Computer Basics 101
If you are scared of the computer---this is the class for you! The "basics" include basic computer skills, Microsoft Word, short cut keys, and more.  Come and conquer your fears or just get a refresher of what you already know.

"The How To" of Web Page Design
We will build a web page from scratch with Netscape. You don't need to know HTML to do this, and you don't need to buy any fancy web-building program, either. We will work one-on-one with you to help you build a web page that is YOU! “WOW” your parents and students with your classy "class" page.

E-Portfolios for the School of the Future
Put your school on the map with E-Portfolios.  Electronic Portfolios are the new, updated way to showcase your student’s work.  We will help you design a program that follows your students from k-12.  These portfolios will allow teachers and parents alike to see the natural progression of their student’s growth. We will also help you develop a professional portfolio to highlight your teaching talents.

The Quest of WebQuests
Take your students to new heights with the newest trend in technology.  WebQuests incorporate higher level thinking skills while utilizing student-based learning.  We will inspire your teachers to find awesome WebQuests and create their very own WebQuest to use in the classroom.

Be A Game Show Host in the Classroom!
Do you want to create an EASY review game that will WOW your students? Have you always wanted to be Alex Trebek? Then we have your answer! We will have a hands-on class that walks you through building an easy PowerPoint review game. The game plays like a game show.  Jeopardy, Hollywood Squares, and other review games can be made easily! During this session, we will work with a review game and see how easy it really is.  Let us help you look like Alex or Regis, and your students will love you on review day! Rated Teacher Favorite!

Copyright "All You Ever Wanted To Know and More"
Not knowing the law is not an excuse! Learn what "fair use" really means and how to stay within the letter of the law. We will also provide you with useful Internet sites that explain copyright.

PowerPoint Basics
Let's dive right in! This is a hands-on class that helps you “create” while you learn the basics of PowerPoint. This is a session that walks you through creating a PowerPoint show to use in your classroom. We will also give you ideas and examples of how to use PowerPoint as a teacher or a student-based tool. For shorter sessions, we can do a hands-off approach that mainly focuses on ideas for PowerPoint in the classroom.

Perfecting PowerPoint for Professionals
Now that you have the basics of PowerPoint, let us show you how to create a game show with PowerPoint.  You can use this idea for review games or student-based assessment. Leave this class with a template for a Jeopardy Game Show and learn how to build your own quiz template with hyperlinks and more! (Extra Fee for created game CD)

Marco Polo (Discover the web!)
Lesson plans, lesson plans, lesson plans! We will show you how to make the most out of the Marco Polo web site. It has a vast amount of lesson plans for almost every subject. We will show you how to travel through this portal of web pages with ease. Leave this class with more ideas for teaching & integrating technology than you ever expected. (ALL CORE AREAS NCLB)

GroupWise (it does more than just e-mail)
If you have the GroupWise e-mail program at your school then, you must take this session! We will show you just how much GroupWise can really do. Share folders between teachers, delay e-mail until needed, mark e-mails as urgent, and use the calendar to set up appointments.  Come learn how to get the most out of this software.

Igpro (A+ Abilities)
If you have the Igpro grading program at your school, then you'll want to take this
session! We will show you all the great things that can be done using this program. Igpro does more than just record your grades. Learn how to construct graphs, file notes on students, and create birthday lists along with much more!

Teachers - Cruising the Information Highway
This class will expose you to all the great FREE educational places that are out on the web.  We will show you search techniques to improve your journey through the Internet highway. We will show you how to bookmark your favorite Internet places on-line, create on-line quizzes and games, and introduce you to many GREAT educational sites on the web. When you finish this class you will be ready to “WOW” your students with units that are seamlessly integrated with technology. Rated Teacher Favorite!

HPR*TEC - Network To the World of Educational Technology
This site will provide you with the tools to make teaching with technology a breeze!  With a WEALTH of resources and tools on HPR*TEC, technology can be fun. We will show you many things HPR*TEC has to offer.  You will be able to create on-line surveys, quizzes, rubrics, web pages and more! Rated Teacher Favorite!

Trackstar Get Your Kids ON TRACK
Want to go to the computer lab and have the kids move through several web sites quickly and easily? Trackstar can keep your students on track and help you teach in the lab without losing your mind! Trackstar is a great site that can do many things for both teachers and students. Come enjoy this session and get excited about going to the computer lab. Rated Teacher Favorite!

Hot Lists for the HOT Districts!
Create great resources that will be an asset to your district! We will guide your teachers through the process of building a list of resources that are grade level appropriate. These lists will be created on-line and be posted to a “free” site that can be used by your entire district. Hot Lists are a great collaboration tool for your teachers! We will also share ways teachers can incorporate hot lists into the classroom, as well as, expose your teachers to a vast amount of WebQuests, Scavenger Hunts, and Websites! Hot Lists will get your district on the “HOT LIST” in technology!

Hot-Hot-“Hot Lists” for Language Arts Teachers!  (technology and Core area)
There are great (Free) resources out on the web,,, and we want to show them to you! These sites will be assets to your classroom! The hot-lists we have created are designed with English teachers in mind! We will also share ways teachers can incorporate hot lists into the classroom. Come, learn, and get excited about the web!  (Language Arts NCLB)

Hot-Hot-“Hot Lists” for Math Teachers! (technology and Core area)
There are great (Free) resources out on the web,,, and we want to show them to you! These sites will be assets to your classroom! The hot-lists we have created are designed with math teachers in mind! We will also share ways teachers can incorporate hot lists into the classroom. Come, learn, and get excited about the web! (MATH NCLB)

Hot-Hot-“Hot Lists” for History Teachers! (technology and Core area)
There are great (Free) resources out on the web,,, and we want to show them to you! These sites will be assets to your classroom! The hot-lists we have created are designed with math teachers in mind! We will also share ways teachers can incorporate hot lists into the classroom. Come, learn, and get excited about the web! (History NCLB)

Hot-Hot-“Hot Lists” for Science Teachers! (technology and Core area)
There are great (Free) resources out on the web,,, and we want to show them to you! These sites will be assets to your classroom! The hot-lists we have created are designed with math teachers in mind! We will also share ways teachers can incorporate hot lists into the classroom. Come, learn, and get excited about the web! (Science NCLB)

Tech Integration for the Resistant
Do you want to create an EASY web page? Do you want to look like a Tech-KNOW-Wizard in the classroom? Then we have your answer! We have a hands-on class that walks you through building an easy "cookie cutter" web page. In just minutes, you will have a web page that is easy to update and will be a great communication tool for both parents and students. After going through this session, you will look like a Tech-Know-Wizard and no longer be the resistant teacher of the district! Rated Teacher Favorite!

Be a Tech-KNOW-Wizard!
If you want great information in technology integration, this session is for you.  Teachers and administrators must attend this session.  We will give you awesome Internet sites for education, practical technology ideas for any classroom, and inspire you to make the most of technology in your classroom. Come, learn, and become a Tech-KNOW-Wizard!

Time Saving Tech Tools That Even YOU Can Hook Up!
Blow the dust off your school’s equipment and realize how to make it useful. This session will introduce the digital camera, flex-cam, digital microscope, and the LCD projector. You will learn how to hook up and use this equipment. We will use what your school has! You will walk away with many useful ideas for getting kids involved with the new technology-based equipment.
 

One Computer Classroom, Can it Really Work? 3-5 hr session
You don’t need a complete lab of computers to be a Tech-KNOW-Wizard in the classroom! In this intense 3 hour workshop, we will give you ideas can be used in the classroom immediately! We will show you how a one computer classroom can save time, motivate independent learning, promote classroom projects, and add pizzazz to presentations. We will give you practical ideas, low cost software ideas, and free websites that are all designed to make technology a transparent part of your curriculum. We will cover a wealth of grade levels and subject areas there is something here for everyone!