What's new in 2012-2013 Technology... Tech Camp Workshops and Courses
In the upcoming school year, 2012-2013, the ORR School District will continue to provide professional development opportunities in the area of technology via "Tech Camp". Beginning in August, Tech Camp workshops will address a variety of technology areas in two hour, workshop formatted sessions. Teachers will be able to select areas of interest and need to assist them with better integration of new technologies or use as refreshers to troubleshoot past Technology offerings. Tech Camp will meet approximately bi-monthly throughout the year at locations throughout the District, with a variety of offerings designed to meet the needs and provide time for teachers to work with technology. Click the August navigation tab above to see some of the exciting choices that were offered to Districtwide staff garnering 2 PDPs for each workshop attended. In October, Tech Camp Workshops will be held Monday, October 22 and Wednesday, October 24 and will focus on iBooks Author, The Flipped Classroom, and Students and Blogging...The Power of Incentive Writing. These sessions will be held at the Junior High School Mac Lab from 2:30 - 4:30 and 4:30 - 6:30. Please see the schedule of sessions by clicking the "Tech Camp Workshop" navigation tab for October to find the one that suits your needs. As found in the August Tech Camp Workshops, cross-pollination or cross grade level projects, are sure to help reach all students in an authentic and motivating manner...so be sure to ask your principal if you have an interest in possible release time to collaborate with other school colleagues.
October Tech Camp has been cancelled due to low enrollment...stay tuned as we will try again in January to see if that works better for more of you! Thank you to those that did sign up and hopefully we will see you in January for the exciting offerings!
** Input from administration and staff will help us meet District needs with our workshop sessions and will help drive future offerings. So please feel free to let us know where your interests lie!
October Tech Camp has been cancelled due to low enrollment...stay tuned as we will try again in January to see if that works better for more of you! Thank you to those that did sign up and hopefully we will see you in January for the exciting offerings!
** Input from administration and staff will help us meet District needs with our workshop sessions and will help drive future offerings. So please feel free to let us know where your interests lie!
Also in Tech Camp....Tech Camp Courses
Beginning October 2, 2012 @ Center School...
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We are offering "Integrate Technology into the Classroom via Weebly Web Design". This course is available to District wide staff for 3 Inservice Credits, 3 Graduate Credits from Cambridge College, or for Supermax use. Please click the "Integrate Technology with Weebly Offering" navigation tab above or the course icon to find out more.
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Beginning November 1, 2012 @ Center School...
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Tech Camp will also offer an "IWB - Interactive Whiteboard Training 2 - Next Generation" course to all District staff for 3 Inservice Credits, 3 Graduate Credits from Cambridge College, or for Supermax use. Even if you have taken the Easiteach IWB offered in the past, this course is for you! The new Mac operating system OS Lion is compatible with this software! If you plan to upgrade you may want to learn this exciting NEXT GENERATION of Interactive Software.This course, presenting the newer version of RM Easiteach - Next Generation, like in the past course, will be interactive in nature with students (teachers) viewing demonstrations of the three levels of board use as well as participating in using each level during class breakout sessions. The follow-up assignments will be based on skills learned and will be presented the following session. All assignments will be posted in a ‘drop box’ to be shared with other colleagues. Students will attend class sessions, access help sessions as needed, participate in lesson activities, and prepare lessons to use IWB in their classrooms. Course description will be available soon so keep checking back!
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Did you notice our Blogs????
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Tech Talk... above navigation tab
A venue to discuss what you are doing in your classroom, Tech Talk offers a spot to share your successes and your not so successes in the area of technology. It is a forum where we can discuss what is going on in our classrooms Districtwide with the idea that we can learn valuable things from each other. Check it out and please feel free to offer a comment or two... |
Tech Tips...above navigation tab
A second blog forum to keep abreast of what is current in Technology...offered here are new trends as well as ideas for future workshops or full course offerings. Links are available for a variety of technology articles that support these new trends. Keep checking back for "Tip of the Month" or more and please offer your comments...through blogging with each other we can get a handle on what's new and what we want to use in the classroom! |
