Technology+Professional+Development+Sessions

= Please register early. Seating is limited! To register for a session, click on the date. = =Promethean Board Training= ** Introduction To ActivInspire ** – This is an introductory course on using your ActivBoard and ActivInspire software. This is also a good refresher course. Choose one session. Sept 16: 8:30 – 11:30  Sept 16: 12:30 – 3:30   Sept 30: 8:30 – 11:30   Sept 30: 12:30 – 3:30

** Promethean Level II ** – Ready to take your Promethean skills to the next level? This course will show you how to use some of the advanced features of your ActivInspire software. Choose one session. Sept 26: 8:30 – 11:30

Sept 26: 12:30 – 3:30

Oct 4: 8:30 – 11:30

Oct 4: 12:30 – 3:30

** Intro to ActivExpressions ** – Learn how to use Student Response Devices with your students. Learn how to display questions on your ActivBoard and have your students respond via their devices.

Sept 19: 8:30 – 11:30

Oct 14: 11:30 – 3:30 ** Be Google Earth Active ** – Turn your students into globe trekkers using your ActivBoard and Google Earth. Choose one session. Sept 28: 8:30 - 11:30

Oct 6: 12:30 – 3:30

Nov 3: 8:30 – 11:30

** Discover An ActivEducation ** – Learn how to incorporate great resources from Discovery Education with your ActivBoard (Formerly United Streaming). This is an introductory course.

Oct 18: 8:30 – 11:30

** ActivClassroom Instruction That Works ** – This course will show you how to incorporate teaching strategies from the Robert Marzano book, //Classroom Instruction That Works// with your Interactive Whiteboard.

Oct 21: 8:30 – 11:30

=SMART Board Training= ** SMART Basics ** – This is an introductory course on using your SMART board and Notebook software. This is also a good refresher course. Choose one session. Sept 23: 8:30 – 11:30 Sept 23: 12:30 – 3:30 Sept 28: 12:30 – 3:30 ** Be Earth SMART ** – In this course you will learn about using Google Earth with your SMART Board to travel the world. Choose one session. Sept 28: 8:30 – 11:30 Oct 6: 12:30 – 3:30 Nov 3: 8:30 – 11:30 ** SMART Classroom Instruction That Works ** – This course will show you how to utilize teaching strategies from Robert Marzano’s book //Classroom Instruction That Works// with your SMART Board. Oct 21: 12:30 – 3:30 ** Discover a SMART Education ** – Learn about using your SMART Board with Discovery Education (Formerly United Streaming). Oct 18: 12:30 – 3:30

Web-based Tools Oct 24: 12:30 – 3:30 Oct 27: 8:30 – 11:30 ** *Online Collaboration with Google Docs ** – Learn how to create documents similar to Word, PowerPoint and Excel that everyone can work on in real-time! Create forms and quizzes that students can take online with the results being sent directly to you in a spreadsheet. Choose one session. Gr.K-12 Must have a Google account. Oct 3: 8:30 – 11:30 Oct 3: 12:30 – 3:30 Oct 12: 8:30 – 11:30 ** Student Response Tools ** – Are you looking for ways to engage your students in the class conversation? In this course we will visit various websites that allow a teacher to receive feedback from students via the web. Choose one session. Gr. K-12 Nov 1: 12:30 – 3:30 Nov 4: 8:30 – 11:30 ** No Games Here! ** – Looking for websites to use with your Promethean or SMART board? In this course we will show you various content based websites that you can use with your students and your interactive whiteboard. Gr. 3-8    Nov 9: 8:30 – 11:30 Nov 9: 12:30 – 3:30 ** Prezi: The Zooming Presentation ** – Are you and your students tired of using PowerPoint? This course shows you how to create an online zooming visual map that students can use for project presentations and digital storytelling. Take text, images and video to another dimension. Choose one session. Gr. K-12 Nov 7: 8:30 – 11:30 Nov 7: 12:30 – 3:30 ** *Google Maps in the Classroom ** – In this course we will show you how to create your own customized Google maps that can be published to the web. Students can create placemarkers on your class map that include text descriptions, video or audio that they have captured. Must have a Google account. Nov 11: 8:30 – 11:30 Nov 11: 12:30 – 3:30
 * Let’s Animate! ** – This course will introduce you to free websites that will allow your students to create animations that retell a story or explain a newly learned concept. Choose one session. Gr. K-8