Learn about potential dangers online, as well as the importance of Internet Safety. Learn about accessing the online web materials, work with curriculum materials for your grade level, learn about online predators and how to help students recognize the dangers, and learn about resources for parent and student groups.

This program is a MVU program

Coming to a theater near you! Learn how to tell a story with technology. We’ll lead you through PowerPoint, Windows Movie Maker II and how they can enable you to tell a story with your students. Instructor: Tom Pepper. Summer: July 31-August 3,M-Th, 8 – 11:30 am., Distance Learning Center, JCISD. Class fees: $70. Graduate credit available at additional fees.

Blackboard Basics is a 21 day online course (20 hour) that lets students experience one of the nations leading course tools. Students learn to prepare and post documents, use outside resources, create discussion threads, tests, and quizzes in a course of their own. Students may complete the assignments, discussions and projects at their convenience for the duration of the course. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (2 SB-CEUs)

Computer Fundamentals is a seven day (10 hour) online course. Students learn the make-up of a PC including how the PC and operating system interact. Microsoft Windows basics such as files, folders and hard drive maintenance are explained and practiced. Book fee $15; course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

Developing Curriculum is a seven day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn the requirements and the tools needed for effective online curriculum development including writing style for creating online documents and the role of static visuals and multimedia elements. Students may complete the assignments, discussions and projects at their convenience for the duration of the course. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

This is an seven day (10 contact hour) online course. You will learn the basics of using a digital camera. Learn how to capture images, focus, zoom, adjust the resolution/size settings, view images, delete images, and how to upload images to your computer. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

HyperStudio Basics is a seven day (10 hour) online course. In this introductory course, students will learn how to create a stack, add cards, buttons and navigation. Students will also learn how to add sound, video, graphics and hyperlinks into their presentation. Students may complete the assignments, discussions and projects at their convenience for the duration of the course. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

Blackboard Basics for K12 is a 21-day (20 hour) online course that lets students experience one of the nation´s leading course tools. Students learn to prepare and post documents, use outside resources, create discussion threads, tests, and quizzes in a course of their own. Students may complete the assignments, discussions, and projects at their convenience for the duration of the course. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB-CEUs)

Computer Fundamentals is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. Students learn the make-up of a PC including how the PC and operating system interact. Microsoft Windows basics such as files, folders, and hard drive maintenance are explained and practiced. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

This is a 21-day (20 hour) online course. This course provides an overview of copyright issues for educators at all levels, and includes information specific to the online environment. Topics include instructors’ responsibilities regarding student work, graphic sources and rules for Web-based course content, fair use, database and digital rights protection, and such legislation as The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Public Domain Enhancement Act and the TEACH Act. The cost is $50. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB CEUs)

This is a 21-day (20 hour) online course. Using an Excel-based tool, faculty, teachers and trainers can assess the quality of their courses according to 60 standards and sub standards related to technology usability and instructional design. This tool provides measurement criteria, benchmarks, ratings and a weighting system to provide an overview that is as objective as possible. Cost is $100. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB CEUs)

Developing Curriculum is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn the requirements and the tools needed for effective online curriculum development including writing style for creating online documents and the role of static visuals and multimedia elements. Students may complete the assignments, discussions and projects at their convenience for the duration of the course. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

This is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn how to enhance digital images from a digital camera or a scanner and learn to use screen captures from the Internet. Students learn digital imaging terminology including file sizes, types, resolutions, and layers. Students may complete the assignments, discussions and projects at their convenience during the duration of the course. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

Imaging Fundamentals is a seven day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn how to enhance digital images from a digital camera or a scanner and learn to use screen captures from the Internet. Students learn digital imaging terminology including file sizes, types, resolutions and layers. Students may complete the assignments, discussions and projects at their convenience during duration of the course. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

HyperStudio Basics is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. In this introductory course students will learn how to creat a stack, add cards, buttons and navigation. Students will also learn how to add sound, video, graphics and hyperlinks into their presentation. Students may complete the assignments, discussions and projects at their convenience for the duration of the course. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

Introduction to K12 Teaching Online is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn the technologies educators are using all over the world to present online courses. Through participation in this course students will learn what tools work best with their classroom. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

This is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. This course will focus on the basic use of Respondus, a test generation tool. Students will learn how to integrate online assessments into their classroom. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

A 7-day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn the basics involved in developing a WebQuest based on a set list of criteria. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

Key Applications is a 30-day (40 hour) online course. Students are required to perform functions common to all Microsoft Windows applications with an emphasis on the common functionality between Word and Excel. Students learn and practice the main components of both programs. Course fee is $200.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (4 SB-CEU)

Living Online is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. Learn and demonstrate your skills with electronic mail and web browsers while collaborating with colleagues about the social impact of the Internet. Students learn the appropriate use of e-mail for business and personal communication. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB CEU)

This is a 21-day (20 hour) online course. Students will learn the basics of Microsoft Access, a robust database tool used to manage and analyze data. Students learn to create tables and forms and write queries to pull specific information from those data sources. Course fee is $95. Register for the University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft Excel is a 21-day (20 hour) online course. Students will learn the core techniques of Microsoft Excel including formulas, functions, and charts. Specific K12 examples such as gradebooks are used in this course. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB CEU)

Microsoft FrontPage is a 21-day (20 hour) online course. Students will learn to build their own website. This course teaches you how to create pages, link to outside websites, design feedback forms, and use special effect graphics. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft PowerPoint is a 21-day (20 hour) online course. Students will learn Microsoft PowerPoint, one of today´s most exciting educational tools. Students will create presentations with a variety of graphics, fonts, and interactive links. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft Publisher is a 21-day (20 hour) online course. Students learn the basic features of Microsoft Publisher, an easy to use desktop publishing tool. Students will learn how to design and create professional looking documents. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft Word is a 21-day (20 hour) online course. Students will become proficient in Microsoft Word learning to create basic documents, tables, and graphics for their classroom. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB-CEU)

Online Research Techniques is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn how to effectively conduct research online using Grolier Online and GaleNet and find specific information using these comprehensive web-based resources. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

This is a 7-day (10 contact hour) online course. Learn the basics of using a digital camera, including capturing images, focus options, zoom, adjusting resolution/size settings, viewing images, deleting images, and how to upload images to your computer. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (1 SB-CEU)

This is a 7-day (10 hour) online course. This is an introductory course and provides the basics pertaining to using your scanner. Learn how to scan a document using various formats, make annotations and save/export documents. Discover how to use scanned documents in various applications. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu/ (1 SB-CEU)

This is a seven day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn how to adapt their course materials into an online model for effective learning. Students will learn how traditional instructional strategies can be implemented into the online learning environment. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

Intro to Inspiration/Kidspiration is a seven day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn how to navigate the toolbars and manipulate text within the program. Students will also learn how to integrate this program into their classroom. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

This is an seven day (10 hour) online course. This course will focus on the basic use of Respondus, a test generation tool. Students will learn how to integrate online assessments into their classroom. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

This series is designed to help 6th and 7th grade teachers from Holland and Zeeland Christian Schools better integrate technology resources to improve teaching and learning.

Introduction to Teaching Online is a seven day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn the technologies educators are using all over the world to present online courses. Through participation in this course; students will learn what tools work best in their classroom. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

The Tenth Annual Tech Expo: Celebrate Learning! will offer numerous opportunites for those interested in learning about the use of technology as a tool to improve learning. The Tech Expo Conference enlists many presenters who are educators to work with participants on their technology endeavors. By popular request three strands of abilities will be offered; beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Keynote speaker Meg Ormiston will open the day, then we will break out into multiple sessions of your choosing. Topic examples are Flash, PhotoShop Elements, Palm and handheld computers, digital cameras, and distance learning. The day will offer something for everyone!

Key Applications is a 21 day (20 hour) online course. Students are required to perform functions common to all Microsoft Windows applications with an emphasis on the common functionality between Word and Excel. Students learn and practice the main components of both programs. Book fee $15; course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (2 SB-CEU)

Living Online is seven day (10 hour) online course. Learn and demonstrate your skills with electronic mail and Web browsers while collaborating with colleagues about the social impact of the Internet. Students learn the appropriate use of e-mail for business and personal communication. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

This is a 21 day (20 hour) online course. Students will learn the basics of Microsoft Access, a robust database tool used to manage and analyze data. Students learn to create tables and forms and write queries to pull specific information from those data sources. Course fee is $95. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft Excel is a 21 day (20 hour) online course. Students will learn the core techniques of Microsoft Excel including formulas, functions and charts. Students will also learn how to use 3D workbook formulas and functions. Excel is great for grade books. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft FrontPage is a 21 day (20 hour) online course. Students will learn to build their own website. This course teaches you how to create pages, link to outside websites, design feedback forms, and use special effect graphics. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft PowerPoint is a 21 day (20 hour) online course. Students will learn Microsoft PowerPoint, one of today´s most exciting educational tools. Students will create presentations with a variety of graphics, fonts, and interactive links. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft Publisher is a 21 day (20 hour) online course. Students learn the basic features of Microsoft Publisher, an easy to use desktop publishing tool. Students will learn how to create professional looking design documents. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft Word is a 21 day (20 hour) online course. Students will become truly proficient in Microsoft Word. Students will learn to create basic documents, tables, and graphics for their classroom. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (2 SB-CEU)

Microsoft Photo Editor Basics is a seven day (10 hour) online course. Students will the basics for using MS Photo Editor as a tool to manipulate digital images. Discover how to resize images, remove red eye, flip images, and adjust the brightness/contrast of an image and much more. Course fee $50. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

The 10th Annual Michigan Educational Technology Conference & Exposition will focus on, "Putting The Pieces Together." The keynoters and workshops will emphasize the, "Eleven Elements of a Technology Plan," which include: infrastructure, curriculum integration, collaboration, professional development, technical support, planning, supporting resources, funding, budget, evaluation/assessment, and acceptable use policy.

The 2003 MACUL SIG GIG, sponsored by MACUL´s ten Special Interest Groups (SIGs), features 22 hands-on workshops. These workshops will offer a chance to learn new skills, gain new knowledge, and explore topics in more depth than time allows during normal MACUL conference sessions. Sessions include: Technology Tools to Support Struggling Writers; Designing Sustained Professional Development Programs for Technology Integration; Using MicroWorlds to Explore the World of Science; Learner Profile Gives Handheld Assessment Tools for Educators; Beginning JAVA for Programming Teachers; Intermediate JAVA; Web-based Assessment in the Classroom; Online Web Page Hosting Sites; Beginning Digital Video; Palm Basics: A Time Saving Tool for Teachers; Integrating PDAs into Core Content Areas; Technology Tools to Assure Classroom Success; An Integrated Adventure Game; Interface Design! What?; Teaching JAVA as an Entry Level Language; Advanced JAVA; Weaving Webquest; Digital Photography; Advanced Video; Grant Writing for Educational Technology; Handheld Computer Applications in Every Curriculum Area. Refer to www.macul.org for complete session descriptions.

The 2003 MACUL SIG GIG, sponsored by MACUL´s eleven Special Interest Groups (SIGs), features 30 hands-on workshops. These workshops will offer a chance to learn new skills, gain new knowledge, and explore topics in more depth than time allows during normal MACUL conference sessions. Sessions include these subjects: Computer Programming; Kidspiration and Inspiration; MicroWorlds EX; Lego Robotics and RoboLab; PhotoShop Elements; Managing Handheld Computers; Intellitools; Tools for the Visually Impaired; Microsoft´s Learning Management Platform for K-12 Education; Building-Level Professional Development Resources; Teacher Education and Technology; Plagiarism and the Internet; Web Design; SchoolKit Enactz; Internet2; Digital Video. Refer to www.macul.org for a complete list of session descriptions.

Designed for users of CEO Image Systems, participants will learn about automating document management and data capture and how these processes can assist them in making document management processes more efficient and effective.

The 2004 MACUL Conference offers over 200 sessions covering a wide range of educational technology topics. Alan November and Tony Brewer are featured as this year´s keynote speakers. You can choose from a wide variety of featured speakers, including Alan Kay, Leslie Fisher, David Warlick, Tony Vincent, Gail Lovely, Craig Johnson, Carol Simpson, Meg Ormiston, Mark Lachniet, Katherine McNeil, Jan Van Dam and Nikos Theodosakis. No matter what your role is, you´re sure to find sessions to meet your needs from among the hundreds of breakout sessions offered throughout the conference. This year 31 hands-on workshops and 32 pre-conference workshops are being offered for extended, hands-on instruction. If you´re looking for the best place to connect with companies specializing in educational technology, then look no further than this year´s exhibit hall. With hundreds of companies in the new exhibit hall, there will be something for everyone.

MACUL´s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are sponsoring the fourth annual MACUL SIG Gig on Saturday, November 6 at Anchor Bay High School in New Baltimore. This year’s SIG Gig offers 21 nteractive workshops that will provide attendees with unique opportunities to work with the latest ducational technologies. Attend this one-day event to learn new skills, explore topics in depth and experience the newest software and equipment. Session topics include: iMovie, Digital Photography, Clay Animation, Videoconferencing, Novell ZenWorks, Active Directory Basics, Computer Science Curriculum, Technology in the Mathematics Curriculum, HyperStudio, Assistive Technology, Technology Policies, Macromedia and more. Refer to www.macul.org for a complete list of session descriptions.

MACUL´s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are sponsoring the fourth annual MACUL SIG Gig on Saturday, November 6 at Anchor Bay High School in New Baltimore. This year´s SIG Gig offers 21 interactive workshops that will provide attendees with unique opportunities to work with the latest educational technologies. Attend this one-day event to learn new skills, explore topics in depth and experience the newest software and equipment. Morning sessions include these subjects: iMovie, Novell ZenWorks, Active Directory Basics, Computer Science Curriculum, Technology in the Mathematics Curriculum, HyperStudio, Assistive Technology, Technology Policies, Macromedia and more. Refer to www.macul.org for a complete list of session descriptions.

Technology Directors meet each month to discuss technology initiatives, changes in protocol and plan for implementation of new programs.2.4

Participants will learn about automating document management and data capture and how this can assist them in making processes more efficient and effective.

The 2005 MACUL Conference offers over 200 sessions covering a wide range of educational technology topics. Hall Davidson and Rem Jackson are featured as this year´s keynote speakers. You can choose from a wide variety of featured speakers, including Marina Leight, Gail Lovely, Meg Ormiston, Ladd Skelly, Skip Stahl, Tony Vincent, David Warlick and more. No matter what your role is, you´re sure to find sessions to meet your needs from among the hundreds of breakout sessions offered throughout the conference. This year 27 hands-on workshops and 28 pre-conference workshops are being offered for extended, hands-on instruction. If you´re looking for the best place to connect with companies specializing in educational technology, then look no further than this year´s exhibit hall. With hundreds of companies in the new exhibit hall, there will be something for everyone.

Technology Directors will meet monthly to discuss changes in protocol and technology plans and initiatives. They will also plan for the implementation of new programs throughout the school year.

The 2006 MACUL Conference being held March 8-10, 2006 in Grand Rapids is the 30th MACUL Conference. With over 180 breakout sessions in ten session hours and more than 100 exhibitors, all educators will take away solutions, ideas and techniques to improve student learning in their districts. Over 30 pre-conference workshops are offered on Wednesday and over 30 hands-on workshops are offered during the conference on a wide variety of technology subjects. Additional conference features include the Student Technology Showcase and a new Technology Playground. Keynote speakers include David Pogue and Annette Lamb. David Pogue is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. Dr. Annette Lamb has been a school library media specialist, computer teacher, and professor of education and library science and is well-known for her realistic approaches to technology integration and information inquiry.

The training will focus on technology and its integration into everyday curriculum. Participants will have an opportunity for hands-on use with a variety of instructional software and hardware, which includes Blackboard, CPS, MS PowerPoint, MS Office 2003 Suite, Internet, Smart Software Tools, MS Windows XP, Digital Presenters, LCD Projectors, and Smart Technology ID250/350 Interactive Display. New products will be introduced and opportunities will be available for use with existing technology.

The 2007 MACUL Conference "Touching the Future wih Technology" being held March 14-16, 2007 in Detroit is the 31st MACUL Conference. With over 180 breakout sessions in ten session hours and more than 100 exhibitors, all educators will take away solutions, ideas and techniques to improve student learning in their districts. Over 20 pre-conference workshops are offered on Wednesday and over 30 hands-on workshops are offered during the conference on a wide variety of technology subjects. Additional conference features include the Student Technology Showcase and a new Technology Playground. Keynote speakers include Peter Reynolds and David Ollila.To provide a statewide forum for educators to focus on ideas, techniques, and materials related to educational technology; to encourage effective, ethical, and equitable use of educational technology; to present current and timely research results related to educational technology and to exhibit new educational technology and review current developments.

In this week long, hands-on academy, participants will learn technology applications to implement into their classrooms and lessons right away. Included in the sessions will be strategies to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom, online learning as a class supplement, and the creation of technology infused lessons into their own curriculum. Participants will leave with a wealth of teaching resources as well as lessons they have created for their own curriculum.

2008 MACUL Conference, Technology:21st Century Learning Tools, will take place in Grand Rapids, March 5-7. We look forward to nearly 3,000 educators from throughout Michigan, neighboring states, and Canada. Conference participants will learn about innovative, technology-related programs and have access to an extensive exhibit area which highlights hardware, software, computer-related materials, and other educational technology. The conference will also feature a working, hands-on model classroom, a student technology showcase, a technology playground and a professional development reception. The conference will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about and experiment with hardware and software products.

The training will cover topics including Mac OS X tips and tricks, applications for using Excel, PowerPoint and Digital Photography, in the classroom. Other topics covered will include iPhoto and iMovie, the Lexia reading program and a look at digital whiteboard technology and how it can enhance the classroom.

South Redford staff will attend Wayne RESA course "Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works" to learn how to purposefully incorporate technology in their lessons.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn to use Cognos to view school data. Participants will analyze the data to determine staff development needs, areas for improvement, and to identify key areas which are lacking.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn to use Excel to create spreadsheets to organize school data on student achievement, student progress, teacher and staff functions, and other school data.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn to use Publisher to create newsletters and other staff and parent communication. Participants will be able to create materials to market their schools and the programs that they offer.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants (certified teachers newly assigned to the District) will learn strategies in Classroom Management to implement at their schools.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn to create powerpoint presentations using ´07. Participants will use this knowledge to prepare parent presentations, and other communications.

This workshop will provide ideas and instruction in technology integration, media center ideas, and grant opportunities.

This series is open to any interested teachers in the Western Upper Peninsula. Participants may chose to attend as many sessions as they like over a 5 week period. Sessions include many different technology related topics related to classroom instruction. Participants must attend sessions to equal at least five hours of instruction in order to receive credit and credit will be granted based on the number of hours attended. Call Edith at 906-482-4520 for registration information or with questions.

Registration will be available on-line at www.misd.net. Open to Macomb County School Personnel. Contact Kathleen Francis at 586-228-3371 if more information is required. This program involves the implementation of PowerSchool. The focus of this presentation will be the introduction to PowerSchool and working with individual students. This is a passport program.

Registration will be available on-line at www.misd.net. Open to Macomb County School Personnel. Contact Kathleen Francis at 586-228-3371 if more information is required. This program involves the implementation of PowerSchool. The focus of this presentation will be on the attendance process and reports.. This is a passport program.

Registration will be available on-line at www.misd.net. Open to Macomb County School Personnel. Contact Kathleen Francis at 586-228-3371 if more information is required. This program involves the implementation of PowerSchool. The focus of this presentation will be completing the end of term process and preparing to store grades. This is a passport program.

Registration will be available on-line at www.misd.net. Open to Macomb County School Personnel. Contact Kathleen Francis at 586-228-3371 if more information is required. This program involves the implementation of PowerSchool. The focus of this presentation will be the working with groups of students, student activities and hand enrolling new students in classes. This is a passport program.

This course provides technical skills required to program a database solution by using Microsoft SQL server 2000.

Online Research Techniques is a seven day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn how to effectively conduct research online using Grolier Online and GaleNet and find specific information using these comprehensive Web-based resources. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

For registration information, please contact Kim Hernandez at khernandez@misd.net or 586/228-3416. Open to K-12 teachers. The purpose of this course is to provide "Just in Time" training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technolgy Standards for Teachers.

Prerequisite: Comfortable with digital camera and powerpoint. In this workshop participants will use multimedia to develop and share stories to help students find their voice and strengthen understanding of who they are. Learn the art of 21st century storytelling with free multimedia PC & online applications.

In the first day of 21st Century Teaching and Learning you will learn about Web 2.0 and why its important to teachers and students. You will learn about blogging and create your own blog. You will also learn about RRS (Really Simple Syndication) and its application to finding and subscribing to information feeds from a variety of sources. Classroom applications will also be explored.

In this day of 21st Century Teaching and Learning you will learn about tools for student engagement: the SMART board and Classroom Performance Systems (CPS) Clickers. You will also learn about online photo sharing and editing and explore Flickr and Picnik.

In this day of 21st Century Teaching and Learning you will learn about and create a wiki. A wiki is a collaborative website. You will also learn about, create, and subscribe to podcasts. A podcast is an audio recording that is broadcast over the Internet.

In this day of 21st Century Teaching and Learning you will learn about the power of online collaboration using tools such as Google Docs, Slideshare, and social bookmarking with del.icio.us.

In this day of 21st Century Teaching and Learning you will learn about sharing and downloading video using services like Google Video, YouTube, and TeacherTube. You will also experience live videoconferencing with Skype and Yugma and learn about online professional development opportunities.

Pick up where Meg Ormiston left off with a this presentation entitled "It´s Not Your Father´s Internet" and "All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" featuring Jim Wenzloff, Interactive Media Consultant. This workshop will include a special webinar appearance by Steve Dembo, Discovery Education: "The New Permanent Record".

Meg Ormiston is an internationally known author and speaker who specializes in technology integration and standards-based achievement growth in reading and mathematics. Educators will find Ms. Ormiston´s presentation filled with relevant information and opportunities for collegial dialogue. Multiple topics will be covered including: "Paper-Trained Teachers in a Video-Game World" "If a Pictures Says a Thousand Words STOP TALKING!" "One Size Does NOT Fit All: Custom Learning in the Classroom" "My Space, Xanga, and Facebook: Could This Be the Dreaded Permanent Record?"

Meg Ormiston, renowned technology educator and author is an expert in differentiated instruction as well as using technoogy in the classroom. Meg´s focus topics for the day will include: You May not Be a Blogger or Podcaster, but Your Students Are, Culture Clash!; Wired Kids in Text Driven Classrooms, Playing School or Preparing for Life, and Differentiate Instruction Using Technology.

This is a seven day (10 hour) online course. This is an introductory course and provides the basics pertaining to using your scanner. Learn how to scan a document using various formats, make annotations and save/export documents. Discover how to use scanned documents in various applications. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

This is a seven day (10 hour) online course. It will help you discover some of the "best practices" used by educators today to integrate technology into their classrooms. This course will cover the basics with regard to what works and what doesn´t and introduce appropriate tools to facilitate instruction of core-curricular objectives. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

This is a seven day (10 hour) online course. It will help you discover some of the

Develop a culture that integrates online courseware (Web 2.0 totals) to increase learning and operational efficiency. Participants will learn how to integrate social networking wikis, BLOGS, on line docs, forms, newsreader, and podcasting into their classrooms to increase student achievement.

School administrators are invited to learn about blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS, photo sharing and much more by participating in Wayne RESA’s online learning adventure, 23 THINGS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEB 2.0. Participants will complete 23 Things while exploring the new tools of the Internet – Web 2.0 tools that allow us to connect with the entire world through social networking, media sharing, and collaborative work. Participants will work through 23 self-guided discovery activities at their own pace, on their own time. There is no face-to-face session during this online project. To be successful, you must be self-motivated and willing to explore web tools and content on your own. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Learn about blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS, photo sharing and much more by participating in Wayne RESA’s online learning adventure, 23 THINGS TEACHERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEB 2.0. Participants will complete 23 Things while exploring the new tools of the Internet – Web 2.0 tools that allow us to connect with the entire world through social networking, media sharing, and collaborative work. Participants will work through 23 self-guided discovery activities at their own pace, on their own time. There is no face-to-face session during this online project. To be successful, you must be self-motivated and willing to explore web tools and content on your own. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Educators and staff will progress through 23 discrete activities to encourage exploration of Web 2.0 and new technologies to enhance teaching and learning. This activity will provide learners with new tools that are freely available on the internet. You will learn about blogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking, online photo sharing and editing and much more!

A seven day (10 hour) online course. Students will learn the basics involved in developing a WebQuest for their classroom. Students have the opportunity to evaluate other WebQuests based on a set list of criteria. Course fee is $50.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://www.loginandlearn.com (1 SB-CEU)

This 3-day training will prepare local district media specialists to conduct the daily operations of their media center using the library automation system called Dynix Horizon. The training will be comprehensive in scope and will include both demonstration and computer hands-on time.

The goal of this conference is to provide practical information covering educational technology issues that are commonly experienced by individuals assuming technology leadership roles in schools and school districts.

Learn to create Flash-based demonstrations and simulations using Macromedia Captivate. Using a step-by-step approach, learners will create their own simulations and capture onscreen actions of all kinds. Also covered are adding captions, images, sound and animated text. Register at http://www.loginandlearn.com or call 810-762-3200 for more information.

This course provides an overview of copyright issues for educators at all levels, and includes information specific to the online environment. Topics include instructors’ responsibilities regarding student work, graphic sources and rules for Web-based course content, fair use, database and digital rights protection, and such legislation as The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Public Domain Enhancement Act and the TEACH Act. The cost is $50. Register at http://www.loginandlearn.com or call 810-762-3200 for more information.

Learn about a variety of educational web sites for the teacher as well as for students. Participants will learn to identify what makes a web site great, explore the content and tools available on different sites, identify appropriate sites for students, and plan way to use sites in the classroom, create and build your collection of great web sites.

Visit a variety of educational web sites for yourself as well as your students. Review over 50 K-12 web sites. Explore the top online educational resources, and the content and tools available on different sites. Identify what makes sites appropriate for students. Plan ways to use the sites with your class and build a collection of great websites.

The conference has been designed to promote personal and professional development in educational technology issues for individuals who currently assume, or seek to assume, educational technology leadership roles within the shcool or school district setting. The conference will also provide building level and school district administrators opportunities to learn and discuss financial, personnel, planning, and implementation issues regarding technology.

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The conference has been designed to promote personal and professional development in educational technology issues for individuals who currently assume, or seek to assume, educational technology leadership roles within the school or school district setting. The conference will also provide building level and school district administrators opportunities to learn and discuss financial, personnel, planning, and implementation issues regarding technology.

The conference has been designed to promote personal and professional development in educational technology issues for individuals who currently assume, or seek to assume, educational technology leadership roles within the school or school district setting. The conference will also provide building level and school district administrators opportunities to learn and discuss financial, personnel, planning, and implementation issues regarding technology. Topics include: Building a State Digital Collection; Curriculum Integration; Computer and Network Electronics Bids; Creating Timesaving PDF forms; Digital Video; Educational Technology Planning; GroupWise Best Practices and Management; LEADing the Future; MCODEC; Network Security and Management; What You Need to Know about Fiber Builds and Maintenance; Wireless Security.

The conference has been designed to promote personal and professional development in educational technology issues for individuals who currently assume, or seek to assume, educational technology leadership roles within the school or school district setting. The conference will also provide building level and school district administrators opportunities to learn and discuss financial, personnel, planning, and implementation issues regarding technology. Topics include: • Acrobat PDFs and Forms • Classroom of the Future – Now! • Digital Video 101 • Eighth Grade Technology Literacy Assessment • Electronic Plagiarism • Getting Started with an Online Learning Program • Internet Safety • iTech and iTeach • Moodle • Network Applications and Security • Open Source – Free Alternatives to MS Office, KidPix and PhotoShop • OpenSource Solutions for Creating Virtual Communities: Blogs, Wikis, and Content Management Systems • Open-Source Solutions for OSX, Linux, & Windows 05 • Secrets of the Hackers • Selecting and Implementing a Student Information System • Sustaining Technology Integration in the Classroom • Video over IP • Writing RFPs for Better Results

Participants will observe, analyze, and ask reflective questions as RJ Cooper interacts in half-hour sessions with students who have a variety of disabilities and assistive technology needs.

Participants will reach a common definition of basic Project Management (PM) terms and concepts; understand the process and activities involved in managing a project and define project phases.

MVU Course on May 17, 2005 Location: MIEM LEADing the Future, Michigan Gates Project

This course will introduce and reinforce technology skills and practical integration strategies. Participants will receive hands-on training in technology applications chosen according to their responses to the Technology Self-Assessment survey taken as part of the TTI initiative. Participants will also gain a greater understanding of the Michigan Curriculum Framework, as activities will be designed to engage them in this (and other relevant) document(s).

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This is the first course in a 7-part series on A+ Certification which is a testing program that certifies computer service technicians. Taking participants through the basic terms, concepts and functions realting to main microcomputer modules.

This is the first course in a seven part series that presents students with both theoretical and practical instruction on the basic terms, concepts, and functions relating to the main microcomputer modules. Students will learn to follow established procedures for assembly and disassembly of systems and replaceable modules. For more information, please visit Michigan Virtual University at www.mivu.org

This is the second course in a 7-part series on A+ Certification which is a testing program that certifies computer service technicians. Taking participants through both teoretical and practical instruction on installing, configuring and upgrading the main computer modules and peripherals.

This is the third course in a 7-part series on A+ Certification which is a testing program that certifies computer service technicians. Taking participants through types and characteristics of motherboards, processors and memory cards.

This is the second course in a 7-part series on A+ Certification which is a testing program that certifies computer service technicians. Taking participants through the day-to-day managmeent and support of Win95.

To provide an opportunity to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to service microcomputer hardware and supported peripherals, build a computer from parts, and prepare for a successful result on the CompTIA A+ PC Hardware exam.

This course will guide the participant through the textbook to prepare for the A+ software exam. Topics include: Introducing and comparing computer operating systems, managing & troubleshooting operating systems, windows on a network, windows on the Internet, and supporting windows.

Open to Ann Arbor Public Schools central office and building administrators. Register through Jane Ziesemer. The objective of this program is to develop a cadre of instructional leaders who will be poised to lead technology integration in AAPS schools and support teachers in the use of technology to support teaching and learning.

Participants will learn how to: connect a monitor, keyboard, mouse and turn on and off the PC. Participants will also learn how to open a web browser; enter website addresses; click on links and find information using an Internet search engine. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn about and understand the ten things to do and the ten not to do to keep your PC running smoothly. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn how to organize all digital data. This session will provide knowledge and skills to bring all pictures, programs, music, messages, notes and memos, documents and data, as well as fonts and other files under control and be able to retrieve them. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

This course will teach participants basic use of Windows, Microsoft Word, and the Internet. Participants will learn how to perform preventative maintenance techniques and how to install software using Windows 95/98/ME. Participants will also explore Microsoft Word, including the use of WordArt, mail merges, and tables. In addition, novice computer users will have direct, hands-on instruction on how to use a variety of Internet tools, including e-mail, USENET, FTP, and Web browsers.

This session is the first in a three-day series designed for those apprehensive about using today´s classroom technology. Demystify the PC desktop (hear everything explained carefully in plain English), lose your fear of "breaking something." Become comfortable navigating around your system, open a program, create, save and print your first file. learn several things that computers can be used for. Take a palm handheld computer for a test drive.

This session is for anyone who needs to start at the very beginning in learning their way around a computer. Participants will learn: how to connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse; how to turn a PC on and off; what each of the different keys on the keyboard are used for; how to use a mouse to select and/or move items; how to open a program to create, save and print your first file. Questions? 517.244.1467.

Start at the very beginning and work slowly in learning your way around a computer. Participants will learn how to connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse; how to turn a pc on and off; what each of the different keys on the keyboard are used for; how to select and or move items; and how to open a program to create, save and print your first file.

Participants will learn: how to connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse; how to turn a PC on and off; what each of the different keys on the keyboard are used for; how to use a mouse to select and/or move items and how to open a program to create, save and print their first file. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

This session is for anyone who needs to start at the very beginning in learning their way around a computer. Participants will learn how to connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse, how to turn a PC on and off; what each of the different keys on the keyboard are used for; how to use a mouse to select and or move items; how to open a program to create, save and print your first file.

This session is for anyone who needs to start at the very beginning and work slowly through the basics of computing. Participants will learn how to connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse; how to turn a PC on and off; what each of the different keys on the keyboard are used for; how to use a mouse to select &/or move items; how to open a program to create, save and print your first file; and a quick look at a Palm handheld computer.

In Data 101, participants will learn how to use a database program to store and organize data; how to do basic calculations; and how to create a simple graph using a spreadsheet program.

Learn to use database programs. Participants will learn how to store and organize data; do basic calculations; and create a simple graph using a spreadsheet program.

This course walks participants through the use of database programs. Participants will learn how to: use a database program to store and organize data; how to do basic calcualtions and create a simple graph using a spreadsheet program. Questions? 517.244.1467.

Email 101 is an introduction to new users in using email messaging. Participants will learn to create a free email account online, compose and address a message to another participant, create and use a simple online address book, reply to a message received from another participant, and learn the difference between Web based and POP email.

Participants will be introduced to electronic messaging (email). Participants will learn how to create an e-mail; create and use a simple online address book, reply to messages received; learn the difference between web based and POP email.

This session is designed for those who have not yet ventured into the world-wide-web. Come find out what´s in it for YOU and learn how it will help you in the classroom. Learn how to access information on the Internet, send an email message and check out a few online tutorials that will help you at your own pace.

Internet 101 is an introduction to new users to the World Wide Web. Participants will learn how to open a web browser, enter a website address, how to clink on links to move to another web page, how to return to a web page just accessed, how to find information using search engines, and how to save and select bookmarks and or favorites.

Participants will learn how to: open a web browser; enter a website address, click on “links” to move to another web page; return to a web page they were just in; find information using an internet search engine and save and select bookmarks/favorites. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn how to: open a web browser; enter a website address; click on links to move to another web page; return to a web page you were just in; find information using an Internet search engine and save and select bookmarks and favorites. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

New users will be introduced to the world wide web and learn to use email and search engines. Participants will also learn to open a web browser, enter website addresses, click on links to move to another web page, find information using a search engine, and how to save and select bookmarks and favorite sites.

Anyone who has not yet ventured onto the World Wide Web (WWW) can learn the basics of navigating the internet. Participants will learn how to open a web browser; enter website addresses; move to another web page; how to find information using an Internet search engine; and how to save and select bookmarks.

An introduction to email and electronic messaging (Groupwise). Participants will learn to create a free email account online; compose and send a message; create and use a simple online address book; reply to a message received; and learn the difference between web-based and POP email.

Participants will learn how to: create a free email account online; compose and address a message to another participant; create and use a simple online address book; reply to a message received from another participant and learn the difference between Web-based and POP email. Questions: 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn the following basics of word processing: create and save a document, learn how to change the size of the type you use, insert a graphic (such as a picture or clip art), explore online tutorials that will help increase your comfort level.

Learn to process volumes of legitimate email and protect computers from spam and software threats. Participants will learn to reduce the volume of unwanted messages; some email practices; tools to use to protect pcs; and strategies to organize items to keep.

An introduction to the navigation of the initial Windows desktop, participants will learn to maneuver and retrieve items within the desktop; how to use shortcuts and icons to open program; control size and placement of open windows; what items at the bottom of the screen are for; and how to use common menu options to open, save, print, copy and paste, undo mistakes, change views, and how to get help.

Participants will learn how to use shortcuts and icons to open programs and control the size and placement of open windows. Participants will also learn the functions of the items at the bottom of the screen as well as how to use common menu options to open, save, print, copy and paste, undo mistakes, change view and to get help. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Build on the basics learned in Computers 101 session. Participants will learn about shortcuts & icons; control the size of open windows; use scrollbars and items on task bars; use file, open, save, print, recent documents, edit and copy, cut, paste and undo, view, zoom, tools, options and help.

Participants will learn how to use the shortcuts and icons to open programs and control the size and placement of windows. Participants will also learn what all those items at the bottom of the screen do and how to use common menu options to open, save, print, copy, paste, undo mistakes, change views and to get help. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

This course introduces navigation of the initial Windows desktop. Participants will learn how to use the shortcuts and icons to open programs; control size and placement of open windows; what all those items at the bottom of the screen do; and how to use common menu options to open, save, print, copy, paste, undo mistakes, change view, and how to get help.

Learn the skills needed to create a simple word processing document. Participants will learn what a font is, how to change the size and type of font used, how to insert a graphic, and explore various online tutorials.

Participants will learn the skills needed to create a simple word processing document. They will learn what a font is, how to change font size and style, and how to insert a graphic. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Learn information and tools to protect computers and data from security threats, hacking and viruses. Also learn how viruses spread and damage computers.

Learn how to organize all digital data. Participants will learn how to bring all pictures, programs, music messages, notes and memos, documents, data and fonts under control and find them.

Learn to create a simple word processing document. Participants will learn what a font is, how to change the size and style; how to insert a graphic; and explore various online tutorial that will help increase skill and comfort levels.

Learn the skills needed to create a simple word processing document. Participants will learn what a font is, how to change font size and style, and how to insert a graphic. They will also explore various online tutorials that will help increase skills and comfort levels.

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This two-day course is geared toward users who have taken an Introduction to Access and are very familiar with its use. Participants will enhance their Access skills by learning customization and controls, utilizing wizards and designing reports, working with external tables, creating macros, opening existing macros, and working with macro design toolbar. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This two-day course is geared toward users who have taken an Introduction to Access and are very familiar with its use. Participants will enhance their Access skills by learning customization and controls, utilizing wizards and designing reports, working with external tables, creating macros, opening existing macros, and working with macro design toolbar. For registration information please contact Oakland Schools Registration Central at 248-209-2500.

This two-day course is geared toward users who have taken an Introduction to Access and are very familiar with its use. Participants will enhance their Access skills by learning customization and controls, utilizing wizards and designing reports, working with external tables, creating macros, opening existing macros, and working with macro design toolbar. For registration information please contact Oakland Schools Registration Central at 248-209-2500.

This two-day course will provide an introduction and basic understanding of database concepts. Participants will learn about the following features in Access: objects, data entry and editing, database tables, table editing, sorting and indexing, quick find and replacing of data, selection query design capabilities, using operators and multiple criteria, and begin basic reporting. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This program provided Level 1 training for Access database training.

This program provided Level 2 training for Access database training.

Students will learn remote database management, how to exchange data with XML and other type applications and how to automate business processes by VBA code.

This training will focus on the use and application of technology to support the general education curriculum. The training will include a demonstration of low to high tech tools, classroom accommodations, and technologies that provide appropriate access to instruction for a wide range of students.

Participants will become more advanced in Access including learning editing, moving, inserting and deleting fields, sorting the database, creating and deleting indexes, creating queries, using operators for values, creating reports, creating mailing labels from a database.

The purpose of this training program is to provide participants with an opportunity to expand their knowledge of Microsoft Office/Access and to begin to plan strategies for utilizing this software with students and for instructional support.

Participants will learn to create and use a database in Microsoft Access.

Find out the difference between modifying lessons and accommodating special needs students. Reading-remediation vs. Compensation. Find out about scaffolding and how learning supports can be built into the curriculum to provide support to learners at all proficiency levels. Participants will discover how to provide testing accommodations for information classroom assessments and high stakes testing. Learn how all students can participate in general education successfully!

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Learn to use Acrobat 7 and Adobe Designer to create forms which can be completed, printed, and even submitted from any computer. You will learn to use the form tools to create text fields, checkboxes, and pop down lists. You will create buttons which can clear a form or submit a completed form via e-mail. Projects will be used to help you learn to fix an error in a document and create hyperlinked text which take a user directly to a website. You will also learn to convert a website into a PDF document and set form security so your document can´t be altered. You are welcome to bring your own word Documents to make them into a form.

Learn how to convert files (from any application such as Word or PowerPoint) into PDF files by using Adobe Acrobat. Learn how to protect the integrity of your documents while making sure others can open and read them. Time permitting, you will also explore how PDF files can become interactive with hyperlinks and form fields. The audience for this course is all educators. Contact Jacki Campbell for more information at 734.334.1303.

Learn how to convert files (from scans or applications such as Photoshop, Word, PowerPoint) into PDF files by using Adobe Acrobat. PDF conversion is the way to protect the integrity of your documents while making sure others can open and read them. Time permitting, you will also explore how PDF files can become interactive with hyperlinks and form fields. Prerequisites: Basic file navigation from the Start Menu or Dock; opening/saving files from within an application. The intended audience for this course is all educators. For more info contact Jacki Campbell at campbej@resa.net.

Create on-line forms with Acrobat Writer. It will allow you to create forms and documents for students and parents that will enable them to fill it in on-line without changing the content or layout. Instructor: Paul Dornfield Time: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Place: Grass Lake High School, Library/Media Center Audience: All educators Costs: $70. Graduate credit available at additional fees.

Discover how to add interactive features to hardcopy and digital documents using Adobe Acrobat. You will explore how to add tab fields, page actions and such to a scanned file. Or, you can use Acrobat Distiller to turn any printable document into a PDF file and make it interactive. Prerequisites: basic experience with flatbed scanning and any major word processor. The intended audience for this course is all educators. For more information contact Jacki Campbell at campbej@resa.net.

Learn to use Acrobat to create and edit .pdf documents. You will learn to create .pdf documents from Word documents such as a student handbook or curriculum guide. Projects will help you learn how to create links to internal pages or Internet websites and convert web pages or photos to PDF documents. You will also learn to create fill-in-the-blank forms for text entry you can read.

Students will learn to use basic internet tools, search the internet, access information from internet, create a Web site, and develop a simple multi-media project.

This program is designed as an executive conference to set the technology agenda for Genesee County Schools. Participants will be involved in leadership, integration and vision of technology issues as they may affect school districts. They will explore why there is a difference about palm-sized computers and how to get technology into the hands of students and staff as effortlessly as possible.

This program is designed as an executive conference to set the technology agenda for Genesee County Schools. Participants will be involved in leadership, integration and vision of technology issues as they may affect school districts. The power and promise of technology can create classrooms full of energy, excitement and enhance the learning process. Participants will be exposed to a variety of resources and ideas to maximize the technology experience for staff and students.

This unique combination of instructional resources will strengthen and enhance the statewide elementary and secondary school curriculum through the integration of instructional technologies. Activities provide opportunities for group discussion while relating lesson plan development and student activities to the Michigan Curriculum Framework, specifically lthe Technology Content Standards and Benchmarks.

Mobile computing using email and laptops. Learn to use Outlook email to enhance professional communications:launch email software, write and send messages including attachments, create signatures, address books and distribution lists, and understand email etiquette. Learn how laptop computers can facilitate communication through mobile access to shared information on a network and digital presentations using projectors and projection boards.

Part of a series of opportunities for area administrative staff to increase their skill and knowledge of technology applications and use. This program will address mobile computing with palm PDAs and the use of Inspiration software for concept mapping.

Publishing can be done with accuracy, efficiency and fun uning Microsoft Word. Participants will learn how to create documents that include formatted text and graphics (clip art and digital pictures). Practice of skills learned in early level classes will be incorporated to enable all to create professional-looking documents.

Participants will learn what data is appropriate for a spreadsheet, understand the terminology associated with using a spreadsheet and create a simple spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel.

Will provide an overview of the various solutions that have the capacity to enhance the educational process in a school. You will see how you can expand course offerings and time of access, communication between classrooms or distant locations. Use of the voice-video-data system and options that are offered by the Internet virtual high school will be explored.

Designed for those new to computers or who have recently received new equipment. Connections, starting, shutting down, daily care, trouble shooting and accessing programs will be covered. The second sessions of this program will teach participants how to use the operating system to add efficiency to daily classroom procedures.

Designed for those new to computers or who have recently received new equipment. Connections, starting, shutting down, daily care, trouble shooting and accessing programs will be covered. The second sessions of this program will teach participants how to use the operating system to add efficiency to daily classroom procedures.

Provides information on how to protect students and staff with planning before districts connect to the world of the 21st century and explain what to look for in technology integration issues.

Data management using Microsoft Excel. An introduction to basic spreadsheet skills: menu bars, data entry, formatting a spreadsheet and simple formulas.

Data management using Microsoft Excel. An intermediate class expanding on: formulas, charts and data management.

This program will help participants learn strategic classroom management and technology while they plan a road to success including teaming, delegation, and integration of tasks and applications.

Part of a series of opportunities for area administrative staff to increase their skill and knowledge of technology applications and use. This program will help participants learn 21st century strategies for gathering, organizing and evaluating data, while they plan a road to success including teaming, delegation, and integration of tasks and applications.

This is to help administrators understand concepts and strategies of Internet use in education. The first part of the program will cover basic Internet skills, links relative to administrators and an overview of the "Kids Safety and the Internet" project. This will include an overview of "Teach for Tomorrow´< the interactive web-based course created to provide training and strategies for educational integration. The second part of the course will involve Internet supervision, copyright issues and safety in education.

Participants will learn how to use basic 3-mail to enhance professional communication. Topics will include launching email software to opening and archiving messages, to creating and sending attachments an using distribution lists.

Will help participants understand how laptop computers and hand-held computing devices can help maintain control of busy active day-to-day activities. These sessions will provide an introduction to various equipment choices available to education personnel.

Will help participants understand how laptop computers and hand-held computing devices can help maintain control of busy active day-to-day activities. These sessions will provide an introduction to various equipment choices available to education personnel.

This program will assist participants in creating a simple PowerPoint presentation and how to use the equipment involved in making a presentation. Troubleshooting and handling last minute changes will be addressed.

This session will objectively evaluate software packages: Microsoft Project and Form Maker. Participants will learn how to track projects and tasks along with estimating the effectiveness of the projects. Form Maker will allow forms to be taken from digital and hard copy sources and updated to meet the needs of participants.

This is a program specifically to increase presentation capabilities of administrators. Participants will learn easy strategies that can be used to create a simple slideshow, or update preformatted shows and presentations.

Will focus on expansion of busic digital presentation strategies. Participants will learn how to create a slideshow from scratch, format fonts and backgrounds, insert pictures and further slideshow enhancements and controls relative to the experience of the participant.

Participants will realize the wealth of information that can be accessed via the Internet and the Michigan Electronic Library. Databases and periodical material can be searced and used for projects, programs, and reports. Publishing Options will allow participants to experience an overview of the three most popular publishing packages today: MS Word, MS Publisher, and Broderbund Print Shop.

This workshop will involve the creation of simple web pages and posting information using Adobe Acrobat. Discussion of policies and issues revolving around the integration of the Internet into the public school setting will be primary.

Publishing can be done with accuracy, efficiency and fun using Microsoft Word. Participants will learn how to create documents that include formatted text and graphics (clip art and digital pictures). Practice of skills learned in early level classes will be incorporated to enable all to create professional looking documents.

Participants will learn how easily you can use templates to create professional documents that are compatible with e-mail solutions. Basic wordprocessing operations using MS Word will be taught in a nonthreatening atmosphere geared to the administrative audience.

Participants will learn to evaluate classroom technology, examine the business of education and implementation of software use and design a template to use in evaluating technology.

This session will present information on new opportunities and technologies available for technology integration with the curriculum. A presentation on the Michigan Virtual High School, a Virtual Field Trip and an opportunity to learn about an evaluation process for technology effectiveness will be highlighted.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Understand the fundamentals of business law, contracts and teh principal-agency relationship.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Discover and master the essentals of managerial and staff support.

An executive conference to enhance technology use in Genesee County Schools.

Participants will learn how new skills and access to information will empower staff. In addition, participants will learn how to gather information and measure data, evaluate technology use in a classroom and explore the use of handheld computers in education.

Participants will learn how to collect and analyze data, and what studies say about the impact of technology on student and teacher performance. Participants will also explore new models of professional development for effective learning and how to use video multimedia to research and present lessons.

Administrators will gain a basic understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional committee and meeting activities. Participants will learn how to post agendas, minutes, grades, a calendar, and external links to the Internet; how to add images, video, sound and banners. Also covered will be emailing groups creating a discussion board, and conducting an online chat.

Administrators engage with research about technology, integration and student inquiry. Participants will learn direction and options for developing plans that can be implemented to address the unique circumstances of each school or district; go through six hands-on modules focused on relevant research and alignment to standards such as ISTE NETS-A; and will begin development of a personal action plan.

Administrators will learn to make the most of on-demand resources to access online journals and periodicals. Using Unitedstreaming, participants will learn to liven up presentations by imbedding images and video into PowerPoint to build interactive presentations.

This activity is designed for administrators to gain the ability to use their Palm Handheld Computer to its fullest. Participants will learn how to use Docs and Sheets to GO, AvantGo, hot sync with email programs, multimedia functions, Palm Reader and Adobe Acrobat; and how to use a Palm for attendance and forms.

Administrators will learn how to get the most from their MITracker subscription. Participants will learn how to use the Quick Finder Codes and the new MITracker playbook; how to download data from MITracker and use of MITracker graph to enhance presentations and annual report.

Gain a better understanding of Adobe Acrobat and the latest version of Adobe Acrobat. Participants will learn how to read PDF documents, convert them into editable text, and let you save them in other formats.

Gain a better understanding of Adobe Acrobat, and the latest version of Adobe Acrobat. Participants will learn how to read PDF documents, convert them into editable text, and save in other formats. Questions? Call 517.244.1467

Participants need to be experienced using the web with some experience creating web pages. Adobe Acrobat is the most reliable, efficient and effective way to share information electronically. Acrobat lets you convert any document - including entire web sites - into an Adobe Portable document Format (PDF) file, with it´s original apearance preserved. This program is open to teachers, administrators and technology coordinators. For registration information, contact Thomas Juett at 586/228-3410.

Participants will learn how to create Adobe PDF documents, including forms that can be filled out, saved, and printed by anyone using the free Adobe Reader program.

Participants will learn how to create Adobe PDF documents, fill them out, and save them using their data.

Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat Interactive PDF, which will assist you in sharing documents AND making your request forms digital for posting on the internet or emailing!

The morning portion of this workshop will cover the InDesign basics and assumes no prior desktop publishing experience. You will explore how to use the InDesign tool as you create a single page newsletter using text blocks, frames, objects, and graphics. Build on your newsletter skills as you design a brochure using sytle sheets, character and paragraph formatting, and placing text on a path. After a break for lunch, you will create multi-page documents using master sheets and work with tables. You will investigate custom colors and transparency settings as you learn time saving strategies and shortcuts. The last half of the afternoon will be for individual project time, with the instructor providing expert support as you work on projects such as a school newsletter or yearbook template. Teachers may bring a student as a learning partner for no additional fee.

This MVU online course provides an introduction to working with images and working with color, layers, and manipulation tools.

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This MVU course provides an introduction to working with images and working with color, layers, and photographs.

This course provides an introduction to working with images and working with color, layers and photographs while providing an introduction to Adobe Photoshop 7.0

This MVU course teaches about image manipulation and automation and vector graphics and ImageReady.

This course provides an introduction to working with images and working with color, layers and photographs. Working with Images provides an intoduction to Photoshop 7.0; learn how to use the selection tools and the basic image manipulation tools. Working with Color, Layers and Photographs teaches about the color selection tools and how to adjust color, and about the layers palette and how to modify photographs.

This two part class, which will be held in the AMA ESD computer lab on February 7 and February 8 from 4:30-6:30 p.m., will guide beginners on how to use the new PhotoShop Elements 5.0 for classroom and personal use. It combines power and simplicity so more can be done with photos. Instantly fix flaws or adjust color and lighting with new advanced controls. Quickly drop photos into customizable layouts and show off your creativity.

Learn to use this photo editing program to create pictures for your yearbook, school newspaper, web site or classroom newsletter. You’ll learn how to use the many tools to improve picture quality, crop, rotate and edit pictures, as well as add text to pictures. Bring pictures on disk or CD to work. Instructors: Steve WellerTime: 8 am – 12:15 pm Location: Western High School, Room 12Audience: All educators , Cost: $70.00Credits: 1 college credits available for additional fees or 3 SB-CEUs

Learn to use this photo editing program to create pictures for your yearbook, school newspaper, web site or classroom newsletter. You’ll learn how to use the many tools to improve picture quality, crop, rotate and edit pictures, as well as add text to pictures. Bring pictures on disk or CD to work. Instructor: Steve Weller. Class meets June 12-14, M-W, 8am–12 noon, Western High School room 12. Class fees: $70. Graduate credit available at additional fees.

1 credit or 3 SB-CEUs Learn to use this photo editing program to create pictures for your yearbook, school newspaper, web site or classroom newsletter. You’ll learn how to use many tools to improve picture quality, crop, rotate and edit pictures, as well as add text to pictures. Bring pictures on disk or CD to work. Instructor: Steve Weller. Fall: Sept 20 – Oct 2, M & W, 4-7 pm. Class meets at Western High School room 12. F2006-3743 Class fees: $70. Graduate credit available at additional fees.

Learning to use photo editing program to create pictures for your yearbook and school newspaper web site or classroom. Advance computer skills necessary. MUST ATTEND ALL CLASSES TO RECEIVE CREDIT.

Learn to use this photo-editing program to create pictures for your yearbook, school newspaper, and web site or classroom newsletter. You’ll learn how to use the many tools to improve picture quality, crop rotate and edit pictures, as well as add text to pictures

Learn to use this photo editing program to create pictures for your yearbook, school newspaper, web site or classroom newsletter. MUST ATTEND ALL CLASSES TO RECEIVE CREDIT.

This workshop will give you the skills to create your own images using a digital camera or scanner. Graphic programs allow you to enhance images and create your own graphics. File formats, touch-up techniques, integrating them into other software, and layering are some of the topics that will be covered.

This two part class, which will be held in the AMA ESD computer lab on January 24 and January 31 from 4:45-6:45 p.m., will guide beginners on how to use the new PhotoShop Elements 5.0 for classroom and personal use. It combines power and simplicity so more can be done with photos. Instantly fix flaws or adjust color and lighting with new advanced controls. Quickly drop photos into customizable layouts and show off your creativity.

Are you ready to take your Moodle course beyond the basics? Come to this workshop and learn to use the more advanced features of Moodle. Create a WIKI, Blog, Lesson and Workshop. Explore the new Book tool and review quizzes. The workshop format is entirely "hands-on", developing Moodle activities in your course site. This class is only for those who have already completed introductory Moodle training and have a course site.

Participants will learn how to customize and add advanced elements to their Blackboard classes. Participants will learn to use SafeAssign, create learning units, create and upload question banks, make quizzes and tests, use Respondus, create audio mp3 files, and look at course statistics and the dashboard.

This session will show advanced application of using Blackboard for teachers.

This workshop is limited to classroom teachers employed by Clarkston Community Schools In this continuation of the Basic Classroom Website training also being offered, participants will be able to create and enhance meaningful web content using SchoolCenter web software. Focus will be on appropriate web content as well as on advanced topics involved in the use of the software such as establishing a class project and creating an on-line survey.

Participants will learn about networking computers as well as digital devices such as printers, video cameras, gaming, media players, photo editing, and IPOD/MP3 players.

Prerequisite is attendance of Cyber Camp I or Cyber Camp II held last summer. Cyber Camp advanced will provide teachers an opportunity to work with still digital video pictures, and digital video in various software applications. Teachers will learn how to manipulate photos and edit video to use in student applications in their classrooms.

This training for local district media specialists will include the optional features of the Dynix Horizon library automation system. Participants will be able to complete an inventory of materials in the system, complete an online request for resources, and generate and print reports and statistics.

Learn with other support staff as you use Excel to design a budget and manage student information. After a brief review on chart/graph creation, you will use Excel for projects such as decision making grids, and linked worksheets. Beginning with a group of student records in Excel, you will use Word to create mail merge letters. Additional advanced features in Excel and Word will be covered including merging cell, rotating text, and using floating text boxes. For the experienced Word and Excel user, you´ll be delighted in the new skills and shortcuts you will discover.

Learn with other support staff as you use Excel to design a budget and manage student information. After a brief review on chart/graph creation, you will use Excel for projects such as decision making grids, and linked worksheets. Beginning with a group of student records in Excel, you will use Word to create mail merge letters. Additional advanced features in Excel and Word will be covered including merging cell, rotating text, and using floating text boxes. For the experienced Word and Excel user, you´ll be delighted in the new skills and shortcuts you will discover.

Learn to use Excel to design a budget and manage student information. After a brief review on chart/graph creation, you will use Excel for projects such as decision making grids and linked worksheets. Beginning with a group of student records in Excel, you will use Word to create mail merge letters. Additional advanced features in Excel and Word will be covered including merging cells, rotating text, and using floating text boxes. For the experienced Word and Excel user, you´ll be delighted in the new skills and shortcuts you will discover.

Specific Learning Outcomes for Participants Internet Fundamentals A. Explain the basics of copyright as it applies to the educational setting and fair use guidelines B. Identify a variety of strategies to use to evaluate web pages and the information presented C. Demonstrate proper citation of web resources, creating hyperlinks to web resources Web Quest Authoring A. Demonstrate effective use of web page design, using color, lines, graphic images and background B. Create a basic WebQuest with several linked web pages using Front Page C. Create hyperlinks for text, images, and create navigation structure D. Evaluating the Internet Resources students will be accessing from the WebQuest Educational Applications and Use of the Internet for the K-12 classroom A. Create a WebQuest to provide educational resources for classroom teachers, aligned with Michigan Curriculum Frameworks Benchmarks using MI CLiMB online. B. Identify National Education Technology Standards for students, met with resources created in their web site

This workshop for middle school teachers will focus on enhancing math skills using a graphing calculator. Advanced graphing topics and information on downloading additional applications will also be included. Graphing calculators used include: TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-84, and TI-84 Plus.

This is an Ed2Go course. In this course, participants will learn how to build time-saving macros, customize your toolbars, create shortcut keys, crank out form letters and mailing labels, perform queries, make your own templates, use the style gallery, and much more.

All educators who already have a Moddle course site in which they are working are invited to this advanced training. Participants will learn to create quizzes that are automatically graded, build a wiki, and more.

Learn how to use new features of Moodle 1.9. Learn how to use the WIKI and Workshop tool that allows you to create sophisticated online peer editing. Move beyond basic Moodle, end with open lab for Q & A for your current Moddle courses.

In this hands-on training you will work on your Moodle course with the assistance of Moodle trainer Anne Thorp, Ph.D. Throughout this training session participants will learn details about their profile and course settings in order to effectively operate their own Moodle course. Inlcuded in the training will be hands-on development time interspersed with effective course design, Universal Design for Learning techniques in the online environment, and Moodle tools for effective teaching and learning. Strategies for course management will also be addressed.

Learn strategies for training, creating ebooks, and supporting the Palm handheld computer in your classroom. Start by learning to use the Palm OS Emulator (POSE), Palm Simulator, and PDA Reach to demonstrate Palm applications from your computer. You´ll learn how to create original e-bbooks using eBook Studio with text and embedded photos. Learn about installing and supporting multiple Palms using SB Deploy and SD Express and utility applications such as BeamPro and FileZ. You´ll also learn strategies to problem solve and repair simple Palm and HotSync problems.

Learn strategies for training and supporting with the handheld Palm computer. You will learn how to use the Palm Emulator to put a Palm on your computer. You´ll learn how to use e-Beam and IR products to broadcast images and software. Learn about management strategies to view a classroom of student projects completed on the Palm on a single comptuer. You´ll also learn tips and techniques to help you install and support multiple Palm handhelds.

Help your students enhance their PowerPoint presentations with the addition of charts, custom backgrounds, and animation. Your audience will pay attention and your mesage will be enhanced through the use of sounds, movies, and special effects. Additional techniques including headers/footers, builds, and finding sounds and images from the Internet will also be covered. You are encouraged to bring an existing project to enhance. Prerequisite: Power Point experience.

Learn how to integrate short video clips into PowerPoint to create a multimedia lesson using video clips, images, and hyperlinks. Amaze your students and colleagues using these easy tricks in your everyday classroom instruction. This course is free for licensed buildings (call 734-334-1500 with license questions). For further information please contact Jacki Alshiabani at 734-334-1303. Prerequisites: video streaming basics and basic PowerPoint.

Restricted to St. Joseph Public Schools Employees Only! It´s time to kick your webpage up a notch! Enhance the web experience for your students and parents by integrating some advanced design techniques, media, and images.

Available to St. Joseph Public Schools employees only. It´s time to kick your webpage up a notch! Enhance the web experience for your students and parents by integrating some advanced design techniques, media, and images.

Wikis are a free Web resource with unlimited educational value. A wiki encourages writing, creativity, collaboration and so much more. Wikis can be used by all students, at all levels, and in all subjects. Teachers will learn how a wiki can be used in their elementary and middle school classrooms and how they can adapt this resource to better meet their needs and the needs of their learners. Teachers will leave this workshop with a wiki set up for their classroom and with resources to help them utilize this wonderful Web 2.0 tool.

This after school technology series will teach common classroom technologies making the rounds this decade of the 21st century! Learn some of the language, play with some of the tools, develop an online presence, and make a statement! See how you can incorporate the educational technology curriculum standards into your classroom at any level. This series will include Videoconferencing for Literacy, PowerPoint 1 & 2, Google Educator, Cyberbullying, Web 2.0, online social bookmarking, and Virtual Worlds in Education.

Learn how Google works, and where and what Google searches. Explore various search tools created to find news, images, products, and more. Use the Image Search Tool. Participants will learn how to find news stories; products for home & work; search for classroom resources; learn to teach students to search more effectively.

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about using Google. Find what you´re looking for more efficiently and effectively. Explore various search tools that Google has created to make it easier to find news, images, products and more.

Blackboard Basics for K12 is a 21-day (20 hour) online course that lets students experience one of the nation´s leading course tools. Students learn to prepare and post documents, use outside resources, create discussion threads, tests, and quizzes in a course of their own. Students may complete the assignments, discussions, and projects at their convenience for the duration of the course. Course fee is $95.00. Register for this University of Michigan-Flint course at http://k12.umflint.edu. (2 SB-CEUs)

Learn how, in a climate of increasing standards, teachers can capitalize on the power of interactive text, podcasts and collaborative web tools to meet the diverse learning needs and preference of all students.

The Ameritech Technology Academy (ATA) is a staff development program designed to increase educator’s technology skills for the benefit of Michigan’s students. This training will help educators integrate the use of technology into their curriculum and instructional strategies. *All participants must be in a team. The team will consist of at least two teachers, the principal or another building-level administrator, and a fourth member who could be a media specialist, a teacher, or another person significant to that individual team.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Learn to research and value stocks. Topics covered in the course include reading financial statements, calculating financial ratios, industrial comparisons and pricing techniques.

AncestryPlus is an electronic resource that brings together over 3000 databases and additional sources that provide a wealth of information. Of primary interest to genealogists, AncestryPlus is also of use in discovering US and Michigan history, and has a treasure-trove of information of use in libraries and classrooms. Participants will discover the wide range of valuable content available to them through our MeL subscription to AncestryPlus; and will learn many ways to strategically search for the information of interest to them within this massive resource. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Maximize PowerPoint´s performance with various multimedia components. Teachers should bring a lesson plan they wish to create into a presentation and an audio CD to use as background music. Prerequisite: PowerPoint 2000 Beginning.

For Summit Academy Schools Staff Only: Learn the basics to Leopard, PhotoBooth, iTunes, iPhoto, Garage Band, Podcasting, and iMovie and use in the classroom

Bring the sights and sounds that excite and inspire your students effortlessly into the classroom with iLife 08, a highly integrated software suite featuring the latest versions of Apple´s award-winning iMovie, iPhoto, iWeb, iDVD and GarageBand. See how these tools can be used together to excite learning and teaching, and see examples of how schools are using these tools. You will also see a collection of lessons to show how you can use iLife applications in your classroom in language arts, math, science, social studies, and other subject areas. Then in the afternoon, discover how iWork 08 makes the hard work of creating stunning documents, powerful spreadsheets and presentations easy. You will see how Apple-designed templates let you achieve great results in minutes. And, with easy access to the iLife 08 Suite of tools, you´ll see just how easy it is to include your photos, movies, and music. For additional information contact Sheri Bartz at 734.334.1301.

This course, designed for all K-12 teachers, focuses on the challenges of teaching the Michigan technology benchmarks within the core area benchmarks. Teachers will develop ways to use techology within their curriculum, rather than as an add-on. The goal is to create students who are technologically literate life-long learners.

This course focuses on the challenges of teaching the Michigan technology benchmarks within the core area benchmarks. Teachers will develop ways to use technology within their curriculum, rather than as an add-on.

The Apple Teacher Institute,a series of workshops designed to give teachers a hands-on technololgy to maximize the effectiveness of planning and instructional time, expand your area of expertise, engage an increasingly diverse student body and discover new ways to individualize instructions.

Join SIGWEB and SIGCS for a joint workshop on web programming. Learn how to create applets that provide a graphical user interface (GUI) consisting of Swing components (buttons, scroll bars, text boxes, etc.) Participants need to be familiar with basic Java concepts such as methods, classes, and instance data, and how to compile and execute Java programs. Registration information is available at http://www.macul.org/sigs/sigcs.html#SIGCS

A group of 3-8 teachers will learn the components of this software program, including how to build slide shows, create charts and databases. This lead study group will help to facilitate the other AppleWorks study groups.

A group of 3-8 teachers will learn the components of this software program, including how to build slide shows, create charts and databases.

A group of 3-8 teachers will continue to learn the components of this software program, including how to build slide shows, create charts and databases.

Instruction in the use and application of a variety of software used in the Kenowa Hills curriculum. Students will learn to use the software, develop student activities that incoporate both curriculum and technology standards, and develop evaluation criteria for their students´ integrated projects.

Use old tools in the writing process in a new way. Participants will learn how organization, citing, proof-reading and peer review can be done using technology to assist students in developing their writing skills. Register online at http://remc13.org/rta.html Questions? Call 517.244.1467 or 517.244.1471.

Learn how to convert files (from any application such as Word or PowerPoint) into PDF files by using Adobe Acrobat. Learn how to protect the integrity of your documents while making sure others can open and read them. Time permitting, you will also explore how PDF files can become interactive with hyperlinks and form fields. The audience for this course is all educators. For more info contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303.

Discover how to use PowerPoint in your classroom while learning to create presentations. You will create slideshows and learn how to apply interesting effects including background designs, transitions, and animations. You will cover the various options for presenting your slideshow and will discuss ways PowerPoint can be used in the classroom. Prerequisites: ability to type and comfortable using mouse. The audience for this course is all educators who are beginning users of PowerPoint. For more info contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303.

Participants will apply specific Excel concepts to lesson plans, review technology integration and work on individual lesson plans of choice.

This course will cover specific objectives using Microsoft Office to accomplish routine tasks that are common for classroom teachers, such as maintain class and student profiles, and creating lesson plans. Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs will be taught to assist teachers in creating certificates, awards, displaying data in pie charts and graphs, and many other daily projects.

Asking the Probing Question workshop will take a warehouse user to a more advanced level. Participants will generate advanced queries such as cohort group analysis and performance charts.

The design and Michigan pilot of the 8th grade assessment tool will be covered in this workshop. Participants will learn about the Learning Point’s assessment tool; take the assessment and discuss the results; learn about baseline skills, pre and post tests; and explore resources available to improve teacher technology literacy and integration.

Use Blackboard to fulfill educator online learning requirements. Participants will learn to use Respondus, a desktop quizzing software program, for the creation of quizzes, tests, self-tests and surveys for the classroom or online via Blackboard.

Learn the basics of Examview, a software program included with many classroom textbooks. Participants will learn different ways of delivering assessments, including use of the Internet, Classroom Performance System, Blackboard, and plain paper bubble sheets.

Participants will learn the basics of Examview which is a software program that is included with many classroom textbooks. These basics include: learning the different ways of delivering assessments, including the Internet, Classroom Reformance system, Blackboard and plain paper bubble sheets. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Get the most from your MI Tracker subscription. Learn to use the Quick Finder Codes and the new MI Tracker playbook; learn to download data from MI Tracker and use MI Tracker graph to enhance presentations and annual report.

Learn to create formative and summative assessments that will let you know instantly how well your students are learning by using the Blue Clicker. You will learn how to create a test, use it in the classroom setting and then analyze the results. Bring your own laptop or use ours to create assessments to use in your classroom or school. If your school odes not own the CPS blue clickers, they are available for check out from the JCISD REMC loan department.

In this three day workshop participants will gain; 1. a working knowledge of a web based formative assessment system and where it fits into a school-wide balanced assessment system. 2. a working knowledge of test item creation including assignment of standards and levels of thinking, with a deeper understanding of validity, reliability, and bias issues. 3. a working knowledge of how to create, publish and deploy web based tests. 4. hands-on experience in generating reports at the district, school, and classroom levels and accessing individualized student resources available through Achievement Series.

In this one day workshop participants will gain; 1. a working understanding of a computer adaptive testing environment. 2. an awareness of acceptable testing practices and the accountability documents required. 3. a deeper understanding of types of assessments and the appropriate use of different testing scores. 4. hands-on experience in generating reports and accessing individualized student resources available through Performance Series.

Learn how to make the most of classroom assessments and other available data. Participants will learn to use tools such as the Classroom Performance System, Exam View and Blackboard to automate grading of classroom assessments to receive immediate results and reports.

Help kindergarten to 12th grade students learn to write by utilizing low tech to high tech tools. Start with brainstorming and sticky notes, and move to the rough draft, editing, revising and publishing with software. Participants will learn to use PixWriter, Intellitools’ Classroom Suite, Dana (Palm operating system hand held computer), Alpha Smart (portable word processor), and Kidspiration/ Inspiration.

RJ Cooper works individually with students who have various disabilities and assistive technology needs. During that time he evaluates and determines the optimal means for each person to access technology. Participants will be involved with the Real Life Computer Software Demo, and they will learn how to incorporate (AT) Assistive Technology into student´s Individualized Educational Plans.

Learn the difference between modifying lessons and accommodating special needs students and how all students can participate in general education successfully. Participants will learn Kurzweil 3000 and how to scan a test, quiz, worksheets, features of MS Office that help struggling students, how to access freeware and shareware files, and how to provide testing accommodations for informal classroom assessments and high stakes testing.

Access to the general education curriculum has been a central component to IDEA ’97. Participants will learn about several assistive technology devices and software tools that provide the hardware and software to maximize the potential of students in meeting the benchmarks within the general curriculum framework in regards to Individualized Education Plans.

Try out several AT devices and software tools that Clinton County has acquired through grants.

This one-day overview will provide participants with a variety of technologies for educational applications. A wide range of resources will be discussed and time for exploration will be included. From low-tech tools for including students with severe disabilities to software and Internet sites for keeping students challenged and engaged, technology can be used to strengthen your instruction. If you feel you are not utilizing the technologies available in your school or if you aren’t sure of what is available, this workshop may be just right for you.

Learn about using flexible materials like digital media, tools and some traditional materials to give students the freedom to move among modalities and select the support needed at any given time. Participants will learn how to imbed digital media, and other technologies throughout curriculum so students are provided a variety of access points to interact with the curriculum and express their understanding of it.

Learn how technology supports teaching of Math and Science. Participants will learn strategies to teach Math and Science and how to build them into the curriculum; and discover websites for supporting the curriculum.

Enhance student learning and teacher productivity with MS Word. Participants will learn the built-in features of Word that support student learning; written language support, visual support, physical access and teacher support. Creative ways to use MS Word with struggling readers and writers will be explored.

Take advantage of the World Wide Web! Learn about websites that support Boardmaker software and communication skills. Learn about free or really cheap software that can help all students learn.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Assistive Technology Representatives. Participants will assess their school district´s capacity for delivering Assistive Technology Services using the Macomb County Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology.

This series of five workshops will offer an overview of assistive technology, how to use resources to consider, how to evaluate. Participants will also learn how to use AT to support reading and writing.

This series of four workshops will offer an overview of assistive technology for preschool children. Participants will learn how to use AT, resources to consider, how to evaluate and how to use AT to support Preschool Students.

Low and high tech strategies to help teach all students will be covered in Differentiated Instruction. Participants will learn what standard accommodations are and how they can be used for the MEAP, the difference between accommodating students and modifying curriculum to meet the needs of struggling students.

For registration information, please contact Kim Hernandez at 586/228-3416. Open to Assistive Technology Representatives. Participants will develop an understanding of the changes in IDEA 2004 and how they apply to Assistive Technology, NCLB, and AYP.

Increase knowledge of Assistive Technology tools, from no tech to high tech. Find out about strategies of differentiated instruction and universal design for learning. Practice using text readers, scanning programs, and electronic books. Learn to use Write:OutLoud; Co:Writer; Ultimate talking dictionary; Talking Word Processor; Scan & Read; E Library; Talking Checkbook; Explore the Alpha Smart; Dana; Speaking Homework Whiz.

This is the first course in a seven part series that presents students with both theoretical and practical on the basic terms, concepts, and functions relating to the main microcomputer modules. Students follow established procedures for assembly and disassembly of systems and replaceable modules

Participants will gain a perspective regarding the scope of AT options and the importance of providing a continuum of options when considering AT for an individual.

Utilize visual strategies that can enhance student learning. Explore ways to use PowerPoint as a tool for instruction. Learn to add pictures and sound to presentations; make stories and books that increase student achievement; and learn creative ways to use PowerPoint as an instruction tool.

Find out the difference between modifying lessons and accommodating special needs students--Reading -remediation vs. Compensation. Find out about scaffolding and how learning supports can be built into the curriculum to provide support to learners at all proficiency levels. Participants will discover how to provide testing accommodations for informal classroom assessments and high stakes testing. Learn how all students can participate in general education successfully! Workshop will include: Kurzweil 3000 - scanning a test, quiz or worksheets; Electronic text on CD from recordings for the blind and dyslexic; features of MS Office that no one ever told you about that help struggling students; websites that educate and reinforce teaching; freeware and shareware; Project Participate CD; IDEA CD.

The ATA I Technology Academy is a staff development program designed to increase educators´ technology integration skills for the benefit of Michigan students. The training will help educators integrate the use of technology into their curriculum and instructional strategies. Building level teams are trained to return to their schools and train other teachers. Team members will learn to: integrate technology into the classroom and curriculum; train others to use technology; assess the technology skills of other educators and the technology capability of the entire staff; become technology leaders and change-agents in the school building.

The ATA I Technology Academy is a staff development program designed to increase educators´ technology integration skills for the benefit of Michigan students. The training will help educators integrate the use of technology into their curriculum and instructional strategies. Building level teams are trained to return to their schools and train other teachers. Team members will learn to: integrate technology into the classroom and curriculum; train others to use technology; assess the technology skills of other educators and the technology capability of the entire staff; become technology leaders and change-agents in the school building.

The ATA II Technology Academy is a staff development program designed to increase educators´ technology integration skills for the benefit of Michigan students. The training will help educators integrate the use of technology into their curriculum and instructional strategies. Building level teams are trained to return to their schools and train other teachers. Team members will learn about: adult learning theory; project-based learning; modeling an integrated unit; copyright and licensing; searching and resource evaluation; student assessment. Teachers will develop integrated lesson plans. Administrators will also learn about: grant opportunities and grant writing; finding time for professional development; resource sharing. For more information visit www.ataacademy.org

The two day ATA III workshop will include the following areas: using technology as a teaching tool, hardware/software/on-line tools and resources for the classroom, in-depth training in the use of blogs, wikis, rss feeds, and podcasting, discussions on the use of the resources in the classroom, copyright and licensing, METS and GLECS, and the Michigan Technology Integrated Lesson Plan template. Each participant will develop an integrated lesson plan or a project using the resources that have been presented and discussed. Projects will be developed by the participants that are tailored to their own practical use in the classroom.

ATA Plus Academies are technology skills development programs designed to increase individual skills for participants. Cool Tools for Educators will showcase cool devices, software and websites for classroom use, including iPod, Dana, Blogs, RSS feeds and more. For more information visit www.ataacademy.org

ATA Plus Academies are technology skills development programs designed to increase individual skills for participants. Learn how to use educational programs on the Pocket PC or Palm. A basic lesson will be offered for each device. Educational hardware and software will be highlighted. For more information visit www.ataacademy.org

This session gives you the tools to communicate with parents and students via a blog. You will be shown the latest tools to effectively use the internet for communication and learn how RSS enables your blog to create Podcasts.

Contribute Web Publishing - Contribute Web Publishing gives you the opportunity to learn HTML web publishing skills and allow you to make changes to your school website as well as design your own advanced classroom website.

Participants in this class will learn how to take high quality photos, as well as how to organize, edit and share them in a school environment. Instruction will also cover how to create slideshows, books and movies and how to integrate digital photography into classroom instruction.

Enhancing Student Achievement Through Technology Integration and Professional Learning Communities:Participants will learn how to increase student achievement as a Professional Learning Community by integrating technology throughout the core curriculum.

Participants will learn how to design and publish websites, using Dreamweaver and Flash.

Participants will learn to edit movies by shooting, importing, editing, and adding special effects that give your movie a polished look.

Participants will learn how a technology team can foster support and debate decisions regarding professional development, equipment, and curriculum & instruction based on the ISTE Technology Standards for School Administrators.

Using Technology to Boost Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum -Learn how to differentiate instruction by incorporating all learning styles into classroom instruction through technology integration. Bonus: Make and take a Webbe book to use in your own classroom!"

This workshop is a part of ATA 2006 Summer Academy. Keeping your computer healthy requires a little bit of basic maintenance. In this hands-on course, you will learn what regular, or preventative steps you can take to make and keep your PC happy. Topics to discuss will include backing up your data, disaster prevention and recovery, maintenance, cleaning, and other essentials.

This course is part of 2006 ATA Summer Academy. Ready to see the latest and greatest in educational techie toys? This course will provide a hands-on opportunity to learn how new and emerging hardware and software can be used in schools to enhance student learning. Digital cameras, mp3 players, free and inexpensive websites and software and more will be demonstrated in this course.

Participants will have fun learning how to use digital photography to create iPhoto storybooks and slideshows to support learning, print storybooks or export slideshows as Quicktimes to easily share with others.

The course is part of 2006 Summer ATA Academy. Participants in this two day class will learn how to take high quality photos, as well as how to organize, edit and share them in a school environment. Instruction will also cover how to create slideshows, books and movies and how to integrate digital photography into classroom instruction. Bring your own digital camera and be prepared for two days that will be fun and informative.

Part of ATA Summer 2006 Academy. Knowledge of geography, maps, and sense of outdoor adventure can lead to many valuable education opportunities using this technological marvel, the GPS handheld device. With geocaching, the outdoors becomes a classroom that o?ers many places to teach benchmarks in Science, Social Studies, Math, and Language Arts. This course will teach the uses of the GPS device, and take teachers on short actual geocaching quest. The course will also provide examples and brainstorm ideas for classroom use across the curriculum.

This workshop is a part of ATA Summer Academy.Learn the art of grant writing and discover possible grant opportunities. Participants will also begin to write a grant proposal during the workshop. Grant sources will also be presented in this workshop.

Participants will learn about the benefits of usingiLearn. iLearn provides all the tools you need to create an interactive classroom. From quizzes to forums and discussions, iLearn provides all the tools you need to engage and extend the classroom learning experience beyond the school day.

What happens when you take the five exciting multimedia applications—iTunes for managing music, iPhoto for digital photography, iMovie HD for editing digital video, GarageBand for creating music, and iDVD for creating one´s own DVDs—and integrate them so they work together seamlessly? You end up with iLife, the winner of a Technology and Learning Award of Excellence! Participants in this offering explore how to use each of these powerful, fully integrated applications as they create projects that can be used immediately in their classrooms. Imagination, creativity, and knowledge will soar for teachers and students as a result of this offering.

Teachers and students develop the baseline information and skills necessary to manage a teaching and learning environment by using the web. In this offering, participants develop strategies to find and synthesize reliable information, infuse the information into a teaching and learning task, and, finally, cite and publish the information so that it can be shared.

This workshop is part of 2006 ATA Summer Academy. It’s not just for music anymore! Learn how to create video or audio podcasts, how to download news, weather, and other data and make this device WORK for you. Use the iPod for a learning tool in your classroom and be a “cool” teacher!

Part of ATA Summer 2006 Academy. The Macintosh computer is a great multimedia machine that comes with some easy to use and powerful multi-media software. We’ll take a hands-on exploration of how to work with pictures, sound, movies, and more. We will also look at some great teaching resources to help you incorporate the use of multimedia into your teaching and the creation of multimedia by your students.

Participants will learn how to use Promethean boards to enhance the delivery of curriculum and instruction. They will learn how to use the promethean board to naturally motivate students and differentiate instruction.

Part of ATA 2006 Summer Technology Academy. Ready to see the latest and greatest in educational techie toys? This course will provide a hands-on opportunity to learn how new and emerging hardware and software can be used in schools to motivate kids, enhance student learning, AND make your teaching life easier and more interesting. You’ll be able to explore portable hardware, free and inexpensive online resources, and integration methods to get the most out of your techie toys.

This workshop is a part of 2006 ATA Technology Academy. Content area skills are honed and kids are succeeding in your class, things are great. But here comes a curve-ball…now you have to implement technology standards and incorporate 21st Century Information/Communications Literacy Skills into your teaching too? Learn about resources that can save you time by combining technology with your content area. Participants will explore online resources, new technologies and integration methods that, in addition to meeting standards are simply fun to use!

Using Technology to Support Learning Across the Curriculum: Differentiate instruction and enhance content knowledge by integrating technology across the curriculum and giving students choice! Participants will be able to design their own classroom lesson using iLearn as a tool.


Discover practical strategies and great resources for using electronic text and media to support struggling readers and writers! Visual strategies will be shown for increasing student retention of information and therefore achievement. Explore creative ways to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, free (or really cheap) software so ALL students succeed.

Experience the dazzling use of technology equipment, devices, and peripherals via the observation of 8 diagnostically unique case studies. A wide range of disability areas and student ages will be covered.

This workshop will provide a model for authentic teaching and learning experiences in your classroom. Participants will learn to utilize technology to facilitate authentic instruction.

Lenawee County media specialists will become proficient in the use of the new Horizon Information Portal (HIP) application. Participants will be introduced and become proficient in the use of new WEB Reporter application and will have the opportunity to review new books for library selection

Limited to both public and private school employees of the city of Wyandotte, MI. Participants will learn to back up data to four different sources (CD-RW, CD-R, USB Drive, and Google Documents) and to burn music. For more information, please contact Stacey Thomas 734-759-5063.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. The basic A+ Certification Prep course teaches you about the hardware common to virtually every personal computer, including microprocessors, RAM, power supplies, motherboards, BIOS, CMOS and hard drives.

This workshop is limited to classroom teachers employeed by Clarkston Community Schools. Participants will be able to create and manage meaningful web pages using SchoolCenter web software. Focus will be on appropriate web content as well as on the mechanics of using the software to create a home page, standard contact form and classroom calendar.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will understand the basic function of the computer: starting and navigating.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn how to produce EIDC reports on the computer, do specific following monthly reports, case assignment, direct service, and weekly schedule. Participants will learn microsoft office tables, menu, and power point preview.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn how to design a Powerpoint presentation project consisting of Excel and Word applications to enhance the strategies and techniques for staff development which includes the implementations of individual presentations of Powerpoint projects.

Learn how to convert files (from any application such as Word or PowerPoint) into PDF files by using Adobe Acrobat. Learn how to protect the integrity of your documents while making sure others can open and read them. Time permitting, you will also explore how PDF files can become interactive with hyperlinks and form fields. The audience for this course is all educators. For more information contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 or register online at www.solutionwhere.com/wayneresa.

We will cover basic computer skills as used in our schools - file management, searching, cut/copy/paste, undating, profiles & network drives, flash/USB drives, burning CDs, etc.

Restricted to St. Joseph Public School employees only. Make our website work for you! Participants will explore together how to use the web site tools to communicate effectively with parents. This session will focus on inserting images, personalizing URLS, publishing newsletters/organization, and site organization.

Available to St. Joseph Public School employees only. Make our website work for you! Participants will explore together how to use the web site tools to communicate effectively with parents. This session will focus on inserting images, personalizing URLS, publishing newsletters/organization and site organization.

Participants will discover the essentials of creating Charts and PivotTables in this advanced Excel session. Learn how to create, format and modify charts and PivotTable Reports. Find out how to change chart types, add and remove legends and print charts. Learn how add fields and hide and show PivotTable items. Expand your knowledge by learning how to create and publish a PivotTable to the web and create templates for your charts!

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Word, PowerPoint or Excel. Learn how to make your compute work for you by organizing your files and learn the basics regarding computers.

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration. You may already have some of these skills so choose 5 of the 6 classes offered to earn 1 GVSU graduate credit or 3 SB-CEUs. Participants will understand the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint,& Excel, create a document in word using copy/paste, fonts, formatting tabs and spell check, use more advanced word features such as columns, graphics and tables, create a powerpoint presentation, enhance a powerpoint presentation with animations, transitions, action buttons and more, and also create a simple spreadsheet and transfer simple spreadsheets into graphs and charts.

Participants will understand the basics of Microsoft Word; understand the basics of PowerPoint; understand the basics of excel, use formulas, charts and graphs to display data; create a document in word; create a PowerPoint presentation, create a simple spreadsheet; organize the files on your computer; import digital images from scanners, cameras or the internet and knowledge of computer fundamentals.

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Word, PowerPoint or Excel. Learn how to make your computer work for you by organizing your files and learn the basics regarding computers. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration. You may already have some of these skills so choose 5 of the 10 classes offered.

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Word, PowerPoint or Excel. Learn how to make your computer work for you by organizing your files. And, learn what to look for when purchasing a computer. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration. You may have some of these skills so choose 5 of the 10 classes offered to earn 1 college credit or 3 SB-CEUs.

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Word, PowerPoint or Excel. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration. You may already have some of these skills so choose 5 of the 7 classes offered to earn 1 college credit or 3 SB CEUs. You will understand the baiscs of Micrsoft word, Powerpoint, Excel, use formulas, charts and graphs to display data, creatre a document in word, a presentation in PowerPoint and a simple spreadsheet in Excel.

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Word, PowerPoint or Excel documents. Learn how to make your computer work for you by organizing your files and learn what to look for when purchasing a computer. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration. You may already have some of these skills so you can choose 5 of the 10 classed offered.

Learn the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Word, PowerPoint or Excel. Learn how to make your computer work for you by organizing your files and learn the basics regarding computers. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration. You may already have some of these skills so choose 5 of the 10 classes offered.

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Word, PowerPoint or Excel. Learn how to make your computer work for you by organizing your files. And, learn the basics regarding computers. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration.

Learn the basic computer terminology and file management, use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and internet resources. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Microsoft documents. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration or personal application. This series is designed to meet your needs. Choose 5 of the 10 classes offered to earn 1 college credit or 3 SB CEUs.

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into the above programs. Learn how to make your computer work for you by organizing your fields and learn the basics regarding computers. These learned skills can extend into classroom integration.

Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Learn about digital images and how to incorporate digital images into your Word, PowerPoint or Excel. Learn how to make your computer work for you by organizing your files. And, learn what to look for when purchasing a computer. These learned skills can extend into the classroom integration. You may already have some of these skills so choose 5 of the 10 classes offered to earn 1 college credit or 3 SB CEUs. Classes are: Word I, Word II, PowerPoint I, PowerPoint II, File Management, Excel I, Excel II, Digital Images in Word, Working with Digital Images and Purchasing a Computer.

Learn how to import digital images from scanners, digital cameras and the internet into your Microsoft documents. Participants will be able to locate and use creative commons licensed works for their classroom and manipulate, resize, crop and alter pictures for use in their classrooms.

Learn the essentials of Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets to create and save workbooks, format text and numbers, elect ranges and use cut, copy and paste. Learn how to use formulas, and explore printing options for worksheets and workbooks. Page set up and on-line help are also covered.

Learn the essentials of Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets to create and save workbooks, format text and numbers, select ranges and use cut, copy and paste. Learn how to use formulas, explore printing options for worksheets and workbooks and learn features of Microsoft Excel to create professional works such as charts, with meaningful data representation.

This program presents the internet from a dynamic educator perspective that considers how the network is evolving and reflects on how emerging technologies will empower society to do more with the internet. Students and teachers are able to access a variety of information in many different languages: stock quotes, maps, news headlines, videos, images, books, and much, much more. Students´ curiosity is no longer bound by the limits of the school and local libraries - they can search billions of sources from around the globe.

Discover how to create and edit presentations from scratch in Microsoft PowerPoint. Find out how to insert and modify clip art and spell check your presentation, as well as how to format, edit and proof presentation text. Learn how to create a custom layout for your slides, apply background styles, add speaker notes and copy text and slides between multiple presentations. Find out the different options for printing presentation data and how to utilize outline view as well as slide sorter view to make organizing your slide text easier.

Learn how to insert charts, create tables and add exciting graphics to your PowerPoint presentation. Find out how to enter and delete data from the datasheet, change the type of chart, format a chart background, explode pie charts, insert graphics and add text to charts. Discover how to crate tables and insert Word tables and Excel spreadsheets into PowerPoint. See how to draw enclosed objects, apply effect, add lines, create text boxes, rotate, arrange and align objects and insert a photo album. Learn how to add, edit and format exciting SmartArt graphics in your presentation.

In this course, the essential operations of the Microsoft Word program providing the user with the skills necessary for basic word processing are covered. This course will be taken in MS Office 2007.

In this course the essential operations of Microsoft Word will be covered, participants will create documents especially suited for reports and publication; format documents including the adjustment of the documents appearance and the insertion of tables.

Discover the essentials for working with personal computers. In this basic course, learn how to open programs in Microsoft Windows, browse the internet and send email messages.

This course is limited to Bay-Arenac ISD pre-selected participants only. On the first technology curriculum meeting, the participants will review past technology efforts, study the MDE Curriculum Framework/ISTE Standards, view proposed BAISD Framework components, relay feedback to the presenter, begin developing the initial curriculum development, share and revise work, and store work prior to dismissal for the day.

This course is limited to Bay-Arenac ISD pre-selected participants only. This curriculum development session will focus on the creation of grade level benchmarks that are in alignment with the Michigan Curriculum Framework Technology Content Standards and Benchmarks. Partcipants will focus on creating grade level benchmarks for Content Standard 2 and begin Standard 3. Instructional resources and activities will also be examined.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hands-on knowledge and training in the Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint program.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hands-on knowledge in the Introduction to Microsoft Word program.

Becky Skutt was the MDE Educator On-Loan last year. She will provide Rudyard and Pickford staff members with a professional development opportunity that will ultimately result in increased student achievement. At this workshop on Integrating Technology into the Classroom, teachers and administrators in the Rudyard and Pickford districts will receive training on effectively integrating technology into the classroom. In turn, staff members will learn how to teach in a variety of ways to meet the multiple learning styles of children. They will learn how to create technology-related lesson plans that are aligned with the curriculum. They will learn how to teach in a way that children become actively engaged in learning, which will improve attitudes toward school.

Participants completing this course will improve their use and their students’ use of the Internet as a research tool. Participants will be able to plan effective search strategies and apply appropriate search tools to efficiently locate resources on both the visible and invisible Web, access other sources of information such as MeL, online databases, United Streaming, use Web-based bookmarks, use RSS to bring online information to the consumer, and more. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This course will introduce participants to Inspiration, a visual and organization tool to be used by teachers and students alike to break down concepts into manageable pieces, clarify ideas and solidify understanding. In addition, teachers will learn the basic HyperStudio skills they will need to teach HyperStudio to their students for use in integrated technology units.

Learn the ABCs of computing in this course for very beginners. If you’re not sure how to turn on and off a computer, maneuver the mouse, or reply to an email, this is the course for you. Together with other new users in a safe environment, you will learn basic computer operations (using Windows) and get answers to the questions you’ve been too embarrassed to ask. You will develop skills needed to manage the files on your computer, access applications, search the Internet, and use email. After attending all six days, you will be prepared to enroll in other technology courses. The audience for this course is all educators. For more information, contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303.

Participants will gain a basic understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Discover how easy it can be to learn common words and phrases for both leasure and business.

Learn to create spreadsheets, sort data, perform calculations, and create easy charts. Put the power of Excel to work for you and see how it can speed up everyday chores!

(TBA ISD)This course will give participants an overall understanding of the basics of using Microsoft Access through the objectives of database and access concepts, utilizing the Office Assistant, opening, closing and saving files viewing and editing tables, forms vs. table views to filtering and finding data. Participants will learn proven methods to access MS access commands while discovering practical applications for the classroom.

(TBA ISD) This class will cover the basics of using MS Excel by discussing spreadsheet basics, excel basics, entering, editing and deleting data, working with blocks, creating and filling formulas and setting print options among other concepts. Participants will learn proven methods to access MS Excel commands while discovering practical applications for the classroom.

Participants in this workshop will learn to create a newsletter, card, brochure and calendar using Microsoft Publisher. Users will apply what they have learned during the lecture portion of the workshop in specific practice assignments developed by the instructor. 03-129

Participants will understand the basics of PowerPoint, toolbars & other PowerPoint views, spell check, print preview/print, use the outline presentation feature, and how to use the on-line help feature. 03-130

During the 3 hours of course instruction participants will learn two proven methods to access Word commands and discover practical applications fors the classroom while covering the basics of using Microsoft Word.

This class is designed to develop basic skills on the use of the software application. There will be hands on exercises to apply the learning concepts for this particular application. Partici-pants will understand the basics of Word, navigational skills, spell check, cut/copy & paste, work with multiple documents, use auto commands, format text, print preview/print, page setup and how to use the on-line help feature.03-135

Participants will learn the basics of Excel, navigational skills, formulas, spell check, format text & values, auto commands, print preview/print, page setup, how to create a chart, and how to use the on-line help feature. 02-098

This course is designed for teachers new to computers or new to Windows 98. We will introduce basic computer terminology and concepts, as well as provide instruction convering beginning Windows 98, Windows Explorer, and file management. It also covers browsing the Internet with Netscape 4.0, email with Eudora, classroom software, and the computer as a teacher tool. #01-189

This course requires some previous experience with image editing program Photoshop. Participants will be able to scan their film and artwork into the Macintosh computers, edit and combine images, fix faded or damaged photos and make beautiful prints. Creating images for Web pages and burning CD´s will also be demonstrated. Please note that Photoshop is virtually the same on both the Mac and PC platforms, and PC users will have little difficulty using the Mac. Files can be exchanged between the two. This course will be helpful for teachers involved with yearbook development, newspaper/journalism courses, art, and photography. Participants can register at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

Participants will learn the basics of PowerPoint; these skills include terms and definitions, navigation and commands of the software application. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to create a presentation that includes sound and graphics. 02-083

Engage students in learning with digital imaging and video editing. Adobe Premiere Elements can empower students of almost any age to produce personal masterpieces—complete with the look and sound of Hollywood productions. More complex but more powerful than Microsoft Movie Maker, Premiere Elements can be used to create anything you can imagine. Topics to be covered include how to capture video from your digital video camera, or other device; a quick tour of Premiere Elements; and editing video.

Learn to create simple web pages, post information to the Web and discuss issues revolving around integrating internet into schools.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Improve your writing skills and discover new ways to strech your creative muscles.

This course will introduce the classroom teacher to KidPix, a multi-media authoring program that is suitable for K-3 classrooms. Basic drawing skills will be taught, but more importantly, the other more advanced features will be covered. Further, we will examine organizaton of KidPix projects and possible ideas for projects that are integrated with our curriculum.

Restricted to St. Joseph Public Schools Employees Only! Wow your students and get them engaged using the blog and podcasting features of our website. Participants will explore some of these and other media items that can be included on your web site. Learn how to create, use, and manage the podcast and blog features of the website to expand learning beyond the classroom walls.

This basic course in math education covers several standards-based content areas of math curriculum for grades 3-5. Learners explore best-practice approaches and examine case studies, including online video clips, lesson plans, and other resources.

Whether you have one computer, a mini-lab in your classroom or have access to a larger lab, you will gain strategies and activities for making the best use of free and low-cost Internet resources. The day will be filled with dozens of tried and- true Web sites along with new teacher- and student-friendly ones, numerous project-based learning ideas, and assessment tips for helping students develop their critical thinking abilities. Seminar offered by BER. Questions? www.ber.org or 800-735-3503

This course is designed to benefit teachers who are on both ends of the technology spectrum from novice users to technology gurus.
As rigor and accountability continue to intensify for all academic areas, Clare-Gladwin RESD will offer our winter book study of Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works.

In Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works the authors merge the nine researched based strategies for increasing student achievement found in Robert Marzano’s book Classroom Instruction that Works with technology. Successfully integrating technology into classroom instruction is a vital component to effectively teach students today. This course will help teachers incorporate technology into their existing curriculum. Local educators will participate in thought-provoking discussions and review research based strategies they can implement immediately.

This course is designed to benefit teachers who are on both ends of the technology spectrum from novice users to technology gurus. As Rigor and accountability continue to intensify for all academic areas, Clare-Gladwin RESD will offer our winter book study of Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. In Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works the authors merge the nine researched based strategies for increasing student achievement found in Robert Marzano’s book Classroom Instruction that Works with technology. Successfully integrating technology into classroom instruction is a vital component to effectively teach students today. This course will help teachers incorporate technology into their existing curriculum. Local educators will participate in thought-provoking discussions and review researched based strategies they can implement immediately.

This program will immerse teachers and administrators in a 36-hour, hands-on training that models successful curriculum and technology integration. This facilitates change in the individual educator´s instruction medthods and their classroom design, resulting in greater student achievement.

This week-long seminar offers general and special education teachers an exciting opportunity to learn new techniques for the classroom from peers and skilled presenters. Teachers will have the opportunity to access new technologies, new ideas and curriculum integration concepts that will be applied to their own curriculum and classroom setting.

Find the best teacher created PowerPoint presentations, games, educational clipart, and music. Learn to save your sites using Delicious or Weebly. Explore sites to create seating charts, jeopardy games, word searches, and more. Discover the best tools to share and edit images including Picasa, Animoto, and VoiceThread. These tools will save you time and help you to be a better teacher.

Effective ways to use technology to enhance program; internet resources; strategies for developing and evaluating projects.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hands-on knowledge in the Microsoft Excel program.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hands-on knowledge in introduction to Microsoft Publisher.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hands-on increased knowledge in the Microsoft PowerPoint program.

This class is for participants who have completed the class

Participants will learn to use Excel, and electronic spreadsheets.

Participants will learn to utilize MS Word.

Limited to both public and private school employees of the city of Wyandotte, MI. Participants will learn to create an online experience for your students. Post assignments, quizzes and have interactive discussions. For more information, please contact Stacey Thomas 734-759-5063.

Limited to both public and private school employees of the city of Wyandotte, MI. Participants will learn to create an online experience for your students. Digital dropboxes, post assignments, quizzes, and have interactive discussions. For more information, please contact Stacey Thomas 734-759-5063.

Teachers can use Blackboard extensively to support classroom instruction. It uses web-based strategies to support classroom instruction, as well as to help design assessment instruments. Teachers can use Blackboard to free up classroom time that could be focused on content. Effective use of online strategies is critical. The overall objective of this professional development activity is for teachers to learn effective online tool/strategies, including announcements, calendars, tasks, grades, e-mail, discussion boards, virtual classrooms, and digital dropboxes.

In this workshop, you will design a PLC organization with areas for documents, discussion forums, and multimedia content. Blackboard provides option to make parts of site public or entirely private; and allows you to assign users rights to contribute resources to the site.

Gain a basic understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities. Participants will learn how to post assignments and class documents, how to post grades, calendars, external links to the Internet, how to email students, create a discussion board or conduct an online chat.

Gain a basic understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities. Participants will learn how to create an online area created to use as a classroom supplement; how to post assignments and class documents, grades, a calendar, external links to the Internet. They will also learn how to e-mail students, and create a discussion board or conduct an online cha

Gain a basic understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities. Participants will learn how to create an online area created to use as a classroom supplement; how to post assignments and class documents, grades, a calendar, external links to the Internet. They will also learn how to e-mail students, and create a discussion board or conduct an online chat.

This course will be a hands-on workshop designed with teachers in mind. Participants will learn to use all components of the Blackboard online learning tool.

Participants will gain a basic understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the basic Blackboard system. Instruction will cover how to navigate the Blackboard control panel, how to post course content, and how to set up a class. In addition, participants will learn about best practices in course design.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the intermediate features of the Blackboard system. Instruction will cover how to use the grade book, discussion board, virtual classroom and Respondus. In addition, participants will learn about best practices in course design.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the advanced features of the Blackboard system. Instruction will cover how to integrate unitedstreaming/video, audio, multimedia, podcasts and RSS feeds. In addition, participants will learn about best practices in course design.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the Content Management System within Blackboard. Instruction will cover how to set up folders, how to share course content with other instructors in Blackboard, how to align course content with Michigan standards, and how to set up e-portfolios. In addition, participants will learn about best practices in course design.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the Community Portal within Blackboard. Instruction will cover how to use the Community Portal to customize the look and feel of Blackboard within a school, how to use the Community Portal as a web site, and how to move content from one area to another. Participants will share their learning through presentations as a final wrap up activity.

During this two day academy you will develop a Blackboard site to support and extend classroom instruction using the new version of Blackboard, version 9.0.

The Blackboard learning management system has upgraded from version 8 to version 9 and this change bring some exciting new features. This is a refresher for those who already have a Blackboard course or organization and will cover what’s new in Blackboard 9.0.

Anytime, anywhere learning takes place with Blackboard. This one day program gives a hands-on virtual tour of the OAISD Blackboard course catalog, and will include demonstrations of professional development, communication, book study, and course supplementation that can be done through Blackboard. Curriculum implications will be covered as well as practice creating a new course. The control panel for course creation will be reviewed and experienced in full.

Learn how to create and import assessment items into your Blackbaord course. You will have a chance to create different types of assessment items manually and through a batch upload with a specific format. Other topics that will be discussed are how to deploy tests within your Blackboard course and evaluating the item analysis report of completed tests. For more information contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303.

Once you have a Blackboard website established, what should you do next? Spend a hands-on day learning how to utilize even more Blackboard tools to build a rich, interactive learning environment.

This blended online course is for K-12 teachers and media specialists in Oakland County. As a result of taking this training, participants will be able to use the basic elements of Blackboard to set up an online learning environment for students. For registration information, please visit http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This facilitated course is for K-12 teachers and media specialists in Oakland County. As a result of taking this training, participants will be able to use the basic elements of Blackboard to set up an online learning environment for students. For registration information, please visit http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Blackboard Basics is a two week (20 contact hours) online course. Students are required to login eight times to complete assignments, discussions and projects. Students will learn the basics of Blackboard, one of the nations´s leading online course tools. Students will learn how to prepare and post documents in a course shell, use outside resources, and create discussion threads, tests, and quizzes. Course fee is $95.00.

In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of working the Blackboard Content Management System. A hands-on, step-by-step approach will be used to show teachers how to build and enhance online courses. Participants will be encouraged to bring classroom materials to be used in creating and uploading lessons, assignments, tests, and quizzes.

Come and learn about the wonderful things Blackboard can do for teaching and learning. Post items for your students and parents, set up a discussion board for your class, incorporate unitedstreaming video into Blackboard lessons, and more! This will be a hands-on day for you to begin building your site. Blackboard is free to schools through REMC 5.

The overall goal of this program is to provide participants with an introduction to Blackboard 7.1 and how to use this tool to create an online format for student learning. Participants will learn basic features of Blackboard including: 1). how to put discussion items online; 2). how to use the gradebook and 3). how to post assignments and classroom resource materials. Participants will also learn how to communicate with both students and parents beyond the walls of the classroom.

Blackboard is a web-based tool which serves as an online component to the classroom. Through a hands-on approach, particpants will learn how to navigate Blackboard and build courses.

In this hands-on workshop participants will work in Blackboard to create on-line course work. Techniques in developing and managing the content as well as communicating with students, organizing and managing students and using the gradebook will be learned.

Participants will learn the basics of navigating Blackboard-a tool used to place items online for students including handouts, quizzes, discussion boards and more.

Participants will learn to create and maximize collaboration using: discussion boards, groups, Wimba voice board, journals and blogs; and Safe Assign to monitor plagiarism.

Participants will learn to create and maximize collaboration using: discussion boards, groups, Wimba voice board, journals and blogs; and Safe Assign to monitor plagiarism.

This session will allow teachers with current Blackboard sites the opportunity to flesh them out more completely.

Participants will learn to create adaptive release items, use the course statistics and dashboard report features, and Gradebook tools.

Participants will learn to create adaptive release items, use the course statistics and dashboard report features, and Gradebook tools.

Topics covered in this class are: Best Practices in Online Teaching; how to use Scholar in Blackboard; how to use Safe Assign in Blackboard; how to use the Grade Center in Blackboard and how to use the discussion Boards in Blackboard. Questions? Call 517.244.1467

Blackboard Day training is designed to bring together current and prospective professional development and K-12 practitioners in the area of online learning to share best practices, provide networking opportunities, and discuss important issues regarding online education and learning.

This is a workshop designed to explore the possibilities of using Blackboard, an on-line learning package. Participants will complete hands-on activities and learn ideas for integrating Blackboard into teaching and learning.

Participants will learn how to use Blackboard, a web-based tool used to put items online for students. Teachers will discover the learning advantages of "hybrid courses," which can provide both online and offline learning experiences.

Participants will gain an advanced understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will gain an intermediate level of understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities. Topics covered include how to: use Gradebook, Test, Survey and Pool managers; use Course Health Check and Course Copy; recycle and export courses; add video and sound clips and customize with graphics and banners. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will gain a basic understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will gain a basic understanding of the web-based Blackboard environment and how it can be used to enhance traditional classroom activities. Upon completion of the beginning session, participants will have created an online area to use as a classroom supplement, to post assignments and classroom documents, create calendar items, create Discussion forums, messaging and email, post staff information and manage groups.

Gain understanding of web-based Blackboard environment. Learn how Blackboard can enhance traditional classroom activities. Upon completion, participants will have created an on-line area to use as a classroom supplement, post assignments, and classroom documents.

Participants will learn to create an online area to use as a classroom supplement, how to post assignments, documents, grades, calendar and external links, and how to add images, video, sound and banners.

Participants will learn more ways to use Blackboard to fit their specific needs.

Upon completion of the intermediate session, participants will know how to use the Gradebook, Test, Survey and Pool managers, Course Health Check, Course copy, Recycle and Export courses, adding video and sound clips. Also, learn how to customize and spruce up your Blackboard site with graphics and banners.

This course adds more technology into the course than the beginning session.

Take your existing Blackboard course to the next level as you learn to use the assignment tool so students can turn in work electronically. You will learn to download completed assignments, grade them and enter the grades into the grade center. Learn the process of creating and giving an online quiz using the quiz generator. Prerequisite: Blackboard Basics I.

This hands-on course is a follow-up to "Blackboard: Getting Your Class Online." Once you have learned the basics, learn how to manage content, assessment, grades and create interactive learning units for your students. You will upload a variety of file formats (pdf, PowerPoint, video clips, flash, etc), manage documents, folders and links, create assessment items and view item analysis for assessments taken to improve teaching and learning.Prerequisites: familiarity with Blackboard, saving and uploading files, and basic understand of the functions in the Blackboard Control Panel. Lunch provided.

Extend your Blackboard content for your students. Once you have learned the basics of Blackboard, this course will help you manage content, assessment and grades. You will learn how to upload a variety of file formats (pdf, PowerPoint, video clips), manage documents, folders and links, as well as create assessment items for your students. Prerequisites: familiarity with Blackboard, saving and uploading files, and basic understand of the functions in the Blackboard Control Panel. The audience for this course is all educators who have used or are using Blackboard. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Extend your Blackboard content for your students. Once you have learned the basics of Blackboard, this course will help you manage content, assessment and grades. You will learn how to upload a variety of file formats (pdf, PowerPoint, video clips), manage documents, folders and links, as well as create assessment items for your students. Prerequisites: familiarity with Blackboard, saving and uploading files, and basic understand of the functions in the Blackboard Control Panel. The audience for this course is all educators who have used or are using Blackboard. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information

Extend your classroom instruction with Blackboard, an online course management tool, and find out how Blackboard can be used to meet the new MMC Online Learning Experience requirement. Blackboard can enhance face-to-face instruction by having classroom content and important information posted online and available to students and parents 24/7. This course will give you a brief introduction to using this tool to supplement your classroom instruction. You will have an opportunity to look at a few exemplary Blackboard courses before you start your own. After logging into your own Blackboard course, you will learn how to add a course banner, customize your course layout, add a staff profile, post announcements, upload images and various types of documents. You will navigate the course environment as a student and instructor. In addition, you will learn about instructional design for blended (online and face-to-face) learning experiences. Prerequisites: Internet, downloading/saving files, and MS Office. The intended audience for this course is all educators. For more info contact Jacki Campbell at campbej@resa.net

Get a brief review of customizing your course layout, participate in and manage threaded discussions, and create interactive learning units. You will gain a deeper understanding of the control panel and how to manage users and user information. You will also learn how to create and manage assignments, explore the use of the digital dropbox, manage/modify items that have been already uploaded into the course and take a brief look at the grading center. You must have attended Part 1 or participated in some other Blackboard workshop at RESA or at your district. Prerequisites: Navigate the control panel of the Blackboard course, customize course buttons and layout, upload documents and add/edit announcements. The intended audience for this course is all educators. For more info contact Jacki Campbell at campbej@resa.net

This series of 3 after-school sessions will introduce particpants to what Blackboard is all about, show them how to create a Blackboard course, and then instruct them in how to manage that course. Participants will actually create a "practice" course, or be able to fine tune an online Blackboard course they have already created.

Learn how to extend your classroom instruction with an easy to use tool called Blackboard. This software can enhance face-to-face instruction by having classroom content and other important information posted online and making it available to parents/students 24/7. You will learn how to post announcements, add course information, upload Word and PowerPoint documents, and facilitate online threaded discussions. Prerequisites: Word and internet skills including importing/saving files and clipart. For further information contact Jacki Alshaibani at (734) 334-1303.

These three sessions will take you through the whys and hows of using BlackBoard for online classes. Session I will be a basic overview of the system, with hands on practice using BlackBoard communication features, announcement center, accessing course documents, and participating in the chat room. Session II will concentrate on allowing participants to practice creating a new course or fine tuning their active courses. In Session III, participants will learn every detail of the control panel to enhance courses to their fullest capacity in order to increase student learning and teacher capability.

Restricted for Allen Park Public School Employees. This is an introductory course to help teachers manage Blackboard and utilize it in their instruction.

Restricted for Allen Park Public School Employees. Blackboard, a web base product, provides educational opportunities for all students in a 24 hours a day/7 days a week learning environment. This course will provide the teachers the knowledge to create a teaching course in Blackboard and to apply these skills in development of an on-line site for use by students and parents within their classroom as they begin the new school year.

Hands-on instruction to learn advanced Blackboard course creation and sharing of ideas/courses. Space is limited - preference given to members of "GenNET Pioneers" group.

Hands-on instruciton to learn Blackboard course building. Space limited - preference given to participants of the

Professional Development for GenNet Pioneers. This is a beginning level, introductory course to learn the basics of Blackboard.

Participants must have taken Blackboard Fundamentals or have already used BB 5.0. Because the content in this course is similar to the Blackboard Training series offered through Oakland Schools, participants would not be able to claim credit for both. Participants will be able to create and enter assessments, use the algorithm editor, be able to access and use the Chat, Threaded Discussions and White board functions of BB, and be able to use the Drop box and Group functions of BB. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Because the content in this course is similar to the Blackboard Training series offered through Oakland Schools, participants would not be able to claim credit for both. As a result of this training, participants will be able to know the functions of the interface, create a new course, add content, and use page editors, understand and be able to use basic Communication tools, basic course management, and basic user management. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This session will show teachers the basics of how to set up a Blackboard homepage and use it in an interactive way with students.

Registration preference will be given to Oakland Schools staff members. This course will provide teachers with the skills needed to operate the Blackboard online course delivery system. This session will focus predominately on the My Blackboard Interface and a general orientation to the system and its functions, and will include an introduction to the Blackboard environment. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This course will teach the fundamentals of using Blackboard. Topics in this session include collaboration tools in the Blackboard environment, and in depth instruction in the communication tools available, including the Discussion Board, Virtual Classroom, and Group Features. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Registration preference will be given to Oakland Schools staff members. This course will provide teachers with the skills needed to operate the Blackboard online course delivery system. This session will include an introduction to course building skills, and basic course management, and teach participants how to create a new course site, add content, and use page editors. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Registration preference will be given to Oakland Schools staff members. This course will provide teachers with the skills needed to operate the Blackboard online course delivery system. This session will include in-depth instruction in how to create assessments in Blackboard and how to manage grades in Blackboard. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Registration preference will be given to Oakland Schools staff members. This course will provide teachers with the skills needed to operate the Blackboard online course delivery system. This session will include working with Questions Pools, and provide in-depth instruction in uploading questions and using question pools to select particular questions for a specific test. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This session will inform current Blackboard users as to changes made during the summer upgrade of Blackboard with a "hands on" approach.

In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of working the Blackboard Content Management System. A hands-on, step-by-step approach will be used to show teachers how to build and enhance online courses. Participants will be encouraged to bring classroom materials to be used in creating and uploading lessons, assignments, tests and quizzes. Strands will be offered to accommodate both beginning and intermediate/advanced Blackboard users.

Learn how to create and import assessment items into your Blackbaord course. You will have a chance to create different types of assessment items manually and through a batch upload with a specific format. Other topics that will be discussed are how to deploy tests within your Blackboard course and evaluating the item analysis report of completed tests. $15. For more info, contact Jacki Campbell at campbej@resa.net.

Extend your Blackboard content for your students. Once you have learned the basics of Blackboard, this course will help you manage content, assessment and grades. You will learn how to upload a variety of file formats (pdf, PowerPoint, video clips), manage documents, folders and links, as well as create assessment items for your students. Prerequisites: familiarity with Blackboard, saving and uploading files, and basic understand of the functions in the Blackboard Control Panel. The audience for this course is all educators who have used or are using Blackboard. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Extend your Blackboard content for your students. Once you have learned the basics of Blackboard, this course will help you manage content, assessment and grades. You will learn how to upload a variety of file formats (pdf, PowerPoint, video clips), manage documents, folders and links, as well as create assessment items for your students. Prerequisites: familiarity with Blackboard, saving and uploading files, and basic understand of the functions in the Blackboard Control Panel. The audience for this course is all educators who have used or are using Blackboard. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Extend your classroom instruction with Blackboard, an online course management tool, and find out how Blackboard can be used to meet the new MMC Online Learning Experience requirement. Blackboard can enhance face-to-face instruction by having classroom content and important information posted online and available to students and parents 24/7. This course will give you a brief introduction to using this tool to supplement your classroom instruction. You will learn how to post staff information, syllabus, and regular announcements, customize your course layout, upload images and word documents, and manage discussion thread. In addition, you will learn about instructional design for blended (online and face-to-face) learning experiences. Prerequisites: Internet, downloading/saving files, and MS Office. Lunch provided. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Extend your classroom instruction with Blackboard, an online course management tool, and find out how Blackboard can be used to meet the new MMC Online Learning Experience requirement. Blackboard can enhance face-to-face instruction by having classroom content and important information posted online and available to students and parents 24/7. This course will give you a brief introduction to using this tool to supplement your classroom instruction. You will have an opportunity to look at a few exemplary Blackboard courses before you start your own. After logging into your own Blackboard course, you will learn how to add a course banner, customize your course layout, add a staff profile, post announcements, upload images and various types of documents. You will navigate the course environment as a student and instructor. In addition, you will learn about instructional design for blended (online and face-to-face) learning experiences. Prerequisites: Internet, downloading/saving files, and MS Office. For additional information contact Jacki Campbell at campbej@resa.net.

Learn additional features of Blackboard in this course. Review how to customizing your course layout, participate in and manage threaded discussions, and create interactive learning units. You will gain a deeper understading of the control panel and how to manage users and user information. You will also learn how to create and manage assignments, explore the use of the digital dropbox, manage/modify items that have been already uploaded into the course and take a brief look at the grading center. The intended audience for this course is all educators who have attended Part 1 or those that have used Blackboard as instructors. Prerequisites: You must have attended Part 1 or be comfortable using Blackboard as an instructor. You must also be comfortable navigate the control panel of the Blackboard course, customizing course buttons and layout, uploading documents and adding announcements. Fee: $15. For additional information contact Jacki Campbell at campbej@resa.net.

Participants will be brought up to speed on the latest and greatest features of our Blackboard system. Beginners, intermediate, and advanced Blackboard users are welcome to attend this workshop with the goal of getting ready for classes this fall. Strands for participants at these different stages will be designed to ensure maximum individual attention during the week. Learn how to create your first class, use intermediate features, and even how to incorporate advanced features like multimedia and video.

This course will be a hands-on workshop designed to teach participants how to use all components of the Blackboard online learning tool.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the Content Management System within Blackboard. Instruction will cover how to set up folders, how to share course content with other instructors in Blackboard, how to align course content with Michigan standards, and how to set up e-portfolios.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the basic Blackboard system. Instruction will cover how to navigate the Blackboard control panel, how to post course content, and how to set up a class. In addition, participants will learn about best practices in course design. Teachers will focus on getting ready for school.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the basic Blackboard system. Instruction will cover how to navigate the intermediate features of the Blackboard control panel, how to edit course content, and how to post course documents for student use. In addition, participants will learn about best practices in course design.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the advanced features of the Blackboard system. Instruction will cover how to integrate unitedstreaming/video, audio, multimedia, podcasts and RSS feeds. In addition, participants will learn about best practices in course design.

The overall goal of this session is to provide teachers with an understanding of the Community Portal within Blackboard. Instruction will cover how to use the Community Portal to customize the look and feel of Blackboard within a school, how to use the Community Portal as a web site, and how to move content from one area to another. Participants will share their learning through presentations as a final wrap up activity.

Extend your Blackboard content for your students. Once you have learned the basics of Blackboard, this course will help you manage content, assessment and grades. You will learn how to upload a variety of file formats (pdf, PowerPoint, video clips), manage documents, folders and links, as well as create assessment items for your students. Prerequisites: familiarity with Blackboard, saving and uploading files, and basic understand of the functions in the Blackboard Control Panel. The audience for this course is all educators who have used or are using Blackboard. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Participants will learn how to take their existing Blackboard site to the next level! Add podcasts, explore the possibilities of using Blackboard´s interactive online classroom and enhance your courses.

The overall goal of this program is to increase educator knowledge of the blended classroom concept, best practice integrated curriculum design and the resources available to support teaching, learning, and technology.

Discover how blended learning (face-to-face teaching with an online component) helps teachers differentiate instruction for all students. Blackboard provides a platform for teachers to enhance their regular classroom instruction with:

· online assessments

· plagiarism prevention

·robust assignment tools

· collaboration through blogs, wikis, and podcasts

· additional content online for students to review at a time that is convenient for them

Participants will learn some of the key components to a successful blended classroom, while using Blackboard to build and enhance courses for the school year ahead.

Training teachers to teach online/blended courses and building a Moodle course site.

The goal of this course is to train teachers to teach online/blended courses and build a Moodle course site. CTC Staff Only

Training teachers to teach online/blended courses and building a Moodle course site.

Come explore the diverse and dynamic blogosphere. Blogs are websites that can be created and maintained by almost anyone. In this introductory course, you will learn how to find and subscribe to blogs of interest, and then become a blogger by creating your own. You will also have a look at how blogs are being used in education. Prerequisites: basic computer and Internet navigation skills. Contact Jacki Campbell for more info at 734.334.1303.

In this online course educators will explore the collaborative world of Blogging. Educators will study the purpose of blogging, evaluate blogs and create one for educational use. By completing this course educators will develop skills and activities that will allow them to aid students in meeting the new MMC Online Experience requirement. This course will be delivered via Moodle. Participants will become familiar with this free open-source platform.

3 credits available or 9 SB-CEUs Interested in getting your students involved in more writing and discussion? Blogging is a way to post and receive homework, comments and create discussions that can be carried on in your classroom. Come investigate how easy blogging is and how it can enhance student learning and your classroom environment. Instructor Brandon Baker Spring: March 13 –April 26, T-TH, 4 – 7, Desktop Lab, JCISD. Class does not meet week of April 2. W2006-3742 Class fees $140. Graduate credit available for additional fees.

What are these new web applications? What educational use do they have? How are students already using them? We will spend time in the workshop exploring and using these free simple to use applications and discussing how they could (and are) being used in a K-12 setting.

Blogs are online journals that can be created and maintained by almost anyone. Come learn how your students can create their own blogs and publish their writing online. We’ll discuss how blogs support the writing process and other ways they are being used in education. This two-session workshop includes a distance learning component. Between the two sessions, you will be expected to complete a number of online activities on your own time, totally about five hours of work. For further information please contact Jacki Alshaibani at at (734) 334-1303

All level special/general education teachers must have taken the Introduction to Boardmaker to attend. More advanced Boardmaker software applications will be explored as a tool to support receptive and expressive communication for students with special needs.

This session, ideal for those new or with limited experience creating with Boardmaker Software Family, will focus on the creation of print-based materials. Participants will review the basics along with new features of v.6 that make creating printed activities easier than ever!

All levels of special/general education teachers will explore Boardmaker as a tool to support receptive and expressive communication for students with special needs. Multiple applications of the software will be featured including its role in supporting oral and written communication.

The overall goal of this program is for participants to learn advanced features of Boardmaker Plus! software and utilize software to create student-based activities and materials.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants must have attended Boardmaker Software Training I. Participants will enhance the usage of the Boardmaker Addendum Software. Participants will create projects for use with students.

K-12 special and general education teachers will explore Boardmaker as a tool to support receptive and expressive communication for students with special needs. Boardmaker Plus is a software program that allows Boardmaker activities to be brought to life, creating talking activity boards, schedules, books, writing activities, games, and more.

This fast-paced workshop is for experienced users of Boardmaker. In this workshop, participants will go beyond the basics of Boardmaker and learn new skills and shortcuts for making picture communication symbols, schedules, charts, etc. The class will also take a closer look at Boardmaker Plus! software and learn how to create a talking books.

This fast-paced workshop is for advanced users of Boardmaker. This session will begin with an overview of Boardmaker Plus and Speaking Dynamically Pro (SDP) features. The focus of this session will be the use of the new SD Pro templates to quickly and easily create fun, interactive activities on the computer. In addition participants will learn some of the many benefits that Speaking Dynamically PRO can offer students in a classroom setting including: reinforcing curriculum concepts, actively involving students in an inclusive setting, providing assessments on the computer and taining indviduals on using symbols, switches and dynamic displays.

This session is ideal for those with some experience creating printed materials with Boardmaker Software Family who are interested in learning how to create on-screen, interactive activities using Boardmaker Plus or Boardmaker with SDPro.

This workshop will explore the possibilities of streaming media in the classroom. Paticipants will use a hands-on approach to explore the unitedstreaming resource. Teaching ideas and lesson plans will be explored.

The goal of this training is to work with teachers on developing a blended course that involves interaction both online & face-to-face. Teachers will leave the training with some material developed for use in the upcoming semester.

The objective of this workshop is to inform educators how to incorporate PALMS, probes and sensors into their classrooms. Educators will learn new applications for PALMSs, and best practices in using PALM handheld technology to improve student achievement.

INST125: Building Critical Thinking Skills for Online Research will teach you how to put 21st century skills into practice as you help students get the most from their online research by encouraging their critical-thinking and information literacy skills. Explore different information search process models and strengthen your own online research skills. Create an Internet-based model for teaching your students where to find information, how to evaluate it, and how to apply it to their tasks. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

In this facilitated workshop, participants will apply information processing skills and technology to build information literacy. Topics include 21st Century higher level learning skills and standards, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and more. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Participants will learn how to develop an online course by adding content, developing effective discussions, and creating online assessments. They will also learn about effective facilitation strategies - applying the "how-to´s" in their own environment. With PD opportunities from LearnPort and hands-on guidance, you will be able to build your course in Moodle and facilitate your course effectively in your classroom.

Available to St. Joseph Public School employees only. Designed for web site administrators, this session will demonstrate effective and efficient ways to maintain and use the school web site as a tool to communicate internally with staff as well as externally with parents, students and prospective families. Event management, headlines, and announcements will be reviewed along with role assignment.

This program is for Birmingham Public School Teachers only. Participants will learn a tactile way for children to express their ideas by creating a clay animation movie. The workshop will cover storyboarding, set building, character creation (from clay) and digital picture taking. Participants will blend it all into a movie complete with titles and sound with a program called Video Blender.

This workshop is designed to enhance teaching and learning in a 1-to-1 computing environment. It will take a project-based approach to using technology to benefit your teaching and your students´ achievement.

Participants will learn how to integrate innovative technology applications to enhance student learning. Students will learn about the new free Web 2.0 tools, Moodle graphics, digital cameras, outstanding classroom resources, twitter, classroom blogs, global projects and keeping up with the kids!

This is a workshop for teachers on integrating technology into teaching and learning. Participants will participate in hands-on learning while creating lessons and projects to use with students.

All participants will choose their own projects during the series. All Topics address the Michigan Curriculum Framework and the NETS standards for students (National Educational Technology Standards). Learn about resources on the web; organize virtual field trips; create classroom website; and introductions and applications for the classroom in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Design project based learning lessons in this hands-on 5 day technology camp. Projects will be designed in four technology areas: imagine proejcts using digital cameras and scanners, presentation projects using PowerPoint, Internet integration projects, and web page creation projects. Participants will also create a clay animation project linked to their curriculum and model interactive writing using Blogs.

Camp Ed Tech will introduce educators to exciting new ways to use technology resources as they create classroom projects that align to MI Ed Tech Standards (METS) to support their curriculum. Educators will learn to create curriculum specific podcasts and design collaboration projects using Google Documents. They will focus on improving student writing through the use of media rich storytelling using Picasa and PhotoStory 3. Time-efficient Internet projects and WebQuests will be developed after reviewing similar online projects. Free cross platform online applications and Windows open source applications will be used throughout the course.

This multi-day, hands-on technology camp for educators provides exposure to the latest technology and how it can add value to the classroom. Beyond learning to use the basic tools, participants will be able to create projects specific to their classroom needs.

For registration information, please contact Kathleen Francis at kfrancis@misd.net or 586/228-3371. Open to Macomb County school personnel who need additional training tools. Participants will learn how to use this innovative tool for creating online training and just-in-time training for user support.

Open to Teachers and Technology Coordinators. Camtasia Studio is a complete solution for recording, editing and publishing rich screen video presentations. This program will allow participants to easily create online audio and video tutorials for almost any software application or website. For registration information, go to www.misd.net, course offerings.

Open to Teachers and Technology Coordinators. Camtasia Studio is a complete solution for recording, editing and publishing rich screen video presentations. This program will allow teachers and Technology Coordinators to easily create online audio adn video tutorials for almost any solftware application or website. For registration, contact Thomas Juett at 586/228-3410.

Learn how to create video tutorials using Camtasia, screen recording software that creates professional-looking videos of your Windows desktop activity. You will learn how to capture, edit, and publish your videos. Camtasia is a great tool for teaching any software application or delivering instruction using visuals and voice narration. We will be using the latest version (Camtasia Studio 5) during this course. Prerequisite: intermediate computer skills. Lunch provided. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Tech410: In Capstone I, PBS TeacherLine has teamed up with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to certify teachers who lead the way in classroom technology integration. The Capstone Program consists of three courses. In this course, Capstone I, you will create a portfolio exhibit to demonstrate your use of technology. Capstone I also prepares you for Capstone II, showcasing your students´ use of technology. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

Tech415: In CapstoneII, PBS TeacherLine has teamed up with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to certify teachers who lead the way in classroom technology integration. The Capstone Program consists of three courses. In this course, Capstone II, you will create a portfolio exhibit, showcasing your students´ use of technology. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

TECH401: Capstone Introduction: Planning a Technology Portfolio for grades K-12 teachers will start you on a path toward ISTE NETS-T proficiency. Through readings, examination of your own teaching practices and the ISTE NETS-T, and exploration of available technologies and sample technology-integration projects, you will increase your understanding of and comfort with the NETS-T and their practical applications in the classroom. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

Ever seen great materials in a catalogue only to discover the price is too high! It´s not always necessary to break your budget for something you can make with your computer and some index cards or cardstock. Participant in this sesison will be introduced to various ideas for making materials suited specifically for your students using MS Word or WordPerfect. You will be able to create games and other instructional materials using clip art. Bring your laptop with a CD drive, along with your ideas.

Want to know how the computer decides what to “trash” and what to “recycle?” At this course, learn things every Windows 95/98/ME user should know. Hands-on activities are designed especially for novice users.

This Career Cruising Training for middle and high school educators includes different assessment, career and college research, and planning tools.

Middle and high school educators will learn different assessment techniques, have access to career and college reseach, and reference planning tools using the Career Cruising Technology System. Participants will take an indepth look at how each of these components work and how they integrate into Education Development Plans (EDPs).

CareerForward, developed by Michigan Virtual University and in partnership with Microsoft and Michigan Department of Education, offers this course for free to all schools in the State of Michigan. Tying school work into their future career plans, CareerForward is innovative, interesting, engaging, and encourages students to begin developing their future now.

This workshop will provide participants with the documentation and technical assistance necessary to create a grant application for the Secondary CTE Perkins and Tech Prep funding available. In addition CTEIS 2005-2006 core performance indicator data on Perkins grants will be reviewed. Participants will also learn how to incorporate the performance data into their regional planning process for updated action plan activities.

This one-day training will introduce participants to the CareerForward course, the Challenge Learning cycle upon which the course is based, and how it will help students prepare for future work and career opportunities. Participants will also be introduced to the BlackBoard learning management system that can be the delivery system for CareerForward.

This CARSII (Capital Area Regional Science Improvement Initiative) workshop will focus on the use of technology in science instruction. Participants will come away with an understanding of effective and appropriate uses of technology in science teaching.

Join SIGWEB and SIGCS for a joint workshop on web programming. CSS provides a more flexible, manageable way to control the layout and design of a website than a traditional table-based layout. CSS is standards-compliant, makes your website more accessible, and allows you to adapt the design of your website to a variety of devices. An intermediate level workshop – a basic knowledge of webpage development is assumed. Registration information is available at http://www.macul.org/sigs/sigcs.html#SIGCS

This workshop for Region IV Consortium Leaders will assist participants in developing an awareness of diversity and will take a closer look at the UDL framework.

Participants will get a review of UDL across the county and will learn the elements required for successful implementation of UDL framework.

Participants will learn how to create adaptive, flexible curriculum components so that all students succeed. They will also work as a team to create an action plan and timeline for integrating the UDL framework in their county.

The overall mission of the Mid-Michigan´s Network for Educational Telecommunications (MMNET) is to provide exemplary voice, video, & data services to our communities. MMNET also is committed to enhancing student learning & preparing communities for the 21st century. This program is designed for members of MMNET.

The primary objective is to introduce educators to online resources that will enhance their professional skills and increase their classroom effectiveness. Our emphasis will be on locating real-time real-world curricular resources that we will turn into learning activities.

Restricted class. This class provides hands-on training in a computer lab, presentations by other CEO system USERS and break-out sessions with expert moderators.

Hand-on training in a computer lab setting, for Image Executive and Executive Assistant. Learn automating document management and data capture. Includes retention management and report modules.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hands on knowledge of the iMail/iCalendar program.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hands on knowledge in the introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint program.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain knowledge and hands-on training in the Introduction to Microsoft Word.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Learn how to use CGI and the Perl Programming Language to work with cookies and forms, and you´ll get to build your own searchable database.

•Why Technology? ISTE, NCATE, CEO Forum, Recent Accountability Studies •Role as a Leader – My Role as a Technology Leader •Technology Standards for School Administrators

Basic usage of Macromedia Flash MX 2004, basic animation concepts, creating animation with Flash. Participants will design and implement an original computer game using Macromedia Flash MX 2004. Topics include flash authoring tool, creating and modifying simple graphics, complex graphics on a single layer, graphics on multiple layers, using non-flash graphics, frame-by-frame animations, interactivity with simple frame actions, and/or delivering movies to your audience.

A comprehensive e-learning program to provide students with internet technology skills including, web based instruction, online assessment, and student performance tracking. For further information contact Gwen Johnson Fleming at (313) 831-4247

A comprehensive e-learning program to provide students with internet technology skills including, web based instruction, online assessment, and student performance tracking. This will include a review of routing protocols, IOS image, and network troubleshooting. For further information contact Gwen Johnson Fleming at (313) 831-4247

A comprehensive e-learning program to provide students with internet technology skills including, web based instruction, online assessment, and student performance tracking. This will include LAN configuation, test connectivity and trouble shooting. For further information contact Gwen Johnson Fleming at (313) 831-4247

A comprehensive e-learning program to provide students with internet technology skills including, web based instruction, online assessment, and student performance tracking. This will include WAN design, test connectivity, trouble shooting and completion of a Threaded Case Study. For further information contact Gwen Johnson Fleming at (313) 831-4247

Teachers train to become certified to teach the first semester of the CISCO CCNA Local Academy program. Hands-on/Instructor led.

Teachers train to become certified to teach the first semester of the CISCO CCNA Local Academy program.

CISCO Local Academy teachers prepare for CISCO Semester two of the four semester CCNA program. Learn the curriculum, take all tests, and complete labs that Local Academy students will perform.

Cisco Local Academy teachers prepare for CISCO Semester Two of the four semester CISCO Certified Network Assoc. program. Learn the curriculum, take all tests, and complete labs that Local Academy students will perform.

CISCO Local Academy teachers prepare for CISCO Semester Three of the four semester CISCO CCNA program. Learn the curriculum, take all tests, and complete labs. Hands-on/Instructor led.

CISCO Local Academy teachers learn the curriculum, take all exams and perform labs for Semester 3 of the CISCO Certified Network Assoc. program

CISCO Local Academy teachers prepare for CISCO Semester Four of the CCNA program. Learn the curriculum, take all tests, and complete labs. Hands-on/Instructor led.

CISCO Local Academy teachers will learn the curriculum, take all exams, and perform labs for Semester 4 of the CISCO CCNA program.

Teachers learn the curriculum required to teach the 1st of 4 semesters required for Cisco Certified Network Associate program. Restricted to Local Academy teachers.

CISCO Local Academy teachers prepare for CISCO Semester two of the four semester CISCO Certified Network Assoc. program. Learn the curriculum, take all tests, and complete labs that Local Academy students will perform.

CISCO Local Academy teachers prepare for CISCO Semester Three of the four semester CISCO Certified Network Assoc. program.Learn the curriculum, take all tests, and complete labs that Local Academy students will perform.

CISCO Local Academy teachers prepare for CISCO Semester Four of the CISCO Certified Network Assoc. program. Learn the curriculum, take all tests, and complete labs that Local Academy students will perform.

Participation in this 13 week course is restricted. Participants will receive their Certified Internet Webmaster Associate certification if they pass the exams associated with the certification. Topics in this part include an introduction to web site development, Markup Language and site development essentials, XHTML coding, horizontal rules and graphical elements.

Participation in this 13 week course is restricted. Participants will receive their Certified Internet Webmaster Associate certification if they pass the exams associated with the certification. Topics in this part include hyperlinks, tables, web forms, and image techniques.

Registration is closed. Participants will receive their Certified Internet Webmaster Associate certification if they pass the exams associated with the certification. Topics in this part include multimedia on the web, databases and web search engines, e-mail and personal information management, and internet services and tools.

Registration is closed. Participants will receive their Certified Internet Webmaster Associate certification if they pass the exams associated with the certification. Topics in this part include internet security and IT project management.

This MVU course continues teaching about advanced Web design technologies and concepts, including XML, HTTP servers, cookies, plug-ins, Java applets, databases and standards organizations.

This MVU course, the second in the series, teaches about Web technologies, including HTML, tables, HTML frames, metadata and cascading style sheets.

This MVU course is the first in the series that introduces Web design concepts, including page layout, usability, navigation, graphics and multimedia. It also teaches the process to follow when developing a Web site, and implementation factors that need to be considered. It follows lessons 1-9 in the ILT materials for CIW Site Designer Course: Design Methodology and Technology (5DMT).

This session will instruct teachers and administrators in how to use CLASS A analysis software for local and state assessments.

This session will demonstrate how to schedule and scan tests on CLASS A.

This session will instruct teachers on how to create assessments in CLASS A from an existing Word or other document.

The Palm is the perfect small comptuer for langage arts, math, science, or social studies. You will create simulations using Sketchy and track the spread of a virus using Cooties. You will brainstorm with Inspiration and download and add bookmarks and comments to ebooks. Use free software to create and share your own multiple choice math and social studies quizzes. Explore mapping software and create tessellations for math. Also learn how to repurpose built-in applications such as the Address Book to use in your teaching.

The Palm is a perfect small computer for science, math, or music. In science, students peform experiments using probes, graph their results, and run simultatons. Music students use the Palm as a metronome, to write music or learn piano chords. Social studies classes use geography and mapping software and math students use graphing calculators and design tessallations. Language arts students read Shakespeare on their Palm and write, spell check and print poetry. Learn about all this and more.

This class provides hands-on opportunities for educators who are new to blogging to set up and develop their own blogs, as well as to explore the worlds of possibilities provided by different kinds of blogs. Blogging is a simple yet powerful way for enhancing teaching and learning.

This class provides hands-on opportunities for educators who are new to blogging to set up and develop their own blogs, as well as to explore the worlds of possibilities provided by different kinds of blogs. It will show you how teachers can spice up their classes, raise students´ interest in various topics and get them to express their thoughts freely.

This class is paced for the beginner. Blogs, or Web Logs are free Web 2.0 tools that provide a unique online platform for sharing classroom events, student written posts, videos, pictures, and much more. Blogs can be used in all classrooms, at all levels. Blog as a class, or set your students up with their own blogs. Blogs are easy to start and edit and are a way to connect with classrooms not only in your area, but around the world. In this workshop participants will set up a classroom blog, write and publish a post, as well as comment on other classroom blogs.

Conference highlights will include a workshop on supporting student writing using the software program Inspiration. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use Inspiration to brainstorm, give presentations and serve as a writing environment for students. Also presented will be a hands-on session on developing successful grant proposals including finding funding sources, writing a winning proposal and planning for a productive project, with a special emphasis on finding funding for technology programs.

This course will combine theory from Harry Wong and the wonders of PowerPoint and Word to create documents and presentations that will assist in implementing classroom management theory. You will leave with ample resources to implement new strategies for rules, routines and procedures. No previous skills necessary.

This course will combine theory from Harry Wong and the wonders of PowerPoint and Word to create documents and presentations that will assist in implementing classroom management theory. You will leave with ample resources to use in your classroom. No previous skills necessary.

The overall objective of CPS is to allow educators the ability to construct, organize, and deliver their own interactive set of questions for their students. This ability will help in monitoring classroom attendance, grading homework, testing and give detailed reports. Educators will use this collection of information that is organized in such a way as to make it easy to retrieve and use.

You have all seen the audience polled on "Who wants to be a Millionaire." Now you can use the same technology in your classroom. learn how to conduct highly interactive and engaging assessments that provide immediate feedback to both instructors and participants. Create a classroom test in CPS. Link objectives to MDE´s curriculum standards, administer test to rest of the class, print out helpful reports.

The overall objective of CPS is to allow educators the ability to construct, organize, and deliver their own interactive set of questions for their students. This ability will help in monitoring the classroom attendance, grading homework, testing, and giving detailed reports. Educators will use this collection of information that is organized in such a way as to make it easy to retrieve and use.

Participants will learn how to implement the new Classroom Suite software using IntelliPics Studio 3, IntelliMathics 3, and IntelliTalk 3 in ways that support students’ literacy across various components of the curriculum.

This series of classes will provide the participant with some enhancement strategies using technology resources; EI Video Streaming, PowerPoint, Virtual Field Trips, and Interactive TV.

Participants will learn about wikis and blogs for the classroom for exciting collaboration and communication.

Participants will learn about wikis and blogs for the Classroom for exciting collaboration and communication. They will discover how wikis offer advantages and how to create wiki-dictionaries in the elementary grades, and for collaboration at all levels. They will look at blogging and their use as chronological journals, publishing medium, point of view aspects, and much more.

This workshop is open to the participants of the Clicker grant. Teachers will work together to create classroom assessments and a school board presentation with the clickers. Participants will also share their best practices with the clickers. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

Have fun while exploring the world of learning opportunities awaiting you. In this hands-on course you will discover how to participate in virtual field trips connected to the GLCEs and Benchmarks. You will learn how to provide your students with safe, fun, and meaningful online learning experiences. The audience for this course is 6-12 grade teachers. For more information, contact Jacki Alshaibani at 734.334.1303 or alshaij@resa.net.

Explore and become familiar with many of MovieMaker2’s video creation and editing features and walk away with a cross curriculum instructional resources to use with students. Participants will create a storyboard, import images into MovieMaker2, create scenery and characters, do custom animation, surf for sounds and images, use a digital cameras, record and narrate animation, insert text, and burn the final project to a CD.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hand-on experience in the Microsoft Excel program.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain hands-on knowledge and experience using the Microsoft PowerPoint program.

This course has a closed registration process. The participants will move from computer to activity; and learn civic engagement through the use of modern technology, utilizing Detroit Public Television/PBS resources.

Experience multi-media sentence building with Crick Software; including Clicker, Clicker Grids, the Planet Wobble Modules, Clicker Animations and ClozePro. This workshop will explore these powerful yet easy-to-use writing support and multimedia tools that enable children to write with the whole words, phrases or pictures.

Open by invitation only. Participants will learn the Train-The-Trainer for the Data 4 Success project.

The goal of this course is to provide an understanding of terminology and architecture of Client / Server Concepts.

This offering is open only to teachers from the Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium and Keweenaw. Teachers will meet on a monthly basis to discuss and implement ways to infuse technology into the CLK Elementary School in the best possible way for students and staff. Specifically, the following issues will be covered at the monthly meetings: Staff training, curriculum alignment, reviewing and recommending software packages, and future technology hardware acquisitions. Meetings will take place at 3:20 on the second Thursday of each month, running from January 2004 through June 2004. Meetings will run for 1 hour 15 minutes. In order to receive SB-CEU credit, participants must attend at least 5 of the 6 meetings.

This offering is open only to teachers from the Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium and Keweenaw. Teachers will meet on a monthly basis to address the following issues at the meetings: Staff training, curriculum alignment, reviewing and recommending software, and future technology hardware acquisitions. Meetings will take place at 3:10 on the second Thursday of each month, running from January 2005 through June 2005. Meetings will run for 1 hour. In order to receive SB-CEU credit, participants must attend at least 5 of the 6 meetings.

Teachers in the field of Manufacturing Education will learn the latest in CNC Machining & Programming Technology. Completers will receive Level 1 & 2 CNC Machinist Certification.

This is your chance to participate in a collaborative exchange for eductors to share ideas on technology integration, disseminate best practices, identify technology implementation barriers and explore potential solutions.

The purpose of the 3-day workshop is to provide a venue for a collaborative exchange for educators to share ideas on technology integration, disseminate best practices, identify technology implementation barriers and explore potential solutions. Workshop topics include: Combining Lesson Study and Technology Integration, E-mentoring: How Technology Can be Used to Support Teachers Statewide, Plagiarism and Technology, E-portfolios: Going Beyond Assessment to Knowledge Building Educational professionals including cooperating teachers, college and university professors, and administrators are invited to attend. Workshop participants are encouraged to bring their laptops for hands-on activities.

The purpose of "Technology Resources for Use in Science Teaching" hands-on workshop is to introduce educators to a number of free resources that they can use in their science classrooms to enhance student learning. Participants will receive a CD containing workshop materials. Participants will learn to use a wide variety of technologies – Some of these tools are independent of any content area, while others will be presented that could be used in physics/physical science, biology, earth science, or environmental science. Participants will explore free Internet resources – Including great Web applications as well as free software. Participants will identify how these resources can be used to increase student learning and get a chance to work with them.

The purpose of this hands-on workshop is to introduce educators to a number of free resources that they can use in their science classrooms to enhance student learning. Participants will receive a CD containing workshop materials. Participants will learn to use a wide variety of technologies – Some of these tools are independent of any content area, while others will be presented that could be used in physics/physical science, biology, earth science, or environmental science. Participants will explore free Internet resources – Including great Web applications as well as free software. Participants will identify how these resources can be used to increase student learning and get a chance to work with them.

The purpose of this workshop is to introduce educators to e-portfolios and provide hands-on activities for designing and creating an e-portfolio. The first 15 registered participants who attend and complete the workshop will receive a free subscription to Live-Text. Participants will learn how e-portfolios are used as reflective tools for professional development. Participants will examine e-portfolios Internet resources, including COATT e-portfolios. Participants will create an e-portfolio using the web-based tools available in Live-Text. Participants will explore Internet resources available through their Live-Text subscription. Participants will explore Live-Text library resources that can be used to increase student learning.

Learners will explore parent involvement activities that support learning goals, and look at ways technology supports and enriches how schools and families work together.

Based on needs assessment, development of leadership personnel in assistive technology to address a process and procedure for the consideration of AT.

For Lenawee County´s School Instruction Administrative Team (SIAT). Each learner will understand Lenawee´s Connected Learning Framework tools composed of Microsoft Class Server Learning Management Platform and SharePoint Portal Server/Windows Share Services. Learners will participate in an online learning community by reading current or recent articles related to media literacy, and online teaching and learning, and by posting responses and replies, to improve understanding of Generation.com and Millennials.

St. Philip Schools only. Participants will learn to create pages, add text, images, files, links, and multimedia content such as TeacherTube videos or Slideshare.net presentations, and to grant students edit rights to wiki pages or lock them so they can’t be altered.

The 3rd annual Collaborative Tools for Learning Conference, sponsored by the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) and hosted by the Macomb ISD, will show educators how to use the growing collection of web sites and technologies to support student learning and achievement. Nearly a decade ago, the second generation of Internet sites brought new functions and features that allowed true collaboration to occur online. Now, new technologies are transforming these tools, bringing about new sites that interact with each other and the user to create a new collaborative network that has the potential to transform how we teacher, learn, work, and live. The Collaborative Tools for Learning conference provides educators at all levels with an opportunity to learn about these new tools, and how they can support teaching and learning. Hear from experts and colleagues throughout the state who are using these tools in innovative ways to encourage new ways of learning.

This single-day conference will offer a day full of hour-long sessions to develop skills and provide ideas of how these new tools address student understanding as reflected in the Michigan Merit Curriculum. This conference will not only show how these tools are being used in their classrooms and schools to address the benchmarks for student learning, we will use the tools to establish a continuing dialogue to further your instruction. Conference program is located at http://www.macul.org/page.php?pid=175

The Collaborative Tools for Learning Conference, sponsored by the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) and hosted by the Ottawa Area ISD, will show educators how to make use of the next generation of technologies to support student learning and achievement. A host of new tools and practices of “Web 2.0” and beyond are focusing on how learners of all ages and abilities can collaborate to explore new ideas and understandings.

TECH320: Communicate and Collaborate Online for grades K-12 teachers explores how the Internet allows individuals and groups to communicate and collaborate in ways never before possible. Develop powerful skills for researching, evaluating and using online educational communication tools. Explore Web 2.0 tools such as Wikis, blogs, and social networking and media sites, as well as e-mail, discussion boards, and videoconferencing, while researching several collaborative classroom projects that use these tools. In this course, you will learn about today’s student and today’s technologies; ways to develop and participate in educational learning networks; and methods for finding, creating, and participating in classroom online collaborative projects. As a final activity, design a dynamic project using electronic resources to bring Internet-based collaboration to a classroom project. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

Stragegies for use of PowerPoint multimedia in classrooms. Creating from templates, attaching equipment, printinf formats for handouts and updating wll be covered. Learn how to use PowerPoint in various settings with digital image enhancements.

Strategies for use of PowerPoint multimedia in classrooms. Creating presentations from scratch and inserting digital images will be covered. Updating and modifying existing presentations and uses of powerpoint in classroom activities will be discussed.

As mandated in the Dearborn Information Literacy Curriculum, Media Specialists will have time to explore information resources available for free in the community. The morning will be devoted to electronic sources (online databases) and the afternoon to physical sources (a tour of the UM-Dearborn campus library, including the Quiqley Collection of Children´s Literature).

This workshop will focus on computer access options available for people with disabilities. The presentation will include the use of the mouse and keyboard alternatives and Speech recognition options for people with physical access issue.

This four part class will focus on multimedia projects integrating microsoft office, multimedia projects for kidpix, multimedia projects for hyperstudio, and adobe acrobat.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will be provided with a comprehensive prerequisite computer training. Participants will learn step by step instructin son how to use the Computer, Mouse, Keyboard, Desktop, Control Panel, Toolbar, Security, Print Options and Task Manager. Participants will also learn how to navigate to the World Wide Web.

This session has a closed registration. This course will provide DPS end-users with comprehensive prerequisite computer training. The sutdent will learn step by step instructions on how to use the computer, mouse, keyboard, desktop, control panel, toolbar, security, print options and task manager. Instructions will also be provided for PeopleSoft basics.

This series of workshops is designed to meet your needs. Do you need to learn the basics of Microsoft Work, PowerPoint, and/or Excel? Do you want to extend those skills into classroom integration or personal application? Sign up for all 5 of the morning sessions and learn the power of Microsoft Office. Sign up for all 5 afternoon sessions to extend those skills into fun applications.

This session for Southgate teachers will cover basic OS X functionality, file management, general tips and tricks to make you more productive on the computer. Personalized assistance will be available

This course is designed to provide guidance for teachers in the establishment of rich learning environments using technology. Activites will be created interweaving curricular content with appropriate technology

This beginner class covers the parts of computer systems, their functions and terminology.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain an understanding of basic terms, components, and functionality of the computer. Participants will also learn to perform fundamental tasks such as using the mouse, dragging, selecting, highlighting, cutting and pasting, and opening, saving, and closing documents.

Training sessions for basic to intermediate skills on Microsoft Office products utilized in the school systems. The first session will cover the necessary skills for MS Word, the second will focus on creating a basic PowerPoint presentation, and the third will cover the basic steps and essential skills for merging word documents with Mail data templates to create formulated mail documents.

Computer Fundamentals is a seven day (10 hour)online course. This course will require students to login approximately four times during the course to complete assignments, discussions and projects. This online course covers a broad range of computer technology from basic hardware and software, to operating systems and the Internet. A book fee of $15 is necessary. Course cost is $50.

This course is designed to provide guidance for language arts teachers in the establishment of a learning environment using technology.

This course is designed to provide guidance for social science teachers in the establishment of a learning environment using technology.

To provide basic computer training to educators to improve their skills and knowlege of how to integrate technology to support the curriculum, student achievement, and their own professional work. This program assumes the learner knows nothing about computers and helps them become comfortable and familiar with a computer and the most common programs in use, the Microsoft Office applications, (Word, Publisher, PowerPoint and Excel).

Learn how to maintain and keep your Windows computer from malfunctioning. Participants will learn how to back up files, use antivirus software, and address problems.

Learn the information and tools needed to protect your computer and data from threats. Participants will learn about and understand serious threats and protections related to computer security. Types of security threats, computer hacking threats, what a virus is, how they spread, and how viruses damage computers will be reviewed.

This series is open to all Livingston County teachers. Participants will take two or more classes. Classes are: "Bridges/Career Cruising"; "Cool Websites"; "Creating Web Pages Using Netscape Composer"; "Digital Cameras: Who Needs Film Anymore?"; "Filamentality"; "Finding Lesson Plans on the Internet"; "Michigan "E" Library: Connecting Kids to Information Resources"; Michigan"E" Library: Connecting MS & HS Kids to Information"; "Michigan Teacher Network; Powerpoint; True Colors; and When I Grow Up, I Want To Be... Exploring Internet Career Resources for Kids". Participants will need to take two (2) classes for .5 SB-CEUs. four classes for 1.0 SB-CEU.

This program is for computer/technology teachers. Participants will: develop additional common assessments; create curriculum maps for multimedia, web design, broadcast and keyboarding courses; resolve lab management issues; share iLearn resources; practice blog, d-tube and other webmaster supported resources; and edit and add to group folder of shared units and lessons.

In this course students will learn how to effectively manage their important data files on their Windows based computers. Additionally, they will learn about network shares, and the importance of creating back up files of their important data files and about the components of a computer and how to do basic troubleshooting.

This is a fun class, taught at a slower pace for the beginner. Participants will learn about the different computer parts, where to attach the plugs, what things can be attached, how to properly start and turn off the computer, the desktop screen, using the mouse (left and right click), basic applications and create a word processing document.

Learn about GIS and how it can be used in the classroom. Learn Arcview, how to incorporate computer labs that relate to classroom subjects, and how to make a usable lesson using a pre-determined data set.

Participants who already know the basics of Excel will learn to create complex calculations, "if" statements, and subtotals.

This session is designed for someone who knows the basics of Microsoft Excel. Participants will learn how to create complex calculations, "if" statements, and subtotals. There will also be a discussion about using Macros in a worksheet.

Participants will learn how to use Excel to create a worksheet with complex calculations, "if" statements, subtotals, macros, and more.

K-12 educators and support staff will use Microsoft Excel to create a worksheet with complex calculations.

Lenawee Educators will continue with these sustained learning sessions as a follow-up to an earlier training on Class Server and Sharepoint. Participants will become proficient with the basic tools of Class Server Daily Curriculum Manager, develop an online learning community with students so they can deliver individualized instruction in an online environment.

Limited to a pilot group of Lenawee County Classroom Teachers, Grades 3 and 4. Lenawee´s Phase III application includes four "sustained learning" days for follow-up support of the piloted Microsoft Class Server and SharePoint softwares.

This day-long conference will focus on how online collaborative and communication tools, often called Web 2.0 tools, are being used to engage students and improve learning. Wesley Fryer, Dir. of Education Advocacy for AT&T in Oklahoma, will provide the keynote "Welcome to the Global Education Conversation!" and will share the amazing new possibilities for professional development and learning available using online collaborative tools.

You are invited to the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District for the Connecting and Collaborating Conference: Online Tools for the Classroom. Learn emerging online tools such as blogs, podcasts, and RSS feeds as tools to improve student learning.

In INST320: Connecting Family, Community and Schools, you will learn the Action Team for Partnership (ATP) model and discover how to engage families and communities in children´s education. Examine the "connection" issues, acquire tools to integrate partnership programming into your curriculum, and develop a plan that involves parents, family members, and community resources in your own classroom. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or www.madonna.edu/pages/GraduateCredit.cfm

This sessions helps "close the gaps" in teachers´ technology skills. Most teachers did not grow up in a networked world with high-speed access to millions of resources with a few clicks of a mouse. This workshop comprehensively builds the digital foundation needed to survive in that fast changing world. It starts with the basics of organizing and conquering infoclutter. It guides teachers through digital storage, retrieval, sharing and repurposing of documents in their digital file cabinets. It helps teachers move toward full technology integration in their classrooms. Every teacher needs this workshop for the timesaving tips.

This introductory session is geared for participants who need to increase their level of confidence working with computers. No previous computer experience is necessary.

This introductory session is geared for participants who need to increase their level of confidence working with computers. The following concepts will be discussed: computer basics, hardware components, storage devices, cpus, printers, Windows 2000 operating system, basic application software and file management.

INST335: Constructing a Learning-Centered Environment uses a constructivist teaching model so you can experience this approach firsthand. You will have the opportunity to examine your role as a teacher and that of your students in the legacy model, while reflecting on how these roles may differ from your initial perceptions. You´ll become familiar with the principles of constructivism including student-centered, inquiry-based learning, and problem-based learning. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

TECH190: Contemporary Issues: Using Technology for Discussion, Debate, and Problem-Solving (Grades 6-8) introduces new strategies for incorporating current events, controversial issues, and pop culture into the curriculum. As a final task, create your own current events lesson plan that uses technology to foster understanding, discussion, and debate. If you want to bring contemporary issues into your social studies, humanities, or science classroom, this is your course! Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://www.madonna.edu/pages/GraduateCredit.cfm

Dozens of practical strategies, activities and technology projects to enhance content learning in grades 3-6. A fast-paced day fill with technology tips, online projects, and technology-enhanced alternatives to the basic poster project that will motivate your students. Classroom-proven techniques for more effectively organizing, managing and assessing technology-enhanced reading, writing, math, social studies, and science activities. Highly practical strategies for locating, adapting, and managing cross-curricular Web Quests that support your content objectives and involve all students. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

Surf´s up! Come and join us for some cool surfing as we locate awesome interactive websites that support student learning. This course will cover techniques for effective surfing, how to create your own personal web-based bookmark account, how to save surfed treasures into your web-based account and how to manage your account´s files.

K-12 Teachers of Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD and Copper Country ISD can attend a Summer Academy Prof. Dev. session on how to use Word and integrate it into the curriculum they are currently using. Based on Tom Snyder Productions, Workshop Book Series. The text contains easy to follow instructions, lesson ideas from teachers and students, and a CD-ROM packed with clip art, sample files, and customizable templates.

This is a workshop series on integrating technology into the classroom. Participants will complete hands-on learning activities while creating projects to use with students.

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has emerged as the leading advocacy organization focused on integrating 21st century skills into education. While providing an overview of these skills, this workshop will focus specifically on the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Literacy skills students need to be successful in today’s world. Participants will select from a variety of learning projects that will help prepare for the coming school year, working with their own classroom materials in creating lesson plans and resources.

The overall goals of the program are: 1). to increase educator knowledge of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and its skills framework, and of Web 2.0 tools available for teaching and learning; and 2). to introduce concepts in redesigning lesson plans to include incorporation of the 21st Century Skills framework.

This is a workshop on special topics for Middle School and High School Business/Technology Teachers. Participants will use hands-on learning activities while creating projects to use with students. A focus will be designing lesson plans to address the Michigan Educational Technology Standards (METS) for students.

Based on the Web 2.0 concept of student and teacher created content, this will be an energetic week jam-packed with useful information related specifically to your business education curriculum. Designed by business teachers for business teachers, participants will work with their own classroom materials in creating lesson plans and resources.

Back by popular demand! This will be an energetic week jam-packed with useful information related specifically to your business education curriculum. Designed by business teachers for business teachers, participants will work with their own classroom materials in creating lesson plans and resources.

Technology tools that are useful for teachers will be explored. All instruction will be hands-on and applicable to the classroom.

Participants in this series will learn about technology tools that compliment and enhance the teaching of Social Studies. The course is based around Michigan´s new Social Studies Grade Level Content Expectations. In session one, Participants will review the GLCEs and learn about best practice integrated curriculum design, primary sources and global resources.

In the second session of the series, Participants will learn about online tools for the teaching of Social Studies, new collaborative Web 2.0 tools and resources from the Gratiot-Isabella RESD Instruction Department.

This session will give brief overview of many applications of Web 2.0 such as creating slideshows from your own pictures, creating student posters online, creating an avatar with your own voice, etc.

Using Web 2.0, teachers will incorporate many applications of the tools including examples like creating graphs, puzzles, cartoon strips,Wikis,Blogs,Twitter and Facebook.

This one week program focuses on the integration of technology in the early elementary classroom (PreK - Grade 3). The program will include reading assignments from current journal articles, integration ideas for the core curriculum areas, alignment of MI Education Technology Standards (METS) with Grade Level Curriculum Expectations, and hands on practice with various technologies.

This is a workshop on integrating technology into classroom teaching. Participants will use hands-on learning activities while creating projects to use with students. A focus will be designing lesson plans across the curriculum which address the Michigan Educational Technology Standards (METS) for students.

The overall goals for this program are to provide support for teachers in technology integrated lesson planning and design, and to provide more in-depth instruction in pre-approved instructional technology topics, as a follow-up to participants´ completion of a previous Cool Tools workshop.

Revisit projects, make updates, or finally carry out that great idea you had when working in the past with Cool Tools? Spend two days working on technology integration projects of your choice, with expert help available to guide and troubleshoot. Participants will be required to indicate which project(s) they´ll be working on in advance.

Learn how to access and utilize good resources on the Web. Walk away with a list of sites that will be useful and interesting for teachers and students.

Teachers face a variety of copyright issues everyday, from copying print materials to publishing student work online to getting the performance rights for The Music Man. Participants will learn about current copyright laws and how they pertain to the classroom; Internet ethics in the classroom and how to prevent plagiarism; and learn about the Fair Use and the Teach Act which give students and teachers certain rights in the classroom.

This course provides an overview of copyright issues for educators at all levels, and includes information specific to the online environment. Topics include instructors’ responsibilities regarding student work, graphic sources and rules for Web-based course content, fair use, database and digital rights protection, and such legislation as The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Public Domain Enhancement Act and the TEACH Act. The cost is $50.

Using an Excel-based tool, faculty, teachers and trainers can assess the quality of their courses according to 60 standards and sub standards related to technology usability and instructional design. This tool provides measurement criteria, benchmarks, ratings and a weighting system to provide an overview that is as objective as possible. Cost is $100.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will receive hands-on training in iMail/iCalendar program.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will receive hands-on training in the introduction to Microsoft Word program.

This program will develop teachers that will be more knowledgeable in the area of assessment. Teachers will be able to develop and use an authentic assessment plan which is aligned with technology education and state/district standards. Teachers will expand their knowledge of technology and scientific systems. Participants will obtain a working knowledge & understanding of power train systems comprised of electrical motors, pulleys, and gears. Through cooperative learning, teachers will also develop an authentic assessment plan for technology projects which are created as part of an integrated unit.

Learn how to create interactive classroom assessments using the Classroom Performance System Software. Participants will learn To use the CPS software to create assessment questions; link CPS questions to Michigan Curriculum Benchmarks; import media elements to use in their assessments; and test their assessment on classmates.

Learn how to operate CPS assessment equipment. Participants will learn to hook up and use the CPS equipment, troubleshoot the settings; use the Import and Export features; and work with Worksheets, Gradebook, Reports, Verbal questions, the digital Chalkboard and advanced options.

K-12 Educators of Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD and Copper Country ISD can attend a one day session on viewing many completed multimedia projects that can be adapted and used in their classroom. Educators will have time to modify and prepare lessons using the existing projects to create lessons that can be used in their classroom. Educators will use MS Word, MS Excel, MS Publisher, and MS PowerPoint.

This session will use Microsoft Publisher to create a brochure/newsletter incorporating text, graphics, photos, bulleted lists, and more.

K-12 educators and support staff will learn how to use Microsoft Publisher to create an attractive and effective brochure.

Design a web page from start to finish. Determine the steps necessary to build and maintain a web site. Participants will learn about the elements and features of a website; create a paper prototype of a web page; consider the steps in evaluating and testing the design; and discuss different development tools.

Learn to build a web page from start to finish. This class will build a simple web page.

K-12 educators and support staff are invited to create a newsletter using Microsoft Publisher.

Once you have the basics of PowerPoint down, you are ready to create tutorials and interactive presentations using the hyperlinks in PowerPoint. Participants will learn how to create hyperlinks to the Internet and other presentations; how to link to other slides; how to create quizzes and insert video and graphics. Bring some ideas for tutorials or lessons to create for students and walk away with a classroom project.

Learn how to use layers in Photoshop to create Animated Gifs to use on your Web Pages or in PowerPoint presentations. Bring digital images or your favorite clip art. Participants will learn how to layer and merge objects; create layers with different pictures; create gifs and animate them.

Communicating with parents and the community can be made easy through newsletters! Participants will start and complete a newsletter project, which can be saved and used again for regular updates.

Explore and create curriculum-based multimedia projects. Learn to login and access online MyT4L resources, identify and download curriculum standards for your project, explore “Recipes and Snacks”; and have fun creating a multimedia curriculum-based project.

Communicating with parents and community can be made easy through newsletters! Participants will start and complete a newsletter project, which can be saved and used again for regular updates.

INST120: Creating Units to Support Differing Learning Styles (K-12) will teach you how to unlock the secrets to develop a curriculum that meets the learning needs of different types of students. Create a cross-curricular unit that integrates technology to support learning, and plan lessons that address the different ways that your students learn. Activities will help you build flexibility into your lesson plans, enabling you to integrate your new knowledge into your instruction. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

Learn how to use a wide variety of desktop publishing techniques to create publications.

Learn how to use the new OAISD Blog system.

Front Page is the Web Page creation program that Rudyard Area Schools has chosen to use district-wide for its web pages. Each staff member can create his/her own classroom web page and connect it to the district page so students and families can easily find their homework assignments and learn more about classroom activities. This is an excellent way to communicate with parents and community. Participants will gain the skills to teach students the basics of creating their own web pages, and/or a student-made classroom web page. Participants will also be able to use this program to create their own personal web pages. This workshop will provide Rudyard and Pickford staff members with professional development opportunities that ultimately result in increased student achievement. Teachers and administrators will learn how to teach in a variety of ways to meet the multiple learning styles of children. They will learn how to teach in a way that children become actively engaged in learning, which will improve attitudes toward school. Communications with parents and community members will be improved through the use of the World Wide Web.

This technology workshop will include an introduction to tools for creating simple online web presence, setting up a Gmail account, creating a home page in Googlepages, and adding simple content such as text, images, and links.

Ed2Go - Teachers will learn how to create a classroom Web site. They will build a site with text, images, animations, tables, links, and more. They will create a WebQuest and a blog. They will also learn how students can use site builders to create their own Web sites in minutes. Participants will be amazed by how a Web site one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher. By the end of this course, they will have their own published classroom Web site, and they will feel energized by their great new teaching tool! Ed2go

Participnats will develop a cyber-classroom to use as an instructional tool for students, and communication to parents. They will learn the basics of web design and Dreamweaver softeware as they build a classroom website ready for publication. For further information please contact Jackie Alshaibani at (734) 334-1303

See how easy it is to create a digital portfolio using a wiki space. Create pages for sharing your teaching content online, or think about having your students create their own digital portfolios to show their best work.

This session has a closed registration. This workshop uses virtuclass, an online learning environment, to help teachers recognize the free tools on the web and teach them to construct lesson plans using those tools.

Learn how to create a WebQuest, an interactive online lesson plan. A WebQuest is built around an engaging and do-able task that elicits higher order thinking of some kind.

Southgate teachers will be provided with the skills required to create a classroom website utilizing the web-based program, NexusBuilder. Staff will learn how to organize and produce support materials, create and edit web pages, incorporate files, add links to educational websites.

The course centers on a professional development model of localized on-going technology training in a "teachers teaching teachers" model. In teams of 1-3 teachers all interested parties K-8 will participate in large and small group meetings supported by online discussion. Topics include; planning technolgoy integration, book discussion and technloogy skill development. Teachers will build their technology skill for curriculum-centered lesson planning.

Once you have the basics of PowerPoint down, you are ready to create tutorials and interactive presentations using the hyperlinks in PowerPoint. Bring some ideas for tutorials or lessons that you can create for students and walk away with a project you can use in your classroom. Prerequisite: PowerPoint Beginning.

In this course educators will learn how to create and manage a virtual learning environment. This will be done for the purpose of creating an online extension of the face-to-face K-12 classroom. Creation of materials, use of various communication tools and management of student dynamics will be explored. The final requirement will be to demonstrate learned skills by the design and posting of one online unit.

You don´t have to be a Hollywood movie producer in order to create your own classroom movies! Bring your favorite poem, story or content related idea and create a claymation movie. Walk away with a cross curriculum instructional resource you can use in the fall with your students.

Educators will learn about and create assessments using free online Internet resources. Learn to use: Zoomerang, QuizStar, Hot Potatoes, DiscoverySchool Quiz Center, create worksheets online, and look at view Quia and Profiler.

Southgate District Only. Teachers will acquire skills to create a classroom website using Contribute 3. This will enable a stronger connection between teachers, students, parents. All class information will be available on line.

Participants will learn how to create an online collaborative workspace for their students in the LISD student portal. Use the space for online course content, project-based learning, a shared discussion board, and other instructional use. There will be hands-on time to develop workspace, add web parts, and upload content.

ImageBlender searches for images to use in multimedia projects and web pages, and helps modify the images to look the way you want them to look. Participants will learn how to copy and insert images from Image Blender, CDs or personal pictures; crop an image; add a beveled edge or drop shadow; paint a quick border; create a slide show with the images; and enhance the show with sounds, CD audio, and transitions.

Student-created interactive multimedia authoring has a powerful effect on student learning and understanding in the world in which we live. Learn how to create a multimedia project for the web or CD. Learn how to use fonts and buttons; integrated paint program; Hundreds of education friendly, copyright-free photos, llustrations, buttons, animations, sounds, and movies

Virtual reality lets you interact with an object or explore places as if you were really there. Learn how to import pictures taken with a digital camera, ‘stitch’ images, and crop. Participans will also learn how to align images for their presentations.

VideoBlender is the premier tool for turning images into animated movies. Learn how to add text, shapes, and transitions to images, and add sound tracks to animations. Students will also search and choose from thousands of images in the Pics4Learning collection to use in their animated movies. Participants will create animations that demonstrate curriculum concepts, share language arts projects, explore art techniques after this class.

Participnats will develop a cyber-classroom to use as an instructional tool for students, and communication to parents. They will learn the basics of web design and FrontPage softeware as they build a classroom website ready for publication. For further information please contact Jackie Alshaibani at (734) 334-1303

Participants will understand the basics of Access, different operating modes, table design, fields and formats, form design, and how to use the on-line help feature. Hands on activities will include practical application of demonstrated methods. 03-037

Learn how to create digital movies in the classroom with Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows in the morning session. In the afternoon discover Webquests. Participants will be intoduced by viewing exemplar webquests and explore WebQuest portal resources. Begin creation of your own WebQuest.

This workshop will help you learn to use Camtasia Studio, world´s most popular program for recording and narrating screen recordings. Work on your projects as you create guided tutorials and demonstrations and master skills to record and edit. Learn about the different options and formats to share your project including for the web, blog, DVD, or iPod.

Participation in our program is limited to school personnel in Livingston, Washtenaw, Shiawassee, Ingham, Clinton, and Eaton Counties. Communicating with parents and the community can be made easy through Handouts, Flyers & Newsletters! Course will cover: text wrapping around objects/graphics, text formatting (adding shapes, colors, lines, borders, shadowing, arrows, and font color), changing the order of text and graphics, grouping and ungrouping objects, copying and pasting between files, and printing. To register, contact Shale Campos at (517) 540-6859.

Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be published directly to Blackboard. Participants will use a hands-on approach to explore this resource.

Learn the basics about video formats, to use Camtasia Studio to record from the computer screen, to edit the captured video, to narrate the video, to add text to the video slides, to add still images, and to add music. Complete a project and turn it into various file types: QuickTime, AVI and Flash.

Have you ever wanted specific Internet web sites at your fingertips or experienced difficulty in writing an evaluative rubric or checklist for a student project? If so, this workshop is for you? Bring ideas to class and take home evaluation rubrics to use in the fall with students.

Learn how to enhance your photos by using layers. Merge photo parts together, erase blemishes and scratches, and correct and blend colors. Bring pictures on CD or disk to modify in class.

Camtasia Studio and SnagIt are specialized applications for recording screen actions to create software tutorials. This workshop will guide you through the process of using these easy-to-use programs as you create training documents and movies. In the first half you will use SnagIt as you develop projects such as a Word document with .JPG screen images which show a program’s pull down menu. The range of capture, labeling, and save options will be explored. Projects using Camtasia Studio will be next. With this program you will record your screen actions as your perform a task, then add narration and labels. After some fine tuning, your tutorial will be saved in different formats and/or media for sharing. If access to step-by-step tutorials would benefit your staff, you will find this program the perfect solution.

Develop interactive lesson plans correlated to the GLCEs or Benchmarks, and effective instructional strategies. Also, during this hands on course, you will explore online resources to support instruction and student learning. Each participant will receive a one-year subscription to an online curriculum resource. The audience for this course is K-8 teachers. For further information contact Jacki Alshaibani at (734) 334-1303

For Summit Academy Schools Only: Ability based groups will work on enriching existing lesson plans by utilizing software such as PhotoStory, Audacity, Camtasia, and the iLife Suite of products.

What do Discovery School, TrackStar and Kid Cross Words all have in common? Stumped? They are just a few of the websites that allow you to design, create/generate, and post online assessments. Come and join the fun as we explore the wealth of the online resources that will add spice and variety to the assessment process.

Participation in our program is limited to school personnel in Livingston, Washtenaw, Shiawassee, Ingham, Clinton, and Eaton Counties. At the end of this unit, the student will be able to: navigate different views, create a presentation from a template or a wizard, use the outline view, use bullets and numbers, work with graphics, work with text boxes, use the slide sorter, add slide transitions, view the slide show, modify the slide master, insert headers and footers, apply formatting, add and group shapes, animate text objects, custom animation, animation effects, on screen navigation tools, add and print speaker notes, modify the slide design, customize a presentation with sound, narration, and action buttons. To register, contact Shale Campos at (517) 540-6859.

Grass Lake High School Library. Bring your classroom textbook or other written resource, your frustrations of what to do with "down time", and your natural curiosity for your subject matter and we will walk through one component of Backward Design; "Study Guides". You will create documents to use in your classroom, while learning more about Microsoft Office products

This is an excellent class for novice technology users. Bring your classroom textbook or other written resource, your frustrations of what to do with "down time", and your natural curiosity for your subject matter, and we will walk through one component of Backward Design: "Study Guides". You will create documents to use in your classroom while learning more about Microsoft Office products. Some online seat time is required to earn SB-CEUs and/or graduate credit.

Teachers will bring their classroom textbook or other written resources, and create study guides that will help students focus their attention on what you want them to learn. Using backward design, teachers will first align their teaching objectives with outcomes wanted.

Bring your classroom textbook or other written resource, your frustrations of what to do with "down time", and your natural curiosity for your subject matter and we will walk through one component of Backward Design; "Study Guides". You will create documents to use in your classroom, while learning more about Microsoft Office products. This course runs concurrently with Creating Study Guides 2.

This course is a continuation of Creating Study Guides 1. Here is your chance to create a study guide for yet another class you teach. Bring your classroom textbook or other written resource, and create a new or improved study guide that can help improve your instruction. This session runs concurrently with Creating Study Guides 1.

Bring your classroom textbook or other written resource, your frustrations of what to do with "down time", and your natural curiosity for your subject matter, and we will walk through one component of Backward Design: "Study Guides". You will create documents to use in your classroom,while learning more about Microsoft Office products. Instructor: Paul Dornfield Time: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Place: Grass Lake High School, Library/Media Center Audience: All educators Costs: $70. Graduate credit available at additional fees.

Create a colorful, fully illustrated talking storybook using PowerPoint, a scanner and microphone. Participants will learn to create custom animation, use the scanner, create custom backgrounds, insert text, record sounds, insert action buttons and hyperlinks, adjust timing and triggers, and burn the final project to a CD.

Explore and become familiar with many of PowerPoint’s custom animation features. Participants will create custom animation, use the scanner, create custom backgrounds, insert text, record sounds, insert action buttons and hyperlinks, adjust timing and triggers, and burn the final project to CD.

Participants of this course will create lessons that incorporate technology with other subjects, such as History and Language Arts. Using a thematic approach when teaching technology makes the skills learned by students more relevant and also assists teachers with daily class scheduling. Participants will learn the fundamentals of instructional design and will develop a deeper understanding of digital tools.

The focus of this course is creating lessons that incorporate technology with other subjects such as History and Language Arts. Using a thematic approach when teaching technology makes the skills learned by students more relevant and also assists teachers with daily class scheduling. Participants will learn the fundamentals of instructional design and will develop a deeper understanding of digital tools. As a result of this course, participants will design and develop several technology infused lessons for the specific grade they teach as well as one comprehensive unit. These lessons and unit, combined with references and resources provided by the instructor, collectively create a personal portfolio for each teacher who participates in this course.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. This course will show you, step by step, how to discover and document precisely what your customer wants. You will learn how to gather, manage and document user requirements for any type of project in any industry.

In this on-line course learn how to design, create, and post your very own site on the Internet´s World Wide Web. You will plan the content, structure and layout of your own Web site, create pages full of neatly formatted text, build links between the pages and the outside world, and add color, backgrounds, graphics, tables, hot buttons and animation.

This class will help teachers and media specialists to understand the purpose and power of WebQuests, how to find information and use software to create WebQuest, and how to align their use to the Michigan Curriculum Framework. Participants will also learn to use Word, PowerPoint, MS FrontPage or DreamWeaver to create a WebQuest. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Participants will learn how this new webquest wizard is user friendly and focused on developing WebQuests, how to attach or embed images, worksheets and other documents, zip archives of Webquests to move lessons to another site, and upload supplementary documents. Questions? Call 517.244.1467

Teachers will learn basic training in Contribute including using approved templates to make basic web pages, connect, check-in/check-out, browse and edit. They will develop school web-site content and individual teacher-page web-sites from templates.

Roses are red, violets are blue, researching is sweet and writing is too! Come and discover how "The Big 6" and graphic organizers support and guide students through the writing process.

Discover how to create PowerPoint presentations AND learn how to write winning grant proposals. In this course, you will learn the basics of PowerPoint and how it may be used in your classroom. You will also explore the elements of a grant proposal, research funding options, and begin completing your own proposal to meet your instructional needs. You will leave with many new skills and a USB flash drive loaded with resources. Lunch is provided. Prerequisites: familiar with MS Word and comfortable using mouse. The audience for this course is all educators. For more information, contact Jacki Alshaibani at 734.334.1303 or alshaij@resa.net.

This will introduce you to innovative approaches to teaching that combine instruction, technology, and assessment. You will experience the possibilities of creative problem solving, effective rubric implementation, and using portfolios as a tool for assessment, planning, and instruction.

Because the content of this workshop is the same as the class offered previously, participants will not be able to claim credit for both. Participants will learn to integrate digital images to add impact to lessons and enrich student thinking and learning. They will explore how images from a digital camera, scanner or a collection of photos on the Web can be used in the content areas to address curricular standards and visual literacy. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

In this facilitated workshop, participants will learn to integrate digital images to add impact to lessons and enrich student thinking and learning. They will explore how images from a digital camera, scanner or a collection of photos on the Web can be used in the content areas to address curricular standards and visual literacy. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Participants will learn to use digital photography to create a project that incorporates art with language arts and will create a book that uses their own photos to tell a story. Participants will also learn how this project can be adapted to any level of education and showcase the value of collaboration between teachers of different subject areas.

This inservice program will include twelve hours of face-to-face instruction in the form of teacher inquiry to learn to use technology effectively in the service of teaching students to read and write. In addition to Ms. Johson´s expertise, the foundation for the program is "Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts and Other Powerful Web tool for the Classroom" by Will Richardson. Online sessions will proide follow-up for the face-to-face sessions and allow for teachers to write themselves and otherwise use the tools to which they are being introduced.

Algebra and Physical Science teachers will experience activities to help their students understand linear and nonlinear motion. Participants will develop sophisticated concepts found in Physics, Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus.

Improve student achievement through a refinement of best teaching practices, classroom management and the integration of curriculum and technology when appropriate in the elementary and middle school classroom.

Grade 3-8 instructors will learn how the integration of technology into the curriculum will refine best teaching practices and improve classrom management while improving student achievement.

Program will improve student achievement through a refinement of best teaching practices, classroom management and the integration of curriculum and technology for the elementary and middle school classrooms.

This class is a complete presentation on the scheduling capabilities of the software during the current school year. Modifying the coursemaster, modifying class lists, the individual student walk-in scheduler and all reporting capabilities will be covered. Also covered is the course and class setup necessary for elementary schools using scheduling exclusively for the purpose of educator access attendance.

Upon completion of this training class, the attendee will be able to do the following:

Maintain the course master during the school year.

Modify a student´s schedule

Use the walk-in scheduler

Produce reports

Program will improve student achievement through a refinement of best teaching practices, classroom management and the integration of curriculum and technology in the elementary and middle school classroom.

To improve student achievement through a refinement of best teaching practices, classroom management and the integration of curriculum and technology when appropriate in the elementary and middle school classroom. This intense program ensures a hands-on experience for participants for successful curriculum and technology integration using cross curricular standards-based lessons.

Restricted to participants of GISD´s GenNET Pioneer´s group. Program will improve student achievement through hands-on experiences integrating curriculum with technology for the elementary and MS classroom.

Program will improve student achievement through a refinement of best teaching pratices, classroom management and the integration of curriculum and technology when appropriate in the elementary and middle school classroom.

For registration information, please contact Kim Hernandez at khernandez@misd.net. Open to K-12 General and Special Educators, Assistive Technology Representatives. This presentation will demonstrate step-by-step processes for evaluating the needs of students with learning and other milder disabilities.

Participants will learn how to implement Inspiration, Kurzweil 3000, and Dragon/Dictate Naturally Speaking Preferred, so all students, but especially those with high incidence disabilities at high school level, have access to the curriculum. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This program is a web-based curriculum designer called The Curriculum Crafter Tool. This crafter not only allows web-based development of curriculum but houses and web-bases existing curriculum such as KC4. This product allows the user to update, revise and align curriculum in a fraction of the time you would expect.

This session has a closed registration process. This series will teach teachers to include the use of application software as it relates to the K-12 curricula. Day 1 topics include defining technology integration, NET Standards, critical thinking and project and inquiry based learning.

This session has a closed registration process. Day 2 topics include enhancing criting thinking with databases, presentation tools for project-based learning, and the internet and technology integration for educators.

This session has a closed registration process. Day three topics include application software as it relates to the K-12 curricula. A 1.5 hour diagnostic assessment is conducted to determine training needs of each participant.

In INST300: Curriculum Mapping I, you will learn from the expert on curriculum mapping in this first of two courses developed with Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Understand how to incorporate mapping in classrooms to enrich curricula and have a powerful impact on student performance. Part I explores the history and purpose of curriculum mapping, your role as a teacher, the types of maps, and the various data collected in the maps. You will finish the course with a complete peer-reviewed plan to adjust the scope and sequence of your curriculum to apply in your classroom right away. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

INST305: Curriculum Mapping II (Grades K-12) shifts the focus from classroom data mapping to schoolwide curriculum planning, and explores the role of curriculum mapping teams. Analyze and refine the data in your curriculum maps, then apply seven phases of review and revision to develop one for your school. Note: Curriculum Mapping I by Heidi Hayes Jacobs must be completed before enrollment in this course. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://www.madonna.edu/pages/GraduateCredit.cfm

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Discover the best methods for measuring customer service and for applying the principles of consumer behavior to your business.

This five-day training is for K-12 Teachers. During this first day, participants will blast off into Cyber Camp aboard E-mission, Operation Montserrat. Challenger E-missions engage participants across all core curriculum areas with real-life situations. During the Cyber Camp E-mission, they will connect live with a flight director at the Challenger Learning Center. With the help of computers, the Internet, and small video camera, they will interact with Mission Control! Prior to this learning experience, the participants will be updated on the mission and break into teams. Upon wrapping up the mission, participants will discuss what was done and how well the project was handled. This course will be hands on using laptops that Bay-Arenac ISD will be providing throughout the session.

This is the second day of the continued five-day course. During this session participants will learn a variety of different software such as: Media Blender, Image Blender, and Pics4Learning website training. This course will be hands on using laptops that Bay-Arenac ISD will be providing throughout the session.

This is the third day of this continued week course. During this session, participants will take four virtual field trips to the Aquatic Research Institute for math concentration, Center for Puppetry Arts for English/Language Art concentration, Global Education Motivators for the Social Studies concentration, and COSI for Science concentration. After the field trips, participants will learn Discourse software. This course will be hands on using laptops that Bay-Arenac ISD will be providing throughout the session.

This is the fourth day of this continued week long course. During this session, participants will keep learning Discourse Software and begin learning Microsoft Class Server as well as digital curriculum and video streaming applications.

This is the last day of this continued week long course. During this session, participants will use Palm Pilots and GPS Units on a scavenger hunt which will carry their session through most of the day. After the scavenger hunt, they will debrief on their learning experience and review all the products they learned throughout the class. This course will be hands on using laptops that Bay-Arenac ISD will be providing throughout the session.

This workshop provides instruction on RT/ES networking and provides understanding of robot technology in the DAPCEP program by teaching the teachers. Teachers and students will work in teams to build, program and demonstrate a robot´s capabilities.

Participants will learn to use Inspiration, which is a graphic organizational tool, to teach students how to plan, research and complete projects with integrated diagram and outline views. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn to use Inspire Data to demonstrate how easily connections can be made between data and its visual representations to show students how to use this tool to interpret information, solve problems, and draw conclusions. Register online at http://remc13.org/rta.html Questions? Call 517.244.1467 or 517.244.1471.

Open by special invitation only. Participants will continue to learn about the pre-built reports, modification, creation and presentation.

Open to Lakeshore Administrators, Principals and Teachers only. Participants will focus on scanning and individual entry.

Open to Lakeshore Administrators, Principals and Teachers only. Participants will focus on creation and sharing of reports.

Open to Lakeshore Administrators, Principals and Teachers only. Participants will focus on data director creation of assessments.

Data 4SS-Part of a Dynamic Duo will introduce participants to the dynamic inquiries. This will allow participants an opportunity to use the dynamic inquiries and show the connection between Data 4SS and TetraData warehouse.

This two-day symposium will focus on effectively collecting and utilizing student data. New professional development modules and dynamic inquiry tools will be unveiled.

Open to Lakeshore Administrators, Principals and Teachers only. Participants will focus on modification of pre-built reports.

This course will explore ways that you can integrate technology into the study of data analysis and probability in the elementary school grades. Through the use of software and some great Web resources, you will learn exciting and effective ways to enrich your math curriculum while meeting national mathematics education standards.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will be provided a step-by-step guide to help participants produce appealing documents in MS-Excel, for school use. Participants will create and enter data on a spreadsheet, perform basic calculations and create charts and graphs.

This workshop is for education administrators. Assessment-linked accountability is the cornerstone of NCLB legislation. The focus of the workshop will be on understanding the role assessment and data plays in improving teaching and learning. You will learn how to use and understand data to validate improved learning. You will also learn to write an effective survey and how to udnerstand and utilize survey results.

Registration will be on-line at misd.net/course offerings, by invitation only. Participants will focus on professional learning communities and creation and sharing of reports.

Participants will learn to use a Palm Zire 71 to manage calendars, contacts, note-taking, and create documents. Participants will also discuss legislation issues in relation to handheld computer use in classrooms and educational situations.

Participants will review and refine data warehouse query skills and will have existing issues and challenges addressed and resolved. Participants will also learn new ways to use the data warehouse.

Data for Student Success Launch event is designed to help ISD’s learn about Data for Student Success model and tools.

Open to all, databases in Microsoft Access will be introduced. This session focuses on designing databases and creating tables.

This is by invitation only for educators in Lenawee County. Participants will learn how to learn how to create, upload/enter data, and develop DataDirector reports using the data. The participant will take the lead role in their building to input local assessment data into DataDirector.

This session explores basic computer operation and outlines strategies for how to be more efficient and productive in performing a range of technology tasks. Participants will be introduced to important distinctions between Macs and Windows operating systems, user and system configurations, and workflows, while working with a variety of applications. Tips for using email, web browsers, accessing network shares, and searching for resources will also be covered.

This day-long session examines the fundamentals and techniques for modern web design using Macromedia´s Dreamweaver. Topics will include organizing and managing web sites, the HTML language, and how to separate document structure and presentation using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Participants will build a simple website and learn to edit the documents to control layout, insert images, create navigation and links, and embed multimedia.

This session introduces common graphic design and digital photography terms and formats, explores typical application packages, and looks at common procedures for working with digital photos and graphics. Topics will include use of color, resolution, tips for scanning images, and conversion/compression routines for the different delivery strategies (print, Web, DVD, etc.) Participants will have hands-on exercises and tutorials in both Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks.

This session shows how to use PowerPoint to present many different forms of information. Participants learn the basics on using PowerPoint´s toolbars, laying out information, saving, and moving presentations (including linked files) to CD or other computers. The participants with also learn special tips for delivering an effective PowerPoint presentation.

This session focuses on creating, assembling, and using multimedia (digital sound, music, photo slideshows, animations, and video) for enriching learning and enhancing the curriculum. Topics include: 1). basic recording and capture techniques for audio, photos, and video; 2). organizing media assets, and common workflows for DVD, PowerPoint, Podcasting, or the Web; and 3). introduction to Apple´s iLife Suite and the digital media "hub".

The purpose of this workshop is to provide ideas and instruction in technology integration.

An engaging, technology-infused, professional development day focused on creative ways to use digital media in the classroom. Learn techniques to inspire your students a maximize the resources from Discovery Education streaming. Leave with projects in-hand for your class and a network of teachers to support you throughout the year.

Learn how to implement and integrate Discovery/Unitedstreaming in the K-12 classroom. Participants will learn to use videos to tell a story, different teaching techniques with differentiated instruction, and how to follow the copyright guidelines when using the Discovery site.

Deal with the irritation of unsolicited messages and protect ourselves from the software threats designed specifically to damage or disrupt our systems. Learn to process volumes of legitimate messages; safe e-mail practices; tools to help protect your PC; strategies to organize what you have to keep.

Process volumes of legitimate email and protect computers from spam and software threats. Participants will learn to reduce the volume of unwanted messages, safe email practices, tools to use to protect PCs, and strategies to organize what they have to keep.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Participants will learn strategies to achieveing basic economics and accounting goals.

This course has a closed registration procedure. Participants will learn how to enroll and take on-line technology courses offered by The Dell Exchange. Participants will take an on-line technology skills survey, navigate through and become familiar with the 25 online courses, register for an on-line course using usernames and passwords, begin an on-line course, learn how to access the assessment for the course.

This is the first course in a three part series that will provide Web developers how to create static and dynamic HTML pages.

This MVU course is the second in a three part series that will provide Web developers the knowledge to create static and dynamic HTML pages.

UM-Flint Office of Extended Learning (OEL) has developed a certificate program, Creating an Online Learning Experience (1.5 SB-CEUs), in which OEL staff will bring training to your school, supplemented with an online component. Agenda for on-site visit available upon request. Onsite training: ·Creating a home page: Includes development of three complete pages (home page, lesson page or syllabus page and links page) using the easy and free SeaMonkey software (3-hour session, .3 SB-CEU) · Using blogs and creating interactive quizzes (3-hour session, .3 SB-CEU) Teachers earn a certificate and 1.5 SB-CEUs by completing the remainder of the session online at their convenience by December 31, 2007.

These courses are designed to build basic and intermediate level skills in the selected software, while building a lesson plan, or practical use for teacher´s classrooms. MUST ATTEND ALL CLASSES TO RECEIVE CREDIT.

Participants will learn desktop publishing using Publisher.

For registration information, please contact Catherine Luzier at Macomb Community College, luzierc@macomb.edu. Open to Teachers. Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator CS with design projects that let you practice as you learn.

Expand on the page started in the Designing an Effective Principal´s Web Page I workshop. In this second workshop, you will learn to enchance your page with links to internal links, multiple pages, animated .gifs, and links to PDF documents. Policy and process guidelines along with standardized teacher pages will be discussed. After testing your links, you will upload your page to a server so you can see your work on the net. You will be proud of the principal´s web page you create and will be able to continue working on the page back in your district.

Model for your staff how you can use the Internet to communicate with parents by creating a princpal´s web page using Netscape Composer. You´ll start by examing existing principal and school web pages, and then take what you learn and start designing your own page. Utilizing easy drag and drop techniques, you will learn to bring in text, links and graphics to create a well organized page. You will enhance and organize your page with background colors and tables. Bring ideas for a princpal or building web page, including text, images, and links. You will leave with the framework for an effective principal page.

Learn how the World Wide Web can act as the ultimate resource for enriching your curriculum and encouraging students and staff to expand the boundaries of the classroom.

In this course educators will learn to modify classroom content to create effective activities for use online. As a class, teachers will be involved in active participation online to try out these activities led by an experienced online instructor. The final element will be to create a detailed online activity for students. Teachers will develop skills and activities that will allow them to aid students in meeting the new MMC Online Experience requirement. This course will be delivered via Moodle. Participants will become familiar with this free open-source platform.

Learn powerful graphic design techniques that will help you build Web sites that are attractive and highly effective. You´ll learn what attracts visitors to a site, and how you can create the most satisfying experience for those visitors. You will also learn to use typogrpahy, aesthetics, color graphics, and page layout to create the most compelling user interface possible, and you´ll understand how users read on the Web and the characteristics of effective Web writing.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teahers. You will learn graphic design techniques to build web sites that are attractive and effective.

Participants will learn desktop publishing using Publisher.

This class is for Ottawa Area ISD educators who participated in the OAISD´s Virtual Learning Project Part I. Participants will learn to utilize Blackboard and other technologies to create and manage an online course or unit. They will learn how to to develop an online learning community using tecnology best practicies, and the appropriate design elements for the development of an online course. Participants will create an online course individually or in collaboration with other particpants in the project.

Learn the basics of desktop publishing while creating classroom items in Microsoft Publisher. You will create a classroom newsletter, bookmarks, posters, and other items while learning design, editing, and printing skills. Prerequisites: basic computer skills including typing, copying/pasting, saving files. The audience for this course is all educators. Contact Jacki Alshaibani for more information at 734.334.1303.

The overall goal of this program is to introduce teachers and school staff to Microsoft Word for newsletters and publications.

Media specialists will meet with a consultant for hands-on training, a discussion of implementation issues, and demonstrations of applications of the new district online circulation system.

Eight schools have adopted Destiny, a new online circulation system. This library management system was installed in August and put into operation in September. Media specialists and media secretaries from involved buildings will meet to discuss, problem-shoot, and share strategies regarding policies, cataloging, patron and materials management, and data maintenance.

Participants will gain the basic computer skills for the use of Microsoft office. The activities include editing, saving documents, designing curriculum based Power Ponint presentations, Web Site and Integration of the Internet to Microsoft office. This session is available to pre-registered DPS employees only.

Are you ready to start adding creative content to your online class? Do you want to go beyond PowerPoint, worksheets and online discussions? Come to this workshop to explore a huge variety of online teaching strategies. Make sure to bring your curriculum so you can develop an activity for use in your classroom.

This is an eight day (10 contact hour)online course. Students are required to login approximately four times during the course to complete assignments, discussions and projects. Students will learn the requirements and the tools needed for effective online curriculum development. Course fee is $50.00.

Filamentality and its resources will be introduced. Participants will learn to use an interactive Website, create their own website, how to create hotlists, treasure hunts, scrapbooks, subject samplers, and webquests.

In this blended course, participants will learn how to create and manage a virtual learning environment in Blackboard. Participants will attend 2 facilitated sessions with an online learning portion to be completed in between. Participants will learn the basic concepts of online course development, as well as information specific to the Blackboard learning environment. For registration information, please visit www.Oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

In this blended course, participants will learn how to create and manage a virtual learning environment using Moodle. Participants will attend 2 facilitated sessions with an online learning portion to be completed in between. Participants will learn the basic concepts of online course development, as well as software specific information. For registration information, please visit www.Oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

In this course educators will learn the skills necessary to teach and manage a virtual learning environment using Moodle. This will be done for the purpose of creating an online extension of the face-to-face K-12 classroom. Teachers will develop skills that will allow them to aid students in meeting the new MMC Online Experience requirement. Instructional design for online curriculum, building online community, communicating effectively and management of student dynamics will be explored. The final element will be to create a basic Moodle course.

In this course educators will learn the skills necessary to teach and manage a virtual learning environment using Moodle. This will be done for the purpose of creating an online extension of the face-to-face K-12 classroom. Teachers will develop skills that will allow them to aid students in meeting the new MMC Online Experience requirement. Instructional design for online curriculum, building online community, communicating effectively and management of student dynamics will be explored. The final element will be to create a basic Moodle course.

In this course educators will learn the skills necessary to teach and manage a virtual learning environment using Moodle. This will be done for the purpose of creating an online extension of the face-to-face K-12 classroom. Teachers will develop skills that will allow them to aid students in meeting the new MMC Online Experience requirement. Instructional design for online curriculum, building online community, communicating effectively and management of student dynamics will be explored. The final element will be to create a basic Moodle course.

INST180: Differentiated Instruction will teach you how to meet the needs of all your middle school students with techniques to differentiate content, activities, and assessments. Discover methods for pre-assessment and strategies for tiered activities. Throughout the course you´ll work on your final project: a differentiated instructional unit that meets your local standards of learning. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://vote.madonna.edu/Graduate/courselist.cfm

This is a workshop series on integrating technology into classroom teaching. Participants will learn Differenciated instruction strategies through hands-on learning activities, while creating projects and lesson plans to use with students.

Media Specialists will be updated on technology initiatives currently available through the district. Interactive sessions will demonstrate pod-casting, blogs, audio and video streaming, online course development and Blackboard.

This workshop will explore the many ways technology tools can be used to differentiate instruction in all content areas. Based on scientific research, this presentation will be filled with practical strategies to take back and engage students in new and powerful ways.

Training on the data warehouse - building more complex queries and using a variety of measures and advanced features of the program.

Digging Deeper into the Warehouse takes the basic warehouse user to the next level by learning to generate advanced queries to dig deeper into data. Participants will learn how to do two-step queries, follow a cohort group over time, and create thresholds, distributions and constraints to disaggregate data to find the information neede4d for continuous improvement planning.

Participants will learn to use screenwriting software to create a screenplay that will be used for a short film. This class will utilize tools and techniques such as storyboards, shot lists, and closets to organize the story so that it can be told in a visual manner. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn to use Camtasia Studio screen recordings to visually explain how to: use software, Websites, and post PowerPoint presentations on the Web; add camera video of the presenter (Picture-in-Picture) to your videos and make better decisions about what to record before beginning recording. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn how to enhance their photos by using layers. Topics covered in this class include how to: merge photo parts or two different photos together, erase blemishes and scratches and correct and blend colors. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn to take film footage and to edit, color grade, sound edit and export for use on DVD and YouTube. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will go through a process of making a short film using professional-grade digital film equipment including cameras, computers, and software. There will be a balance of understanding the art and the tricks in film making along with the technical aspects required to produce a quality product in this demanding field. Questions? Please call 527.244.1467.

Participants will learn how to use composition as well as the fundamental building blocks of any photo or visual art. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

Participation in our program is limited to school personnel in Livingston, Washtenaw, Shiawassee, Ingham, Clinton, and Eaton Counties. You’ve seen iTunes for audio and probably couldn’t imagine trying to manage all your music without it. iPhoto is a great way to manage your digital photos. It is not only the best tool for organizing your photos, it is absolutely the quickest and easiest way to retrieve, review, annotate and rate them. To register, contact Shale Campos at (517) 540-6859.

Participants will learn how to: resize, enhance, correct tones, change resolution images and adjust color channels of their photographs. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn how to edit and print digital images by resizing, enhancing, correcting tones, changing resolution images and adjusting color channels. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn how to use: data projectors, Smartboards, audio equipment, VCR or DVD players and remote mouse/pointers. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Using the Notebook Software program, participants will learn its features through active participation. They will learn various teaching strategies through the use of the SmartBoard to enhance their learning environment. Examples from many disciplines will be shown (science, math, language arts, social studies, visual arts, music and foreign language). Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn how to: import and edit digital images into Photostory; add narration and background music to make presentations interesting and exciting and use special effects including pan and zoom, transitions, captions and titles. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Through hands on experience, participants will learn the basic techniques and terminology of digital photography, experiment with digital camera functions and create great photographs. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

To effectively utilize video conferencing, participants will learn how to set up and connect to a remote site and bridge to more than one site. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will use consumer and professional grade cameras to learn professional techniques of lighting, composition and camera movement to make videos look like a film. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn to use a variety of software in the classroom. The programs covered will be: Kidspiration/Inspiration, Google docs, gmail and other Goggle goodies, Wikies and blogs. Participants will also learn about the updates with REMC databases and UnitedStreaming. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Using professional grade equipment, participants will learn to make film footage using a “green screen” which places actors (students) into different fantasy environments. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn how digital retouching of color in Photoshop can perform miracles in ordinary photos. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

Learn how the digital camera operates, what makes it work, and how to work it! All the basic features of digital camera picture taking will be covered including viewing pictures in and out of the camera. Learn how to work with your digital pictures; edit, transform, enhance, and more. Copies of Photo Studio will be available for checkout by anyone who attends the workshop. Online photos will also be covered.

Learn to use a digital camera and then how to alter and enhance the photos you have taken using PhotoShop.

What could be better? You will learn to take stunning photos with the simple to operate Nikon Coolpix 4100 digital camera and when you leave, take your new camera with you. You will quickly master the basic features as you take and delete sample photos. Then, learn advanced features such saving a smaller sized version for e-mail or displaying photos as a slide show on a TV. Next, you will import the photos into a computer and use special software for viewing, editing and printing. You will love the pocket sized, yet full featured Coolpix 4100 digital camera. It takes great photos and is simple to operate. Because of special pricing we are able to bundle the camera into the workshop fee.

Learn about classroom projects you can do with your students using digitial photos with the simple to operate Nikon Coolpix 4600 digital camera. Registration fee includes cost of camera. Basic skills will be covered as well has how to take close ups, record a movie, and select the best resolution for a project. Output and printing options will be covered including how to display photos on a TV, edit and print photos using Picas, and order photos online. You will learn about classroom projects that incorporate digital photos into Word, Power Point, and Inspiration files, how to set up an assignment checklist and seating chart with photos, and embedding movies into a presentation.

Learn the basics of operating a digital camera and how it can be helpful in the classroom. Participants will learn how to select the right camera for them, use all features from powering on to printing out, basics of digital imaging, and classroom integration ideas and examples. Bring your digital camera if you have one, if not, digital cameras will be available to participants.

Learn to take digital pictures and use them in the classroom. Bring your digital camera if you have one. If not, digital cameras will be available.

In this session the presenter will discuss the implications of new technologies on education in the global economy. Specifically we will discuss how technology has transformed our society and how schools should respond by preparing citizens and leaders for the digital age.

By invitation only. Supporting All Learners with Technology Tools-S.A.L.T.T. is a 2009-2010 Initiative for Lenawee County Secondary (5-12) Districts/Buildings. This will be hands on training with Multimedia Tools for the classroom: Photo Story 3, Windows, Movie Maker, Creating Audiofiles for Podcasts. This session will also cover what teachers and students need to know about Digital Citizenship and Responsibility.

This activity is an introduction to the Apple Software arsenal of quality digital editing and mastering tools that consist of iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, iDVD, and Garage Band. Participants will learn how to sort, edit and share photos, edit and produce movies, collect and organize an audio library, create music, and burn DVD´s.

Apple software has produced an entire arsenal of quality digital editing and mastering tools that consist of iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, iDVD and Garage Band. Participants will learn how to sort, edit and share photos; edit and movies; collect and organize an audio library; create music, and burn DVDs.

Here´s where you´ll learn how to teach professional web tools and integrate the tools with Web development theory, design, project management, and communication. Digital Design curriculum is aligned with the state and national standards for Information Technology (IT) and Business, Management, and Administrative (BMA). Our academies are hands-on training using Macromedia Studio MX 2004—with unique activities to help you teach Digital Design with Dreamweaver and Fireworks. The training materials are Macromedia developed and the training is facilitated by Michigan Digital Design trainers. Digital Design curriculum is for high school or post secondary teachers who are preparing students for careers in the information technology field within the multi-media web development track. Our academies provide training for teachers who are seeking advanced training beyond their computer/software user skill level.

Here´s where you´ll learn how to teach professional web tools and integrate the tools with Web development theory, design, project management, and communication. Digital Design curriculum is aligned with the state and national standards for Information Technology (IT) and Business, Management, and Administrative (BMA). Our academies are hands-on training using Macromedia Studio MX 2004—with unique activities to help you teach Digital Design with Dreamweaver and Fireworks. The training materials are Macromedia developed and the training is facilitated by Michigan Digital Design trainers. Digital Design curriculum is for high school or post secondary teachers who are preparing students for careers in the information technology field within the multi-media web development track. Our academies provide training for teachers who are seeking advanced training beyond their computer/software user skill level.

Here´s where you´ll learn how to teach professional web tools and integrate the tools with Web development theory, design, project management, and communication. Digital Design curriculum is aligned with the state and national standards for Information Technology (IT) and Business, Management, and Administrative (BMA). Our academies are hands-on training using Macromedia Studio MX 2004—with unique activities to help you teach Digital Design with Flash. The training materials are Macromedia developed and the training is facilitated by Michigan Digital Design trainers. Digital Design curriculum is for high school or post secondary teachers who are preparing students for careers in the information technology field within the multi-media web development track. Our academies provide training for teachers who are seeking advanced training beyond their computer/software user skill level.

Here´s where you´ll learn how to teach professional web tools and integrate the tools with Web development theory, design, project management, and communication. Digital Design curriculum is aligned with the state and national standards for Information Technology (IT) and Business, Management, and Administrative (BMA). Our academies are hands-on training using Macromedia Studio MX 2004—with unique activities to help you teach Digital Design with Flash. The training materials are Macromedia developed and the training is facilitated by Michigan Digital Design trainers. Digital Design curriculum is for high school or post secondary teachers who are preparing students for careers in the information technology field within the multi-media web development track. Our academies provide training for teachers who are seeking advanced training beyond their computer/software user skill level.

At the end of this three-day summer workshop participants will be able to engage in projects and tasks in which their students will be able to use Fireworks MX to draw and manipulate images, Flash MX to create an animated movie, and Dreamweaver MX to create a portfoflio website including a web photo album for the Internet.

Enhance photos by using layers. Participants will learn to merge photo parts together, erase blemishes and scratches, correct and blend colors.

Enhance digital photos with software that is free or comes with a computer. Participants will learn how to utilize Microsoft Photo Editor, PowerPoint, Word, Kodak Easy Share Gallery, and other online editing and storage websites.

Learn how to enhance your digital camera photos with software that is free or that comes with your computer! Participants should bring digital images on CD-ROM. Programs covered are Microsoft Photo Editor, PowerPoint, and Word, Kodak Easy Share Gallery and other online editing and storage websites.

Use Photoshop Elements to edit and print digital images. Participants will learn how to resize, enhance, correct tones, change resolution images, and adjust color channels.

Learn how to format, edit and print digital images using Photoshop Element. Participants will learn how to resize, enhance, correct tones, change resolution images, and adjust color channels. This program is a powerful, less expensive version of Photoshop 6.0. Participants should bring digital images on a CD-ROM.

Participants will learn to enhance photos with software that is free or comes with a computer. Programs covered include: Microsoft Photo Editor, PowerPoint, Word,and Kodak Easy Share Gallery as well as other online editing and storage websites.Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Marc Prensky, internationally acclaimed speaker, author and educational game designer for education and training will present strategies for engaging and motivating today´s digital learners. The workshop will include hands-on demonstration, discussion and practical ways to combine computer games and learning across a variety of subjects. Prensky is the author of "Digital Game-Based Learning" and "Don´t Bother Me Mom, I´m Learning!" Details are available at http://www.oakland.edu/pd and samples of his educational game design are online at http://www.games2train.com.

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The second session is HTML - File Structure and Dreamweaver strengths, weaknesses and tricks. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

Learn advanced editing skills with PhotoShop Elements 2.0’s editing features to creatively enhance treasured photos and digital images. Learn to colorize, use effects, do red-eye reduction, remove scratches and dust marks, clone an image, import images from a scanner, and create edible printouts for cakes or cookies.

Learn how to operate Mavica digital cameras to enhance classroom multimedia projects. Also, Hewlett Packard scanners will be used to scan pictures and 3D objects for use in projects and documents. PowerPoint will be used as a basis for the workshop, but other projects will be discussed.

This workshop is for Holland Christian Schools´ teachers. Digital media in the form of digital images, digital sound, and digital video are increasingly a part of the learning process for the digital savvy student. The morning will focus on fun, engaging projects which use digital images to enhance learning. Projects will utilize digital images from digital cameras and from the Internet. Applications include iPhoto, iMovie, PhotoShop Elements, Keynote, Inspiration, Comic Life and NeoOffice. The afternoon will focus on using free online tools and sites which support collaboration and learning. You will learn to use programs such as Moodle and Skype for group communications and Google Docs for real time document collaboration. You will also explore global projects which suppport writing and global awareness, and learn where to find projects and partnering classrooms from sites such as e-pals.com and takingitglobal.org.

This program is being offered to Teachers, Administrators and Technology Coordinators. You will learn the basics of digital images and how to use them in a classroom project. For registration information, go to misd.net, misd training.

Open to Teachers, Administrators, Technology Coordinators. Participants will learn how to import images into Microsoft Word and PowerPint and how to use the basic editing tools incorporated into each product. For registration information, go to www.misd.net, course offerings.

Participants will learn the basics of working with digital images and photos. A hands-on approach will be used to explore: * digital image resources * editing * downloading and saving * inserting images into microsoft word and powerpoint * classroom examples and lesson ideas

In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of working with digital images and photos. A hands-on, step-by-step approach will be used to show teachers how to create lessons and communication tools using digital images.

Digital cameras can enhance and support education. From classroom projects to yearbooks, throughout the school, and throughout the year, adding a digital camera into school culture can bring exciting changes. This course will provide basic camera operation instruction and many ideas for incorporating the knowledge into all subject areas.

Expand your learning from the scanning and Photoshop courses. Now that you are on the route to become an expert on scanning and making images, all those space-hungry JPEGs (not to mention TIFF or RAW files) have begun taking over your hard drive. Well, just in time for you, there is an emerging class of software (Nikon Capture, Canon DPP, Apple iPhoto and Aperture, Adobe Lightroom and others) for managing and editing image files. We will explore those as an alternative or complement to Photoshop. Time allowing, we will also decode some of that arcane lingo that photogs use: Just what is an aperture? What is a shutter speed? A CF card? SD card? A download? An upload? Who cares? If you do, bring your camera. Prerequisite: Basic Scanning and Photoshop/Elements courses. The audience for this course is all educators. Contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303 for more information.

Participants will develop multimedia technology skills from an educational perspective. Teachers will learn more about iLife tools and their potential in teaching and learning and receive tips from experienced educators for managing the digital classroom.

The overall goal of this program is to introduce teachers and school staff to the concept of organizing and saving digital media online for use in the classroom.

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The Final three sessions will cover the creation of your web sites. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The 3rd session will cover graphics to be used on the internet, creation of original graphics, modifying existing graphics, and the strengths and weaknesses of various graphics programs. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The 4th session will cover Integrating your graphics - and animation basics. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The 5th session will cover integrating Flash animation. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The 6th session will cover Large HTML web site managements with templates and sophisticated file structure. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The 7th session will use forms to make your web site interactive. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The 8th session will cover putting your web page online. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents and will integrate technology into the educator’s total curriculum. The 9th session will cover resources available online. You can earn college credit if all 12 sessions are attended. Cost is $120.00 for class and additional Graduate Credit available at $137.50 per credit hour

This is an intensive class in digital mulitmedia in which participants will explore the basics of sound, image, and video editting using some of the latest software available. We´ll spend time working with media publishing in PowerPoint, web pages, and sound/video streaming across the Web. Participants must possess basic computer skills.

Participants will learn how to: scan existing pictures; insert pictures and clipart; annotate pages; add music or voice-overs; customize backgrounds; control page flipping manually or automatically and assemble and “burn” a CD. Questions? Call 517.244.1467.

Flip Album can be an excellent tool to produce and distribute student projects and or portfolios. Participants will learn to scan existing pictures, insert pictures and clipart, annotate pages and add music or voiceovers, customize backgrounds, control page flipping manually or automatically, assemble and burn a CD.

Turn digital photographs into cherished treasures using Shutterfly.com - an online print service. Participants will learn how to turn pictures into calendars, DVD photo shows, greeting cards, coffee mugs, coasters, et