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SMARTBOARD TRAINING
SPREADSHEET MAGIC: Learn to use spreadsheets (Excel and AppleWorks) for math instruction and student activities. A spreadsheet is a terrific tool for students to use to interpret data and for performing calculations. You will learn how to create and use spreadsheets, including entering data, creating charts, and utilizing formulas. Leave this workshop with several activity ideas to use with your students immediately.
SPPS ONLINE RESOURCES: Using the District supplied digital resources to explore, expand and excite your classroom.
USING INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS IN MATH: Learn how to use NNS Interactive Teaching Programs (a collection of open-ended, stand-alone programs built in Flash and designed for presentation of key concepts.) In addition, we will quickly review the Keynote presentations that we have available on our Downloads page to supplement Everyday Math instruction.
VERNIER PROBEWARE IN SCIENCE: Learn to use Vernier hardware in small-group and interactive group settings in your classroom. Students will be able to conduct a variety of experiments and watch live as data is graphed. Available sensor hardware include Go!Motion, PH, Voltage, Light, and Temperature. The SPPS DMC has necessary hardware, including class sets of laptop computers, available for check-out for your project.
BETTER SEARCHING SKILLS: Too much information is one of today's challenges. Teachers and their students need to know how to find the information they need, whether it is the best information available, and, how to use it. We will learn strategies and tricks for making your searches more effective, examine the resources available to you and discuss student management when doing research.
COMPUTER BASICS: Do you have questions about using your computer that you don't know who to ask??? Do you wish you just had the time to make friends with technology? Come to this workshop for individualized help which will help move you into the world of the tech-savvy educator.
CREATING PRESENTATIONS (Keynote or Powerpoint): Learn how to create eye-catching, attention-grabbing, and interactive presentations to engage students in your curriculum and allow you to move away from the overhead to monitor your students. All the basics of how to create a presentation as well as how to import United Streaming videos will be covered. Creating interactive review activities will also be included.
INSPIRE DATA AND DATABASE USAGE: Learn to use the outstanding new software called InspireData and how to create database files for student and teacher use: creating fields and layouts, switching between views, sorting and filtering data.
READERS'S WORKSHOP AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
STUDENT LEARNING STATION IDEAS: You are using your eMac and projector in your instruction, but still aren't sure how to get all the students in your class in front of the computer to complete a task. We will look at project ideas and resources, and then discuss the particulars of managing your students in front of the computer.
INSPIRATION AND STUDENT LEARNING PROJECTS: We will review the "how tos" of this useful graphic organizer software, and then look at a variety of teacher and student uses. Use of Inspiration in various subject areas will be modeled and lesson resources will be provided.
TECH INTEGRATION AND WRITER'S WORKSHOP: How can teachers easily and efficiently integrate technology into Writer's Workshop? In this class we will look at way to use technology resources within the Writer's Workshop structure and format. An extensive resource list, aligned with Writer's Workshop Curriculum will be provided.
USING DIGITAL MICROSCOPES AND PROSCOPES: Learn to use digital microscopes and handheld Proscopes in small-group and presentation, interactive group settings in your classroom. With both of these tools you will be able to present live images/video to your students. Digital microscopes and student-use, handheld Proscopes are available for checkout from the SPPS DMC once you are trained.
URBAN PLANET FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS: A teacher's Urban Planet website can be a very effective and efficient instructional tool. Come to this 2 hour workshop to learn how to set up and manage a website that your classroom or grade level team uses to direct your students to resources, literacy and skill building activities, United Streaming videos and more.
UNITED STREAMING (Basic and Advanced)
URBAN PLANET (Custom Topic)
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: Learn the use of still cameras and basic photo managementment and editing.
iMOVIE (Basic and Advanced) Learn digital movie-making skills.
KIDSPIRATION: Learn the Inspirtation version aimed at primary-aged students.
INSPIREDATA: Learn the new data management program from the Inspiration Corp.
MICROSOFT OFFICE OVERVIEW
OPERATING SYSTEM OVERVIEW (Windows)
OPERATING SYSTEM OVERVIEW (Mac OS10)
VIEWPOINT: Learn to use the student data review tool.
SUMMARY REPORTS
WORD-PROCESSING (MS Word)
APPLEWORKS OVERVIEW
CLICKER
EVERDAYMATH TECHNOLOGY INFUSED LESSONS
CUSTOM TOPIC

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