Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Technology Professional Development Opportunites January 2018

Please use Kalpa to sign up for these Professional Development opportunities

Power Teacher Pro Preparing for Term 2
Audience : K-5 Teachers
Date: Wednesday January 10, 2018
Time: 4:30-6:00
Location: ITD Computer Lab, Basement of Balas
KALPA #: 904696
Join us for an overview of getting Power Teacher Pro ready for the second term.

Raz Plus: Part 1
Audience - all elementary and MS teachers using Vocabulary A -Z
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018
Time: 4:15 - 5:45p
Location: Balas, Main Conference Room OR join via webinar. You must be registered in Kalpa to receive the webinar login information.
KALPA #: 898105
Join this session to see what’s new with Raz Plus. We’ll take a look at the new file cabinet that allows teachers to personalize assignments and collaborate with teachers with the new file sharing functionality.  Teachers can now organize their roster into groups for guided reading and small group instruction and pull group reports to inform instruction.  This is a session you won’t want to miss!


Raz Plus: Part 2 CANCELLED TRAINER UNABLE TO MAKE IT DUE TO WEATHER
Audience - all elementary and MS teachers using Vocabulary A -Z
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Time: 4:15 - 5:45p
Location: Balas, Main Conference Room OR join via webinar. You must be registered in Kalpa to receive the webinar login information.
KALPA #: 898106
This session will dive deeper into Raz Plus. Teachers will get an opportunity to review and learn new management tips for online student activity, look into the reports and explore new resources on the teacher end.


Open Lab Time

Audience - all AAPS staff

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2018

Time: 4:15 - 5:45p
Location: ITD Computer Lab, basement of Balas Building.
Are you having an issue with your computer or have a simple software question but just haven't taken the time to create a helpdesk ticket? ITD will have staff available at this drop in session to help answer your questions. Please sign up on this spreadsheet so we can have the appropriate techs available.

Enhancing Instruction with the Ladibug Document Camera
Audience -all levels of staff using Ladibug document cameras in their classroom.
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Time: 4:15 - 5:45p
Location: ITD Computer Lab, basement of Balas Buidling
KALPA #: 904402
Instructor: Kathy Houser
The Ladibug does more than just display what it sees...it also records!  Come join us for hands-on practice with taking snapshots and producing videos demonstrations to share with your colleagues and students.  Directions for time-lapse photography will also be included.

Illuminate Prebuilt Reports
Audience -K-12 teachers and administrators
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018
Time: 4:15 - 5:45p
Location: ITD Computer Lab, basement of Balas Buidling
KALPA #: 904403
Instructor: Heather Rottermond
In this drop in session participants will learn how to navigate and use pre-built reports for assessments within Illuminate.  We will dive into item analysis, standard and question group views, as well as how to report on student growth.