Professional Development October 2010

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    Wiki-Blogging...Our teacher pages allow us to create our own blog and for our students to comment on our blogs. Would you like to have a website that allows your students to create their own blogs? Would you like for your students to read and peer-critique each other’s blogs? At the “Wiki-Blogging” session, you will create a wiki-website (for free) and set it up so that your students will have password-protected access. They will then be able to create their own personal pages. This new site will be your platform for student blogging and peer-critiquing.
    Windows 7/Microsoft Office 7...During this course we will explore the new Windows 7 interface, and many of the features, tools, and shortcuts that will make your life easier. We will cover the basics from the start menu to the taskbar, and then move into personalization tools like gadgets, sticky notes & the snipping tool. We will also explore the new interface of Microsoft Office 2007 and preview a few of the enhanced features such as Equations, Picture Tools & SmartArt.
    Netbooks for Novices....Would you like to incorporate technology into your daily plans? Are you looking for new and innovative ways to increase student achievement? Would you like to keep your students on task and focused for the entire class period? This class will highlight ten interesting ways to use netbooks in the classroom including classroom wikis, creating digital scrapbooks, edmomo, wordle.
    ActivInspire for the Classroom....Are you struggling with the new ActivInspire software? Do you need time to search Promethean Planet for useful lessons? If you need help getting interactive lessons ready for your Promethean board or ActivSlate, then join the class and get ready to "inspire" your students!





Chestatee Middle School
Chestatee Middle School