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Inspired Learning in the Classroom
Find out how to engage and support the learning
of special education students in the mainstream by providing them with material
that is visually supported. Learn how Inspiration teachers will have the
opportunity to create concept maps, webs, and timelines to use in the
classroom.
Recommended for:
Special and regular education teachers, media specialist, parents.
Interactive Curriculum
NEW
Enhance your curriculum with a collection of
interactive webpages made by you using a Word template. Participants will
develop Bloom-style questions focused on quality Internet resources for students
to explore, respond, and then submit to you with the click of a button!
Recommended for:
Teachers of Grades K-8
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Digital Day
Learn how to use a digital camera
throughout your day to build your students’ reading and writing skills. See how
you can use these digital pictures to create personalized books for each student
or activity in your room. You will learn to crop your photos, add text and
print. Each participant will complete a short book (2-3 pages) to bring back to
the classroom.
Recommended for:
Teachers, therapists, parents.
Puzzlemaker
Create, print and save customized word search,
crossword, and math puzzles using your own word lists. In this workshop,
teachers will make Word Search puzzles, Criss-Cross puzzles, Mazes, Hidden
Messages, Number Blocks, Math Squares, Double Puzzles, Cryptograms, Letter
Tiles, or Fallen Phrases. You bring the content and together we will create
puzzles for student practice.
Recommended for:
Anyone who needs puzzles for student use.
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Smart board for Beginners
Are you getting the most out of your
SMART interactive whiteboard? Do you know how to use the new features that have
been added to the latest version of SMART software? Be able to answer 'yes' to
these questions with confidence by attending this workshop. Learn how you can
create interactive lessons that will make teaching and learning more engaging
for you and your students.
Recommended for: Anyone interested in using a SMART board.
Talking Books: K
– 8
Here’s a simple technology project for the classroom. Using Microsoft PowerPoint
students can make interactive talking books that can be used in the classroom or
uploaded to the Internet to be shared by all. In this workshop, you will learn
how to make a PowerPoint book with sounds, animated graphics and hyperlinks.
Recommended for: Teachers of grades k-8, special education teachers
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Thinkfinity
Verizon's education portal, provides the highest quality educational resources
to teachers and students. Developed by world-renowned organizations who are
experts in their fields, these standards-based resources include lessons plans,
student materials, reviewed Web resources and interactives. Learn more about
Thinkfinity's free teacher resources and how to effectively integrate online
educational resources into your curriculum to increase student achievement.
Recommended for:
All Teacher
TOOL
Resources to Differentiate Instruction in Social Studies
Learn how to use exemplary lesson plans,
podcasts and PowerPoint presentations developed by master teachers through The
Overcoming Obstacles to Liberty (T.O.O.L.) Fellowship. See how technology can
make your great lessons greater while meeting a variety of student learning
styles. Learn how to maximize the use of Unitedstreaming, create original movies
with PhotoStory3, design graphic organizers using Inspiration, and how to put
all these pieces together in Smart notebook software for interactive use on your
Smart board. The TOOL lessons you'll take back with you are ready to use
immediately. Bring your curriculum materials and existing lessons to produce
motivating materials for your classroom.
Recommended for: Social Studies teachers who
want to add more pizzazz to their classroom
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Introduction to Microsoft Word
After this full-day workshop, you won't be able to imagine how you existed
without Microsoft Word. You will learn to create, save and open documents;
change the style and color of text; add borders and shading; and use the spell
checker and thesaurus. This course fulfills the "Word Processing" requirement
for NJDOE's Beginner Technology Proficiency Level Certificate.
Recommended for: Anyone who wants to learn word processing. Some experience
using a mouse and Windows is suggested, but not necessary. No experience with
Word is expected.
From Excel to Access and Back
Do you have lists of information in
an Excel spreadsheet? Do you have to download NJDOE reports using Excel? Are
you limited in how you can extract specifics within Excel? Then this half-day
workshop is for you. We will show how to import Excel worksheets into Access,
design simple select queries and reports, and then export back to Excel for
analysis. Bring your spreadsheets with you and leave with the reports you need.
Recommended for: Participants familiar with Excel and basic database
design.
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Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Ready for the next step beyond
calculators? This full-day workshop will cover the skills needed to create basic
spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. Learn to create, save and open spreadsheets;
enter and edit data in a spreadsheet; build formulas and create charts. This
course fulfills the “Introduction to Spreadsheet and Graphing” requirement for
NJDOE’s Beginner Technology Proficiency Level Certificate.
Recommended for: Anyone interested in creating spreadsheets. Experience
using a mouse is needed.
Introduction to Adobe
Photoshop Elements
This workshop is for
anyone who needs to learn the basics of correcting digital and scanned picture
files using Photoshop Elements the less complex photo editing program from
Adobe. Learn how to use automatic color correction and image enhancement and
dabble with the panoramic feature included with the software. Create an original
work of art and save a copy for the Internet. We will have fun with picture
filters creating several images from just one photo . Participants are urged
to bring images to scan and/or their own digital pictures to work on.
Recommended for: K-12 teachers and digital camera enthusiasts.
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Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint.This full-day workshop will enable participants to create multimedia
presentations to support all aspects of teaching and learning. Participants will
explore features in PowerPoint, which bring slides to life. You will learn how
to animate your slides and how to add interesting transitions between slides.
This course fulfills the “Introduction to Multimedia” requirement for NJDOE’s
Beginner Technology Proficiency Level Certificate. To help with the creation of
your own PowerPoint presentation you might want to bring a textbook or other
curriculum materials
Recommended for: Anyone who wants to create dynamic presentations. Some
computer experience is required.
Making the Most of Your PowerPoint
Want to add pizzazz to your PowerPoint? Be daring and toss aside the program’s
tired templates. This workshop will give you techniques and ideas to make your
presentations more appealing and more professional. Explore how to make your
visuals more dynamic with basic slide design—all you need to have is the basic
knowledge of how to create a slide.
Recommended for
Participants with a basic understanding of PowerPoint
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Using Microsoft Movie Maker as a Presentation
Tool
If your district has Microsoft
Windows XP operating system then you have Movie Maker at your fingertips. Come
in and learn a new way of presenting information to your class, district and/or
community. Utilizing still pictures, video, sound recordings, and original
artwork, you will create a 21st century presentation that will change the way
you use your computer.
Recommended for: Participant familiar with the digital process and basic
computer skills.
Design a Treasure Hunt on the
Internet
Learn to design an Internet treasure
hunt loaded with activities that will get your students searching for specific
information. Your students can have fun while they are learning some critical
thinking skills. In this workshop you will surf the Internet for appropriate
sites, download pictures, generate questions/clues and put it all together using
Microsoft Word.
Recommended for: Anyone experienced with Internet surfing and word
processing software.
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Design, Post and Collect Information with Online
Forms
Have you tried every new Web design technique available to have the latest bells
and whistles for your web site? Do you find it challenging to use the Web as a
tool for displaying district information? Well what would you think about using
the Web to gather information from students, teachers, staff and the community.
Using Microsoft Front Page learn what is needed to put together an efficient
survey tool and then turn the information into a creative and lasting summary
report.
Recommended for: Participants must be familiar with Web Design software,
e.g. FrontPage, Dreamweaver or another HTML editor.
Organizing Your Computer Files
You know you saved that file … somewhere. How can you find it? This workshop
will teach you how to organize your computer desktop and hard drive to make
locating files quick and easy. You will learn how to make electronic folders,
remove unwanted files, use the Search feature to find missing documents, and
even change the look of your desktop.
Recommended for:
Anyone who wants a less chaotic electronic filing system.
Technology for Inclusion
Discover how technology can help the
mainstreamed special education student succeed in the classroom. The developers
of Windows and Microsoft Office XP incorporated exciting and useful
accommodations for students with disabilities. Handwriting recognition is a
built-in feature. There is also an on-screen keyboard. Voice recognition is not
perfect but it is there, too. Come and learn all about it. We’ll also use
text-to-speech software that you can download for free and install wherever you
like. Show your district all the no-cost tools you learned how to use. You'll be
a hero.
Recommended for: Regular and special education teachers, aides, child
study team members, and parents.
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