SIG WEB is the Special Interest Group for Webmasters. We are a group of people interested in and enthusiastic about all things web related. Our group is made up of teachers, administrators, technology directors, etc.

OUR GOAL:
The goal of SIG WEB is to help educators understand new tools and techniques that make publishing to the web democratic, and connect end-users and developers making development for the web more intuitive, and leveraging technology to make a web designer out of everyone.

SIG WEB 2012 Annual Meeting

Lunch @ The Bite

Thursday, March 8th 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM • 151 Ottawa at Pearl, Grand Rapids
Make sure to sign up for SIGWEB membership when registering for the 2012 conference. Lunch will be provided by the SIG, all you need to bring is your appetite.

2012 Pre-Conference Sessions

SIGWEB 1: Cross Platform Mobile App Development

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM • Kent ISD
Steve Keinath, Teacher, Jackson Area Career Center
Utilize your current skills in programming and web development to build web apps and
native apps for mobile devices. Take pre-existing websites and applications and go
mobile with free and inexpensive tools! Attendees should come ready to dig into code!
Tools used in this workshop include Android SDK (free), PhoneGap (free),
Dreamweaver 5.5, and Corona SDK. LUNCH IS PROVIDED!

SIGWEB 2: Intro to HTML5 and CSS3 for Web Design Teacher

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM • Kent ISD
Pete Poggione, IT Director, Mattawan Consolidated School
Teach web design or web development? Want to know more about all the new amazing
things that HTML5 can do to change how we interact with the web? Come sit in on this
session to explore what the new web standard has to offer as well as CSS3. The web is 8
changing; don’t be left teaching your students about how to design websites for the 20th
century. LUNCH PROVIDED after the workshop!

SIGWEB 3: Publish to the Web - Simply and Easily

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM • Kent ISD
Amber Ashley, Teacher, Forest Hills Public School
Do you want to put content on the WWW? Need some ideas on how to publish videos,
pictures, and docs? Are you in need of fast, reliable, easy tools to get the job done?
Then this session is for you. Come learn web-publishing tools – build and grow skill sets
so you can leave MACUL 2012 fully prepared to increase your classroom’s reach
beyond the normal school day. Several tools will be taught – and you will walk away
with new skills sets, ideas, and tools to help you get the job done efficiently! COME EARLY - LUNCH PROVIDED before the workshop!