Morris County ETTC

Educational Technology Training Center Professional Development Registered Provider #5

HotChalk Learning Environment for K-12
Course Description: FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!! HotChalk is for preK-12 teachers, librarians, curriculum managers and technical administrators who wish to provide students a superior educational experience that will drive academic achievement. HotChalk covers all preK-12 subjects, including Math, Science, Music, Language Arts, Computers & Internet, Social Studies, Art and Physical Education. It is a learning environment for K-12 teachers, students and parents that includes a learning management system (LMS), a rich library of teacher-contributed lesson plans, premium digital content like NBC News video, and professional development for teachers in a Web-based environment.
With HotChalk, you can:
• Automate repetitive daily classroom tasks like assignments, homework and grading
• Improve teacher-parent-student communication on daily progress and assignment status via secure login and email
• Quickly access thousands of ‘teacher approved’ lesson plans and materials
• Deliver valuable digital content from the best education producers directly into the classroom
• Participate in an online community of educators and thought leaders on current educational issues
(Prerequisite: Basic computer skills)

Smart Board-Creating Interactive Lessons Across the Curriculum
Course Description: If you’ve been using the Smart Board and are ready to go beyond the basics, this session is for you. Learn how to integrate SMART Board technology into your classroom activities. During this workshop you will learn to use action buttons and hyperlinks, insert video clips, and create your own interactive manipulatives for the content area and grade that you teach. Learn how to incorporate Internet and other resources into SMART Notebook activities. Participants will gain hands-on experience using the SMART Board as well as creating their own lesson activities.
(Prerequisite: Smart Board basics)

Web 2.0 Classroom
Course Description: Welcome to the new age of using the web, where concepts change every day. Back in the dark ages of web 1.0 you could only view information online and duplicate for writing reports, sharing with others, etc…. With the new web 2.0 tools people are changing the way real world works- in business, social activities and education. Now you can write directly online in a blog, wiki, google docs, etc… and get immediate feedback from others across the world, or just across your back yard. Find out how Web 2.0 is transforming the way we think about software and using applications. Learn how you can access free, interactive word processors, graphic organizers, spreadsheets, interactive bookmarks and more right within your browser. Find out how these tools can support collaboration and transform your classroom. Your students are already virtual learners- create an environment to suit their optimal learning potential.
(Prerequisite: None)

How to Write Grants for K-12
Course Description: Learn how to write effective and powerful grant proposals and find out what grants are available. Many educators and school system administrators find that outside funding, in the form of grants, gives them the opportunity to plan additional educational experiences for their students or have more classroom materials than the budget would allow. Even a few hundred extra dollars can buy something special for class learning.
(Prerequisite: None)

Skype and Video Conferencing in the K-12 Classroom
Course Description: Teaching can take on a whole new meaning! Your classroom walls can seemingly become invisible as students interact with people from all over the world right from their classrooms.Video calls can make conversations much more interesting and intimate.
Through the use of videoconferencing, you can help students foster their leadership skills, promote the concept of global citizenship, and provide them with experiences that develop their emotional intelligence.
Come and learn how to set up a free Skype account and connect to the outside community
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use a computer.)

Blogging in Education and Social Bookmarking
Course Description: Blog? What’s a blog?
A “blog” or “weblog” is a simple webpage that anyone with an Internet connection can create. A blog can be an online diary or journal, a discussion board, a way to disseminate assignments online. It can be random thoughts or a political soapbox. Blogs are a new way to work with journals in the classroom and a fun way to get students to write! Learn how to create your own and have it hosted for free! We will investigate existing blogs for educators at all levels, and how they can be used in and around the classroom.
Learn about social bookmarking, where the primary purpose is to easily organize, and access web pages that a user has visited and chosen to save.
Set up your own social bookmarking website.
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use the computer and Windows.)

Create a Screencast for Teachertube 9or Youtube)
Course Description: Video tutorials created from screencasting can be seen across tons of websites these days. Have you ever wondered how these tutorials are prepared?
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. Screencasts are excellent tools for learning how to use computers. With screencasting, you will move from printed instructions to visual guides.
Come and learn how to create your own screencast and share it with your fellow educators.
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use the computer and Windows.)

Podcasting in Education using PCC's
Course description: Imagine running your own broadcasting station—but without the hassle of expensive hardware, or training. With Podcasting, it’s that easy. Recording a podcast is about capturing audio. You may record your voice, include a song, or play sound effects. Students can create podcasts to conduct interviews, tell stories, record commentaries, create weather reports, sportscasts, plus a lot more! All you need is a computer, a microphone, a free sound editing program, some ideas and you are ready to turn your students into newscasters, literary critics, learning consultants and problem solvers.
(Prerequisite: Basic computer skills)

Smart Board
Course Description: The SMART Board interactive whiteboard transforms your classroom into an interactive working and learning environment. With the combined power of the projector, computer and whiteboard, you can do everything you do on the computer, and more…Simply touch the SMART Board interactive whiteboard to highlight key points, access applications and Web sites, and write notes in electronic ink. Your hand becomes the mouse! Then, save all your work to one file that you can print, e-mail or post to a Web site. Touch the screen to control your computer!
? Convert handwriting to editable text
? Write in electronic ink
? Save, print, or e-mail notes
? Highlight key information with easy-to-use tools
(Prerequisite: None)
Smart Board Instructional Lesson Design
Course Description: Take your basic knowledge of the SMART Board up a notch! Learn how to get the most from your board by creating interactive lessons in order to fully integrate technology into your curriculum. Share ideas on how to re-vamp your existing lessons and get great resources for new projects
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use the SmartBoard)