Professional Development

School Technology Solutions

On-Site Professional Development: Half Day or Full Day

Off-Site Modules with video chat support

Denise Meyer is a Computer Teacher, Technology Coach and IT support with over 25 years of computer technology experience. She has designed and teaches classes at two universities helping teachers implement technology in the classroom with practical resources for a variety of grade levels and content areas.

Professional Development is geared toward your staff, its technology environment and your school's unique needs.

Teaching with iPads

iPads in the Classroom prepares teachers to effectively implement tablets in a Pre-K-12 setting and a variety of content areas. There is a strong focus on general iPad usage, implementing tablet technology in the classroom, finding apps, and creating content to support differentiated instruction and meeting curriculum and learning goals.

Topics

Teaching with iPads

Using iPads in the classroom

The iPad as a creation tool

Google in the Classroom

Google Apps for Education are a powerful productivity tools that are free for educational use. They make collaborating and sharing a snap and can be used on any device.

Topics

Google Getting Started

Gives teachers hands-on experiences with using Google Apps for Education; including Chrome, Chrome Extensions and Google Drive, Gmail, Calendar

Google Basics

Covers the app suites of Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms and Drawing and how they can be

Google Jedi

Explores Classroom, Sites, Groups, Hangouts, Keep, Youtube

Google Explorer

Digital Citizenship: Searching, Safety, Footprint

Notebook Software in the Classroom (any version)

Smartboard Notebook software is a powerful tool for lesson creation, engaging and interactive lessons within content areas. This course is geared toward teachers of all age levels and subject areas. Participants will develop lessons using Smart Notebook software, as well as navigate Exchange, their customized database of ready-made lessons to suit their curriculum and classroom.

Topics

Notebook Basics:

Includes an overview of the software and the menu bars. It also covers the first tab called pages.

Interactivity: Gallery essentials, properties and lesson activity builder tabs.

Exchange and Engage: Find lessons that are already created, multimedia; adding sounds and video.

Technology Tools in the Classroom

Technology Tools in the Classroom prepares teachers to effectively implement Internet technology in a K-12 setting. This course has a strong focus on implementing technology in the classroom.

Topics

Teaching with web tools in the classroom: Teacher Productivity, Learning management sites

Taking it online: How to make lessons interactive

Bookmarking, Mindmaps, Book Creators, Online Books, Digital Storytelling, Surveys, Quizzes, Polls

Student Creation Tools: Put learning in your students hands

Blogging, Website Creation, Wikis, Comics and Animation, Presentations, Whiteboards, Poster Creators

Multimedia Creation in the Classroom

Creating your own content for courses is becoming very easy with all the tools available. From creating videos to screencasting, you and your students can use tools to create, explain and assess knowledge.

Topics

Multimedia Creation in the classroom

Video Creation, Podcasting

Screencasting, Animation

Video Hosting/Publishing

To learn more about any of these topics please contact:

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