Using Technology in the Classroom
Course: TED-5150
Continuing Education Units: 1.50
Description:
Ready to move your classroom into the 21st century? A technology-rich learning environment promotes critical and creative thinking and grabs the attention of today's technology savvy students. Use photos, sounds, music, text, and animation to create exceptional multi-media PowerPoint presentations, stories, and standalone websites. With the emphasis on performance, learn to import performance data into Excel, manipulate and extrapolate data, and generate reports. Come see how communications are changing through blogging and podcasting which present a low-maintenance way to publish information quickly and to enhance student learning. Discover several free programs to design your own blogs and podcasts and to develop learning aids such as, puzzles, interactive maps, flash cards, and more. Learn a different powerful learning tool each day so you can provide authentic materials and higher order thinking activities to plug into your K-12 classroom.
Last Update: January 6, 2009