PDL Instructional Technology Trainings

The Cloud And The Basics: 

This course serves to provide clients with the basic principle of how the cloud works and its relationship with mobile devices and classroom technology integration principles.

Introduction To Technology Integration:

This course provides the attendee the theory, principles, and methodology to design an effective classroom 

integration plan and put it into practice.

Building a Virtual Environment In Your Classroom:

 This day long course provides the educator with the principles, strategies, necessary for creating an effective virtual learning environment in their classroom.

Learning Management Systems (LMS) and your virtual classrooms best practices:

This day long course introduces to the attendee the different types of learning management systems, to include the advantages and disadvantages associated with each. In addition attendees will explore how the selection/use of 

different learning management systems can affect and shape your classroom’s best practices.

Dual Language and Technology Integration and your classroom:

Learn how technology and the use of mobile technology, app, and software can serve to enrich and engage your Dual Language learner.

Mobile device implementation strategies in your classroom:

This course will provide the attendee with clear cut principles, strategies and methodology for managing mobile devices in their class; discussing a variety of critical topics to include but not limited to effective cart management principle, safe guarding student accounts & devices, plagiarism, and host of other topics.

BYOD and your classroom:

This course provides the attending with different management techniques, procedures and strategies for employing a “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) approach for creating or enriching your technology integration efforts into your classroom.

Flipping your classroom the basics:

 A full day workshop which will provide educators wishing to develop a plan to incorporate flipped teaching and learning techniques into their classes and courses.

Technology Integration and cross curricular efforts:

This day long workshop allows your educator to explore different techniques, strategies and methods to create or use current digital and virtual learning resources as vehicle for cross curricular efforts on their respective campuses.

Social Media and your classroom:

This workshop encourage the educator to think creatively about their classroom integration efforts by orienting the educator to some of the most popular social networks and by exploring practical applications for the media both in and outside of their classroom.

Mirroring/Casting - a solution for your classroom:

This course explores the different that mirroring applications and how such applications can be used to engage students, share content and learning opportunities, compare and contrast student results and much more.

Creating Your Virtual Training Environment with Camtasia:

In this day long course the educator will learn how to record, edit and share your demonstrations and presentations online using Camtasia Studio.

Interactive Board Trainings

Intro to Smart Board Training:

This workshop will help educators learn and explore the most common uses of a Smart Board and the latest Smart Notebook software. The day-long session will be devoted to learning, practicing, and the application of Smart Board hardware and Smart Notebook software. Educators will be given the opportunity to design a meaningful lesson with the tools and skills they have acquired to take back to their classroom.

Intro Promethean Board:

This workshop will help educators learn and explore the most common uses of a Promethean Board and the latest ActivInspire software. The day-long session will be devoted to learning, practicing, and the real world application of your Promethean Board. Educators will be given the opportunity to design a meaningful lesson with the tools and skills they have acquired to take back to their classroom.

Intermediate Smart Board Training:

This workshop session provides in-depth information about leveraging their smart board device to create a more interactive lesson activity and methods which serve to foster collaborative learning environments.

Other Interactive Board Trainings Offered

• Intro to Mimio
• Intermediate Mimio
• Intermediate Promethean
• Advanced Smart Board Training
• Advanced Mimio
• Lightbox Interactive Projector Training
• Ladybug Document Camera

Microsoft Trainings Offered

Intro to Microsoft Word:

This half day course provides a hands-on overview of Microsoft Word. Educators will be provided an orientation to the software and the most commonly used tools of the software primarily used in an office and classroom environments.

Intro to Microsoft PowerPoint:

This half-day course provides a hands-on overview of Microsoft PowerPoint. Educators will be provided an orientation to the software and the most commonly used tools of the software primarily used in presentations and instruction.

Intro to Excel:

This half day course provides a hands-on overview of Microsoft Excel. Educators will be provided an orientation to the software and the most commonly used tools and functions of the software primarily used in an office and classroom settings.

Intro to Access:

This day long course provides a hands-on overview of Microsoft Access. Learn the key terms, steps involved in database design, how to create a table, the different types of table relationships and queries.

Into to publisher:

This half day course provides a hands-on overview of Microsoft Publisher. Educators will be provided an orientation to the software and the most commonly used tools and functions of the software .Learn how to use Publisher to easily create your own brochures, newsletters, menus, and postcards, and prepare them for professional printing, email distribution, or posting on the web.

Intro to outlook:

This half day course provides a hands-on overview of Microsoft Outlook. Educators will be provided an orientation to the software and the most commonly used tools and functions of the software .Learn how to easily manage your communications, organize your work tasks, notes, schedules, and contacts.

Intro to windows Movie Maker:

This day long course provides a hands-on overview of Window Movie Maker 2014. Educators will be provided an orientation to the software and the most commonly used tools and functions of the software. Educator will learn how the used of Movie Maker can enable them to film, import and create their own classroom content.

Intro to OneDrive: This half-day course provides a hands-on overview of OneDrive. Educators will be provided instruction of Microsoft’s cloud storage and how they can add files from their PC to OneDrive by either copying them over or moving them from their PC. Topics covered will include but are not limited to establishing your account, security and your content, and file sharing.

Intro to One Note:

This half-day course provides a hands-on overview of One Note. Educators will be provided an orientation to the software and examples how OneNote delivers the flexibility to gather and organize text, pictures, digital handwriting, audio and video recordings, and more — all in one digital notebook on your computer. Topics will include but are not limited creating a notebook, saving a notebook, organizational strategies for OneNote, and sharing your notebook.

Other Microsoft Trainings Offered

Google Product Trainings Offered

Intro to Google Chrome:

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to Google Drive) provides a hands-on overview of Google Chrome. Educators will be provided an orientation to the browser and provided a basic lesson prepare the educator with a fundamental understanding of Chrome, its features and general benefits in the classroom.

Intro to Google Drive:

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to Google Chrome) provides a hands-on overview of Google Drive. Educators will be provided an orientation to this cloud storage solution and its basic creation components. The training will include a basic orientation to highlight the common features and capabilities of Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Drawings. Participants will be exposed to the functions of common toolbars and menus, the how to access apps, sharing content, and data.

Intro Google Docs:

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to Google Slide or Google Sheets Training) provides a hands-on overview of Google Docs. In this training Educators learn how Google Docs enables a group of students to work on the same document, with real-time editing, commenting, and chatting, so they can complete their projects faster and with full participation. Teachers will learn how they can use the revision history to review changes to the document, and can make comments and suggested edits as the work is in progress, to ensure student success. During the course teachers will be given a chance to experience how the can collaboratively create, edit, and share lesson plans or other critical documentation with their other personnel in the work place and enjoy access to their content anywhere at any time.

Intro to Google Slides (Presentation):

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to Google Docs or Google Sheets Training) provides a hands-on overview of Google Slides. In this training Educators learn how Google Slides allows for students to create presentations both independently or in a collaborative format to present the acquisition of critical ideas, concepts, and concepts related to their respective course content. During the course attendees will be introduced to real-time editing, Sharing tools, integrated media tools, the tablet friendly app which allows students to build presentations on the go and much more.

Intro to Google Spreadsheet:

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to Google Docs or Google Slides Training) provides a hands-on overview of Google Sheets. In this training Educators learn how Google Sheets enables the user to organize, edit, and analyze different types of information using spreadsheets. Attendees will learn about the different ways you might use spreadsheets and how to navigate the Google Spreadsheets interface. Other topics presented will include but not be limited to; ways to work with cells and cell content, how to select cells, insert content, copy and paste cells, and more.

Intro to Google Forms:

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to Google Docs, Google Slides, or Google Sheets Training) provides a hands-on overview of Google Forms. In this training Educators are introduced to Google Forms, its key features, and general its benefits in the classroom. Attendees will be provided with a basic understanding of Forms, and its ability to use a variety text, images, and video which results in an efficient way to collect survey information or administer examinations.

Intro to Google Calendar:

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to Gmail), provides a hands-on overview of Google Calendar. In this training Educators are introduced to Google Calendar Basics which will provide the participant with a fundamental understanding of Calendar, its key features, and general benefits in the classroom. With a basic understanding of Calendar, the user will learn how they plan more effectively with colleagues and students, stay organized, and begin to customize their calendar experience.

Intro to Gmail:

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to Google Calendar) provides a hands-on overview of Gmail. These Gmail Basics lessons will prepare educators with a fundamental understanding of Gmail, its key features and general benefits in the classroom. With a basic understanding of Gmail, you can communicate effectively with your colleagues and students, stay organized, and begin to customize your Gmail experience.

Google Classroom:

This day long course provides a hands-on overview of Google Classroom. In this training Educators are introduced to a fundamental understanding of Google Classroom, its key features, and general benefits in the classroom. With a basic understanding of Google Classroom, user will set up a class, share assignments with students, and provide timely feedback.

Intro to Google Draw:

This half-day course (typically paired with an introduction to another Introductory Google Suite product), provides a hands-on overview of Google Draw. In this training Educators are introduced to Google Draw which will provide the attendee with a fundamental understanding of Google Drawings, its key features, and general benefits in the classroom. With a basic understanding of Drawings, the user can enhance the effectiveness of any Docs, Sheets and Slides they create.

Intro to Google Sites:

This day long course provides a hands-on overview of Google Sites. In this training Educators are introduced to a fundamental understanding of Google Sites, its key features, and general benefits in the classroom. Attendees will be provided a fundamental understanding of Sites, its key components, and the benefits in their respective classrooms. While in the training educators will begin the process of building their Google Site and create collaborative online space to display classroom information.

Other Google Product Trainings Offered

• Intro to Google Hangouts
• Intro to G+
• Intro to GAFE and the classroom
• Intro to your youtube channel
• Google Chrome it’s not just a browser
• Intermediate Google Drive
• Intermediate Google Docs
• Intermediate Google Spreadsheet
• Intermediate Google Forms
• Intermediate Google Draw
• Intermediate Google Calendar
• Intermediate Gmail
• Intermediate Google Classroom
• Intermediate Google Sites
• Intermediate Google Hangouts
• Intermediate G+
• Intermediate GAFE and the classroom
• Intermediate you and your youtube channel
• Advanced Google Drive
• Advanced Google Docs
• Advanced Google Spreadsheet
• Advanced Google Forms
• Advanced Google Draw
• Advanced Google Calendar
• Advanced Gmail
• Advanced Sites
• All Things Google
• Google Forms and Flubaroo
• Google Apps, Extensions, and Add-ons oh my!
• Blended Learning and virtual portfolios

Apple Product Training

iPad Cart Management 101:

This half-day course seeks to provide your classroom Teacher with a practical approach to establishing classroom procedures and best practices for integrating the use of iPads into their classroom instruction. Teachers will be exposed to variety of considerations such as but not limited to; student privacy, proper preparation of your virtual environment, and the importance of proper apps selection.

Intro to iPad Training:

This full day training course seeks to provide the user with a foundation of device and software features which come standard with the iPad. While attending teachers will receive a hands orientation to the nomenclature of the device and the IOS software while highlighting the common classroom application of the device is used for and the benefits it can provide students.

GAFE and your iPad cart or 1 to 1 classroom:

This full day training course seeks expose the attendee to the array of Google Apps For education (GAFE) apps that are compatible with the iOS system. A goal of the training is to equip teachers with the necessary knowledge to equip their classroom with a process for creating, and implementing a virtual classroom environment in order to implement blended instructional practices into their classroom.

Other Apple Product Related Trainings