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 Course Descriptions

Teaching with the __NEW__ Mimio Software
This course is recommended for __all__ of Edgewood's Teaching Staff. Many staff members were trained on Mimio Software 3-5 years ago. If this is you, it is time to revisit the possibilities of this ever changing software. The newest revision to the Mimio software offers so many new upgrades that will take your lessons to a new level. Many teachers from the Middle School and High School are new to interactive whiteboard technology. This course is also for you. In this course you will learn to use the software, create interactive lessons and seamlessly integrate them into your current curriculum. This technology has the potential to improve instruction and student motivation thus increasing student learning. Please make sure that you are running the most current version of the Mimio Software. @http://www.mimio.dymo.com/en-NA/Support/Downloads.aspx

** Teaching with Google ** Teaching with Google will feature innovative educational uses of Google Docs and Forms and Google Presentations.The searching, organizational, communication, and collaboration components of Google products will be highlighted to help teachers develop a deeper understanding of how Google for Education and Google Email for students can enhance learning among and between students. Participants taking Teaching with Google will learn to utilize the basic tools of many educationally-relevant Google products and, with the use of such products, will become skilled in creating curriculum standards-based lessons that will help students learn in an efficient, effective, and engaged manner. The use of these Google Tools in the classroom will be available for all classrooms Grades 2-12.

= Teaching With iPads, Take 2 (1-3 Staff Only) = The iPad is a great addition to the school's technology resources, but how do you effectively use it in the classroom to promote and increase student learning? In this course your will learn how. The main focus of this course during Summer Tech 2013 will be on iPad lessons. Creative use of the apps and a greater emphasis on student productivity and independence with the device. The content of this course will be directed toward the primary grades where we have iPad carts available. New apps are continuously being introduced, so even if you took this course last summer, feel free to take it again. All summer tech courses have been revised to incorporate the newest resources available.

** Classroom Assignments and Projects Gone Digital ** This course is for all grade levels. Ohio's New Learning Standards call for the integration of student created projects. In this course you will discover many resources to guide you to the integration of those student-based projects into your instruction. Projects will include using the ever-changing web 2.0 resources available, Google Earth, Animoto, blogs etc. Using the new learning standards you will leave this course with the ideas, skills and lessons for those many research projects, argumentative essays, demonstration of data collected etc. This is a NEW course for 2013 and we are very excited to be bringing it to you.

= Assessing with Student Response (6, 7, and 8 Staff Only) = With a greater focus on formative assessment, monitoring student progress and directing instruction toward student needs, student response systems have become a teacher's best friend. The data from classrooms in which student response systems are used continuously have shown exceptionally high achievement scores on the OAA tests. We have moved our ActiveInspire student response systems to the Middle School. After completing this class you will be a pro at creating active flipcharts which will incorporate solid questioning techniques, inspire higher-order thinking questions and make review game templates. We invite all Middle School teachers to take advantage of this Professional development opportunity to help you use these technology tools to their fullest potential.