Technology Toolbox Schedule for 2011-12

The NORT2H consortium has been hard at work putting together another Technology PD Series for our members! This year we currently have 27 sessions and hope to expand this list with some guest presenters from our partners and member schools. These sessions take place over videoconference at the listed times of 2:30 or 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

Current 2011-2012 Schedule

September

9/22/11 You Did That with Google? - An overview of all the resources available from Google

9/28/11 What is the Cloud? - Introduction to Web 2.0 & Cloud Computing

October -

10/6/11 Personal Learning Networks - Build a network of peers from around the world

10/13/11 All of this in the Palm of my Hand? - Introduction to handheld computing

10/20/11 You Search, we Find and Share with Google Research Tools -

10/25/11 DOCS Teach from the National Archives - Online tools from NA. (guest presenter)

November

11/8/11 Digital Storytelling and Student Presentations from the Cloud - Overview

11/17/11 Show Me Your Wiki? I Hardly Know You! - Introduction to the world of Wiki's

11/30/11 The World is Only a Mouse Click Away with Google Earth - Introduction to Google Earth

December

12/6/11 Digital Storytelling - Photostories and Mashups

12/8/11 Google Docs Rock!-Using Google Documents to improve you and your students' productivity

12/13/11 I Am So Blogging This Tonight - How teachers use blogs in the classroom

January

1/10/12 To Thinkfinity and Beyond! - So many classroom resources for Free

1/19/12 Digital Storytelling - Animation

1/26/12 Google Earth Literature Trips and More - Adding content to Google Earth

February

2/2/12 E-Bulletin Boards & Online Posters - Creating interactive spaces for your classroom

2/9/12 Wake Up, My PowerPoint is Done - PowerPoint games for interaction,

2/21/12 Podcasting Is That Easy? Start tomorrow! - Beginners guide to Podcasting

March

3/8/12 You Too Can Build a Website with Google Sites

3/15/12 Digital Storytelling - Comic Strips and Books

3/20/12 Facebook & Twitter - What teachers need to know and can't ignore

April

4/3/12 What is all the Hype About Skype? - Overview of online desktop IVC (IM & H.323)

4/17/12 Building Your Own Art Gallery with Online Photos Using Picasa

4/24/12 There is More Than Just PowerPoint and they are FREE

May

5/3/12 Online Video in the Classroom - Khan Academy, Teacher Tube and more
5/8/12 No Google? Let Me Introduce You to my Friend Zoho
5/17/12 Digital Storytelling with the iPad and iPod Touch