Learn to implement technology into your lesson planning and assessments. Research literature on unit structure, a lesson, or assessments as you integrate technology. Build on past assessment experiences to make future experiences more relevant, meaningful, and motivational.

Help your students define their point of view and find their voice as they deepen their understanding of curricular content. Teach your students to express themselves and share their learning as they create projects that incorporate sound, images and special effects with their audio narrative. Working at your own pace throughout this course, you will use online, step-by-step tutorials and Internet resources to apply new knowledge and skills to instructional practice.

Integrate a document camera (visual presenter) seamlessly into your classroom. Learn how to engage and motivate your students as they interact with authentic content using the visual capabilities of the document camera. Working at your own pace throughout this course, you will use Internet resources to apply new knowledge and skills to instructional practice. You do not need a document camera (visual presenter) in your classroom to take this course, but you will need access to a document camera and a data projector when you apply what you have learned in your own classroom.

Learn how to make the world-wide web work for you! This course uses online, step-by-step tutorials, discussion boards, and Internet resources to help educators become more efficient and productive in the classroom. Learn effective strategies of searching and evaluating the Internet while integrating Internet tools and lesson plans into your curriculum in an online learning environment. Students work at their own pace to apply skills into instructional practice by creating teacher support materials. Students will also review national teacher standards and explore ethical issues related to the Internet such as plagiarism and student safety on the Internet.

Use online, step-by-step tutorials, educational internet resources, and State and National curriculum and technology standards to achieve success in integrating Moodle into your lessons. Educators will learn how Moodle will enhance the content lessons inside and outside of school. Educators will also research ways that Moodle can help all learners. In addition to learning and implementing Moodle, educators will create motivational and relevant classroom activities, teacher support materials, and assessment tools. Learners will also participate in online discussions.

Use online, step-by-step tutorials, Microsoft® Office applications, educational internet resources, and State and National curriculum standards to achieve success in integrating multiple intelligences into you lessons using technology. Educators will learn how to create objectives, lessons, and assessments based on our multiple intelligences and technology integration. Educators will also create motivational and relevant classroom projects, include classroom templates, teacher support materials, and assessment tools. Learners will also participate in online discussions.

“PowerPointless”? Not after taking this course. Use PowerPoint® intentionally and effectively in the classroom. Learn to create motivating, interactive presentations that will engage your students and increase their learning. Teach your students to create non-linear, multimedia projects that are expressions of what they have learned. Working at your own pace throughout this course, you will use online, step-by-step tutorials and Internet resources to apply new knowledge and skills to instructional practice.

So you have a new SMART Board in your classroom – now what! (Note: - having access to a SMART Board is NOT required for this class. Students can use the SMART Notebook software separately from the SMART Board itself). This course uses online, step-by-step tutorials, discussion boards, and Internet resources to help you learn how to use SMART Notebook software in the classroom. Students will learn the basics of how to use the Notebook software and also creative ideas for how to integrate and use in your classroom and curriculum.

Use online, step-by-step tutorials, Microsoft Word, internet resources and your curriculum to create a technology infused unit. Learn time-saving tips and tricks of Microsoft Word while creating classroom projects in an online learning environment. Learners work at their own pace to apply skills into instructional practice by creating classroom templates, teacher support materials, student samples and assessment tools. Learners will also explore copyright laws related to internet/multi-media use and participate in online discussions.

Use online, step-by-step tutorials, Microsoft® Office applications, educational internet resources, and State and National curriculum standards to create theme-based (curricular or cross curricular) technology infused lessons and activities. Educators will learn how to be more efficient in lesson preparation and presentation with the use of technology while completing this course at their own pace. Educators will create motivational and relevant classroom projects, include classroom templates, teacher support materials, student samples and assessment tools. Learners will also participate in online discussions.

This course is designed for classroom teachers, reading teachers, and library media specialists in grades K-5. Learn how to integrate a variety of online resources into the curriculum including book reviews, reading lists, lesson plans, and other websites that will help promote the teaching of children’s literature.

This course has been designed for K – 12 educators who wish to use email in their classroom as an information sharing and collaboration tool to organize and store communication and to increase student learning. At the beginning of the course, you will work at your own pace using online, step-by-step tutorials and Internet resources to learn how to use Outlook® effectively. The bulk of the course leads to investigating how email can be used as a tool to enhance student learning. Required software: Microsoft Outlook® 2001 or higher (PC or Mac)

This online course for teachers introduces many Google™ tools available for classroom use. Some of the Google™ Products included are Google™ Page Creator, Google™ Book Search, Google™ Scholar, Google™ Notebook, and more. These free, online tools include website creation to promote learning, managing an online calendar, and sharing online documents. Teachers will become more efficient using these tools in their content presentation, lesson creation, and overall professional development. Classroom materials relevant to any curriculum will be created throughout the course. Teachers will also research and reflect upon prior curriculum and classroom knowledge to share how Google™ Products can make students more successful.

This course is designed for teachers of Grades 3 - 12. Many school districts are making the shift from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org. Boost your confidence with this free open source software and get a head start on your colleagues. Learn about effective technology integration in the classroom that engages and motivates learners. Teach your students to demonstrate and share their learning by creating products with the OpenOffice tools Writer, Calc, Base, and Impress. Working at your own pace throughout the course, you will use online, step-by-step tutorials and Internet resources to apply new knowledge and skills to instructional practice.

In this hands-on, object oriented course, you will use Microsoft Publisher to create products that will engage learning and increase communication in your classroom. Working at your own pace throughout this course, you will use online, step-by-step tutorials and internet resources to apply new knowledge and skills to instructional practice. Teach your students to create a brochure or other product that expresses what they have learned.

This course is designed for language arts teachers, library media specialists and classroom teachers who use literature in a content area in grades 6-12. Learn how to integrate a variety of online resources into the curriculum including book reviews, reading lists, lesson plans, and other websites that will help promote the teaching of young adult literature.

Explore online Health/Physical Education resources and compile an annotated list of Health/Physical Education websites for classroom technology integration. Use Health/Physical Education websites to develop project based technology ideas, create an online repository of web resources and determine website uses for your classroom.

Explore online Language Arts resources and compile an annotated list of Language Arts websites for classroom technology integration. Use Language Arts websites to develop project based technology ideas, create an online repository of web resources and determine website uses for your classroom.

Explore online Math resources and compile an annotated list of Math websites for classroom technology integration. Use Math websites to develop project based technology ideas, create an online repository of web resources and determine website uses for your classroom.

Explore online Science resources and compile an annotated list of Science websites for classroom technology integration. Use Science websites to develop project based technology ideas, create an online repository of web resources and determine website uses for your classroom.

Explore online Social Studies resources and compile an annotated list of Social Studies websites for classroom technology integration. Use Social Studies websites to develop project based technology ideas, create an online repository of web resources and determine website uses for your classroom.