Below you will find a listing of the courses we offer. If there is an interest in taking a class, please contact your Instructional Technology Coordinator to arrange on site training at your location.
| Course Name |
Class Length |
Target Audience |
Points |
Pre-Requisites |
Description |
| Power
Teaching with PowerPoint (I) |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
Basic
computer skills |
This course will teach
various ways to combine PowerPoint presentations with lessons that you
currently teach to create dynamic, come-alive lessons |
|
Integrating Microsoft Paint in the
Curriculum |
4 hour class |
K-12 Teachers |
4 |
Beginning Windows 98 experience |
Grab
your electronic paintbrush and join us for an afternoon of fun! Have
hands on experience weaving the tools and colors found in Microsoft
Paint into science, math, language arts and social studies. |
| Using
Technology Tools to Retell a Story |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
Beginning
Word and Beginning PowerPoint experience |
Add excitement to
retelling a story by integrating technology which supports curriculum
and technology standards. In this workshop learn how to use various
Microsoft applications to actively involve students in reading
instruction. |
|
Enhancing Classroom Instruction with Word
(I) |
4 hour class |
K-12 Teachers |
4 |
None |
In
this course experience hands-on training in developing learning
activities with Microsoft Word and you will learn how to apply
technology to increase productivity and communication |
| Enhancing
Classroom Instruction with Word (II) |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
Basic Word
Processing Skills |
Learn ways to manage
student learning in a technology-enhanced environment. You will explore
the use of drawing tools for graphic organizers and learn how to use
teacher feedback tools in Word |
|
Power Teaching with PowerPoint (II) |
4 hour class |
K-12 Teachers |
4 |
Beginning PowerPoint Skills |
Learn
how to add sound, video, and graphics from outside sources, animate
charts for interactive activities, and insert buttons with special
effects |
| Crunching
Numbers and Displaying Data with Excel for the Secondary Classroom |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
None |
Experience first hand
Excel's capabilities as a powerful spreadsheet for crunching numbers and
displaying data. Learn the basics of creating and formatting a
spreadsheet for performing simple calculations and creating charts |
|
Analyzing Data with Excel (II) |
4 hour class |
K-12 Teachers |
4 |
Spreadsheet knowledge |
Upon
completion of this hands-on module participants will know how to use
Excel as a database management tool. The activities include creating a
database, querying and filtering data in a spreadsheet, and setting up a
mail merge |
| Catch the
Wave of Internet Integration |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
None |
Fine tune your
searching and browsing skills in addition to learning strategies for
managing all of the Favorites. Participants will visit various
educational sites that provide comprehensive instructional information
and activities. |
|
Enhancing Reading Comprehension with
Scavenger Hunts |
4 hour class |
K-12 Teachers |
4 |
Internet Experience |
Scavenger hunts provide avenues for students to practice
problem-solving, improve reading comprehension skills, and conduct
research using the Internet. Participants will learn how to develop
their own scavenger hunt. |
| Creating
Web-Quests for Inquiry-Oriented Projects |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
Internet
Experience |
Teachers will learn how
to edit htm documents, insert graphics and hyperlinks, use themes, and
create bookmarks in Microsoft Word. Participants will be shown how to
utilize Web Quests both on and off a network |
|
Informational Tools: Using ProQuest,
Grolier, and Maps101 |
4 hour class |
School Media Specialists and K-12 Teachers |
4 |
none |
Harness the power of online content with online tools such as ProQuest,
Grolier Online and Maps 101 to create engaging learning environments
that promote student achievement |
| Integrating
Technology in Reader's and Writer's Workshop |
4 hour class |
K-8
Teachers |
4 |
Basic
Internet Skills |
This class will
focus specifically on specific Mini-Lessons and activities that are
based on literature (both fiction and informational) and provide a
technological application |
|
Using PowerPoint to Create Electronic
Portfolios |
4 hour class |
K-12 Teachers |
4 |
Basic Power Point Skills |
Teachers will discover the ease of managing classroom portfolios by
using a portfolio template in PowerPoint. Teachers will learn how to
link student documents, add photos, and additional assignments to meet
the portfolio requirements. |
| StoryQuest:
An Adventure in Reading and the Internet |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
Basic Word
Processing Skills |
This course will review
the S.C.O.R.E. Cyberguides and use them for examples on how to create
internet adventures that is based on reading (both fiction and
informational) materials |
|
Publishing: Find the Writers in Your
Classroom |
4 hour class |
K-12 Teachers |
4 |
Basic Word Processing Skills |
This
course will focus on how to teach students to publish their written
assignments. This class will cover adding graphics, revision steps,
editing, animations (electronic portfolios), adding backgrounds, and
color |
| Extra!Extra!
Read All About It! Using Word to Create a Newsletter |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
Basic Word
Processing Skills |
This course will focus
on using Publisher and a novel/story and creating a newspaper. Teachers
will learn how to take the main events from a story (both fiction and
informational) and compare it to a real newspaper |
|
Kidspiration |
4 hour class |
K-5 Teachers |
4 |
Basic Computer Skills |
In
this workshop, participants will learn how Inspiration software can be
used to support reading and writing instruction throughout the
curriculum. Participants will receive a free copy of Kidspiration |
| Inspiration |
4 hour class |
K-12
Teachers |
4 |
Basic
Computer Skills |
In this workshop,
participants will learn how Inspiration software can be used to support
reading and writing instruction throughout the curriculum. Participants
will receive a free copy of Inspiration |
|
A Look at free Online Resources |
2 hour class |
K-12K-12 Teachers |
2 |
Basic Computer Skills |
This
course identifies ways that the Internet can enhance classroom
instruction. Teachers are given many online subscriptions to curriculum,
reference materials, and search engines. A nees for every classroom
teacher. |
