Participants will learn how to use avatars to motivate and intrigue students. Avatars can be used across the curriculum. Participants will view and use a logitech fusion quick cam with software to create story starters, introduce a new concept, close a lesson, and as assistive technology for read alouds.
Discover lots of practical Internet treasures that you will be able to use in your classroom.
This class is worth 24 CLUs. You must be a certified teacher to take this class. If you have taken this class previously, you are NOT eligible again. You must have Internet access from home and you CANNOT do classwork during school hours Monday through Friday… only before 8:00 a.m. and after 3:00 p.m. and on weekends. Maximum class size is 30 participants.
To register go to the EPSB Staff Development Portal
F.I.S.H, Free Ideas Start Here, is a 6 week Online Blackboard Course for teachers who want to discover free games and activities that students can complete on the World Wide Web that reinforce the skills taught in the classroom. There is no face-to-face component to this class. Everything is conducted via email and the Evangeline Parish School Board Moodle http://moodle.epsb.com. All class work MUST be done outside of school hours… before 8:00 a.m. and after 3:00 p.m. Participants should be prepared to devote a minimum of three hours per week to Internet work. Internet access from home is a requirement for this class. Participants will receive 18 CLUs and Tech Points for this class.
Our computer architecture textbooks have been ordered.
