Fall/Spring 2008-2008 tele schedule
Student-Centered Focus!

Cooperating School Districts has upgraded its tele computer lab that replicates the type eMINTS classroom (a classroom in which there is one computer for every two students) and includes enhanced features. This room is equipped with:

+14 computer workstations running both Macintosh and Windows XP operating systems and connected to the Internet with webcams
+Software applications include:
+Microsoft Office 2007 (Win) and 2007 (Mac)
+Inspiration, Kidspiration and SMART Ideas
+ iLife
+SMART Board & Promethean Activboard
+Student response systems: SMART's Senteos and Promethean's Activotes
+Polycom 4000, interactive two-way audio and video equipment that can be used for videoconferences and distance learning
+Document camera and DVD player

We have the capability of conducting all types of staff development sessions that can be delivered either on-site or over the videoconferencing equipment. Come take advantage of this new Technology Enhanced Learning Environment!

How Teaching with Technology Can Improve MAP Scores
Technology is a tool that prepares students with the higher order thinking and questioning skills needed for the workforce. When students work with technology and the Internet, they are required to use these skills. Each project they work on is, in essence, a performance task. All of the tele classes are designed from a constructivist learning theory foundation that the Show-Me Standards are based on. The instruction is inquiry-based and project oriented.

Our philosophy is that technology integration takes many hours of training and is an on-going process. Our newly revamped tele classes are designed to move you along this process. By introducing skills in the first half of the class and then immediately integrating those skills into project examples, you will develop a usable product for your classroom.

All tele classes held at
1460 Craig Road
St. Louis, MO 63146

If you see a tele class you would like for your staff or department, please call or email the contacts listed below.

 Our tele lab is equipped with  computers that use both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Pick any class, and you will have the option of working either in a PC or Mac environment. Our focus is on student outcomes and developing 21st century skills. These classes provide you with:

* Hands-on activities
* Focus on student outcomes
* Skill building time
* Time to create usable lesson plans with newly acquired technology skills

Find out how to use new technology tools &  how to integrate them into your classroom and lesson plans at the same time!

Microsoft Office 2007 and Your Classroom
Come find out what Office 2007 is all about!

Using MS Word in the Classroom
Sept. 17 OR Jan. 21 4-7pm
$68 CSD member; $102 non-member (Half Grad. Credit Available)
MS Word is a powerful word processing program that helps teachers create lessons, tests and letters. Students can use it for creative writing, basic reports or research papers. Learn the basics along with more advanced features such as inserting graphics, clip art, and spreadsheets, transforming text to html, and word art. Participants will also plan a lesson activity incorporating the use of Word such as having students create bookmarks that persuade readers to read the book. Learn how to help students create newsletters and brochures, and how you can create easy to use worksheets with imbedded hyperlinks that can help support your students as they create their own projects.

Using MS PowerPoint in the Classroom
Oct. 7 OR Jan. 15 4-7pm
$68 CSD member; $102 non-member (One Grad. Credit Available)
Learn everything from the basics to the more advanced features that make PowerPoint a great tool for student learning. You will have the opportunity to create your own PowerPoint presentation for use in the classroom to introduce or clarify a lesson. Learn how to create photo albums, adventure stories, and Jeopardy games. During the second half of the class, learn how to design student PowerPoint assignments that require higher order thinking skills, such as a poetry analysis presentation, and examine assessment methods that will help you grade these student assignments. Walk away with your own presentation and ideas for integrating PowerPoint into your classroom!

Interactive Whiteboard Classes
(all-day training as well as evening classes)

Transforming Learning with a SMART Board
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member (No Credit)
Day Classes (9am-3pm): Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Dec. 11, Feb. 6 and March 27
Evening Classes (4-7pm)
Sept. 23 & 24
Nov. 10 & 11
March 2 & 3

Come learn how to use this new technology tool in your classroom. The SMART Board is an interactive whiteboard that improves the way you teach, train and present. It combines the look and feel of a regular whiteboard with the power of a computer so you can save and print notes, collaborate on electronic documents, share information and run multimedia materials. When combined with an LCD panel or projector, the SMART Board becomes a large, touch-sensitive screen. Discover how to develop lesson plans that make use of this fabulous tool and motivate students to learn. This class is for beginners; no prior knowledge of SMART Boards required.

Transforming Learning with a Promethean Activboard
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member (No Credit)
Day Classes (9am-3pm): Sept. 26, Nov. 6 and Feb. 17.
Evening Classes (4-7pm)
Oct. 14 & 15
April 7 & 9
May 5 & 7

Come learn how to use this new technology tool in your classroom. The Promethean Activboard has a copper metal grid sandwiched inside it. Through the use of a special magnetic pen, the board can detect where it is touched based on the metal grid. This is aligned with the projected picture on the board, and the pen in effect becomes the mouse. It combines the look and feel of a regular whiteboard with the power of a computer. Discover how to develop lesson plans that make use of it and motivate students to learn. This class is for beginners; no prior knowledge of Promethean Activboards required.

Creating SMARTBoard Lessons to Engage and Motivate Students
Oct. 21 & 22 4-7pm OR March 23 9am-3pm
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member (One Grad. Credit Available)
Already have a SMART Board and consider yourself a user? This class is for you! Come learn some “tricks” of the SMART Board and create lessons that you can use over and over. Learn how to create recordings of what you do on the SMART Board for playback and find out how to use the video player that comes with your SMART Board to annotate videos. Learn how to attach audio files to objects on the SMART Board, how to save items that you use often to the My Content folder and share with others. Find hundreds of lessons that have already been created for use on the SMART Board and create your own usable lesson, either from scratch or by tweaking a downloaded lesson. Bring a teaching unit with you to use as you create your SMART Board Notebook file. In addition, you will be briefly introduced to Senteo, the SMARTBoard “clicker system” and the Airliner, a device that allows you to manipulate objects on the SMART Board from any location in the room.

Boundless Learning with Videoconferencing
Sept. 16 OR Jan. 13 4-7pm
$68 CSD member; $102 non-member (Half Grad. Credit Available)
Find out how to take your students anywhere in the world, connect with experts, and collaborate with other students in different locations using this easy technology tool. Research has shown that videoconferencing can increase student motivation and learning by figuratively tearing down the walls of the classroom, providing students with experiences and relationships that they would otherwise never be able to have. In this workshop, you will have the opportunity of creating a lesson using videoconferencing that fits into your curriculum. Come learn how to design virtual field trips and collaborative projects for your students that promote higher order thinking skills and increase motivation. Participants will:

* Be introduced to the equipment and how it works
* Learn how to find videoconference content
* Create an inquiry-based lesson
* Design their own field trip or collaborative project

Differentiating Instruction with Discovery Streaming
Oct. 1 & 2 4-7pm $125 CSD member; $195 non-member (One Grad. Credit Available)
Discovery Streaming is not just videos. Come find out how to use this resource more effectively in your teaching. Discover ways to develop curriculum based Writing Prompts, Quizzes and Assignments through the use of the Teacher Center. Learn new ways to save time and make your teaching easier by creating common assessments and sharing them with your school and your district through the use of My Content. Engage today’s learner by using images and videos in your PowerPoint presentations. Bring a lesson idea, its objectives or GLE’s, and be ready to develop easy to use resources for more differentiated instruction. Walk away with a lesson ready to use with your students!

NEW! Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website
Oct. 16 4-7pm OR Jan. 13 9am-12pm
$68 CSD member; $102 non-member (No Grad. Credit Available)
Want to create a class website where you can post daily assignments and pictures and upload documents for parents and students to download, but don’t have the time? Wikis were designed for you! Come learn how to use this free, Web 2.0 tool to create quick websites that contain everything you are dreaming of. In no time at all, you will have a robust website that you will be proud of and others will be impressed with. Learn the uses and benefits of using wikis and see several examples of how they are being used in education. Participants will create their own wikis using pbwiki (a free Internet-based service) and learn wiki basics such as setting one up, adding pages, inserting links, uploading files, inserting images and adding tables. Walk away with your own website in less time than you ever thought. “Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian, and they truly are!

NEW! Teaching Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Elementary Classroom with Spreadsheets (Featuring MS Excel 2007) Oct. 27 & 28 OR March 4 & 5 4-7pm
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member (One Grad. Credit Available)
Already familiar with how to create a spreadsheet and work with formulas and cells? This class is for you! Take your skill level a notch higher and learn how to have students gather and organize data, create a spreadsheet and then analyze it to solve problems and make decisions. Charts, graphs, and pictographs are all easily made with a spreadsheet like MS Excel, and you will learn how to design lessons that make use of these tools in the elementary classroom. Advanced features of the Excel software will be taught. Bring a unit or lesson with you that requires students to gather data, and you will be able to include using a spreadsheet in no time.

Empowering Students with Podcasting
Nov. 3 & 4 OR March 11 & 12 4-7pm
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member (One Grad. Credit Available)
Come find out what all the talk is about! You don’t have to own an iPod or even a MP3 player to create and listen to your own podcasts. Learn how to record digital audio broadcasts, edit them and upload them to the web. Teachers can use this new technology to create podcasts of their lectures and class discussions so that students can listen to them again for reinforcement, or, students who were absent can catch up on work missed. Participants will also create lessons for their students that require them to create their own radio broadcasts, performances, interviews and more. Learn how this using this tool in the classroom can help auditory learners and motivate reluctant learners. Walk away with your own original podcast!

Classroom Projects Using Digital Photography
Nov. 12 & 13 OR April 14 & 16 4-7pm
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member (One Grad. Credit Available)
A picture is worth a thousand words, so they say. Find out how to use this powerful tool in the classroom. In this class, teachers will learn about the basics of using digital cameras and photography in the classroom. Find out what can be done with digital images—how they can be enhanced, manipulated, and changed using basic photo editing software. Gain information about how to integrate images into lesson plans and classroom activities. Participants will be encouraged to develop a lesson that incorporates the use of digital images. Bring your own camera and photos, or borrow from us!

Online “Street Smarts:” Being Legal, Literate, and Secure
Feb. 24 & 25 4-7pm
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member (One Grad. Credit Available)
What dangers lurk online for our children? We teach them how to be safe within the physical community, but what about safety in the cyber community? Learn the Internet Safety concepts of:

* Cyber Security
* Personal Safety
* Cyber Bullying
* Cyber Predators

Do students know how to validate information found on the Web? Too often, information published on the Internet is viewed as truth, but is it really? Also, what about copyright? Do students have the legal right to copy and paste information from a website into their multi-media presentations and/or their own documents and websites? In addition to Internet Safety, learn the new grammar of the Web and how to:

* Read URL web addresses to find their hidden meaning
* Locate owners of websites
* Evaluate the validity of a website
* Investigate fair use as it applies to student-created digital documents

Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the iSAFE curriculum and the modules available to them in the classroom. They will create model lessons for their students that teach Internet Safety, Literacy, and Intellectual Property/Copyright.

Creating Technology-Rich Lessons to Increase Student Achievement
April 1, 8, 15 & 22 4-7pm
$259 CSD member $389 non-member (Two Grad. Credits Available)
This three-day workshop is for people already familiar with "surfing the Net" but unsure about how exactly to use it and other technologies such as Microsoft Office applications in their classes. The focus of the workshop will be to help you create an entire lesson plan from lesson objectives and assignments to teacher and student support materials, all the way to a scoring guide for technology projects. Get tools and a model for technology integration in your classroom.
· Learn easy to use Internet search strategies for you and your students
· Find lesson plans on the Web to use or modify
· Store websites in a free location on the web
· Create "tracks" of approved websites for students
· Learn the "grammar" of the web
· Create quizzes online
· Create worksheets for use online by students
· Create assignments that require students to use word-processing, PowerPoint and simple web pages
· Create your own PowerPoints for use in introducing a lesson
· Find scoring guide templates for technology projects and create your own rubric online

Macintosh Classes!

Using iPhoto in the Classroom Feb. 10 4-7pm $68 CSD member; $102 non-member (No Credit)
Don’t be daunted by all those digital photos you and your students have been taking. Share them by email or create amazing web pages, cards and calendars. iPhoto automatically organizes your photo library and makes editing as easy as clicking your mouse. Learn how iPhoto automatically organizes your library by Events, based on dates and what the new tools are to let you edit like a pro. Build a stunning online gallery using .Mac, where visitors can view and download your photos, and add their own photos from a Mac or PC. Search your photo library in one place — filtered by name, date, rating, or keyword. You'll learn how to print high-quality, frame-worthy photos with colored textures, borders and mattes on your printer. Bring your own photos, or use the ones provided. Beginners welcome!

Using iMovie ’08 in the Classroom Feb. 12 4-7pm $68 CSD member; $102 non-member (No Credit)
iMovie ’08 makes viewing and working with video as intuitive as enjoying your photos. A built-in library automatically organizes your videos, so all the clips you’ve captured and movies you’ve created are just a click away. iMovie makes it quick and easy to browse your library and create new movies, and iMovie is built for sharing. In just a few steps, you can add movies to your website, publish them on YouTube, and create versions for iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. Come find out how to do all this and more! No experience necessary.

Beginning and Intermediate Moodle Training (Choose one, or both! The morning workshop is for beginners, and the afternoon workshop is a continuation, or for people already familiar with Moodle who want to delve deeper.)

Moodle Basics: Using a Course Management System to Increase Teacher/Student Connections Oct. 3 OR Feb. 27 9am-12pm; $68 CSD member; $102 non-member (No Credit)
Heard of Moodle, but don't have a clue what it's all about? This workshop is for you! Come find out what this powerful course management system is, how to use it as the one stop website for your class, and how to get your own for free. Participants will have an opportunity to see how other teachers are using Moodle, and try their hands at setting up various features of this powerful course management open source software. This is for beginners with no prior knowledge of Moodle.

Intermediate Moodle: Creating Your Own Course Oct. 3 OR Feb. 27 1-4pm; $68 CSD member; $102 non-member (No Credit)
Already familiar with Moodle and have a pretty good idea how it works? Now it’s time to practice developing your own course. Learn the advanced features of this open source course management system and have time to practice them. Lots of hands-on time provided to create your own sample class and organize it the way you want. Prereqisite: Moodle Basics class OR prior knowledge of Moodle

FREE! Once a Month Full-Day Discovery Streaming Training at CSD!
Receive on-demand streaming and downloading of videos for your classroom, and lesson plan, quizzes, images, sound effects, encyclopedia articles, and more! Using Discovery Streaming, student are engaged in their learning experiences, and teachers have the ability to use or create standards-based lesson plans, assignments, quizzes and writing prompts online. CSD offers FREE training the second Monday of the month during the school year from 9am-3pm at the Craig Rd. location. Space is limited, so register early!

The following dates are available:
September 8, October 13, November 10, December 8
January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11

For more information, or to schedule personalized workshops at your location on Discovery Streaming, contact Stacey Franks at sfranks@csd.org or 314-692-1212.

2008-2009 Technology Leadership Academy (TLA)
Cooperating School Districts is pleased to announce that registration is open for all educators (superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, assistant principals, librarians, media specialists, tech coordinators, and teachers) to attend the 2008-2009 TLA. This Academy will assist educators in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to use technology as a tool for more effective and efficient leadership in their schools.

The Technology Leadership Academy will help you:
* Focus on leadership skills in technology
* Improve classroom use of technology
* Develop a vision of how to use technology to improve student performance
* Assess strengths and needs of your staff/students in the area of technology
* Develop a practical and useful technology plan
* Expand your network of colleagues

As a part of the academy, participants will receive the following:
* a Palm T|X handheld computer with Bluetooth and Wifi
* a wireless Palm keyboard
* Classroom observation software for the Palm
* Web Literacy for Educators by Alan November
* 48 hours of professional development training
* attendance at one day of the Midwest Education Technology Conference (METC)
* breakfast and lunch each day of the training

Dates for the 2008-2009 school year are as follows:
* October 1
* November 5
* December 3
* January 7
* January 27 (METC)
* February 25

Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm each day
Cost: $1200 per person

All training sessions will take place at CSD on 1460 Craig Rd. except for the Jan. 27th session, which will be at the St. Charles Convention Center. To register, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JbkEDjgkfM2NvvwNq4o3og_3d_3d

P.O.'s and credit cards will be accepted. Slots will fill up fast, and space is limited, so register now! If you have any questions, please contact Martha Bogart at 314-692-1258 or mbogart@csd.org.

Show-Me a Movie: Digital Storytelling Contest for Missouri Students!
Show-Me a Movie is a digital storytelling contest for Missouri students to demonstrate their creativity and digital moviemaking skills. Based on curriculum and with a content focus, the videos will showcase what students know, care about, and are able to do.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the different divisions of each category. December 15, 2008 is the contest deadline. Entries must be received no later than 5 p.m on this date. Entries received after this deadline will not be considered. Mailed entries should be addressed to:

Show-Me a Movie
Cooperating School Districts
1460 Craig Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63146
Emailed entries should be sent to: mbogart@csd.org

The winners will be contacted in January, 2009, and they will be show-cased at the Midwest Education Technology Conference on January 27, 2009. For more details and the entry form, go to: http://www2.csd.org/showmemovie/index.htm

For more information, contact:
Nancy George
(314) 692-1251 ngeorge@csd.org

or
Martha Bogart
(314) 692-1258 mbogart@csd.org.