December+2013

== =**December 2013**= =Now Registering For The Online Collaboration Tools Class= =Now Registering For The Web Resources Class= =Now Registering For The Get Centered Class= =Now Registering For The Online Blogs and Journals Class (Elementary) = =Now Registering For The SMART Advanced Online Course= =Now Registering For The CANVAS and Collaboration Class in December= =Now Registering For The CANVAS Quizzes and Assessment Tools Class in January= =Using The eInstruction Student Response Systems in the Classroom= =Educational Technology's Website Gem of the Month= =Educational Technology's Featured App of the Month= = = = =

 = Now Registering For The Online Blogs and Journals Class (Elementary) =

Click Here to Register for the Elementary: Online Blogs and Journals Class
Space is limited. Sign up soon!

 = Now Registering For The Online Collaboration Tools Class =

to collaborate with one another in a digital world. Learn to work together more efficiently and effectively with online collaboration tools.

 * ===There is no charge for this class===
 * ===3 licensure points will be awarded upon successful completion of this class===

=Monday, January 13th, 2014= =2500 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah Lab D228= =4:30-7:30 PM=

Click Here to Register For the: Online Collaboration Tools Class
Space is limited. Sign up soon!

 = Now Registering For The Web Resources Class =



used in various subject areas as well as some great sites to search for teacher evaluated content.
=Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014= =4:30-7:30 PM= =2500 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT GEC Lab D228=


 * ===There is no charge for this class===
 * ===3 licensure points will be awarded upon successful completion of the class===

=Click Here to Register for: The Web Resources Class= Space is limited. Sign up soon!

 = Now Registering For The Get Centered Technology Class =

= Get Centered (Integrating Technology In Student Centers) =

Click Here to Register for the Get Centered course. Space is limited. There is no charge for this course.
== = Now Registering For SMART Advanced Online Course =

You will be invited to a CANVAS course. Instructors from the GSD Educational Technology Dept. will be overseeing this online course.

 * The SMART Advanced Online Course will begin on Monday, January 13th and end on Monday, February 24th.
 * ==== There is no charge for this course. ====
 * ==== Upon successful completion of the course, the choice of 18 licesure points or 1 USOE credit will be awarded. ====

Sorry, this class is full.
 = Now Registering For The CANVAS and Collaboration Class in __December__ =

Click Here to Register for the: Secondary CANVAS and Student Collaboration class.
Space is limited. Sign up soon!

= Now Registering For The CANVAS Quizzes and Assessment Class in __**January**__ =

3:30-6:30 PM
=== Canvas Quizzes and Assessment Tools is a 3 hour course on using the quizzes and surveys function in Canvas. Participants will be asked to create questions in an item pool, bring in graphics and other useful features of a quiz and administer it online. ===

There is no charge for this class. Receive 3 licensure points for attending and successfully completing the class.
= Click Here to Register for the: Secondary CANVAS Quizzes and Assessment class. = Space is limited. Sign up soon!

 = Educational Technology's Website Gem of the Month =



===Loose Leaves is a simple and free online place to write and share your work with others. You can send the unique URL that each piece of writing has to your audience rather it be: a teacher, students, friends, family, responses to blogs or twitter posts, etc. Post the URL on a website or share it on various social media forums if you choose to. You can come back to the URL anytime and edit your writing. You can add pictures to your writing as well and there's no limit on the text.===

There is no sign up or logging in. Just click where it says "Turn Over a New Leaf," and begin writing.
Journal Entries Stories Poetry Essays Debate Topics Responses or Rebuttals ...and more
 * Write:**

 = Educational Technology's Featured App of the Month =

===Teachers and students can have fun and be creative using the Tellagami app to share information, introduce a topic, give instructions or create a welcome message with.===

Have your gami character introduce a new topic of study, tell about a geographical location or a historical person or event. There are so many creative and educational ways to use Tellegami.
Tellagami is free in the iTunes store for iPads, iPods and iPhones.

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 = Using The eInstruction Student Response Systems in the Classroom =



This video shows students in our district using the eInstruction Student Response "Clickers" to answer math questions they have worked out on their whiteboards first.
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More information and tutorials are below if you're interested in using the student response clickers at your school.

 * ==With the student response clickers, the whole class can be participating simultaneously, and both teachers and students can get immediate feedback.==


 * ==Most schools have at least two sets of eInstruction Student Response Clickers. The information and tutorials below cover how to use Power Point with the eInstruction Model of Student Response Clickers and CPS Software.==


 * ==Your STS or LMETS can load the CPS software onto your teacher machine. You will need the CPS software to build your Interactive Power Points and to use the student response clickers with those Power Points.==

2. Create a CPS data base (first time only) and then create a Power Point (your question set) in the CPS software.
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3. Use your Power Point and the student response clickers to ask students questions and get immediate feedback.
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=Click Here For More Information On Using The CPS Software and Student Clickers=