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Our company was founded because we
wanted all teachers to have access to
what we consider world class training
that views technology as a tool for
greater student achievement. We started
over 4 years ago training teachers and
today we are thankful we can say that we
have brought our trainings to over 500
schools nationwide.
All of our teacher training programs
are project based, hands on exploratory
sessions. You won't find any set-and-get
here. We believe that change comes
through experiencing change with ongoing
support. We focus on innovative
instruction where technology is
sometimes the tool.
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Teacher Training Programs |
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Ready for Reading- Technology
Tools & Literacy in the Primary
Classroom
3 Days
Target Audience: Educators
Grades Pre K - 1
This 3 day, 21 hour professional
development program has been
designed for the sole purpose of
improving student achievement
through a refinement of best
teaching practices, classroom
management and the integration
of curriculum & technology when
appropriate in the Pre
Kindergarten thru 1st
grade classroom. The training
immerses educators in a 21 hour,
hands-on training experience
that models several successful
early literacy lessons. |
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Innovative Instruction with
Technology in the Elementary
Classroom
5 Days
Target Audience: Educators
Grades 2-8
This 5 day, 35 hour professional
development program has been
designed for the sole purpose of
improving student achievement
through a refinement of best
teaching practices, classroom
management and the integration
of curriculum & technology when
appropriate in the elementary &
middle school classroom. The
training immerses educators in a
35 hour, hands-on training
experience for successful
curriculum and technology
integration using cross
curricular standards-based
lessons.
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Technology Tools in the
Secondary Social Studies &
Language Arts Classroom
4 Days
Target Audience: LA & SS
Educators Grades 6-12
This 4 day, 28 hour professional
development program has been
designed for the sole purpose of
improving student achievement
through a refinement of best
teaching practices, classroom
management and the integration
of curriculum & technology when
appropriate in the Social
Studies & Language Arts
classroom. The training immerses
educators in a 28 hour, hands-on
training experience for
successful curriculum and
technology integration in the
secondary classroom using cross
curricular standards-based
lessons. |
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Research & Technology, a
Disaster Waiting to Happen!
1 Day
Target Audience: Media
Specialist, Educators Grades 4 -
12
Executing meaningful
research with electronic
resources can be daunting. This
hands-on workshop will take
participants on a journey
through the world of the
“Natural Disaster” by utilizing
various research models and
information technologies.
Participants will role-play, as
teams of researchers, they will
strengthen their Internet
searching and web literacy
skills gathering information
that may save their life. |
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Video Jammin, Video Projects
Across the Curriculum
1 - 2 Days
Target Audience: Educators
Grades 4-12
This one or two day
hands-on workshop will provide
educators with a new look at the
possibilities of video and the
production process in their
classroom. Participants will
discover how they can turn their
student’s projects into exciting
multimedia events with very
little equipment. The workshop
explores the three phases of the
production process and how
students learn the importance of
teamwork and consensus
building. The workshop models
how a basic language arts unit
on poetry can become “Video
Poetry”, a compilation of
visually rich images and sounds
that students utilize to
communicate the mood and feeling
of the poem. Participants will
team up with other members of
the workshop to create, shoot
and edit their own video.
**Digital Jammin’ also
available- Utilize your digital
video camera and video editing
software to shoot, edit and
enhance your video. Create
transitions, sound effects, and
special effects that add a
professional quality to your
students’ projects. Learn how to
save to CD and to the Web. |
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Click, Click...Bigfoot Met Elvis
& Other Facts I learned at
School
1 Day
Target Audience: Educators
Grades K-12
Sure you're using the
Internet with your students, but
what are they using it for? Is
it enhancing instruction? Are
the sites they're using age
appropriate? Is learning taking
place? This session will provide
you with some tools to help
understand and answer these
questions and how to guide your
teachers to more appropriate
uses of the Internet in their
classroom. |
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...and on the 8th Day God
Created GOOGLE.
1 Day
Target Audience: Educators
Grades K-12
What’s up with all the hype
about Google? It’s just a search
engine…or is it? Come explore
why the divinely inspired Google
is changing the way teachers and
students teach and learn in our
schools. If it’s just a search
engine to you then you need this
session. Learn how to find
digital content in seconds that
can be used next period, not
next week. See how this powerful
tool can be used to enhance all
subject areas.
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