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Internet Exploration for Math Supervisors

Math supervisors, do you know what excellent resources are available for free on the Internet?  These interactive activities, simulations and tutorials help students visualize and understand mathematical concepts and provide teachers with high quality resources to differentiate instruction and get even the most reluctant students excited about learning.  Free test prep materials readily available from other states that correlate to NJ standards (NJASK) can be infused into any math program. Spend a morning with us for a "tour" of the some of the best mathematics sites. Save your district thousands of dollars by using these free, high quality materials. Recommended for: Math chairman, supervisors and administrators grades 3-8 

I Can't Believe it's Free: Software for School and Home
Which suite of applications has a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, and database…and it is free?  You were sure you knew the answer until you read the ‘free’ part.  Yes, Open Office, is an example of Free Open Source Software (FOSS). It can be downloaded for PC’s and Mac’s and is a viable solution for the basic software almost everyone needs.  Files created in Open Office open seamlessly in Microsoft Office and vice versa.  Come and use Open Office and TuxPaint, a free variation of KidPix.  Now you can legally install software on your computer with a ZERO DOLLARS BUDGET. Recommended for: Anyone interested in using free software. 

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Authentic Assessment in Curriculum:  Designing Performance-Based Tasks
Design lesson plans that will guide your students toward important learning outcomes. Discover ways to plan and evaluate activities that will improve instructional practice. Learn to use technology to create assessment tasks that resemble “real world” activities. The goal is to have you leave with a lesson plan/unit and rubric so that you can get started right away. Recommended for: Regular and special education teachers 

Collaborative Internet Projects
Collaborative Internet projects are opportunities for schools to join in curriculum enhancing activities that are interdisciplinary by nature.  Collaborative Internet projects use the Internet to its fullest potential - to communicate with students around the planet on commonalties and differences in a variety of subject areas. These inquiry-oriented, problem-based projects allow for true technology integration as opposed to mere technology usage. This powerful communication connects schools around the world and develops a global community. Participants will view examples of collaborative Internet projects, find collaborative Internet projects they can join, learn tips for participation, and learn the steps for developing an original problem-based project (come with ideas!).  Recommended for:  Teachers of Grades K-8 

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Learning through Learning Centers
Whether you have one computer or four computers in your classroom, learning centers can be an integral part of the learning environment.  Come explore a collection of learning center ideas and learn to create some of your own. Recommended for:  K-6 Teachers.

Literature in the Math Class

Add another tool to your mathematics teaching by using literature in your math class.  Children's literature can help your students realize the variety of situations in which people use mathematics for real purposes and help them see how math will be useful to them in the "real world." Come and learn about some of the best books available to explore mathematical concepts and leave with a set of excellent, grade appropriate, ready to use lessons. Recommended for: Math teachers Grades 4-8

 Thinkfinity: Free Resources for Your Classroom

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. Receive a small technology gift, too. Recommended for: All Teacher

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Quia in the Classroom: Interactive Quizzes
Would you like to be able to EASILY create online games and learning activities (such as Jeopardy and Millionaire), quizzes that can be graded online and recorded online, setup a class web page with calendar and schedule and have access to two million activities already done by other teachers?  Spend the day with us and you will learn how to use all the features of this SUPER site.  Bring your class lists so that you can set your QUIA Class.  Participants will use a free 30-day trial registration. Recommended for:  Teachers grades 3 – 12 all subjects

(Attn. World Language teachers: There are foreign language keyboards included so that you can access and create activities in your target language)

Sibelius Music Notation Software

Get started and learn some great tricks with this professional level music notation software.  Input music simply and easily, create custom arrangements, export as audio and even score for video! Teachers will love the worksheet creator, too.  This software is so intuitive that you’ll be able to advance on your own and even have your students using it. Recommended for: K-12 teachers, all subjects

Classroom Instruction that Works BETTER with Technology    

To determine which classroom strategies are most effective in improving instruction and raising test scores, Dr. Robert Marzano conducted research that resulted in his well-known book, Classroom Instruction that Works. This class will review the nine key strategies identified by Marzano and demonstrate how a variety of technologies can be used to support effective classroom instruction and make it better. Recommended for: All teachers 

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Raise Language Arts Literacy State Test Scores with Software You Already Have
Did you ever think of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Kidspiration/Inspiration as test prep software? If you are looking for activities to improve student performance on state tests and have computer access for your students look no further. Invest a day to learn about technology enriched lessons correlated to specific tasks from New Jersey’s Language Arts Literacy tests using Microsoft Word, Kidspiration, Inspiration and PowerPoint.  Learn to make the most of the software you already have. Recommended for: Classroom, Basic Skills, ESL and computer teachers

Developing Early Learning Foundations
Explore strategies for building early learning foundations with engaging activities and challenging projects.  Participants will learn how to create Pixie Activities students can use to explore early literacy topics, math concepts, science processes, and social studies themes. They will also explore open-ended paint and storytelling projects that expand writing and critical thinking skills. A complimentary copy of Tech 4 Learning’s Pixie will be given to each participant.  You will be able to practice and use what you have learned immediately. ‘vendor presentation’ Recommended for: Educators working with students in grades K-5.

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Grant Writing for Educators
Never wrote a grant? Don’t know where to find grants? don’t know where to begin? This full day workshop will help you locate Internet grant sources, identify fundable requests, and create a timetable for the grant writing and submission process. Find ways to fund the projects of your dreams.
Recommended for: All teachers 

SMART board Across the Curriculum : A First Course
Make the most of your SMARTboard and watch class participation and engagement soar. First you will master SMARTboard basics. Then you will learn how to plan and prepare your SMART lessons on any computer using SMART notebook software. Come and take back interactive enhanced lessons to use with your SMARTboard. We will provide a list of websites that are particularly SMARTboard “friendly.” No more fumbling for transparencies, hyperlinks, diagrams, or files. Your lesson will flow seamlessly and learning will increase as students participate as active learners. Please bring your curriculum materials.

Note: Smart Board software is free to Smart Board users and can be purchased for use on other boards.  Recommended for: Anyone interested in using a SMART board 

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Back to the Future: Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Web 2.0 Tools

The Internet (i.e. Web 2.0) is changing the way we communicate and learn in exciting new ways. It's also beginning to make significant inroads in how we teach mathematics. During this session participants will have a chance to experience creative and compelling collaborative activities using applets, microworlds, and spreadsheets. Leave with a rich collection of free and engaging web activities.  Recommended for: Math teachers & coaches of grades 6-10

Capture YouTube 

Want to use a youTube video clip in your classroom? Are you getting Access Denied? In this workshop, you will learn and practice alternative ways to capture youTube clips for offline viewing.
Recommended for: All teachers

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Inspiration Across the Curriculum

Inspiration is a powerful visual learning tool that inspires students to develop ideas and organize their thinking. In this session you will learn how to create visual outlines and dynamic graphic organizers. You will also learn practical methods for integrating Inspiration into your grade appropriate language arts, science, and social studies classes. Come and see the added features and accompanying web resources of the newest version, Inspiration 8.  All participants will receive a free demonstration copy of Inspiration. Recommended for: All teachers and parents of grade 5-12.

Kidspiration in the K-5 Classroom
Kidspiration is a visual learning tool especially for K-5 students. Designed for emerging readers and writers, Kidspiration helps students develop confidence as they learn to organize information, understand concepts and connections, create stories, and express and share their thoughts. In this session you will learn how to create visual outlines and dynamic graphic organizers. You will also learn practical methods for integrating Kidspiration into your language arts, science, and social studies lessons. All participants will receive a free demonstration copy of Kidspiration.
Recommended for:  All Teachers and parents of grade K-5 students.

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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.

Intermediate Microsoft Word
Move beyond the basics of Microsoft Word. In this workshop you will learn how to import pictures and other objects, create and customize tables, generate personalized letters to replace form letters, and create and use templates. Recommended for: Users comfortable working in MS Word.

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Make and Take with Microsoft Word
If you have Microsoft Word you have all you need to create labels, pencil flags, signs, certificates, and letters all personalized with your students’ or parents’ names. You’ll add photos or graphics to add flair to your creations. Bring a class list to use when we learn ‘mail merge’ and take back a disk of completed projects. Recommended for: Participants who have completed Introduction to Word, or who can create and edit using Word.

PowerPoint + Music + Video = WOW

Stretch your digital camera and PowerPoint to the max and wow parents at Back-to-School night and End-of-Year presentations and thrill students with Mini-yearbooks complete with photos, video clips, photo montages and music. You won't have to purchase expensive photo editing programs.  Your digital camera and PowerPoint can do it all.  Day one is for beginners who know how to use basic PowerPoint and will include going beyond making a simple slide show to automatically timing your show as well as adding a musical selection. Continue or join for Day two when we will learn how to layer photos for a more dramatic effect and add movie clips. There will be digital cameras to use or bring your own (don’t forget any cords you need to transfer your photos into the computer).  Bring your digital photos, too, and turn them into an unbelievable presentation. Recommended for: those who are already comfortable with basic PowerPoint

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Do you have the Audacity?

Want to add narration to your PowerPoint or Movie?  PodCast?  Learn how to use Audacity, a free, open source software for recording and editing audio.  It’s the perfect tool for digital movies.  Recommended for:  Participants with basic computer knowledge

Intermediate Adobe Photoshop Elements

This workshop picks up where the introductory course ends.  Looking at the tools provided in the program, web designers, presentation and digital portfolio enthusiasts alike will export original works of art for any and all multimedia K-12 requirements.  We’ll look at creating type face graphics, shaping buttons, color gradients’ and photo masking to name a few.  Participants will leave this workshop with a cache of graphics to use in their classrooms. Recommended for: Participants who have completed Introduction to Photoshop Elements.

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Digital Portfolios Using PowerPoint and PhotoStory
See the possibilities offered by digital portfolios in capturing what your students have learned. Use a microphone to capture a singer’s talent or a new reader's abilities, use a digital camera to record a sculpture or science project, use a scanner to bring in a finger-painting or watercolor piece. Then pull it all together with software and produce a CD-ROM that brings that student's accomplishments to life in a way that a letter grade never can.  Participants will choose either PowerPoint or PhotoStory to produce a finished digital Portfolio.  Recommended for: Participants familiar with digital media file creation.

Web 2.0 in the Classroom

Find out how Web 2.0 is transforming the way we think about software and using applications. Come learn about how you can access word processors, graphic organizers, spreadsheets, video conferencing and more right within your browser. Find out how these tools can support collaboration and transform your  classroom. This will be a fast paced workshop showing you how to use various applications that are on the web. With schools on limited software budgets this can be an ideal way to bring  these exciting applications into your classroom.  Recommended for: All educators and parents

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GarageBand for Non-Musicians      

Any teacher who has access to a Mac computer can get rolling with GarageBand, no talent or musical training required.  Participants will learn to harness the power of GarageBands built-in music creation, recording and podcasting features in one fun-filled session.  Integrate music, record lessons, make new songs & podcasts, or create exciting, motivating student projects. Pump up your classroom in person or on the web!  Participants are encouraged to bring CD’s of favorite music to use during the session. SESSION TO BE HELD AT EBHS D-11 MUSIC LAB. Recommended for: All teachers

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.

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Using Cooperative Learning in the Technology-Infused Classroom
Learn to differentiate instruction using a variety of cooperative learning activities.  In the technology-infused classroom, students need to learn to work collaboratively as a team, while at the same time be individually accountable.  Strategies for balancing these key features of cooperative learning as a method of integrating technology will be highlighted.  Recommended for:  Teachers of Grades K-8

Video Content in Your Classroom:  Unitedstreaming, PowerPoint, and Google Earth         

Learn how to make the most of Unitedstreaming.  Discover the features of Unitedstreaming that you haven't had time to investigate like themed lessons, lesson plans, interactive quizzes, and calendar of events.  After you have had a chance to identify video resources that relate to your curriculum we'll show you how to insert Unitedstreaming clips into your PowerPoint presentations. You'll also learn how to use the free, interactive program, Google Earth, and see how you can add Unitedstreaming videos to your own Google Earth trips.  Make your multimedia lessons visual. If you do not have a Unitedstreaming supscription you can use  a 30-day trial account. Recommended for: All Teachers

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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. 

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher

Want to learn how to use your computer to make a flyer, brochure, newsletter, banner, etc.? This workshop will show you how to create certificates, postcards assignment sheets, passes, and honor roll posters. With Publisher’s templates and wizards  both teachers and students can create a professional looking product within minutes. Participants will leave with material for immediate use in the classroom. Recommended for: Anyone that whats to learn desktop publishing

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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 

Making Changes to Microsoft Office 2007 

This workshop will cover various changes from Office 2003 to Office 2007, such as gallerys, ribbons and the new Office button. We will see  the new locations for commonly used features such as inserting tables, formatting text, working with indents, tabs, and outlines, as well as explore the new 3d graphics.   This is a hands on course that will leave you feeling comfortable and confident with MS Office 2007. Recommended for: All users of previous versions of Microsoft Office

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Google Rocks!    

When it comes to searching the Internet most people turn to Google. Now look to Google for great teacher tools, too.  There is Google Books, Google Earth, Google Maps and Google Notebook. All of these wonderful Google Tools are yours for free.  Bring something new and exciting to your math, language arts, world language, or social studies lessons. Recommended for: All teachers and anyone searching the Internet 

Blogs, Podcasts and the Classroom
Blogs and  podcasts form a new partnership in communications media. Students and teachers can become personal publishers and broadcasters in ways that connect the subject area with writing and speaking skills. In the morning we will explore the world of blogs and how a blog can relate to your instructional goals. You will establish a blog on the Internet for future use.  The afternoon will be devoted to the world of podcasting.  You will learn the vocabulary, the tools and the process used to locate, download, create and publicize your own podcasts. Find out what all the buzz is about and learn how these new tools can amplify student projects as well as your own listening interests. Recommended For: K-12 teachers, all subjects

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The del.icio.us Elementary Classroom (Super sites simply saved with this super tool)         

Are you looking for the very best in free interactive sites that correlate to specific content? Are you looking for a way to save/publish these links so that they are easily accessible from any internet connected classroom or home?  Do you want to harness the natural interest your student’s have for technology?  Spend an exciting day with us and leave with a wealth of resources to use throughout the year with one or more computers in your classroom. Recommended for: For elementary teachers grades 2-5 No special computer skills needed. 

SKYPE: Free videoconferencing

Videoconference and break through the four walls of your classroom. Join us and learn how to use this FREE download and we'll have you making video calls from your computer to other people on Skype in no time.  Skype works seamlessly with an internet connection, webcam (we'll teach you how to install it), and microphone.  Videoconference for free with anyone else who is on SKYPE no matter where they are in the world. Recommended for:  Teachers and parents interested in videoconferencing

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Intermediate Microsoft FrontPage
Go beyond the basics with Microsoft FrontPage. Participants will learn tips and tricks to enhance a Web site, including how to add background sound to a page; make text change colors when a user’s mouse is moved over it; create custom hit counters; perform basic image editing; create a scrolling script; and add meta tags to have pages indexed by search engines. Recommended for: Participants who have completed classroom webpage using FrontPage.

Web Sites within Minutes!   

Explore the power of using a Web authoring tool in the classroom to share academic content and school information and see how motivating it is for students to make their own websites. Learn how they can create rich web sites with text, graphics, and sound to share school reports, field trips, photo galleries, hobbies, and more. Leave with project ideas, lesson plans, tutorials, and more so that you can implement web authoring in your classroom.  Tech 4 Learning will give a complimentary copy of WebBlender 2 to each participant. You will be able to practice and use what you have learned immediately. Recommended for: All Levels    ‘vendor presentation’       

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Jumping Joomla!: Create a Website

Ever think about having your own website? Your own domain name? Not enough time? Don't know how? This hands-on workshop will walk you through the entire process. First, you will sign up with a web hosting service and create a domain name. Then you'll learn how to use Joomla!, a Free Open Source Software web content management program, and create your website in just a few steps.  Next spend time tweaking and adding information to your site. You'll be amazed how quickly you can put your website together using Joomla!.  Find modules on the Internet such as adding forms, calendars, and podcasts, and learn how to install them. Don't be overwhelmed. It's not as scary as it sounds! If you know how to download/upload an email attachment you can add modules to your site! If you would like to establish a website for your school, create a collaborative website with multiple authors, or even if you want to establish your own web presence this workshop is for you.  You'll leave this workshop with a great website ready to go! (Note: You will have to pay your own web hosting fee, under $10/month.  Bring your credit card to establish your web hosting account.  If you want to find ouhow this all works before paying for webhosting temporary demo. accounts will be available.) Recommended for: Experienced computer users.

Classroom Management Strategies that Work: From Whitaker to Wong    

Come and learn proactive, respect based classroom management strategies that work from K-12. This workshop will focus on the educational philosophies of Todd Whitaker and Harry Wong. Participants will learn how to create and implement a successful Classroom Management plan. Internet resources will be provided.  Take this workshop to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom. Recommended for: All educators 

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