Playground Schedule
Technology Playgrounds will be available for teachers on the second and fourth Thursday/Friday of each month. Two bonus sessions will be offered on February 7th and March 21st. See below for topic and location and device that is needed.
9:15-9:45 Thursday/Friday
10:00-10:30 Thursday/Friday
1:00-1:30 Friday
2:15-2:45 Friday
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eBackpack 101, January 9-10 Come learn the basics of eBackpack. This will be a "basic training" for beginners. We will learn how to manage your account and learn how to create assignments. Pub Center, iPad and Desktop | eBackpack 201, January 23-24 Taking eBackpack to the next level. Learn how to grade assignments, create a sub folder, add audio, video and set up a shared folder all within eBackpack. Pub Center, iPad and Desktop | Google Presentations, February 6-13 Come learn how to utilize Google's alternative to Microsoft's PowerPoint. No more compatibility issues. Your students have a school issued Google Apps for Education account, let me show you some of the great tools you can start using. Pub Center, Desktop |
eBackpack 101, January 9-10
Come learn the basics of eBackpack. This will be a "basic training" for beginners. We will learn how to manage your account and learn how to create assignments.
Pub Center, iPad and Desktop
eBackpack 201, January 23-24
Taking eBackpack to the next level. Learn how to grade assignments, create a sub folder, add audio, video and set up a shared folder all within eBackpack.
Pub Center, iPad and Desktop
Google Presentations, February 6-13
Come learn how to utilize Google's alternative to Microsoft's PowerPoint. No more compatibility issues. Your students have a school issued Google Apps for Education account, let me show you some of the great tools you can start using.
Pub Center, Desktop
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iMovie in the Classroom, February 27-28 iMovie is such a great tool for creating in your classroom! Come learn how to harness the power of this app to create podcasts, PSA's, trailers, and short movies in your classroom. Please make sure your iMovie app is updated. Room 302, iPad | Google Drive, March 20-21 Get yourself organized! Google Drive allows you to access your Google material anywhere you are. Quit attaching documents and start "sharing." Quit saving word docs to your desktop and instead start using Google Drive! Pub Center, iPad and Desktop | Creating with the iPad, March 28th Too often the iPad is used for consuming information in the classroom. Come learn some easy ways to use the iPad as a CREATION tool in your classroom. Creative spirit and mind is a prerequisite. No worksheets allowed. Room 302, iPad |
iMovie in the Classroom, February 27-28
iMovie is such a great tool for creating in your classroom! Come learn how to harness the power of this app to create podcasts, PSA's, trailers, and short movies in your classroom. Please make sure your iMovie app is updated.
Room 302, iPad
Google Drive, March 20-21
Get yourself organized! Google Drive allows you to access your Google material anywhere you are. Quit attaching documents and start "sharing." Quit saving word docs to your desktop and instead start using Google Drive!
Pub Center, iPad and Desktop
Creating with the iPad, March 28th
Too often the iPad is used for consuming information in the classroom. Come learn some easy ways to use the iPad as a CREATION tool in your classroom. Creative spirit and mind is a prerequisite. No worksheets allowed.
Room 302, iPad
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Google Docs, April 10-11 If you build it, they will save it! And you can access it from anywhere with any device! Are you still using Microsoft Word? Are you saving all of those Word docs to the school server or your desktop? It's impossible to access those files unless you are at school. Come learn all about Google Docs. Room 302, Bring your iPad | Website Building with Weebly 101, April 25th Your parents and students ARE connected. Come learn how to host your very own website. The best part is that it is FREE! We will dig into the very basics of Weebly and begin setting up your webpage. Pub Center, iPad andDesktop | Website Building with Weebly 201, May 8th Taking our learning to the next level, I will show you how easy it is to personalize your customized webpage you have created. We will learn how to create hyperlinks, add video, upload files. Come and create a portal for your classroom! Pub Center, iPad and Desktop |
Google Docs, April 10-11
If you build it, they will save it! And you can access it from anywhere with any device! Are you still using Microsoft Word? Are you saving all of those Word docs to the school server or your desktop? It's impossible to access those files unless you are at school. Come learn all about Google Docs.
Room 302, Bring your iPad
Website Building with Weebly 101, April 25th
Your parents and students ARE connected. Come learn how to host your very own website. The best part is that it is FREE! We will dig into the very basics of Weebly and begin setting up your webpage.
Pub Center, iPad andDesktop
Website Building with Weebly 201, May 8th
Taking our learning to the next level, I will show you how easy it is to personalize your customized webpage you have created. We will learn how to create hyperlinks, add video, upload files. Come and create a portal for your classroom!
Pub Center, iPad and Desktop
