courses




 * **Subject ** || **Description ** ||
 * ASD Desktop Icons || Are you lost on your own desktop? Spend this class time learning how to use all of the icons on your ASD computer desktop. Explore all of the reference resources ASD offers students and staff. ||
 * Blogs || Blogs can be used in the classroom for professional development and extended class discussions. Learn how to create a blog and easily manage the blogs you enjoy reading. ||
 * CPS || Make assessments and reviews quick, easy, engaging and fun with clickers in the classroom. This interactive technology makes data-driven differentiated instruction a cinch. ||
 * Digital Camera || Say cheese! Learn the basic features of a standard digital camera and how to improve on photography skills through different light and angles. The course is targeted towards the novice user. ||
 * Digital Images || SMILE! In this course, we will enhance digital pictures using FREE photo-editing programs as well as investigate how to integrate digital cameras into lessons. ||
 * Discovery Education Streaming || Spend some quality time exploring the features of Discovery Education Streaming, including the Image Gallery and the Teacher Tools. Get familiar with the Quiz Generator. Learn how to imbed video and images into other productivity tools like Word and PowerPoint to make it easier for your students to view and interact with your curriculum. ||
 * eSchool Builder || Create your own homepage and learn how to add class materials for your students to easily access them from anywhere with eSchool Builder. ||
 * Excel 1 Beginner || Would you like to increase your classroom organizational skills? This course is for beginning users of Excel. ||
 * Excel 2 Advanced || Do you already know the basics of creating spreadsheets? Further your knowledge with some of the advanced features of Excel. ||
 * Google Applications A || Can you Google it? Google offers free web-based resources which allow you share and collaborate online. This class will explore iGoogle, Picasa, book search, Google maps, Google docs and forms. Learn how to integrate all of these resources into your existing curriculum. ||
 * Google Applications B || Google it Again. Google offers free web-based resources which allow you share and collaborate online. This class will explore iGoogle, sketch-up, reader, calendar, spreadsheet and presentation. Learn how to integrate all of these resources into your existing curriculum. ||
 * Google Earth 1 Beginner || Travel the Earth through Google's eyes. Google Earth is free software that allows one to “travel” all over the world and bring instruction to life. This workshop will focus on its many features. This workshop is an intro to Google Earth.. ||
 * Google Earth 2 Advanced || Have your students create tours of the world. You must know the basics of Google Earth to take this workshop. ||
 * Inspiration || Inspire your students to organize their thoughts visually. Provides you with the tools to create a picture of your ideas and concepts in the form of a diagram. ||
 * __Integrating Laptops into Curriculum__ || Learn how to effectively integrate laptops into your curriculum. In this class, you will learn how to troubleshoot with the laptops and integrate using various resources (United Streaming, WebQuests, Microsoft programs). ||
 * Internet Tools for Teachers || Discover some of the free internet resources available for teachers. You can organize these resources with a free web-based tool that allows you to access them anywhere. ||
 * Kidspiration || Inspire your students to organize their thoughts visually. Help your K-3 students see, organize, and develop their great ideas through the use of a visual graphic organizer. ||
 * Moviemaker || Lights, camera, action! Learn how to manipulate video and pictures to create professional looking movies with this FREE resource. ||
 * NetTrekker || Imagine a wealth of websites already evaluated by other educators, identified by grade & reading levels and linked to the PA Standards. It has a built in talking-dictionary, and is an awesome tool for ESOL students as well as your average student. ||
 * Photostory || Learn how to bring your classroom photos to life with music and motion through a FREE resource. ||
 * Podcasting || You have heard of podcasts, now what are they? This course will answer all of your podcast questions allowing you to integrate podcasts of interest. You will also learn to create and post a podcast to the internet using FREE tools. An iPod is NOT necessary. ||
 * Powerpoint 1 Beginner || Would you like to learn how to jazz up your lessons and teach your students to create different projects instead of your standard written report? Learn PowerPoint basics and create a presentation that you can use next year for a class. ||
 * Powerpoint 2 Advanced || Spruce up your PowerPoint presentations, learn to add sounds, video clips, etc. to really capture your audience. ||
 * Project Session 1-4 || Ever wish you had time to work on the technology resources you learned in tech camp AND have someone available to troubleshoot problems with you? Don't forget to bring any lessons or lesson ideas that you have. ||
 * Publisher 1 || Spruce up your classroom projects. Learn to make an attractive a business card and flyer using Publisher. Make attractive handouts to send home with your students to keep their parents informed. Course prerequisite: a general knowledge of Word. ||
 * Publisher 2 || Spruce up your classroom projects. Create a brochure and calendar to use for next year with your class. Course prerequisite: a general knowledge of Word. ||
 * Publisher 3 || Spruce up your classroom projects. Create a newsletter to send home to your parents. Course prerequisite: a general knowledge of Word. ||
 * SMART Board 1 Beginner || Learn the basics of the SMART Board including hooking up the equipment, SMART Board Notebook software, finding pre-made lessons and troubleshooting. ||
 * SMART Board 2 Advanced || Do you know how to use the SMART Board but would like to learn more? In this class, we will explore advanced Notebook software features, Ink Aware programs and tweak pre-made lessons. ||
 * Thinkfinity || Thinkfinity delivers FREE, top-quality online educational resources to strengthen problem-solving, creativity and critical thinking skills for success in the 21st century. Learn how to find thousands of lessons plans, educational games, activities, and more in this class. Go one step further and create a hotlist of your discoveries. ||
 * Toolbox A || Online resources can help you with your everyday classroom instruction and organization. Learn how to create graphic organizers, flashcards, puzzles, crossword puzzles, tests and rubrics using three outstanding educator websites. ||
 * Toolbox B || Want to learn how to make a Distribution List for Outlook? Learn the ins and outs of the district network. Discover the District Staff Intranet, Destiny Library intra-library loan, and Discovery Education Streaming. ||
 * Toolbox C || Discover our collection of graphic organizers to use with the Rigby reading program and for other purposes. Create an interactive time-line to help your students visualize chronological events. Have students create their own book using PowerPoint. Learn an easy fix to using Teacher Tube and UTube in the classroom. ||
 * Web 2.0 || Curious about the newest technologies available? Then this is the workshop for you. Discover how to utilize Web 2.0 tools in your classroom. ||
 * WebQuests || Want to learn how to travel the web with your students with a guided lesson format? Then WebQuests is the course for you. Learn how to integrate WebQuests into any curriculum. ||
 * Wikis || Wikis are one tool to write collaboratively online. Wikis are websites that don’t require that you know any computer code. We will set up a wiki for your class to contribute their part of the information or story. ||
 * Word 1 Beginner || Are you tired of trying to find your student worksheets year after year? Learn the basics of word and create all your worksheets and tests electronically. For beginners. ||
 * Word 2 Advanced || Further your knowledge with some of the advanced features of Word. Jazz up your documents to wow your audience. Basic knowledge of Word required. ||