Morris County ETTC

Educational Technology Training Center Professional Development Registered Provider #5

Skype and Video Conferencing
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.)

Tapped In- Building Your Own Online Classroom
Course Description: Tapped In brings educators together both locally and worldwide to promote a community that supports each teacher as a professional.
K-12 teachers, librarians, administrators, and professional development staff gather here to learn, pool resources, share, and support one another’s ideas.

In Tapped In, educators:
• Plan and conduct learning projects with colleagues and K-12 students.
• Participate in or lead topical discussions and groups.
• Attend online courses offered by fellow group participants.
• Mentor other educators or find a mentor.
• Try out new ideas in a safe, supportive environment.
(Prerequisite: none)

Smart Board Content Creation Camp
Course Description: You are familiar with SMARTBoard and Notebook basics, but not sure where to go next! You would like to develop activities/lessons for your students in SMART Notebook, but can’t seem to find the time! Come with your ideas and develop interactive SMART Notebook content in a supportive environment. Wow your students with engaging, well-paced activities.
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use the SmartBoard/Notebook)

Smart Board- Introduction
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
Learn how to get the most from your board by creating interactive lessons in Smart Notebook in order to fully integrate technology into your curriculum.
(Prerequisite: None)

Excel Games and Lessons in the Elementary Classroom
Course Description: Learn how to make use of your Excel application to engage your students in creative lessons in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and beyond.
Walk away with interesting lessons for your classroom.
(Prerequisite: Basic understanding of Excel)

Creating 21st Century Schools
Course Description: Register for this two-part hands-on workshop, for an opportunity to discover how web-based resources and collaborations support the implementation of the 2009 Core Curriculum Content Standards and can enhance student motivation and achievement.
During this workshop we will explore free and accessible content and grade level-specific resources to:
• learn how to cultivate successful global online teacher and student collaborations
• apply effective search techniques
• build content resource engines with the goal of turnkey training teachers under your supervision
Recommended for: Content Area Supervisors, Department Chairs, Lead Teachers
* There's $50.00 fee for this two-day workshop

Creating Screencasts in the Classroom
Course Description: A picture (or video) is worth a thousand words.
For students who are primarily visual (vs. aural) learners, screencasting allows them to see and hear the material you want to present.
Screencasting, records exactly what is happening on your computer screen as a video. With a microphone, you can also add audio, usually your own commentary. Some of the real handy uses of screencasting in the classroom are:
1. Answer a student question that lends itself to audio/visual rather than text.
2. Create a (computer) video clip of you, or a guest speaker, talking while displaying PowerPoint slides or other visuals.
3. Make a movie to show your students and/or fellow teachers exactly what you mean by creating a quick how-to video tutorial for using computer programs or web applications.
Using Jing, you will move from printed instructions to visual guides. Jing also snaps pictures of your computer screen, which you can post on Flickr, share on Twitter on send to a friend. It uploads your image or video to their sharing service (Screencast.com, or other places) before you can type “Hey”.
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use the computer)