Professional Development
Course Offerings and Professional Development Links
There are technology offerings offered at all four ISDs throughout the year. There are also other organizations that offer technology Professional Development and a great place to start is Michigan's Learnport. For a list of offerings from other organizations you will want to check out Professional Organizations.
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Aligned to the NETS-T: 1.d, 3.b, 3.c, 5.a, 5.c, 5.d
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Macomb ISD
Click here to view current Interactive Learning and Instructional Technology courses available at Macomb ISD. Select "Category", "Instructional Technology" to see a current course list.
Shiawassee RESD
Click here to view current Professional Development Opportunities at Shiawassee RESD.
Clinton County RESA
Click here to view Professional Development Opportunities at Clinton County RESA.
Ingham ISD
Click here to view current Professional Development Opportunities at Ingham ISD.
Michigan LearnPort
Click here to access online resources for Michigan educators. Associations & Organizations,
Audio & Video Presentations,
Informational Documents,
Lesson Plans, Newsletters, and
Links.
21things Hands-On Activity and Assignment:
1. Depending on the ISD you belong to create an account on their registration system. Check out the PD and make note of PD in your portfolio that you may pursue in the next year.
2. Go to LearnPort and register for a free account. Check out the courses available to you as well as the community rooms in the collaboration center. Either create your own room or sign up for one that interests you. Post a question and/or answer a question in one of the "rooms". Capture a screen shot and create a reflection for your portfolio.
3. During this course you have participated in a number of virtual classroom webinars with your instructor(s). Write a paragraph on how the use of online professional development is changing education in the 21st century.
Additional Resources:
During this course, you may have been exposed to AdobeConnect Pro. However, there are free versions on the web that will allow you to record or broadcast your computer screen.
Consider capturing screen shots of your work and creating video files for sharing in a "how to" video library at Screencast-o-matic or by downloading Jing.
Every been to a virtual classroom? Try the free version of Adobe Connect to create a webinar at Adobe Connect Now or get three virtual classrooms for free at Elluminate vRoom.
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