Professional Development Topics

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Below, you'll find a growing list of professional development topics on which ITD team members are well-versed and prepared to offer training.

Adobe Photoshop/Photoshop Elements
AIS processing
Apple OSX Basics
Audio file creations and management through podcasting and online course sites
Basic POD & VOD casting for Classroom (grades K-12)
Blackboard Training – Session 1- Purpose, Design, and Structure
Blackboard Training – Session 2- Content Building and Development
Blackboard Training – Session 3- Strategies for Electronic Interaction and Collaboration
Blackboard Training – Session 4- Using Online Assessment  and Grading Tools
Blackboard Training – Session 5- Advanced Tools - Wimba and SafeAssign
Blogging in the Classroom
BrainPop and BrainPop Jr
Classroom Response Systems: Accel Test and 2Know, Senteo, and Classroom Performance System
Classroom web presence with Schoolworld, School Center , etc
Create engaging Smartboard lessons with Lesson Activity Toolkit 1.0
Create tests, quizzes, and activities with  Quia.com
Creating and distributing digital still and motion clips  across the curriculum
Curriculum Mapping:  Correlating your Maps with Data
Curriculum Mapping:  Creating High Quality Maps
Curriculum Mapping:  Identifying Revision Points
Curriculum Mapping:  Planning for Success
Curriculum Mapping:  Reviewing/Calibrating your maps
Curriculum Mapping: Wrestling with & Reaching Consensus
Curriculum Mapping:  Unwrapping and Deconstructing the Standards
Develop a webquest for classroom content
Developing and delivering narrated screen tutorials - across the curriculum
Digital Storytelling
Dreamweaver
Elementary writing with Clicker 5
Employing mobile devices to engage HS learners in controversial topic dialogues
Engaging high school  students through Smartboards
Everything Blackboard
Explore Learning's Gizmos
Fast Forward:  Implementation
Fast ForWord:  Advanced Progress Tracker
Fast ForWord:  Motivational Strategies
Genealogy Software for the Social Studies and Language Arts Curriculum  
Google Earth in the classroom
GPS in the content areas
How to Write Good Essential Questions
Information Literacy and Critical Thinking
Integrating Adobe CS4 line of products into the classroom
Integrating technology into the research process
Internet Resources 7-12
Internet Resources K-6
Internet shopping and its application to teaching and learning
Middle School Writing Units that employ blogs and discussion boards
Mini Study of New York (grades 4-6)
MS Office 2000-2007
New collaborative techniques for MS/HS students using wikis and Google Docs
NovaNet
NYS Testing support
On-line assessments with Acuity or Performance Tracker
Organize ideas graphically with Inspiration 8
Organize ideas graphically with Kidspiration
Organize ideas graphically with Smart Ideas for the Smartboard
Other Microsoft Products (not Office)
Paperless exchange: Managing school - assigned work to and from the home, digitally
Performance Tracker
Photos for the internet
Project CRISS support
Read 180
Review, reinforce, and supplement their class material with Castle Learning Online
RM Math Frameworks
Scholastic Keys (elementary versions of Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
School World Application Training
Smart Notebook software for the Smartboard
Success Maker K-8 Curriculum
Timeliner, Mapmaker and other Tom Snyder Products
Curriculum Mapping Process with Curriculum Mapper, Atlas, or Tech Paths
Using Clickers (Student Response Systems) in the Classroom
Using Technology to Engage Reluctant Readers
Video creation and distribution
Video in the content areas (United Streaming, PowerMedia Plus, Learn 360)
WebGrader