workshops

__** Tech Workshops **__

Workshops will be held often on various tools and web applications throughout the year. Below you will see a list of upcoming training workshops that are available.

__** "Lunch and Learns" Tech Training Sessions **__
 * What are these?
 * These are quick 20 minute tech tutorials during UD lunch (roughly 12:45-1:05)
 * no need to bring your machine if interested in attending (just your lunch)!
 * if you are interested in more information after the session just email me and let me know.
 * Email: stamajas@berkeleyprep.org

__//** Session Topics: **//__

__**10/30 (Thurs) - Socrative**__ There are many ways to assess student understanding and knowledge. The myriad of tech tools out there can help you spice up your class to keep students engaged. From [|Socrative] and Poll Everywhere to Quizlet, Edline and more! In particular, [|Socrative] not only offers an alternative to paper and pencil, but you can share your assessments with others as well. [|Click here] to see the list of classes and their assessments via [|Socrative]. Literally, there are **//__more than 1100 assessments already created for you to use__//** in [|Socrative] for almost every subject from Chemistry, Math, Biology, History, Economics, World Languages, and more!

If you would like to learn more, meet me in **__room 32 at 1 pm on Thursday__** (special schedule that day!). I’ll give you a brief overview of alternate assessment ideas and show you how Socrative works. I hope to see you there!

__**10/23/14 - Pinterest**__ **__Place Boards__** allow Pinterest users to use current maps and place pictures, either from their phone or from the web, to create a modern timeline on a map (also great to map school trips!). More than 200 million such maps have been created since Pinterest launched Place Boards (see link below)! If you are interested in learning more please let me know! **__Pinterest__**: []

__**10/2/14 (Thur.) - Online Discussions with TodaysMeet, Padlet and Twitter**__ Homework discussions can be a great way to keep the class conversation moving forward. Peer to peer learning can be a powerful tool for you to move your curriculum forward in an engaging way. TodaysMeet can do just that (and so can Padlet and Twitter). Come join our conversation about these tools and how they can be used in your class on Thursday in room 32 @ 12:45 (bring your lunch!).

__**9/24/14 (Wed) - LanSchool**__
 * Student monitoring software that also enables screen sharing and file sharing. It's more than just a tool to monitor students work, it can be used in a variety of ways to help share student work and collaborate during class in a seamless way.

__**5/9 (Friday) - "Burger King" Tech Drive Thru Day**__
 * This all day event is for teachers on the go to stop by, or I'll come to you, to introduce or solve any tech related questions you may have! Whether you want to learn a new tech tool or discuss how the cloud can help you and your students, **__you get to have it your way__** (hence the Burger King reference at the top).

__**4/30 (Wednesday) - EverySlide**__ Topic: creating, sharing and polling presentations across platforms Where: Room 411 When: Wednesday @ 12:45
 * learn what EverySlide can do across platforms (Mac or PC)

__**4/21 (Monday) - New Laptop choices (Mac v. PC)**__ Topic: Pro's and con's if each laptop Where: Room 411 When: Monday @ 12:45 and 3:25pm
 * learn what pro's and con's there are for each choice.

Topic: Getting in the cloud and working there Where: Room 411 When: Wednesday @ 12:45 / Thursday @12:45 and 3:25
 * __4/16 (Wednesday) and 4/17 (Thursday)- The Cloud and YOU!__**
 * learn how to get in the cloud and work there!

__**2/21 (Friday) - Padlet**__ Topic: Padlet Where: Room 411 When: Monday @ 12:45
 * learn how to use this free, no account necessary tool!

__**2/4/ & 2/6 (Tuesday and Thursday) - Twitter**__ Topic: Twitter Where: Room 411 When: Monday @ 12:45
 * get signed up and tweeting!

__**1/27/14 (Monday) - E-Books**__ Topic: E-Books Where: Room 411 When: Monday @ 12:45
 * implementation
 * strengths/drawbacks

__**1/9/14 and 1/14/14 (Thursday and Tuesday) - HelpDesk Ticketing System**__ Topic: __ HelpDesk Ticketing System __ Where: Room 411 When: Thursday and Tuesday @ 12:45
 * learn to fill out and submit a helpdesk ticket
 * Learn how to see the status of your ticket online.

__**11/20/13 (Wednesday) - TodaysMeet and other Discussion Tools!**__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Topic: TodaysMeet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Where: Room 411 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When: Wednesday @ 12:45

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11/13/13 (Wednesday) - SharePoint **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: SharePoint / moving folder of information <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where: 411 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When: Wednesday @ 12:45
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learn how to access SharePoint
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">copying large folders of files onto SharePoint

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11/7/13 (Thursday) - Flipping your Classroom with YouTube and Screencast-O-Matic **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where: 411 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When: 12:45
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">learn how to "flip" your class and make it more dynamic
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">effective use of YouTube and Screen capturing software like Screencast-O-Matic (but there are many more out there!)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edline tie in with Embedding video and discussion questions (works with wiki's and blogs as well!)

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10/29/13 (Tuesday) - Quizlet and Excel **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where: 411 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When: 12:45
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">using Quizlet and Excel to make fast note cards
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cloud based SkyDrive tie in with student work

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10/23/13 (Wednesday) - SharePoint and SkyDrive Pro in the classroom **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Where: Room 411 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When: 12:45-1:05
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cloud computing for students/homework
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">each student has access to 25 GB of free data space!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">how to use it/share folders/classroom ideas for implementation