The Xaverian Technology Academy provides Xaverian, Blessed Sacrament, St. Catherine of Siena, St. John and Msgr. Haddad  faculty with free, voluntary workshop training that will promote the use of technology wherever it will enhance student learning. Faculty are encouraged to share their technology learning experiences and outcomes with their peers. Academy personnel will provide follow-up email support, if requested, for teachers integrating technology into their classrooms.

  Classes meet at Xaverian 9-11 a.m. Class Evaluation  

 

 

Smartboard
SmartBoards: Smart Kids Monday
Interactive SmartBoards provide an opportunity for teachers to engage students in learning. This interactive presentation will give teachers the opportunity to work with Smart Notebook software and create lessons. Discover all the educational resources that are Smart board friendly to use in K-12 lesson planning.

Teacher:
Theresa Jay

Monday June 16th
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Free
Free Educational Websites

Discover valuable classroom  digital resources that are free! We will surf to websites for planning, digital storage, learning: podcasting and blogging, and concept mapping, stock photos and images and more.

Teacher:
Theresa Jay

Wednesday June 18th

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Word 2007

Moving to Office 2007 Word

Office 2007 is a significant upgrade from Office 2003.  The user interface has been greatly modified.  Learn how to do all the common Word tasks that you are so familiar with in Word 2003, in the new version, Word 2007.

Teacher:
Ron Erikson

Monday June 16th

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PPT2007
PowerPoint 2007, Part 1

This workshop will be helpful to those new to PowerPoint, or those who have used PowerPoint 2003 and are upgrading to PowerPoint 2007.  Topics covered include creating content in Word and sending it to PowerPoint, an overview of the PowerPoint interface, formatting text, using slide layouts, inserting images, creating transitions, and using templates.
Teacher:
Ron Erikson
Wednesday June 18th

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Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity and the Web

Plagiarism is an eternal problem for teachers; what can teachers do? We will be discussing what constitutes Academic Integrity, discerning how much of a problem it is in our schools today. Specifically, we will explore the websites that rob students of authentic learning as well as those that can assist in determining authentic work. How students are using chat rooms and electronic devices to cheat will also be covered

Teacher:
Anne Merritt
Monday June 16th

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PPT2007
PowerPoint 2007, Part 2

A continuation of PowerPoint 2007, Part 1.  Topics include custom animations, inserting sound, inserting video, creating master slides, and creating movie effects. 
Teacher:
Ron Erickson
Thursday June 19th

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Creating online Quizzes Using Quia

Create online quizzes that provide instant feedback for your students and instant scores for you. As you create your question bank, it is stored and available for you to use again and again. Organize all your created quizzes into folders. Create or import from Word, your content for online activities such as Jeopardy, online Flash Cards, Concentration, Word Search, Ordered Lists, Rags to Riches, Scavenger Hunts and more. Develop, deploy and analyze surveys for your students, parents or other in school community. The survey tools include: multiple select, yes/no, popups, ranking, rating scale, rating grid or free-response. This is a totally hands-on workshop
Teacher:
Anne Merritt
Wednesday June 18th

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Educational Blogging

Tired of the same few students dominating classroom discussions?  Learn to set up a class blog which will involve each and every student in online discussions.  It’s much easier than you think.  By the end of one session you will have created a personalized blog for your class and positioned yourself on the cutting edge of educational technology.

Teacher:
Dan Scanlan
Thursday June 19th
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