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EVENT CODE TITLE DESCRIPTION INSTRUCTOR DATE SCHOOL

IT-Beal 3 Beal eGov Website

Come learn how to build your own eGov classroom website. It is already set up for you, all you need to do is personalize it! Please bring a charged laptop and any info you would like to include on your website. For example: newsletter, important dates, homework/ home connections, etc. Rebecca Dumphy

3/4 & 3/11, 2009 3:45-5:15 PM Beal School

IT-Beal1 iMovie for the Classroom

Come learn all about IMovie and how to use it in the classroom. You can make a show to culminate a unit and show all your students have learned, record a child reading and show it back to the student to improve oral reading fluency, or record a student performing an activity and email it to his/her parents to show how to practice at home. Rebecca Dumphy

Feb 6th- Wednesday 3:45-5:15 PM Beal School

TTL-2Beal IMovie in the Classroom Pt.2

Continue to learn all about IMovie and how to use it in the classroom. You can make a show to culminate a unit and show all your students have learned, record a child reading and show it back to the student to improve oral reading fluency, or record a student performing an activity and email it to his/her parents to show how to practice at home. Rebecca Dumphy

Dec 4th 3:45 PM- 5:15 PM Beal School

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Part 1: Come learn how to build your own classroom website!

The template is provided for you – all you need to do is personalize it! During Part 1, I will teach you some basics: how to access your classroom website and upload your newsletter. Please bring your charged laptop and most recent newsletter. TEACHERS MUST ATTEND PART ONE AND PART TWO ON THE TWO DAYS (3/9 & 3/17) Cara Winters

3/9/2009 7:15-8:30 AM or 3:45-5PM Coolidge

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Part 2: From good to great...

We will review information from part 1 and then learn how upload images to your website. Now that you know the basics and have some experience, let’s make it fancy! Please bring your charged laptop and some information and images (pictures) you’d like to post. TEACHERS MUST ATTEND PART ONE AND PART TWO ON THE TWO DAYS (3/9 & 3/17) Cara Winters

3/17/09 7:10-8:25 AM or 3:45-5PM Coolidge

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Record Student Reading with iMovie:

Did you know that you can use iMovie to record students while they read? It's very simple, and you can use most Macs with iMovie on it. Having children listen to themselves after they read is a great way to help them with oral reading fluency, and it will help you with informal assessments. This before-school workshop will run from 7:15-8:25 on Thursday, May 7th in the Coolidge Media Center. Please bring your charged laptop or let me know if you need to borrow one. Instructor Cara Winters

5/7/09 7:15-8:25 AM Coolidge

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Creating teacher web pages with eGov

Learn how to create a classroom or club website using our new content management web server. Using a template, learn the terminology of a content management system without the hassle of learning html code. This 3-hour training will serve as a Make and Take session where participants will have working websites available to their students and parents. Participants

Mary Ann Hogan/Pat Roberts 4/23/09 9-12 PM Floral

Summary of Workshops Offered by TTL School Year 2008-2009

should bring fully charged laptops and electronic versions of newsletters, syllabi and images.

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Bringing the World into Our Classrooms

Participants will learn how to use and maintain a digital camera so they can have one all year in their classroom. They will learn iphoto, how to use the camera and how to import pictures. There will be a discussion about ways to integrate the camera to enhance curriculum. Please bring your laptop.

Colleen Kalagher/Pam Darling

3/3 /09 or 3/12/09 3:30-4:30 PM Paton

TTL-Paton3 Curriculum Websites

We will spend time exploring the web in search of sites that we can use with our students in science and social studies. We will show you how to create a webquest or activity page to go with it. When you return in two weeks you can share what you did and how you can use it with your students. The overall purpose is to enable you to use more technology in your classroom.

Colleen Kalagher & Pamela Darling

May 4 and 18 3:30 – 4:30 Paton

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Learn to Save Valuable Time with your Laptop

The following tasks will be taught: Saving to the server Creating email lists & collaboration forms Creating grade sheets

Pam Darling/Colleen Kalagher

10/28/08 3:45-4:45 PM Paton

TTL-Spring1 E-GOV 1&2

Design your own website for your classroom based on the new E-Gov template the district is using. It is all set up for you., all you need to personalize it. Bring your charged laptop.

Travers/LeBoeuf/Doherty

3/18 & 3/25,2009 7:30-8:30 AM Spring

TTL-Spring2 E-GOV 1&2

Design your own website for your classroom based on the new E-Gov template the district is using. It is all set up for you., all you need to personalize it. Bring your charged laptop.


3/19 & 4/2,2009 3:45-4:45 PM Spring

TTL-Spring3 Intro to iMovie

Come learn how to record classroom presentations, record a child reading and show it back to improve reading fluency or make a slideshow to share with the students and their parents at the end of the year. You will learn how to record and edit your movie using your MacBook. Bring your charged laptop. Instructor


4/15/09 7:30-8:30 AM Spring

TTL-Spring4 Intro to iPhoto

Come learn how to insert pictures, crop pictures, make a slideshow and other ideas for using Iphoto in the classroom. Bring charged laptop and cameras if you need to insert pictures.


4/29/09 3:45-4:45 PM Spring

TTL-Spring5 Powerpoint 1 & 2

During the first session of this class, you will learn how to put together a slide show to review or teach a lesson or create Jeopardy. We will show you how to import pictures and add music. The second session will be used to create actual powerpoint presentations that could include timing, effects, music. Bring your charged laptop.


5/13 & 5/20, 2009 3:45-4:45 PM Spring

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United Streaming—Bring the Content Alive! – LA and Social Studies

Discovery Education streaming (United Streaming) is a digital video-on-demand service to help support learning, and improve students' retention and test scores. United Streaming is aligned to our state standards, and comes with many different support materials. Find out how to register, search, and integrate these educational videos, or individual clips into Melissa Sommer

11/12/08 3:15-4:15 PM

Sherwood Middle School

IT-SMS-1 United Streaming—Bring the Content Alive! – LA and Social Studies

Discovery Education streaming (United Streaming) is a digital video-on-demand service to help support learning, and improve students' retention and test scores. United Streaming is aligned to our state standards, and comes with many different support materials. Find out how to register, search, and integrate these educational videos, or individual clips into your classroom instruction. Discovery Education streaming works.

Melissa Sommer 11/12/08 3:15-4:15 PM


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United Streaming—Bring the Content Alive! – Math/Science

Discovery Education streaming (United Streaming) is a digital video-on-demand service to help support learning, and improve students' retention and test scores. United Streaming is aligned to our state standards, and comes with many different support materials. Find out how to register, search, and integrate these educational videos, or individual clips into your classroom instruction. Discovery Education streaming works. Helen Lipkin

11/13/08 3:15-4:15 PM


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United Streaming PART 2—How do I do that?!

So now you have a password, and maybe you have even found a great video to share with your class. How do I do that?! Participants in United Streaming Part 2 will learn... ⇨ how to set up and save videos, images and support materials to your individually designed “My Content Folder” on Discovery Education streaming (United Streaming). ⇨ how to hook up their lap top to the different projectors and speakers available at Sherwood. ⇨ How to download and play a video that can be used in their class within the next week. In addition, participants will learn basic trouble shooting techniques in order to gain confidence using this valuable digital learning resource that can promote student learning and achievement. Melissa Sommer 1/27/09 3-4 PM


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United Streaming PART 2—How do I do that?!

So now you have a password, and maybe you have even found a great video to share with your class. How do I do that?! Participants in United Streaming Part 2 will learn... ⇨ how to set up and save videos, images and support materials to your individually designed “My Content Folder” on Discovery Education streaming (United Streaming). ⇨ how to hook up their lap top to the different projectors and speakers available at Sherwood. ⇨ How to download and play a video that can be used in their class within the next week. In addition, participants will learn basic trouble shooting techniques in order to gain confidence using this valuable digital learning resource that can promote student learning and achievement. Helen Lipkin 1/28/09 3-4 PM


TTL-Oak eGov 1

Creating Teachers Webpages with eGov

Learn how to create a classroom, team or club website using our new content management web server. Using a template, learn the terminology of a content management system without the hassle of learning html code. This 1-hour training will serve as a Make and Take session where participants will have working websites available to their students and parents. Participants should bring fully charged laptops and electronic versions of documents or images you may want to post. We encourage you to also sign up for eGov part 2 on 4/14! Instructor Scibelli/Rose 4/1/09 3:15-4:15

Oak Middle School

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Learn how to create a classroom, team or club website using our new content management web server. Using a template, learn the terminology of a content management system without the hassle of learning html code. This 1-hour training will serve as a Make and Take session where participants will have working websites available to their students and parents. Participants should bring fully charged laptops and electronic versions of documents or images you may want to post. We encourage you to also sign up for eGov part 2 on 4/14! Scibelli/Rose 4/1/09 3:15-4:15

Oak Middle School

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Design your own "SIMPLE" Web Site

Learn to design your own teacher or team website. We will use an on-line program to create a website that is easy for both your students and their parents to access. Websites are a great way to communicate with parents. It allows parents to be more aware of what their child is learning and what deadlines and assignments they are responsible for. In this workshop we will register your website, set up different pages that you can build on, learn how to upload your documents, images and links. This class if for the beginner web designer. Bring your own laptop with at least one homework assignment or handout saved on your desktop.

Joanne Rose & Kathy Scibelli 12/11/08 3-4 PM

Oak Middle School

TTL-Oak eGov 2 Part 2

Developing Teacher Webpages with eGov

We will review information from eGov part 1 and then learn or practice how to upload images and documents to your website. Now that you know the basics and have some experience, let’s make it fancy! Please bring your charged laptop and some images or documents you’d like to post on your website. This is a good work session for anyone who has taken an eGov class recently, but has not had time to work on your website.

Joanne Rose & Kathy Scibelli 4/8/09 3:15-4:15

Oak Middle School

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Learn to Use Classroom Jeopardy

Classroom Jeopardy is an interactive game that brings the sights and sounds of the TV show Jeopardy to your classroom. In this workshop you will learn how to set up the equipment, play a ready made game, download games from the Internet, and write your own games using the Jeopardy Editor template. If you register early we may be able to download the editor to your laptop remotely so you will have it already installed at the workshop. Bring your laptop.

Joanne Rose & Kathy Scibelli 12/2/08 3-4 PM

Oak Middle School

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Using Excel as Your Gradebook

Participants will learn to use Excel as a record keeping tool specifically designed to work in the standard based environment at Oak Middle School. Handouts and templates will be distributed to set up class lists, data as it relates to standard. The first session will focus on setting up spreadsheets and data collection. The second session will focus on analyzing student achievement and use assessments to inform instruction MUST ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS

Kathy Scibelli/Joanne Rose

1/29/09 & 2/3/2009 3:15-4:15

Oak Middle School

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Using Word to Create Teacher Documents

Learn how to make documents that you can share with your students, parents and colleagues. This is a Make and Take session where you will create a professional looking parent newsletter, test, quiz, handout, lab sheet or whatever your needs may be. You will learn how to set up the document, add

Kathy Scibelli/Joanne Rose 4/15/09 3:15-4:15

Oak Middle School

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Using Word to Create Teacher Documents

Learn how to make documents that you can share with your students, parents and colleagues. This is a Make and Take session where you will create a professional looking parent newsletter, test, quiz, handout, lab sheet or whatever your needs may be. You will learn how to set up the document, add and resize images or clip art, use charts and tables. Please bring your charged laptop and creativity! If you have a website on the town server or elsewhere, we will show you how to convert it to PDF so you can post it to your classroom or team website to save paper.

Kathy Scibelli/Joanne Rose

4/15/09 3:15-4:15 Oak Middle School

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Creating and Maintaining Classroom/Team and Club Websites

Learn how to create a classroom or club website using our new content management web server. Using a template, learn the terminology of a content management system without the hassle of learning html code. This 3-hour training will serve as a Make and Take session where participants will have working websites available to their students and parents. Bob Cornacchioli 1/20/09 8-11 AM

Shrewsbury High School

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Learn how to create a classroom or club website using our new content management web server. Using a template, learn the terminology of a content management system without the hassle of learning html code. This 3-hour training will serve as a Make and Take session where participants will have working websites available to their students and parents. Participants should bring fully charged laptops and electronic versions of newsletters, syllabi and images. Patricia Roberts

March 20, 2009 12 PM - 3 PM


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Learn how to create a classroom or club website using our new content management web server. Using a template, learn the terminology of a content management system without the hassle of learning html code. This 3-hour training will serve as a Make and Take session where participants will have working websites available to their students and parents. Bob Cornacchioli 3/20/09 8-11 AM
