Technology Integration Courses
Tech-Tuesday Sessions
| Tech Tuesday sessions are held at the Board Office in Board Room C
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Presenter(s): Peta Wagner and Stephen Jamieson |
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Workshops |
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Moodle Bring your electronic activities, resources, links, etc for a subject you teach and learn how to create your own e-learning tool that allows online collaboration with teacher-to-student/student-to-student. Learn how to create a password-protected course full of resources, activities, links, blogs, journals, chat rooms video, audio and more for all levels and styles of learners. Contact Peta Wagner pwagner@ssrsb.ca by September 20, 2011 to register and ensure you will have a Moodle course to use on the 27th. |
Date: Sept. 27, 2011 Time: 4:00-6:00 pm |
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Smartboard Savvy Already know the SMART Board basics? Come with a lesson or concept in mind and a laptop with Smart Notebook loaded and creativity to learn how to create lessons/activities for your classroom that will be sure to accommodate differentiated learning, increase motivation and capture the attention of learners. Contact Peta Wagner pwagner@ssrsb.ca by September 27, 2011 to register. |
Date: Oct.4, 2011 Time: 4:00-6:00 pm |
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Smart Response Learn ways to engage students using Smart Response clickers in the classroom; peer marking, creating and using assessments to guide teacher instruction, using assessment as student feedback, opinion polls and game show style lessons. Come with a lesson or concept in mind and a laptop with Smart Notebook and Smart Response software already loaded. Contact Peta Wagner pwagner@ssrsb.ca by October 18, 2011 to register for this course.
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Date: Oct.25, 2011 Time: 4:00-6:00 pm |
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Comic Life Use Comic Life to help break down complex ideas and to create entertaining content for material that sometimes is dull. Some assignment ideas that lend themselves to the use of Comic Life are timelines, historical figures, instructions, dialogue punctuation, character analysis, storytelling, onomatopoeias, etc. Come with a lesson or concept in mind and a laptop with Comic Life software already loaded. Contact Peta Wagner pwagner@ssrsb.ca by November 1, 2011 to register. |
Date: Nov.8, 2011 Time: 4:00-6:00 pm |
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Kidspiration and Inspiration Kidspiration, created for P-5 learners, and Inspiration, for upper levels, develops thinking, literacy and numeracy skills through the use of visual maps, outlines, writing, presentations, etc. The user can organize information, structure writing for plans, papers and reports. Inspiration's Presentation Manager will transform diagrams, mind maps and outlines into polished presentations that communicate ideas clearly for teacher and student. Come with a lesson in mind. Contact Peta Wagner pwagner@ssrsb.ca by November 15, 2011 to register. |
Date: Nov.22, 2011 Time: 4:00-6:00 pm |
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Podcast The Podcast medium is a great way to reproduce lessons for absent students or for students to present oral presentations of reports and assignments. This session focuses on producing a student-created Podcast as a medium for student expression, news, interviews, and related themes specific to the student's own school. At this session you will create a podcast that you will be able to use with your students. You will also learn how to instruct your students on creating their own wonderful products. Contact Peta Wagner pwagner@ssrsb.ca by January 24, 2012 to register. |
Date: Jan. 31, 2012 Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
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Digital Storytelling Digital storytelling is the process by which students can share with others stories from their lives or creative imagination. This new form of storytelling has emerged with the arrival of accessible media production techniques using computers, digital cameras, voice recorders, and software. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together. Learn how to use digital storytelling in your classroom. Contact Peta Wagner pwagner@ssrsb.ca by February 14, 2012 to register.
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Date: Feb. 21, 2012 Time: 4:00-6:00 pm |
