Morris County ETTC

Educational Technology Training Center Professional Development Registered Provider #5

Create with Publisher in the K-8 Classroom
Course Description: Create numerous projects for your classroom, such as: seating charts, index cards, sentence strips, name tags, banners, newsletters, signs, calendars, brochures, certificates, greeting cards and much more.
(Prerequisite: None)

Organize Your Computer Files
Course Description: “Help!!! I can’t find my file. I know I saved it … somewhere”.
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.
(Prerequisite: None)

Introduction to Microsoft Office 2007
Course Description: Are you dazed and confused by the new interface of Office 2007?
Even though most of the functions are the same, the way to do these same functions has completely and drastically changed for the 2007aplications. This takes some getting used to. Come and learn how to find all of your favorite (and not so favorite) functions in Office 2007 and come away feeling more confident about all of these changes.
(Prerequisite: Familiarity with Office 97-2003)

Web 2.0 Tools in the 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)


Activities and Games for Your Classroom Using Smart Board
Course Description: Come and learn how to find Smart Notebook activities, modify them to suit your teaching styles, then create beautiful, interactive lesson activities in no time at all. Leave fully armed with expertise in creating lessons in SMART Notebook Software, version 10.
(Prerequisite: Smart Board basics)

Smart Board-Adding Interactivity to Smart Notebook Activities
Course Description: Would you like to design lesson activities using Notebook Software to increase student engagement and participation? Are you looking for additional ways to create professional, interactive and sharable lesson activities for your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard?
SMART Notebook's Essentials for Educators Gallery now has almost 400 interactive/multimedia tools.
In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to enhance your SMART Notebook Software skills and create content that you will be able to share with other educators. Bring your lesson ideas and a flash drive to save your work and you will be ready to engage your students on the first day of school!
(Prerequisite: Basic/intermediate knowledge of SMART Notebook 10 software and SMART Board)
Note: This class does not cover basic training.

SMART Response System in the Classroom
Course Description: Engage your students, keep them alert and improve their performance using the SmartTech student response system with:
Real-time instructor-student interaction
Instant polling and survey analysis
Anonymous student feedback
Automatic grading and reporting
Seamless integration with MS PowerPoint

SMART Response interactive response system makes it easy to gain immediate insight into student learning. Students respond to questions and quizzes using their wireless remotes, and the results are automatically tallied, summarized and visually displayed in a pie chart or bar graph. You instantly see how well each student has understood the lesson material, so you can adapt lessons as you teach to ensure everyone is keeping up.
(Prerequisite: None)

Smart Board-Using Multimedia Tools in Smart Notebook
Course Description: Would you like to design lesson activities using Notebook Software to increase student engagement and participation? Are you looking for additional ways to create professional, interactive and sharable lesson activities for your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard?
SMART Notebook's Essentials for Educators Gallery now has almost 400 interactive/multimedia tools.
In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to enhance your SMART Notebook Software skills and create content that you will be able to share with other educators. Bring your lesson ideas and a flash drive to save your work and you will be ready to engage your students on the first day of school!
(Prerequisite: Basic/intermediate knowledge of SMART Notebook 10 software and SMART Board)
Note: This class does not cover basic training.