Courses

-Uniondale's Technology Treasures
8:00-11:45 am Dates: 7/14, 7/15, 7/16, 7/17 1 Credit 15 Hours

toc This course will introduce participants to the extensive array of programs and online resources we have available in the Uniondale School District that allow for varied opportunities to develop a curriculum infused with technology and create differentiated learning experiences for all students. Explore a sampling of the district's programs such as Study Island, School Island, RiverDeep, and Thinkfinity and develop concrete applications that utilize new-found expertise. Manage information to increase student motivation and communication with parents and peers through eChalk. Improve technology skills to enhance teaching practices.

-Before Your Eyes: Video and Video Streaming in Instruction
8:00-11:45 am Dates: 7/21, 7/22, 7/23, 7/24 1 Credit 15 Hours

Most likely you have used United Streaming, Discovery Education’s online video library, or possibly even PowerMedia Plus, with your students at one time or another. Are you familiar with Channel 13's Vital program? TeacherTube? Brain Pop? This class will provide an overview of video and video streaming resources we have available together with instructional uses.

-Do You Google?
8:00-11:45 am Dates: 7/28, 7/29, 7/30, 7/31 1 Credit 15 Hours

Are you familiar with the many facets of the search engine upon which so many of us rely--so many, in fact, that Google has become a verb? Learn how to seize the power of Google and utilize many of its applications in your professional lives. Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google Calendar, Google Video, Google Reader, Google Scholar, Google Picasa, to name just a few, all can be harnassed to improve classroom communication and productivity. In addition, teachers will learn the ins and outs of effective searching on the Internet, helping them actually find exactly what it is they need.

-Interactive Whiteboards at Work
8:00-11:45 am Dates: 8/4, 8/5, 8/6, 8/7 1 Credit 15 Hours

Attention all interactive whiteboard users! Participants in this class will be on the receiving end of ideas and practical information that will help them use this tool effectively and seamlessly. Develop presentations, identify interactive websites, and take advantage of opportunities to practice so that this tool becomes an impossible-to-do-without part of your teaching and your students' classroom experience.

-Back to School Tools
8:00-11:45 am Dates: 8/11, 8/12, 8/13, 8/14 1 Credit 15 Hours

Back to School Tools Take advantage of time you have in the summer to re-tool with Back to School Tools! This practical, hands-on course will set you up with a toolkit that you will be able to pull out of your briefcase come September that you will use to dazzle your students with learning opportunities!