Courses+Available

=Course Details= Below is a list of standard courses that will be offered. Initially they will be offered at the ICT Learning Centre at The Illawarra Senior College. Principals may request that these courses are run on-site at individual schools, or run at a central venue in other parts of the Illawarra South East Region. It may be possible to modify or develop courses to meet the needs of individual schools or regions.

Become familiar with the operation of the IWB and its basic interaction with SMART Notebook software, other applications and the Internet. This course is designed for primary and secondary teachers who have more experience using interactive whiteboards in their classrooms. SMART Notebook software will be used. A practical and hands-on introduction to accessing and using staff and student email. Participants will develop email activities to support teaching and learning and explore the CLI and TaLe sites to identify and evaluate some resources that can be applied to their classroom. (Can be modified to a ½ day workshop for an in-school course.) In this workshop teachers use CLAS (Connected Learning Advisory Service) to: ¨ assess their own use of ICT for teaching and learning ¨ find links to examples of good practice, professional learning activities and online resources ¨ plan how to incorporate these resources into their T & L program (Can be modified to a ½ day workshop for an in-school course.) Your students will become imaginative and confident users of information technology as they develop understanding and communicate ideas through film. Learn how easy it is to integrate the Apple iLife suite of applications into your classroom. Specific needs can be negotiated with schools. You’ve heard of them, but what are they and how do I use them in my classroom? Use these wonderful tools to engage your students and provide opportunities for students to work collaboratively. This workshop will include a brief introduction to some other Web 2.0 tools including Twitter, Flickr and delicious. Learn how to create online courses with opportunities for rich interaction. Participants will learn: ¨ the basic skills in setting up activities in the Moodle learning management system ¨ how to link existing material (bring electronic copies of resources)
 * 1. Switch On To Interactive White Boards (2 days) **
 * 2. Stay Tuned With Interactive Whiteboards **
 * 3. Using Email to Enhance Teaching and Learning **
 * 4. Online Resources to Enhance Teaching and Learning (incorporating CLAS) **
 * 5. You Oughta Be In Pictures: Film School **
 * 6. Integrating Apple iLife Applications in the Classroom ** (Mac Only)
 * 7. Web 2.0 Writing Tools - Wikis and Blogs in the Classroom **
 * 8. Moodle **

**9. PowerPoint in the Classroom **
 Become a confident user. Create your own PowerPoint presentations to complement your teaching and explore ways to enhance student learning with this tool. (Can be modified to a ½ day workshop for an in-school course)