CTAP 3 Fall Technology Workshops
| Professional Development |
Join CTAP 3 this Fall for hands-on exploration of a variety of technology tools to support student engagement and enhance instruction in your classroom. CTAP 3 is hosting monthly evening events covering a variety of topics for novice and intermediate proficiency technology-using-educators.
Cost: $35 (per workshop)
Time: 4:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Sacramento County Office of Education, PC Computer Lab located at 10474 Mather Blvd., Mather, CA 95655 (Driving Directions)
Dinner will be provided.
Space is limited to the first 25 paid registrations.
Using Wikis to Support Teaching and Learning
September 16, 2010
Instructor: Kim Harrison
A wiki is a collection of web pages designed to enable individuals to contribute and modify content - a perfect tool for safe online student collaboration and publishing! In this workshop, we will look at how teachers are using wikis to support teaching and learning and begin creating a classroom wiki to use this school year.
Google Docs for Teachers
October 26, 2010
Instructor: Jan Valine
Learn about the suite of tools Google has to offer teachers and practical uses in the classroom and beyond. Participants will set up a Google account and learn the basics features of Google Docs, a free, web-based word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation tools. Learn to create and edit documents from anywhere and collaborate with multiple users at the same time. Discover resources and lessons for using Google Docs and review other Google tools to use with your students and others.
Advanced PowerPoint
November 9, 2010
Instructor: Ben Anderson
This class is designed for novice PowerPoint users who want to become more proficient in the use of advanced features in PowerPoint to make their presentations more engaging and interactive. Class exercises will teach you how to use transitions effectively in a slide show, use PowerPoint’s built-in animation features, create custom animation, use advanced drawing tools, import sounds and video clips into PowerPoint slide shows, create buttons and assign actions to them and more. This class will be taught on PowerPoint 2007.
Last Updated (Wednesday, 23 June 2010 12:00)
Odysseyware Consortium Pricing for Region 3
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 11:39 | Written by Administrator |
The Odysseyware bus will be at the Sacramento County Office of Education on Wednesday April 7, 2010 to provide informational presentations and answer questions about Odysseyware and the California Learns Buying & Licensing Consortium (Replaces our CTAP 3 OnePlace Portal in 2010-11). See the Odysseyware Flyer for the the California Learns/Odysseyware pricing information for 2010-11. If you're interested in learning more, please call to reserve a seat at one of the four presentation sessions scheduled throughout the day on April 7th. Space is limited and you MUST register in advance. These sessions are mainly for middle and high schools. You can register for the April 7th event by calling 916-228-2748. Our California Learns Buying & Licensing Consortium is the next iteration of our OnePlace Portal, but now we'll be offering even more great library/media resources to schools and at even better prices. More information will be forthcoming but if you're interested in learning more about the Odysseyware courses, please sign up for a presentation session on April 7th. You can also stay up to date with the latest information about our new California Learns Buying & Licensing Consortium at www.californialearns.org. You can also learn more about Odysseyware at www.odysseyware.com Last Updated (Wednesday, 31 March 2010 12:03) Sacramento Area Moodle Users Group
Thursday, 13 May 2010 10:08 | Written by Jan Valine |
When: 7:00 - 9:00+ pm, Wednesday May 26th (We are hoping for a regular schedule of the 4th Wednesday of the month) Where: Panera Bread Restaurant, 3571 North Freeway Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95834 What: Organize the MUG, and share ideas, strategies, tips & tricks, and all things related to Moodle. If you know anyone using Moodle in the area that might benefit from the Sacramento MUG, please let them know about this event. The group is hoping to be listed in the Moodle User Groups directory at: http://www.moodleusergroups.org. If you know of other local Moodle groups, please let the organizers know (see below). Richard Crawford, UC Davis -
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MUG is just getting started and would appreciate your participation! Last Updated (Thursday, 13 May 2010 11:59) Curriculum Companion Lite
Monday, 21 September 2009 11:00 | Written by Kim Harrison |
Welcome to Curriculum Companion Lite, a free resource designed for the busy classroom teacher to support Open Court, Houghton Mifflin, McDougal Littell, and Holt English Language Arts adopted textbooks with easy to use technology resources.
Easy to use Curriculum Resources
Curriculum resources include custom designed Powerpoint presentations, Inspiration graphic organizers, age and content appropriate Internet web sites, and titles of Discovery Education Streaming video clips, all of which are aligned directly to the lessons and activities in your ELA textbook. Curriculum Companion Lite is an excellent resource for new or beginning teachers, Title 1 schools, and schools in Program Improvement because of this close connection to the textbook content.
Professional Development, 24/7!
In addition to curriculum resources, Curriculum Companion Lite offers free teacher professional development for integrating today's most popular tools into the curriculum. The Teacher Explorations and Online Workshops provide direct instruction and practice while the Technology Tutorials support teachers for just in time learning. This anytime, anywhere access allows you to participate in ongoing, relevant professional development when it is most convenient for you.
Want more?
Visit the original Curriculum Companion web site for more resources to support the Open Court, Houghton Mifflin, McDougal Littell, and Holt English Language Arts adopted textbooks. In addition to more curriculum resources for your grade level and English Language Arts adoption, you will find a library of Teacher Explorations and Technology Tutorials as well as archived Online Workshops.
Start your subscription today - visit Curriculum Companion for more information!
Introducing . . . Curriculum Companion Lite, a free resource designed for the busy classroom teacher to support Open Court, Houghton Mifflin, McDougal Littell, and Holt English Language Arts adopted textbooks with easy to use technology resources.  Easy to use Curriculum Resources
Curriculum resources include custom designed Powerpoint presentations, Inspiration graphic organizers, age and content appropriate Internet web sites, and titles of Discovery Education Streaming video clips, all of which are aligned directly to the lessons and activities in your ELA textbook. Curriculum Companion Lite is an excellent resource for new or beginning teachers, Title 1 schools, and schools in Program Improvement because of this close connection to the textbook content.
Professional Development, 24/7!
In addition to curriculum resources, Curriculum Companion Lite offers free teacher professional development for integrating today's most popular tools into the curriculum. The Teacher Explorations and Online Workshops provide direct instruction and practice while the Technology Tutorials support teachers for just in time learning. This anytime, anywhere access allows you to participate in ongoing, relevant professional development when it is most convenient for you.
Want more?
Visit the original Curriculum Companion web site for more resources to support the Open Court, Houghton Mifflin, McDougal Littell, and Holt English Language Arts adopted textbooks. In addition to more curriculum resources for your grade level and English Language Arts adoption, you will find a library of Teacher Explorations and Technology Tutorials as well as archived Online Workshops.
Start your subscription today - visit Curriculum Companion for more information!
Last Updated (Monday, 21 September 2009 12:45) CTAP Live Online Workshops
Thursday, 06 August 2009 22:29 | Written by Ben Anderson |
Free Live Online Workshops for Teachers!
CTAP Live Online workshops are FREE 2 hour classes taught completely online. Some workhops offer up to 3 professional development hours
 because participants have to complete an assignment related to the class and email that assignment to the instructor within a week of taking the class. After that they will receive an email with verification of participation. If they do not complete the homework, they do not receive any credit for the class but they are still welcome to attend.Last Updated (Friday, 04 December 2009 13:30) CTAP 3 Buying & Licensing Consortium
Thursday, 06 August 2009 22:37 | Written by Ben Anderson |
 Membership in the CTAP 3 Buying & Licensing Consortium is open to all schools in the Region. CTAP has leveraged the buying power of the 750 plus schools in Region 3 to negotiate significant discounts on popular supplemental curriculum resources like DiscoveryStreaming and AP Images.
Last Updated (Monday, 19 October 2009 10:25) New York Public Library & VoiceThread
Wednesday, 19 August 2009 07:48 | Written by Administrator |
The New York Public Library has announced that over 700,000 historical images from their Digital Library are now freely and instantly available whenever you're creating a VoiceThread.
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