hills, Ca. For map and driving directions please access http://www.foothill.edu/news/maps.html. Parking is $2.00. Please park in lot 4 and bring 8 quarters for parking.
Instructor: Kathy Fransham - Click on the instructors name to see a short biography.
Please note: To register, go to http://www.raft.net and click on the Adobe Teach the Teacher link. You may also email raft@raft.net or call 408-451-1420.