Morris County ETTC

Educational Technology Training Center Professional Development Registered Provider #5

Video Conferencing e-Pals
Course Description: Take your students to a far-away country to meet their peers, without leaving your classroom. What better way to learn about our world, its cultures, customs and the people in it, than to connect straight to the source of all this new, exciting information!
Learn how to design a meaningful, collaborative learning (and teaching) experience, which will leave your students asking for more…
(Prerequisite: None)

PowerPoint for Back to School Night- Part I and II
Course Description: Don’t think you have the time to get a presentation together for Back to School Night? Let us help! Bring your stuff with you (schedule, digital pictures, etc.) and we’ll help you create a presentation to impress parents and administrators alike! Be sure to bring a USB drive or a CD on which to save all of the great stuff you’re going to get!
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use a computer and basic Power Point skills)

Word Projects in the Elementary Classroom Part I and II
Course Description: Use Word to infuse technology into various areas of the K-6 curriculum. Walk away with projects for math, fine arts, science, language arts; ready to be used in your classroom!
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use a computer and Word basics)

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)

Publisher- Parent Newsletters
Course Description: Great for teachers and office personnel alike! This workshop will focus on parent newsletters. Parents are tired of getting multiple sheets of paper every single day! Why not put necessary updates in an organized, concise and attractive format? In part one, we will look at the basics and updates to the newest version. Then, we will create our newsletters. Bring any information or images that you’d like to include so that you can leave with a finished product!
(Prerequisite: General understanding of how to use the computer)