• Certified personnel should use the Electronic Registrar Online (ERO) found on the Norman Public Schools home page http://www.norman.k12.ok.us under the Personnel heading. Your User ID is your EID# number, and your PIN is your SEAS substitute number.  Directions on how to use ERO can be found at http://www.norman.k12.ok.us/misc/ero/
• NPS support personnel should use this online Google form.
  

• These workshops will be held at the Instructional Services Center (ISC), 4100 N. Flood.
• Contact Lee Nelson, the NPS Technology Integration Specialist at the ISC, if you have questions about any of the technology workshops listed below. Phone: 307-6712  lnelson@norman.k12.ok.us

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Workshop Descriptions

**Workshops with a double asterix are for certified staff who have already attended Intelligent Classroom training.

Web 2.0 - Part 1: Learn new and creative ways to collaborate with other teachers and present content to your students using Web 2.0 tools like Prezi, Glogster, Dipity, VoiceThread, and Wordle.  June 8, 8:30—11:30 (NHS) Calypso Gilstrap and Martha Pangburn, instructors. Park on east side of building and enter east library door.

Web 2.0 - Part 2: Using Web 2.0 students can collaborate and create new products which can be shared with a class, school, and community.  Learn tools like Animoto. Bubbl.us, Glogster, Pixton, Storybird, and Sync.in. June 8, 1:00 - 4:00 (NHS). Calypso Gilstrap and Martha Pangburn, instructors. Park on east side of building and enter east library door.

Podcasting Basics with Audacity: Learn to record, edit, and mix audio using Audacity (free, and part of the Intelligent Classroom software), and save your file as an mp3 file to insert in a presentation, post on a web page or in Moodle.  June 10, 8:30 - 11:30, and August 2, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Safari Montage Video on Demand: Learn how to find the videos you need, create and edit playlists, and share your playlists with other NPS teachers. June 17, 8:30 - 11:30, and August 2, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Skype: Bring the world into your classroom with Skype video conferencing (free, and part of the Intelligent Classroom software). With a webcam or document camera and your computer you can connect with students, guest experts, friends and family around the world. Participants will engage in a videoconference and set up a Skype account. June 24, 8:30 - 11:30, July 5, 1:00 - 4:00, and August 4, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Google Docs 1: Word Processing & Presentation: Create, save, edit, collaborate, share, and link to documents with your NPS Google account. This workshop will introduce users to the word processing and presentation capabilities of Google Docs, and strategies for using Google Docs with students. June 14,  8:30 - 11:30, June 20, 1:00 - 4:00, and  July 25, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Google Docs 2: Spreadsheet & Forms: Create, save, edit, collaborate, share, and link online spreadsheets and forms with your NPS Google account. This workshop will introduce users to the spreadsheet and survey/quiz form capabilities of Google Docs, and strategies for using Google Docs with students. June 15, 8:30 - 11:30, June 21, 1:00 - 4:00, and July 26, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Google Sites Web Pages: Quickly create and edit a professional looking web site through your NPS Google account. Participants will create a media-rich web site that can be edited online (and from home) 24-7.  June 16,  8:30 - 11:30, June 22, 1:00 - 4:00, July 6, 1:00 - 4:00  and August 4, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

iGoogle & Picasa Web Album: Create a custom iGoogle “start page” to keep up with the topics and news that interest you, and share your iGoogle pages and gadgets with others. Store, edit, and share photos with an NPS Google Picasa Web Album. Participants will set up an iGoogle page and a Picasa Web Album, upload photos, edit, share albums, and link albums to web pages. June 23, 1:00 - 4:00,  July 5, 8:30 - 11:30, and August 8, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

YouTube: Set up a YouTube account through your NPS Google account to organize favorite videos, subscribe to useful channels, create playlists, and link and embed playlists for your students to view. July 6, 8:30 - 11:30, and July 27, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Google Maps & Earth: Incorporate Google Maps and Google Earth (free software) into your instruction. Learn how to create and save your own custom maps, view maps in Google Earth, and create "tours"  and "Lit Trips." June 28, 8:30 - 11:30, and July 28, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

**SPARK Clicker Integration for PreK – 2: Participants will build or add content to a CPS database and explore the modes by which the SPARK clicker can be integrated into content lessons.  Participants will walk through lesson creation, “engage” the lesson to collect data, and review the reports created by the CPS program regarding the lesson.  June 8, 8:30—11:30 (ISC). Kate Shannon, instructor.

**PULSE Clicker Integration for grades 3 -12: Participants will build or add content to a CPS database and explore the modes by which the PULSE clicker can be integrated into content lessons.  Participants will walk through lesson creation, “engage” the lesson to collect data, and review the reports created by the CPS program regarding the lesson.  June 8, 1:00—4:00 (ISC). Kate Shannon, instructor.

**Intelligent Classroom Best Practices (elementary): NOTE: This workshop is for Site Contacts and Champions only! Participants will share best practices they have discovered working with the Intelligent Classroom technology package to develop shared knowledge.  Participants are encouraged to share troubleshooting and support strategies which have worked for teachers in their buildings and celebrate successes.  June 9, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Kate Shannon, instructor.

**Intelligent Classroom Best Practices (secondary): NOTE: This workshop is for Site Contacts and Champions only! Participants will share best practices they have discovered working with the Intelligent Classroom technology package to develop shared knowledge.  Participants are encouraged to share troubleshooting and support strategies which have worked for teachers in their buildings and celebrate successes.  June 9, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Kate Shannon, instructor.

**Intelligent Classroom: Participants will review basic operation of the Intelligent Classroom Technologies including connecting and turning “on” equipment, troubleshooting, and basic integration strategies during this hands-on session.  June 29, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Kate Shannon, instructor.

**Interwrite Workspace: In this Workspace specific session, participants will explore in-depth the tools available within this program for lesson development.  Additionally, integration of other Intelligent Classroom technologies within Interwrite Workspace will be explored, including Mobi, “clicker” and document camera integration.  June 29, 1:00  4:00 (ISC). Kate Shannon, instructor.

**Intelligent Classroom Advanced Integration Strategies: Participants will explore and share advanced integration strategies such as: adding content to the Workspace Gallery, creating and sharing video of lessons, multi-user mode with “Learners” advanced preference options,  PowerPoint for CPS, sharing lessons, inserting media files, advanced document camera options (Skype), and integration of multiple Intelligent Classroom technologies simultaneously. June 30, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Kate Shannon, instructor.

**Examview: Use Common Core and Learning Series (Oklahoma) test banks to create and edit Examview tests.  Modify test questions and create multiple versions of a test. Import test questions into CPS eInstruction (clicker) software. July 7, 8:30 - 11:30, and August 1, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Moodle Basic:  This is the beginning workshop if you are starting your first Moodle course. Set up your course, add Blocks, Labels, upload and link to files and folders, and add links to web sites. This workshop will be offered 4 times: June  13, 1:00 - 4:00, June 20, 8:30 - 11:30, July 25, 8:30 - 11:30, and August 9, 1:00 - 4:00 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Moodle Web Page & Multimedia:  Develop web pages within your Moodle course and learn how to embed  multimedia files such as podcasts, videos, and interactive games. June 14,  1:00 - 4:00, June 21, 8:30 - 11:30, and July 26, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Moodle Forum & Chat:  Set up different types of discussion forums and chat in Moodle for a variety of purposes; discuss strategies and best practice for their use. June 15, 1:00 - 4:00, June 22, 8:30 - 11:30 and July 28, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Moodle Assignment & Glossary: Create Assignment Activities for a paperless classroom, and make creative use of collaborative glossaries. June 16, 1:00 - 4:00, June 23, 8:30 - 11:30, and July 27, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Moodle Quiz:  Create quizzes with different types of questions: multiple choice, true/false, matching, and short answer. Explore the different ways to set up and give quizzes: time limits, feedback, number of attempts, adaptive mode, etc. Learn the procedure for importing Examview quizzes into Moodle. June 27, 8:30 - 11:30, June 27,  1:00 - 4:00, and August 1,  8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

Moodle Groups & Roles:  In this workshop teachers already familiar with Moodle will learn how to create groups within a course, assign students to groups, set up resources and activities for specific groups, and use locally assigned roles to give certain students specific jobs within a Moodle course. June 28, 8:30 - 11:30 (ISC). Lee Nelson, instructor.

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