Pennridge Technology Series
Spring 2016
Welcome Back to the Second Annual Pennridge School District Technology Series
Now in its second year of existence, the Technology Series seeks to embed technology into instruction and work towards supporting 21st Century Learning. In this way, we will be offering time after school to build our professional awareness of technology integration.
The courses will run a bit differently for these offerings. In an attempt to be more feasible for teachers to attend, three separate hour long sessions will be offered on Mondays each week. In order to make this possible for planning purposes, all of the courses will be held at the high school. We apologize for the inconvenience of driving to a central location, but it is the only way we can offer this many sessions and maximize the possibility for attending multiple course offerings.
To register for one of these classes, navigate to the online course registration site OTS via the Pennridge Employee Portal. Once you login, navigate to the "Course Catalog" and register for the courses you would like to take.
Looking forward to working with you to improve our student's success.
Best,
Cara Gurysh and Chris Brockman
Media and Technology Integrators
Canvas at the High School
April 11, 2016 - 2:30 - 3:30
April 25, 2016 - 2:30 - 3:30
May 2, 2016 - 2:30 - 3:30
Pennridge High School Room 307
This pre-Boot Camp course will give high school teachers a head start on how to navigate through the Canvas Dashboard, Personal Settings, and Course Settings. Using the high school instance of Canvas, teachers will be given the opportunity to create announcements, assignments, and content pages using the Rich Content Editor. These foundational skills will ensure success meeting the year one goals for the high school’s Canvas implementation.
Canvas at Elementary and Middle Schools
May 9, 2016 - 3:30 - 4:30
May 16, 2016 - 4:30 - 5:30
Pennridge High School Room 307
Learn about one of the fastest growing learning management systems, Canvas. Using the Free for Teachers version of Canvas, participants will learn how to navigate through the Canvas interface and create courses. Features such as the calendar, announcements, and assignments will be demonstrated. Teachers will be given the opportunity to use the Rich Content Editor in Canvas. Learning this interface unlocks the primary features of Canvas.
Introduction to Office 365 and OneDrive
April 11, 2016 - 3:30 - 4:30 and 4:30 - 5:30
April 18, 2016 - 2:30 - 3:30 and 3:30 - 4:30
Pennridge High School Room 307For years Microsoft has focused their efforts on the business world, but recently has shifted their focus to embrace 21st Century Learning in Education. Office 365 remains the crowning achievement of that shift, and provides excellent tools for student success. This session will provide an overview of login procedures, cloud storage, and collaboration features within Office 365.
OneNote Class Notebook
April 18, 2016 - 4:30 - 5:30
April 25, 2016 - 3:30 - 4:30 and 4:30 - 5:30
May 9, 2016 - 2:30 - 3:30
Office Mix
May 2, 2016 - 3:30 - 4:30 and 4:30 - 5:30
May 9, 2016 - 4:30 - 5:30
May 16, 2016 - 2:30 - 3:30
Office Mix takes the best areas of PowerPoint and brings them into the 21st Century. The Office Mix toolbar allows teachers to record their voice, annotate their screen, add feedback questions, and even embed websites within a presentation. After uploading your presentation to the Office Mix portal, your feedback questions become analyzed data sets, allowing a flipped classroom environment or a live discussion to provide feedback that can inform instruction. This sessions will provide a short introduction to the basic features of Office Mix.
Sway
May 16, 2016 - 3:30 - 4:30
May 23, 2016 - 2:30 - 3:30 and 3:30 - 4:30 and 4:30 - 5:30
Microsoft Sway has revolutionized the student presentation by bringing presentation elements and tools for embracing technological creativity into a completely online environment.
Multimedia to include? No worries.
Tired of endless customization? No problem.
Watching content on several different devices? Bring it on.
So for your next student presentation, try the Sway way.
Course offerings in Visual Format
Cara Gurysh
Pennridge School District
Email: cgurysh@pennridge.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/pennridge.us/pennridge-technology-integration/
Phone: 215-453-2730
Christopher Brockman
Pennridge School District
Email: cbrock@pennridge.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/pennridge.us/pennridge-technology-integration/
Phone: 215-453-2342