Please NOTE LOCATION FOR SESSIONS: ICT04, ICT06, ICT11, ICT13
FULL - ICT11, ICT11A, ICT13 and ICT13A
ICT11A at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary
ICT13A at Good Shepherd Elementary
ICT14-Teaching Online with Dufferin-Peel is Funded by the Joint Secondary Professional Development Committee
MAT04-"How to Enhance Your Math Classroom with Your SMARTBoard" is also listed in the Math Literacy section.
ICT01 Beginner Boardmaker Plus
Pamela Boniferro and Paul Roul
Monday, August 22, 2011
All
Join us for a hands-on experience while you navigate your way through Boardmaker Plus. This interactive session will allow you to create quizzes, worksheets and books. You will learn to make objects movable on your worksheets and turn text into interactive sound. Please bring a USB key to save any created work. The Boardmaker CD is not required to attend and participate.
ICT02 Computers 101
Lisa Choporis and Franco Troiani
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Elementary
Are you still looking to find ways to integrate technology into your classroom? Well look no further, it is sitting right in your classroom! The computers in your classroom contain excellent software programs. This session will provide an overview of PowerPoint, Kid Pix Deluxe, Smart Ideas, and Print Shop programs accessible to all teachers. Instructions for accessing and using Microsoft Outlook, Public Folders the Human Resources Portal, FYI and other Board websites will be provided. We will also share practical and effective websites to use in your classroom with your students.
ICT05 Fun with Photography, Photoshop and My New Digital Camera
Peter Fujiwara
Tuesday, August 23 to Thursday, August 25, 2011
All
Did you just get a digital camera or are you planning to get one? Have you looked at all the functions and wondered “What is all this?” Well what it is… is exciting! Digital cameras today are little photographic marvels and this session will teach you all about them. From choosing the right camera if you haven’t got one, to using the one you have. Higher-end Digital SLR cameras will be available to try as well. Once you know your camera, we will move on to composition and framing, improving your photographic skills, photo manipulation and editing using Photoshop. Adjusting exposure, special effects, adding and removing people/objects and collaging several images together will all be part of this fun and exciting workshop. Your new found skills will allow you to produce better memories for your class, develop incredible yearbooks, slideshows and DVDs as well. And all in just 3 days!
ICT07 Hello WORD 2007
Irene Mota
Thursday, August 18, 2011
All
Are you still holding onto to your old Word 2003 software? Have you tried Microsoft’s 2007 platform, only to be intimidated by the many changes of the new Word interface? Would you like to know all of the exciting new features of 2007 and maybe even pick up some additional Word skills along the way? Then this session is for you! In one easy and fun day, we will explore Word 2007, just in time for the new school year!
MAT04 How to Enhance Your Math Classroom with Your SMARTBoard NEW
John Paul Sartell and Leonora Scarpino-Inglese
Friday, August 19, 2011
Junior and Intermediate Location: GOOD SHEPHERD
SMARTBoards have definitely had a positive impact in the classroom over the last decade. Teachers have been given the opportunity to now create and share lessons with colleagues of all different grade levels. Enhancing the communication between teachers is ever-increasing and the SMARTBoard is the tool of choice to facilitate this communication. The goal of this session is to familiarize new users with some of the capabilities of SMARTBoard technology in assisting with their mathematic program. Teachers will be provided with the opportunity to explore the SMARTBoard resources to better facilitate them with lesson creation.
ICT08 iCan with iMovie
Tom Condotta and Karen Yates
Friday, August 19, 2011
All
Learn how to use iMovie to create a graduation video, or start up a film club in your school! We will showcase a variety of applications for iMovie. You will be moved by the limitless applications to construct knowledge in educational contexts as you engage in hands-on opportunities importing, editing and adding special effects to videos.
ICT09 Introduction to PowerPoint 2007 …and Beyond
Irene Mota
Tuesday, August 16 and Wednesday, August 17, 2011
All
Learn how to use this exciting presentation software in two days! You will learn how easy it is to add a visual element to lessons, presentations, seminars etc. This session will introduce you to creating slides, modifying text, adding images, and using animation. An explanation of how to use a digital projector will also be provided. You will also learn advanced skills including adding video clips, game and background templates, and utilizing the internet for powerful presentations. You are welcome to bring any required information/material/visuals to assist you in completing your first presentation. Experience in the Windows environment is strongly recommended.
ICT11 No More Pencils No More Books: Introduction to SMARTBoard FULL
Michael Corcoran
Tuesday, August 16 and Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Novice Location: GOOD SHEPHERD
You’ve seen it and now you can find out just how easy it is to use. We all know, you’re only as good as the tools with which you are given, so why not step into the 21st century with some real life training on the SMARTBoard? This session will give you the confidence to prepare lessons in SMART Notebook and to develop curricular activities that will amaze both you and your students.
ICT11A No More Pencils No More Books: Introduction to SMARTBoard FULL
Michael Corcoran
Tuesday, August 23 and Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Novice Location: ST ALOYSIUS GONZAGA SECONDARY
You’ve seen it and now you can find out just how easy it is to use. We all know, you’re only as good as the tools with which you are given, so why not step into the 21st century with some real life training on the SMARTBoard? This session will give you the confidence to prepare lessons in SMART Notebook and to develop curricular activities that will amaze both you and your students.
ICT13 SMARTerThan the Average Board NEW FULL
Tom Condotta and Karen Yates
Monday August 22, 2011
All Beginners Location: GOOD SHEPHERD
Here we come to save the day. Are you trying to figure out how to utilize the SMARTBoard in your classroom? Forget your blackboard and enter the 21st century with this introductory course. Learn how the interactive whiteboard and Notebook software can be a tool in your classroom through this hands-on practical workshop! All participants will leave with the confidence and ability to execute technologically interactive lessons.
ICT13A SMARTer Than the Average Board FULL
Tom Condotta and Karen Yates
Tuesday August 23, 2011
All Beginners Location: GOOD SHEPHERD
Here we come to save the day. Are you trying to figure out how to utilize the SMARTBoard in your classroom? Forget your blackboard and enter the 21st century with this introductory course. Learn how the interactive whiteboard and Notebook software can be a tool in your classroom through this hands-on practical workshop! All participants will leave with the confidence and ability to execute technologically interactive lessons.
ICT13B SMARTer than the Average Board
Tom Condotta and Karen Yates
Thursday August 18, 2011
All Beginners Location: GOOD SHEPHERD
Here we come to save the day. Are you trying to figure out how to utilize the SMARTBoard in your classroom? Forget your blackboard and enter the 21st century with this introductory course. Learn how the interactive whiteboard and Notebook software can be a tool in your classroom through this hands-on practical workshop! All participants will leave with the confidence and ability to execute technologically interactive lessons.
ICT14 Teaching Online with Dufferin-Peel Funded by the Joint Secondary Professional
Andy Kwiecien and Rose Burton-Spohn Development Committee
Tuesday, August 23 and Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Secondary
Dufferin-Peel Employees ONLY
Have you ever considered teaching an online course? eLearning is quickly becoming part of mainstream education where students take credit courses through a virtual environment. Dufferin-Peel has now started offering online credit courses to our senior level secondary students. Take part in this session hosted by Dufferin-Peel’s eLearning consultant and a representative from the Ministry of Education’s eLearning branch to see if online teaching is for you.
ICT15 Teaching Students to Communicate Through Video
Peter Fujiwara
Tuesday, August 16 to Thursday, August 18, 2011
All
Wow, some of my students are just amazing… how do they create these videos? I wish I could teach all my students how to communicate ideas in this way. But how do you make a good video? Doesn’t it require a lot of expensive equipment and tons of training? Could I even do this? The answer is a resounding “YES”. The equipment is inexpensive and with a simple introduction you will be on your way to becoming a budding Steven Spielberg. Understanding some simple concepts in videography and then learning basic editing using powerful but easy to use software (iMovie, Final Cut Pro – Apple, Moviemaker - Windows) will transform you into a passionate videographer. Think about the possibilities in your classroom as you produce movies, news shows, graduation and special event DVDs. Everything and anything is possible. Come join the fun… become a videographer!