Your Name and Title:
Tammy Moore
Organization or School Name:
Virtual Homeschool Group
Co-Presenter Name(s):
N/A
Area of the World from Which You Will Present:
Arkansas, USA
Language in Which You Will Present:
English
Target Audience(s):
Co-op administrators; parents and student that like to make their own curriculum resources
Short Session Description (one line):
Creating Your Own Interactive e-Learning with Adobe Captivate
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
Tammy Moore is the administrator of Virtual Homeschool Group which is an online course co-op. Everyone there is a volunteer so the courses can remain tuition free. Online courses are a new area for home school families and instructors, but VHSG volunteers have been building and running courses for 9 years. The technology for building and running online courses is fascinating and now with the monthly subscriptions is affordable too. Co-op leaders and instructors, creative parents that love edtech and creating their own interactive lessons, and students that are interested in becoming teachers or e-learning/interactive game designers as a career area will find Adobe Captivate to be a wonderful tool.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:
Virtual Homeschool Group - Online Course Co-op:
Virtual Homeshool Group - http://www.virtualhomeschoolgroup.com/
Tammy's Adobe Educator's Exchange Profile Page:
Lots of Captivate files and try it interactive lessons
http://edex.adobe.com/member/6d5f8c8f5c/
Tammy Moore's Personal Website:
More about Moore and the home of many published Captivate lessons
http://justabitmoore.weebly.com/index.html
Adobe Captivate Subscription Page:
Skip the box version since Adobe is going to subscription from now on
Get the trial version or click BUY and then use the drop down to select subscription
http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/buying-guide-subscriptions.edu.html
Replies
Hurrah for Tammy!
I will be teaching a free Captivate course at VHSG that will be a blend of home school teens, parents, teachers, and e-learning designers. Not only will they learn to use Captivate but they will build a full Marine Biology course as a team. It will earn dual credits in technology and science for the teens. I am working on getting a marine biologist as our content expert that will check our content for accuracy. Once the course is built, it will run as a free course at VHSG. It is a real-world project that will actually be used by other students in the future created by the students of the Captivate course.
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Tammy Moore