2009-2010 Technology Course Offerings

 

CANCELLATIONS (click to see the list):  Please check this website regularly, ESPECIALLY on the day your course is scheduled to run.

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Course  #  -  Course Name	Instructor(s)	# of Credits
131 - Adobe Photoshop Elements I	S. Cromwell	6
114 - Elementary Software & Website	J. Nair	2
111 - Edline	Multiple	6
153 - Edline - Interactive Classroom	D. Andress	6
117 - Edline Refresher (3 hours)	Multiple	3
144 - Edline Tune Up	Multiple	1
163 - Excel for Athletics	M. Hall	4
164 - Excel for Everyone	M. Hall	3
165 - Excel for RTI	D. Andress	6
109 - GradeQuick Refresher	Multiple	3
110 - GradeQuick (WEB)	Multiple	6
147 - GradeQuick/Edline and the Report Card -    Maple/HS teachers	D. Andress	2
136 - Introduction to Podcasting	J. Terry	6
158 - Kidspiration	J. Nair	2
162 - Media Literacy	N. Karas	6
145 - Microsoft Office 2007 -	D. Andress	6
138 - Microsoft Publisher	S. Cromwell	6
132 - Microsoft Word  07 Basics	J. Nair	6
149 - PowerPoint Games	S. Cromwell	6
108 - PowerPoint - Project Based Learning	J. Nair	6
159 - SMART Board Elementary	J. Nair	6
160 - SMART Board Training Level 1A	Multiple	3
161 - SMART Board Training Level 1B	Multiple	3
166 - SMART Board Training Level 2A	K. Gordon	3
167 - SMART Board Training Level 2B	K. Gordon	3
155 - TV Studio Level 1:  Studio Hardware  (HS)	Multiple	6
156 - TV Studio Level 2:  Players and Production (HS)	Multiple	6-9
157 - TV Studio Level 3:  Hardware Theory and Practice (HS)	Multiple	6
130 - Using Digital Images in the Classroom	S. Cromwell	6
134 - Using Hot Potatoes w/Edline -	D. Andress	6
107 - Video Conferencing	Multiple	2
124 - Windows Movie Maker in the Classroom	D. Andress	6
142 - Websites that Work	S. Cromwell	6

 

 

 

 

 

107  video conferencing                                  2 credits                                        

Broaden the learning experiences of your students through videoconferencing! This interactive technology allows students to work collaboratively with peers within the district, with other school districts, or with outside content providers from just about anywhere. You will learn how to set up the camera, find video conference partners, and run it all independently!

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	M, July 13	8-11 AM	Geyser	J. Nair	Cancelled No Enrollment
2	M, Aug. 17	8-11 AM	Caroline	J. Nair	Cancelled No Enrollment
3	Th, Aug. 20	8-11 AM	Division	J. Nair	Cancelled

 

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108  PowerPoint -Project based learning

instructor: james nair                     6 Credits

 

PowerPoint 07 is a simple to use and very powerful computer presentation program.  It can easily be used to promote learning and interest in the classroom.  This 6-hour class will focus on teachers writing and preparing a PowerPoint presentation to be used for classroom instruction

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	M, July 20	8 AM-2 PM	Central Office C225	Reschedule/TBD
2	W, Oct 7 & 14	4-7 PM	Central Office C225	Cancelled

 

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109  GradeQuick Web Refresher                     3 Credits

Instructor(s):  D. Andress, J. Nair, J.Terry

GradeQuick is required for use by Middle and High School Teachers.  This course is designed to  help you brush up on your GradeQuick skills, as well as answer any specific questions you may have about how to best use the software.  This is a participant driven class!

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	Th, Sept. 24	3-6 PM	Maple P212	D. Andress	Notice date change from W, 9/23 to Th, 9/24
2	T, Aug. 25	8-11 AM	HS A114	J. Terry	Completed
3	M, Sept. 14	2:45-5:45 PM	HS A114	J. Terry	Completed

 

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110  GradeQuick ~WEB  ALL LEVELS                                    6 credits                  Instructor(s): Multiple       

This is a sophisticated application that interfaces with the StarBase student management system and Edline, the web interface for parents, teachers and students. With powerful report capabilities, you can edit each one to meet your specific need. 

Special Conditions for Elementary:  Special Education, special area, AIS Reading and Math teachers (and any other teacher who does not have a homeroom) must send (email) a list of students to Donna Andress in order  to schedule them into your classes.  Please do this at least a week before the course is to take place.  Otherwise, you will not have a grade book and will not be able to complete the course (2005-2006 students are OK to send)

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	T, W, Sept 1 & 2	8-11 AM	Division	D. Andress	Completed

 

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111  Edline                                                                                              6 Credits            Intructor(s):  Multiple

Edline is the district supported web service for teachers, students, and parents. Teachers manage their own web page that affords them the capability of communicating with parents & students by allowing the posting of grades, school, district and individual newsletters, student schedules, and much more. It directly interfaces with GradeQuick in order for teachers to do their grades from anywhere...It also has a new component called Interactive Classroom, which will be introduced during this class.

Special Conditions:  Any ELEMENTARY Special Education, special area,  AIS Reading and  Math teachers must send (email) a list of students to Donna Andress;  any ELEMENTARY specials teachers  who do not teach entire grade levels of students should send a list of homeroom numbers and grade levels in order  to schedule them into your classes.  Without schedules, you do not get Edline pages!  Please do this at least a week before the course is to take place.  Otherwise, you will not have an Edline account and will not be able to complete the course.

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	W, Th Aug. 26 & 27	8-11 AM	Division	D. Andress	Complete

 

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114    Elementary Software & Website—K-5 teachers                       

 Instructor:  J. Nair                                                                         2 credits              

This course will introduce teachers to the software on elementary classroom and library media center computers. Titles include: Accelerated Reader, Co-Writer, Discovery Channel Streaming, Kidspiration, Math Worksheet Generator, Micro-Type Pro, and Possibly Study Island.   Teachers will learn both the management and student sides of the software. Teachers will also be introduced to online curriculum sites through the district web page and other content providers.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	Th, July 16	8 - 10 AM	Central Office C225	Cancelled No Enrollment
2	W, Aug. 12	8 - 10 AM	Central Office C225	Cancelled

 

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117  Edline Refresher      3 Credits

Instructors: Various

 

Edline is a continuously changing program that offers more and more features!  This course is designed to  brush up on your Edline skills, as well as answer any specific questions you have, and introduce you to some of the new features of Edline..This course is for teachers who have taken the 6-hour Edline course but would like a refresher.  It may also be taken by teachers with  STRONG computer skills who have not yet taken Edline

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	M, Aug. 31	8-11 AM	Division	D. Andress	Completed
2	M, Aug. 24	8-11 AM	HS A114	J. Terry	Completed
3	M, Sept. 21	2:45-5:45 PM	HS A114	J. Terry	Completed
4	T, Aug. 25	8-11 AM	Division	K. Passaretti	Completed
5	T, Sept. 15	3-6 PM	Maple	D. Andress	Completed
6	Th, Sept. 17	4-7 PM	Central Office 225	D. Andress	Completed

 

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124  Using Windows Movie Maker in the Classroom
Instructor:  Donna Andress                                6 Credits

This course is designed to show you (and your students) the benefits of using movies for demonstration purposes, instructional purposes,  enhanced pod casts, or electronic portfolios,  that can be stand alone or uploaded to your Edline Pages.  Learn  how to create movies for these purposes and more!  You will learn how to  import images, add transitions, narration, titles, credits and music! 

Please have an instructional purpose in mind when you come to class.  When you're done, you will have a finished product to use with your students, or a project idea for your students!

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	W, Th, July 22 & 23	8-11 AM	Central Office C225	Cancelled No Enrollment
2	M, Oct 26, W, Oct. 28, T, Nov. 3	2:20-4:30 PM 3:00-5:00 PM	Maple D177	Completed
3	W, May 5 & 12	3:15-6:15 PM	Maple D177

 

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130  Using Digital Images in the Classroom

Instructor:  Shelly Cromwell                    6 Credits

Want to know what to do with digital pictures or pictures from the Internet, a digital camera or a scanner?  This class is an introduction to getting, storing and manipulating digital images from a variety of sources.  Participants will learn how to use pictures from a digital camera, scan in a picture and acquire pictures from the Internet.  (Bring a picture to scan.)  Also saving, working with and storing images will be covered.  Additional organization, storage, and use of images on a home folder will be covered.  Images can then be inserted into posters for the classroom or handouts/transparencies, etc.  (Recommended for all levels and disciplines)

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	T, July 28	8:30 AM - 2:30 PM	Maple 172	Completed
2	W, Oct. 28, Nov. 4 & 18	3:45 - 5:45 PM	Maple 172
3	Th, Mar. 25, W, Mar.31 & Th, Apr. 15, 2010	3:45 - 5:45 PM	Maple 172

 

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131  Adobe Photoshop Elements

Instructor:  Shelly Cromwell                 6 Credits

Ever wondered how photos are edited or how to remove red-eyes?  This course can help you learn some of the basics of Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0..  Learn how to do basic photo editing such as removing color, adjusting brightness and color contrast.  Correct and improve pictures before inserting into a document.  Saving pictures as .jpg, .gif and .psd will be covered.

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	M, Aug. 3	9:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Maple 172	Completed
2	T, March 9, 16, & 23, 2010	3:30 - 5:30 PM	Maple 172

 

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132  Microsoft Word 07 Basics

Instructor: James Nair                                6 Credits

Microsoft Word 07 is a powerful and versatile word processing tool.  Although many use the program on a regular basis there are many features and shortcuts that can increase productivity and make the use of the program more effective.  The goal of the course is to increase teachers comfort level with the product and master new ways of using Word as a teaching tool.

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	M, Aug. 10	8 AM-2 PM	Location change to-HS Library #110M	Completed
2	W, Oct. 21 & 28	4-7 PM	Central Office C225	Completed

 

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134  Using  Hot Potatoes (and other FREE software)  

Instructor:  Donna Andress                                              6 Credits

This software will be on most  (if not all) computers by fall of 2009! A great resource for Elementary, Middle and High School Teachers.

This course is designed to take Edline to the next level using Hot Potatoes and other Online resources  Hot Potatoes  software comes from the University of Victoria (Canada) and  is free for use by individuals working for state-funded educational institutions which are non-profit making providing the material you produce using the program are available free of charge via the Web (on Edline).

This is useful for short-term assessment in all content areas, vocabulary practice, and concept review.

Software that enables you to create 6 different interactive online activities (World Wide Web)

1.      Crossword Puzzle

2.      Multiple-Choice

3.      Short-Answer

4.      Jumbled-Sentence

5.      Matching/Ordering

6.      Fill In the Blank (Gap-Fill)

Teachers who register must bring curriculum that they are ready to use for online worksheet creation.  Vocabulary lists, reading passages, comprehension questions make excellent materials for this purpose.

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	T, Th, July 7 & 9	8-11 AM	Geyser	Completed
2	M, Aug. 10	12 - 6 PM	Maple 212/CO 225	Completed
3	M, May 17 & 24, 2010	3-6 PM	Maple D177

 

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136  Introduction to Podcasting            Instructor:   Jody Terry          6 Credits

 

In this class teachers will learn what podcasting is, how it can be used as a valuable educational tool, and how to create an "enhanced" podcast in Garageband on MacIntosh laptops.  The following programs will also be covered in this class as they all integrate to create a podcast: PhotoBooth, iPhoto, iTunes, and Keynote. Sample podcasts will be viewed and discussed for ideas.  Teachers will create a lesson done as a podcast that can then be posted on their Edline site.

 

Limited to 15 participants each class

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	M, W, Th, Aug. 17, 19 & 20	9-11 AM	HS DL Room	Cancelled No Enrollment
2	M, Nov. 2, 9, & 11	2:45-5:45 PM	HS DL Room	Cancelled No Enrollment

 

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138  Microsoft Publisher                          6 credits

Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application that novices can use to create professional looking publications.  It is best suited for creating documents with fancy layouts and lots of pictures.  Easily create, customize, publish materials such as newsletters, brochures, flyers, catalogs, web sites and more.  With Publisher, you can personalize your work, making it look like it was professionally printed.

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	T, July 21	8:30 - 2:30 PM	Maple 172	Completed
2	Th, Mar. 4, 11 & 18, 2010	3:15 - 5:15 PM	Maple 172

 

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142  Websites That Work            Instructor:  Shelly Cromwell                        6 Credits

 

Do you want to find good lessons on the Internet?  Select great websites specific to your curriculum needs.  Participants will create a lesson within their curriculum area as well and additional websites will be available.  This course can provide websites for your Edline page.  Bring an idea or theme for a lesson for a discussion of ideas.  (Recommended for all levels and disciplines)

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	W, Aug. 12	8:30 AM - 2:30 PM	Maple 172	Completed
2	Th, Apr. 22, 29, May 6, 2010	3:15 - 5:15 PM	Maple 172

 

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144  Edline Tune-Up                        1 Credit

Instructors High School/Jody Terry   -   Maple/Donna Andress   -   Elementary/Jim Nair or Kristin Passaretti

 

This is a one hour class in which teachers will have the opportunity to fine tune their Edline skills and their class pages with the support of an Edline Instructor.  Instruction will be determined by the questions/needs of the participants including:  file organization, visibility, troubleshooting, advanced features of Edline, etc.

New features periodically introduced by Edline will also be taught.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	M, Oct. 5	2:30-3:30 PM	Maple D177	D. Andress	Complete
2	M, Oct. 19	2:30-3:30 PM	Maple D177	D. Andress	Complete
3	M, Oct. 5	3:45-4:45 PM	Lake	K. Passaretti	Complete
4	M, Oct. 26	3:45-4:45 PM	Lake	K. Passaretti	Complete

 

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145  Microsoft Office 2007                                                             6 Credits

Instructor:   Donna Andress

This course is designed to take people through the Microsoft Office 2007 suite of software. It will focus on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and some Access. The intent is to allow users the opportunity to explore how to use the new features of Office 2007  including but not limited to:

1. Application Options

2. Using the Office Button

3. Navigating by using the Ribbon system

4. Using the documentation to help you find “old commands”

5. Customizing Options and Quick Reference Toolbar

6. Useful Shortcut Keys

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	W, Th., July 14 & 15	8-11 AM	Central Office C225	Cancelled No Enrollment
2	M, Nov. 9 & 16	3:15-6:15	Geyser	Note: Location change
3	M, Mar. 15 & 22	2:30 - 5:30 PM	Maple D177

 

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147  GradeQuick/Edline and the Report Card                2 Credits

Instructor:   Donna Andress

 

This course is designed to take people through the process of preparing their GradeQuick grade books to interface with the Starbase student management system  for report card generation by:

1. Explaining how the process works when taking information from GradeQuick/Edline to Starbase.

2. Showing teachers how to setup their grade books for standard and/or pass/fail classes

3. Sending grade reports to Edline with just the right information!

4. Showing teachers how to "turn off" exporting features for courses that are not included on the report card.

5. Making changes in Starbase after the GradeQuick upload.

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1		2:30 - 4:30 PM	Maple D177	To Be Rescheduled

 

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149 PowerPoint Games                                      6 Credits

Instructor:   Shelley Cromwell

 

This class is for the semi-experienced PowerPoint user.  Game templates will be reviewed and available to class participants.  Create interactive games to reinforce your curriculum such as:  Jeopardy, Final Answer, Who Am I, Link It, 8 Ball, Match It, I Guess, Spell It, etc.  Bring lessons & ideas to create your own PowerPoint game to use now or for next year! Great for review.

 

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	T, Aug. 11	9:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Maple 172	Completed
2	Th, Oct 15, 22 & 29	3:30 - 5:50 PM	Maple 172	Completed
3	T, Apr. 20, 27 & May 4, 2010	3:30 - 5:50 PM	Maple 172

 

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153  Edline's Interactive Classroom - Web 2.0                      Instructor: Donna Andress

6 Credits

Welcome to the 21^st century classroom!  The Interactive Classroom is the newest addition of features accessible through Edline. 

Use Interactive Classroom to create:

• Digital Drop box for handing out and collecting assignments electronically.  No more paper hand in, no more excuses from absent students!  Essays, movies, PowerPoint presentations, just about any assignment can be turned in electronically.  All accessible from work or home at your convenience.

• Online tests, quizzes, practice assignments (worksheets) that can be automatically graded and put into your grade book! * You can even IMPORT some of your existing materials to create some of  these items!

•  Discussion boards (blogs)

• Surveys

• Track and review student responses Interactive classroom provides information on which students have and have not submitted a response and then, with a single click, allows you to send an e-mail reminder to users who have not submitted a response, providing they have added an email address when they activated their account.

• Analyze results (item analysis and grade sheet)

 

*Students must have an active Edline account,  the parent account cannot be used for this purpose.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	T, W, Aug. 18 & 19	8-11 AM	Central Office C225	Completed
2	M, Sept. 14 & 21	2:30-5:30 PM	Maple D177	Completed
3	T, Sept. 29, Th, Oct. 1 and T, Oct. 6	4-6 PM	Division	Completed
4	M, March 1 & 8, 2010	2:30-5:30 PM	Maple D177
5	M, May 30 & 10	3:00-6:00 PM	Maple D177

 

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155  TV Studio Level 1:  Space and Studio Hardware                6 Credits

Instructors: J. Nair and J. Terry

 

High School Television and Video Production Studio is a tremendous resource for HS students. The goal of this course is to provide level 1 knowledge to participants in the basic equipment used in a production. Participants will see and use the equipment and be given time for hands on activities. This class is required for teachers wanting to use the studio for class projects.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	TBD	TBD	HS TV Studio	Nair/Terry	Reschedule/TBD

 

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156 TV Studio Level 2:  Players and Production               6-9 Credits

Instructors: J. Nair and J. Terry

 

Pre-Requisite: TV  Studio 1

 

Identify the topic and process of mounting a class production using the SSCSD Television and Video Production Facility. Course will include a brief review of the studio hardware as well as introducing the process of completing a class project. Topics include the assignment of jobs, script writing, creating a basic cut sheet, the rehearsal process, and broadcast to DVD. Participants must complete the level 1 class prior to taking this course.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	TBA	TBA	HS TV Studio	J. Terry	Cancelled

 

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157  TV Studio Level 3:  Theory and Practice               6 Credits

Instructors: J. Nair and J. Terry

 

Pre-Requisite: TV  Studio 1

 

Move beyond the basics of the SSCSD Television Studio hardware. Participants will focus on Camera operation (in studio and remote shooting),Lighting theory and practice, advanced audio mixing and equalization, use of the graphics computer and the participant creation of tutorial on the system of their choosing.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	M, Aug. 24	8 AM - 2 PM	HS TV Studio	J. Nair	Cancelled

 

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158  Kidspiration                                                       2 Credits

Instructors: J. Nair

 

Kidspiration is a versatile graphic organizer program on all elementary computers.  This class will give elementary teachers the experience and skills to fully use the program.  Teachers will have some time to develop custom resources for their classrooms.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	M, July 13	10 AM - 12 PM	Geyser Road	Cancelled No Enrollment
2	M, Aug. 17	10 AM - 12 PM	Caroline	Cancelled No Enrollment
3	Th, Aug 20	10 AM - 12 PM	Division	Cancelled

 

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159  SMART Board Elementary             6 Credits

Instructors: J. Nair

 

This class will give SMART Board users in the SSCSD a chance to explore some advanced features of SMART Board Software.  Teachers will develop some interactive lessons as well as build a function machine.  Teachers will also have some time to develop lessons in small groups.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	T,  Aug. 11	8-2:00	Location change to HS Library 110M	J. Nair	Completed
2	M,  Aug. 31 T Sept. 1	8-11	Admin 225	J. Nair	Completed
3	T,  Nov. 17 & 24	4:00-7:00	Admin 225	J. Nair	Cancelled due to no enrollment
4	T, Jan. 12 & 19	4:00-7:00	Admin 225	J. Nair

 

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160  SMART Board Training Level 1A              3 Credits

Instructors: Multiple

 

 

 

This course is an introduction to the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard and its Notebook software.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	W, July  22	8 - 11 AM	HS-DL Lab	C. Quinn	Completed
2	T, July 28	8 - 11 AM	HS-DL Lab	N. Piscitelli	Completed
3	T, Aug. 4	8 - 11 AM	HS-DL Lab	M. Leonard	Completed
4	T, Aug. 18	12 - 3 PM	HS DL Lab	L. Perry	Completed
5	W, Sept. 2	8 - 11 AM	HS Lib A110M	J. Terry	Completed
6	Th, Nov. 19	3:15:6:15	HS Lib A110M	N. Piscitelli
7	M, Nov. 23	2:45-5:45	HS DL Lab	C. Quinn
8	Th, Dec. 3	3:15-6:15	HS DL Lab	M.Leonard
9	Th, Feb. 25	3:15-6:15	HS Lib A110M	N. Piscitelli

 

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161 SMART Board Training Level 1B            3 Credits

Instructors: Multiple

 

Pre-requisite -SMART Board Training Level 1A

 

This course is a continuation of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard and its Notebook software.   You must have taken Level 1A training to participate in this course

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	Th, July 30	8 - 11 AM	HS DL Lab	K. Swift	Completed
2	W, Aug. 5	8 - 11 AM	HS DL Lab	K. Wolpert	Completed
3	Th, Aug. 13	8 - 11 AM	HS DL Lab	K. Gordon	Completed
4	M, Nov. 30	2:45-5:45	HS DL Lab	C. Quinn
5	W, Dec. 9	3:15-6:15	HS DL Lab	K. Swift
6	Th, Dec. 10	3:15-6:15	HS DL Lab	M. Leonard
7	M, Jan. 11	2:45-5:45	HS DL Lab	K. Wolpert

 

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162 - Media Literacy                      6 Credits

Instructor: Nicole Karas

A timely topic that can fit in every age group and be targeted to any subject area.  You can use Media Literacy to teach kids to analyze media and become smart media consumers.  The lesson(s) you create will target your particular subject area and curriculum.  In this class you will learn about Media Literacy, experience a multimedia presentation and then create one for your particular class including handouts and assessments.  Media Literacy can be inserted as a standalone lesson, a week long plan or longer.  You can cater the structure to your particular class and technology skills, and it can be presented in a low tech or high tech format.  This class will teach you the background and history of Media Literacy and give you time to generate usable curriculum specifically for your classes.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	W, Aug. 19 & 26	9AM - 12 PM	Maple 242	Cancelled due to lack of enrollment
2	T, Oct. 20 & 27	3:00 - 6:00 PM	P215	Completed
3	T, March 2 & 9	3:00 - 6:00 PM	P215

 

 

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163  Excel for Athletics                   4 Credits

Instructor:  Mike Hall

 

Intended for Teachers & Coaches

 

Construction of useful teaching/coaching resources such as:

Schedule/Calendars - weekly, monthly, season (sport team), yearly.

Seating charts, lesson plans, units plans, stats- game stats, run total for season stats, roster management, etc.

 

Course Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	W, Th Nov. 4 & 5	4:00-6:00	Maple Ave. Computer Lab	Completed
2	T, W, Feb. 23 & 24	4:00-6:00	Maple Ave. Computer Lab
3	T, W, June 8 & 9	4:00-6:00	Maple Ave. Computer Lab

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164 Excel for Everyone                                 3 Credits

Instructor:  Mike Hall

 

Intended for Special Area and/or Classroom Teachers

 

Construction of useful teaching resources such as:

Schedule/Calendars - weekly, monthly, yearly. Seating charts, lesson plans, units plans, student handouts, Grading, test and quiz creation, study sheets.

 

 

Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	T, W, Nov. 17 & 18	4:00-5:30	Maple Ave. Computer Lab
2	T, W, Jan.  26 & 27	4:00-5:30	Maple Ave. Computer Lab
3	T, W, May  11 & 12	4:00-5:30	Maple Ave. Computer Lab

 

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165 Excel for RTI                                       6 Credits                                         

Instructor:  Donna Andress                                                                   

Intended for any teacher involved in the RTI initiative

This course offers the tools necessary to collect, manage, and graph data directly for the District's Response to Intervention initiative.  A practical, hands-on opportunity that will allow time for actual application, this course is a must for those teachers who are required to collect and display RTI data!

 

Section	Date	Time	Location	Status
1	Nov. 4, 5 & 12	4:00-6:00	Caroline St. Library Lab
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166 SMART Board Training Level 2A             3 Credits

The SMART Board Training Level 2A course begins to explore the more advanced features found in the SMART Notebook software.  This course is for teachers who have completed Level 1 training and/or are already proficient in using the Notebook software.  Modules 1-4 in the SMART Board Level 2 Learner workbook will be covered.

1. Best Practices and tools

2. Structuring and organizing lessons

3. Adding style to lesson activities

4. Building interactive lesson activities

Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	W, Dec. 2	3:15-6:15	HS,  Room A110M	K, Gordon
2	W, Jan. 20	3:15-6:15	HS,  Room A110M	K, Gordon
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167 SMART Board Training Level 2B                   3 Credits

The SMART Board Training Level 2B Course continues to explore the advanced features found in the SMART Notebook software.  This course is for teachers who have completed Level 2A training and/or are already proficient in using the Notebook software.  Modules 5-10 in the SMART Board Level 2 Learner workbook will be covered:

5. Integrating rich-media into lesson activities

6. Delivering lessons and leveraging interactive tools

7. The Value of Assessment

8. Bringing it all together

9. Additional Resources

Section	Date	Time	Location	Instructor	Status
1	M, Jan. 25	2:45-5:45	HS,  Room A110M	K. Wolpert
2	W, Jan. 27	3:15-6:15	HS,  Room A110M	K. Swift
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