Technology Integration
Professional Development Graduate Credit Course
Developed by: Fran Reddick, M.A. Really Smart Services, Inc.
“Technology for the sake of technology is worthless. But, integrating
all the available technologies with curriculum provides teachers
with the tools they need to be successful in the classroom.”
Fran Reddick, M.A.
Course
Overview
Two-hour in-service session: Using any electronic whiteboard, document
cameras, digital cameras and scanners, teachers are shown what it
means to integrate different pieces of equipment and software to create
multi-faceted lessons that appeal to all learners.
Half-day session: This workshop answers the question - How do I put
all the pieces of equipment and software together to create a lesson?
Varying piece of equipment are demonstrated and a lesson is developed
by the group.
Full-day session: Working with software to create a lesson participants
learn how to create a presentation which appeals to students of various
learning styles. By gaining an understanding of what is available
to them, what each piece of equipment can do, teachers work in small
groups to create a lesson.
Two-day with Graduate Credit option: This full immersion workshop
details specific types of equipment and demands that the teacher put
together a multi-media, multi-sensory lesson using a variety of equipment,
internet resources and software resulting in a lesson that appeals
to all learners. This workshop has extensive coaching and hands-on
requirements so teachers leave with an exciting lesson.
MAC and PC
Using a variety of equipment to reach educational goals is the purpose
of this workshop. No matter what type of whiteboard you own, you can
learn how to create exciting and effective lessons. Work with projectors,
document cameras, digital cameras and scanner to create multi-media
lessons that reach every learner.
Credit is available through
Ashland University, Bowling Green University, Cleveland State University, Kent
State University, Notre Dame College, University of Akron, University of Cincinnati
and the University of Dayton.
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