Audience: Principals and Administrators

Participants will learn how to create and administer a Blackboard course for their department/school. Course consists of one 3 hour face-to-face class and 15 hours of online work for a total of 18 hours. Course is offered once per semester.

Part 1 of a three part training for principals. This class will discuss effective technology integration in schools. National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for administrators, principals, and students. Best practices in interactive whiteboard integration will also be modeled and discussed.

Prerequisite: Completion of Class 1

Description: Part 2 of a three part training for school administrators- Technology management and Productivity: making Technology Work on Your Campus. Participants will be introduced to MS Outlook, work orders, Blackboard, Access, and Excel data filtering.

Prerequisite: Completion of Class 1 and 2

Description:Part 3 of a three part training for school administrators-Using Your Laptop. Participants will be introduced to Windows 7, End of Year Technology Surveys, and working on a tablet PC

Audience: School Administrators

Part 1 of a three part training for principals. This class will discuss effective technology integration in schools, National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for administrators, principals, and students. Best practices in interactive whiteboard integration will also be modeled and discussed.

Audience: School Administrators

Part 2 of a three part training for principals-Technology Management and Productivity: Making Technology Work on Your Campus. Participants will be introduced to MS Outlook, work orders, Blackboard, Access, and Excel data filtering

Audience: School Administrators

Part 3 of a three part training for principals-Using Your Laptop. Participants will be introduced to Windows 7, End of Year Technology Surveys, and working on a tablet PC

Prerequisites: Solid Windows and MS Word skills

Workshop will teach basic excel spreadsheets using Excel 2007.

This hybrid workshop will teach basic Inspiration skills necessary to create and modify simple idea webs. Participants will attend a 3 hour face to face session to train on Blackboard. Five assignments, each equivalent to a 3 hour class, will be completed online, via Blackboard, for a total of 18 CLU´s.

Pre-requisite: Basic Windows and Word computing skills

A three part skills based workshop that will teach participants the basic skills needed for the successful completion of INTECH. Participants must attend all three sessions to earn nine hours of CLU´s.

Pre-requisite: INTECH Prep-Part 1

A three part skills based workshop that will teach participants the basic skills needed for the successful completion of INTECH. Participants must attend all three sessions to earn nine hours of CLU´s.

Pre-requisite: INTECH Prep-Part 1 & Part 2

Part 3 of the 3 part refresher course covering basic skills necessary for INTECH. Attendees must sign up and attend all three parts to take this course.

Teachers will learn how to use the IG Pro grade book system. Participants will also learn how to use the web based version of the system.

This hybrid workshop will teach basic Kidspiration skills necessary to create and modify simple idea webs. Participants will attend a 3 hour face to face session to train on Blackboard. Five assignments, each equivalent to a 3 hour class, will be completed online, via Blackboard, for a total of 18 CLU´s. This course is only for teachers of grades Pre K-3.

Audience: Designated web content publishers

Learn how to create and maintain the section of the LPSS web site which each school/division is responsible.

Audience:All LPSS Staff

This workshop will teach participants basic Access skills using Microsoft Access 2007.

Audience:All LPSS Staff

This workshop will teach participants basic Access skills using Microsoft Access 2007.

Workshop will teach basic functions of email using Microsoft Outlook 2007.

Pre-requisite: Solid Windows and Word Processing Skills

Workshop will teach the basics of using PowerPoint 2007 to create and modify simple presentations.

Audience:PreK-12 Teachers

Participants will learn the basics of ActivInspire software, ActivBoard tools, creating flip charts, and integrating ActivBoards into daily instruction and online resources available. *This training will focus on the new version of Promethean software.

Audience: All teachers

Participants will be provided with a variety of ideas for publishing many activities found in the Comprehensive Curriculum. Participants will also learn different uses for PowerPoint other than just presentations. Participants should have basic computer and word processing skills and have a working knowledge of Powerpoint and Word.

Participants will review SMART Notebook software, creating notebooks to use with students and integrating SMART boards into daily instructions and online resources available.

Course on new automated absentee and subsystem to be launched May 1, 2009

New automated system

Audience: Homebound Teachers

This workshop is designed to incorporate the effective use of technology to enhance student learning. Teachers will focus on standards based activities that employ a variety of technologies that are effective in the curriculum. Teachers will learn PowerPoint use and additional computer skills.

Participants will learn how to use and integrate Promethean ActiVotes and ActivExpression into the curriculum

Prerequisites: Basic Window and computing skills

Workshop will teach basic word processing using MS Word 2007.

Participants will create Powerpoint and Kidspiration Activities, with step by step instructions, to teach math concepts linked to the K-6 Comprehensive Curriculum. The activities created can easily be adapted to other subject areas. Participants should have basic computer and word processing skills and have a working knowledge of Powerpoint and Kidspiration.

Pre-requisite: MS Word Basic skills

Workshop will teach participants how to use Scholastic Keys in the PreK-4 classroom. Software will be provided.

Audience: Teachers

Information and assessment meeting for teachers applying for INTECH staff development.
40 CLU´S will be awarded upon completion of INTECH training.