April PD Sessions
Cindy Evans, Tech Coach
THESE SESSIONS ARE IN SCHOOLSTATION!!
Intermediate Excel for Visual Representation and Data Analysis CCSS
Date: April 14, 2015
Title: Intermediate Excel for Visual Representation and Data Analysis CCSS
Descriptor: Learn to use some of the more advanced features and functions in Excel in this hands-on workshop. With CCSS, students are expected to interpret data in a variety of ways.ISTE Student Nets requires that students will collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. Excel gives students and teachers the opportunity to accomplish these tasks! Objectives include the following tasks/functions: *Find and Replace, *Concatenate, *Text to Columns, *Conditional Formats, *Basic Functions (Average, Sum, etc.), *Protecting sheets and workbooks, *Mail merge, *Data Forms, *Creating a chart, *Inserting Leading zeroes, *Taking data from Excel and create charts in PowerPoint. find out how to 'kick it up a notch' when using this valuable tool!
Length: Two hours
Strand: CCSS Math, CCSS ELA, and Literacy/Science/Technology
Planning-Use of Data
Digital Citizenship Component-Internet Safety
Beyond PowerPoint to Present Instructional Content
Date: April 22, 2015
Description: Looking for a new idea for student presentation? Need an alternative to PowerPoint? Want a fun discussion starter? Come to this in-service and learn how to use a variety of apps and other free web-based presentation tools. Explore fun alternatives to traditional presentations in any subject area. Bring an existing lesson and leave with a presentation ready for classroom use. We will be exploring the Mix add-on for PowerPoint, Zaption, Nearpod, Tackk, as well as some Infographics websites! (If you have a favorite, we will take a few minutes to share!)
Length of Session: Two hours
TEAM Strand: Instruction-Presenting Instructional Content
Digital Citizenship Component: Internet Safety, Creative Credit & Copyright
Chocolate Provided!
Cindy Evans, Technology coach
Email: evansc@rcschools.net
Website: http://www.sch.rcschools.net
Location: 301 Red Hawk Parkway, Smyrna, TN, United States
Phone: 615-904-6771
Twitter: @evanscsts