Theme
Digital Media Creation & Mobile Content Access & Delivery

CME
Each 3 hour session is worth three Category 1 Continuing Education Credits.

Dates
Saturday October 18, Sunday October 19, Monday October 20, Tuesday, October 21

Location
Rosen Centre Hotel (adjacent convention center)
9840 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 996-9840 main
(800) 204-7234 toll free
Salons: 16, 17, 18, 19

Purpose
Advancements in the technology of mobile devices to deliver, process and access information including multimedia is enabling a family of devices to quickly become the most important, convenient, and user-friendly tool for access and content delivery.

By attending these workshops, participants will gain an understanding of how to easily capture and edit still images and video so they can be used to as content for mobile devices, smart phones, internet and personal computers. Attendees can utilize the information gained in these workshops to create and utilize content for their mobile devices in academic and clinical settings.

These workshops are entering their NINTH year. They have been well received and attended by the ASA membership. These workshops are taught by very experienced instructors who are skilled at working with audiences with varying levels of knowledge. They are recognized as some of the best computing instructors in the nation. The professional instructors will be assisted by members of the ASA’s EMIT committee.

After registering for a workshop, registrants will be allowed to participate in a survey that will provide feedback to allow instructors to fine-tune the workshop content for each class. Registrants for each class will also have access to a “Registrant-Only” section of the website containing course materials (handouts and other reference materials) for all the classes in the computing workshops.

Times
AM Session: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
PM Session: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Cost
Each $100 ticket buys the member one three hour session.

Session Materials
Workbooks, Outlines, Topics are Online via PDF for download for registered attendees for ALL sessions.

Workshop Descriptions

Current Mobile Devices - Defining Future Information Access -- iPhone, iPod Touch, iPod Video, Blackberry, Smart Phones
In the future, mobile devices will play the central role in communication, education, training, information access and delivery. This workshop will review the current state of technology for popular mobile devices, including unique features and options, and how content is produced for mobile devices with or without web connectivity. Attendees will see a variety of examples and demonstrations to more fully understand the spectrum of applications.

Digital Cameras 101 – Features, Settings and Classic Photographic Techniques
Learn digital photography in a hands-on experience with a fun and easy-to-use Digital Camera, common to ALL point & click digital cameras. Discover how to choose and use: camera setup options, resolution settings, auto focus, action shooting, built-in shooting modes (portrait, landscape, night, action, etc.), review shots, delete one or all photos, taking photos extremely close up (macro), setting flash options, use auto timer feature, battery and safety tips. Learn and use the top ten classic photographic tips and techniques to shoot great photos. We will cover tips & techniques useful in medical environments for often hard to get photos.

Digital Video 101
Editing Essentials featuring iMovie (Macintosh)
Capturing, editing, and sharing video content are essential skills for effective communication and collaboration. New hardware and software now make it easier than ever to streamline the process and create robust projects. Come learn these processes using the Macintosh and iLife (featuring iMovie and iPhoto). Key steps, tips, and tricks for creating useful projects will be shared in this informative seminar.

Digital Video 101
Editing Essentials featuring Adobe Premiere Elements (Windows)
Capturing, editing, and sharing video content are essential skills for effective communication and collaboration. New hardware and software now make it easier than ever to streamline the process and create robust projects. Come learn these processes using the Windows and Adobe Premiere Elements. Key steps, tips, and tricks will be shared for creating useful projects in this informative seminar.

Digital Photo Editing, Enhancements, and File Management - Part 1
Learn to transfer photos from digital camera to computer - organize hundreds of photos, edit, create and share. Use photo organizer to show all photos in one convenient place, find photos using keyword tags, and apply helpful viewing modes. Use photo editing tools to: straighten, crop, rotate, sharpen, clone, fix imperfections, and remove red-eye. Perform color and lighting corrections using easy sliders. Combine photos in creative ways using layers to manage multiple photos, text, artwork, and frames.

Digital Photo Editing, Enhancements, and File Management – Part 2
Work with built-in symbols, artwork, shapes, lines, and patterns. Enhance photos by adding frames, special effect filters, and panoramic scenes. Create photo slide shows complete with narration and music, image galleries for your website, and photobooks which can be printed and bound. Resize and set image resolution for web, email, presentations, inkjet and laser printing, and mobile devices.

Macintosh Computer 101 - Getting Started
Are you new to Mac and want to learn more, then this session is for you. Learn the ease and fun of setting up Mac using built-in iLife: iTunes, iPhoto, iWeb, Safari browser, Mail, Address Book, iCal, and Grab. Mac allows you to work the way you think. Create any “Dock” icon to open files, applications, utilities in one-click. Use iPhoto to transfer photos from digital camera with ease, then edit and send photos via email effortlessly. Sync your music, sounds, Podcasts, audio books, videos to iPod or iTouch. Mac – it’s a way of life in the 21st Century.

iPhone 101 – Comprehensive Introduction to the iPhone
See demonstrations of how easy it is to setup and use iPhone – go further faster. Learn how to make, send, retrieve calls, email, search the web, sync calendar, address book and contacts, use Microsoft Exchange to manage and access data to/from iPhone. Examples of how thousands of developers have created specialized “applications” to solve information problems for large companies such as Epocrates medical software, universities, entertainment industry and lots more. Experience how iPhone provides a new way to control hand-held action games and visualization of 3D graphic environments for training. Learn how to use iPhone to download digital images, audio, and video see why the iPhone is being called the future of mobile information access and delivery.

Presentation Slides PDF 9/22/08 (pdf file)

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