Technology Immersion Pilot Project (TIPP)
21st Century Information Fluency and Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy are partnering with TIPP to provide free professional development exclusively to TIPP schools. A number of mini-courses are available to make working with students and 1-to-1 computing more efficient and productive.
These courses are offered spring 2008
Introduction to Investigative Searching and Citation
Introduce your students to the exciting and critically important world of online investigation. Before any digital work can be cited, important information must be found and weighed. Tracking down evidence about the author, publisher, date and other evidence can result in important discoveries about credibility and determine whether an information source should be used at all. Two identical sections are available. 5 CPDU’s.
Google Docs: Paperless Productivity for Teachers & Students
Enter the world of online collaboration and productivity with Google Docs. Discover how you and your students can use Google’s word processing, spreadsheets and presentations papers to save, share and publish group projects using the Internet. Google’s interactive applications are a perfect fit for 1-to-1 computing and creativity. 5 CPDU’s per section.
Google Documents
Google Spreadsheets
Google Presentations
Introduction to Ning
If you are new to Ning, this mini-course is a must! We’ll walk you through how to use your collaborative space effectively—even set up a new Ning for your class. Learn how to get the most from your space, invite friends, create groups, embed videos, upload pictures and audio clips, widgets, turn off the ads and much more. 5 CPDUs.
Power Searching in a Web 2.0 World
The proliferation of Web 2.0 resources has changed the way the Internet is used. While it paves the way for social networking easier, finding credible information has become more difficult. Discover new search techniques that are effective in a world of Blogs, Wikis and other shared applications, and help students become critical evaluators of information they retrieve from their own networks. 25 CPDUs.
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