:: COURSE CONTENT

The course consists of a series of workshops. To be certified, participants are required to complete four (4) full units in addition to TM301A - Emerging Technologies in Education (1 unit).

Module 301A – Emerging Technologies in Education
Emerging technology refers to cutting-edge technologies which are not usually developed with education in mind. In this session participants will learn how to identify these technologies and adapt them for use in education. Many people start with the technology and then try to make the curriculum fit. In this workshop, we will start with the curriculum and make the technology fit. We will examine many types of current and emerging technology to find out how they best fit into enhancing the curriculum at your school.
Duration: first half hour session of each day; 1 unit

Module 301B – Creating Effective Educational Websites with Dreamweaver
In this workshop participants will learn the basics of using Macromedia Dreamweaver. They will learn to build great-looking web sites with Dreamweaver. This HTML editor simplifies the process of creating Web pages by giving you complete control over the code. Dreamweaver's visual layout tools allow you to design a page and then tweak the source code with Dreamweaver's "roundtrip HTML" feature. With this dynamic package you can develop online courses or a fantastic and useful school website.
Duration: 2 days; 2 units

Module 301C – Publishing for the Internet
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn to apply e-book software and other packages in creating interactive educational activities and materials to support instruction. e-books are texts or documents that have been converted to a special digital format. Discover how to use free e-book software to create your own e-books and publications, and to locate and work with existing e-documents. e-book features include advanced navigation, multicoloured bookmarks, dictionary interaction, and whole book search, multicoloured highlighting, and integrated text-to-speech with synchronized highlighting.
Duration: half day; ½ unit

Module 301D – Digital Image Processing for Educators
At the completion of this workshop, participants will learn how to: use a digital camera and scanner; use image editor software; import images into other software; prepare graphics for web pages; obtain high-quality colour printouts by cropping, resizing, changing formats, and improving image quality; correct faults; retouch damaged photos using the smudge tool and copying and dragging patches. Participants will also learn about the relationship between image size and resolution; the meaning of brightness and contrast; the image histogram; the meaning of graphics file formats; the role of compression; and multi-layer images, text labelling, and special effects.
Duration: half day; ½ unit

Module 301E – Making Movies with iMovie
This workshop will help iMovie-using educators uncover secret techniques for producing sophisticated videos with simple tools. Participants will learn tips and tricks for doing multiple camera shoots; picture-in-picture, chroma-key (blue screen), masking, and other powerful video editing features, all within iMovie and low-cost extensions. New iMovie add-ons, models of terrific digital video, and analysis of video effects will be explored. Workshop participants may even make a music video. Strategies for data storage, compression, and publishing (on CD, Web and DVD) will be shared with participants comfortable with basic iMovie use.
Duration: 1 day; 1 unit

Module 301F – The Virtual Borderless Classroom
In this session participants will learn how instant messaging, chat facilities and videoconferencing can support the teaching and learning environment in your classroom and school. Virtual communication technologies should be meaningful, relate to the curriculum, and provide access to resources that would not normally be available in the classroom. This hands-on workshop will explore both the pedagogical and technical considerations involved in planning and carrying out a successful virtual class.
Duration: half day; ½ unit

Module 301G – The Wireless Classroom: Handhelds in Education
PDAs, tablets PCs and cell phones are rapidly taking over the modern classroom. In this workshop participants will review software available on the handheld computer in the curriculum areas of Math, Science, Reading, Writing, Spelling, and History. In each content area, participants will develop methods of integrating handheld technology into their existing curriculum. Participants will learn how to develop assessment rubrics to evaluate student growth and the effectiveness of lessons created. Finally, participants will use the internet to locate a variety of online resources to support their work with handheld computers.
Duration: half day; ½ unit

Module 301H – Using Technology to Enhance Learning Paths
Learn how teachers can use multiple applications to meet the individualized needs of their students. Participants will explore how technology can be used to evaluate student growth and plot individualised learning paths for students with different learning styles and abilities.
Duration: 1 day; 1 unit

Module 301I – Using the Power of Microsoft PowerPoint
Drive your point with power! PowerPoint is more than a simple presentation tool. This hands-on workshop will provide participants the opportunity to create interactive multimedia and portfolios with PowerPoint. Participants will learn to create interactive lessons where the user interacts with the media and uses it as a learning tool rather than a simple viewing experience. Participants will observe how to infuse the following enhancements into PowerPoint presentations: synchronization of sound and music to specific points in presentations; incorporation of recently updated advanced animation techniques; insertion of video clips/captured video on to slides; addition of helpful hyperlinks and navigation tools; publication of interactive presentations as Web pages; creation of engaging self running slides shows; and production of exciting diagrams and organizational charts.
Duration: 2 days; 2 units

Module 301J – Microsoft Excel: Beyond the Basics
Advanced features of Microsoft Excel will be discussed in this workshop. Participants will build upon existing beginner skills of Excel by being introduced to advanced formatting techniques and with using advanced formulas and functions. Participants will also learn to create and enhance charts, and to use Excel's data manipulation features, including some examples for using Excel in a classroom setting.
Duration: 2 days; 2 units

Module 301K – The Paperless School Campus
In the information age, paper is out of fashion. It is no longer a reasonable medium for storing and distributing information. It has been stated that 70 percent of school's waste is paper. As administrators in today's educational system, we are responsible for educational reform that will bring to offices the potential of the technological advances of recent years. Someday, school paper mills will be as antiquated as rusting factories. Does your school office have a plan for going paperless, or even for less paper? If not, this workshop is a must.
Duration: 1 day; 1 unit; designed for Principals and Management Team

Module 301L – Technology in Music Education
Learn how to: add sound to multimedia presentations; digitising sounds with a microphone and from a tape recorder; use of sound processing software to edit, amplify, and filter sounds, remove noise, display sounds graphically; change file formats; and play sounds in Web pages and slide shows. You will be able to download sounds from the Internet and learn the file formats and sound player programs for au, wav, aiff, mp3, and midi files.
Duration: 1 day; 1 unit

Module 301M – Technology in Special Needs Education
What resources are available for visually or hearing impaired students? How can technology help my students with learning disabilities? Where can teachers go for information to support special needs students? This workshop addresses these and other questions.
Duration: 1 day; 1 unit

Module 301N– Using Technology to Enhance Literacy Skills
Are you trying to improve your students' skills in writing, reading, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency? Do you wish you had more access to computer technology for your students? This workshop will introduce you to features, software, and strategies that can be used by teachers and students to improve reading and writing across the curriculum.
Duration: 1 day; 1 unit

Module 301O– Advanced Topics in Computer Networking and Management
This workshop discusses the more advanced concepts of networking administration such as security, email, back-ups, addressing, filtering, firewalls, Internet, WAN protocols, and network management. Workshop participants should have an understanding of Local Area Networking and some understanding of Windows 2003.
Duration: 2 days; 2 units; designed for ITCs