Vol. 4, #1
September,
2003
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Technology Professional Development
for September and October:
The Lab at Ambrose Center 

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Jeffrey L. Jones, editor
jjones@fayette.k12.ky.us

FCPS Home Page

 

Welcome to another year at Ambrose Lab! We have quite a collection of professional development opportunities for you. For a complete list, detailed descriptions, and to register, click the "Complete PD Listing" button above.


 
Microsoft Office Training
  • FrontPage/Web with Maggie Wilson (Thursday Sept. 11, Thursday Sept. 18, Thursday Oct. 23)
  • MS Word with Mark DiMascio (Tuesday Sept. 23)
  • MS PowerPoint with Mark DiMascio (Tuesday Sept. 30)
  • MS Excel with Mark DiMascio (Wednesday Oct. 15)
  • Mail Merge with Mark DiMascio (Thursday Oct. 16)
  • MS Outlook and Calendar with Mark DiMascio (Wednesday Oct. 29)

Digital StorytellingLooking at Digital Storytelling (Monday Sept. 22 and Monday Sept. 29, 4:30) - Join us as we enhance elementary school writing by telling stories through videos!  - with Joy Buckingham. You must attend both dates for this class.

Forum Discussion in the Classroom (Wednesday, Sept. 24, 4:00) - Spark student participation, discussion, and writing through the use of FCPS's own online forum environment! - with Leanna Prater. (For a wider scope, look at E-Communications on Tuesday, Oct 28, with Jeffrey L. Jones) 

Interactive Instruction with SmartBoard (Thursday, Sept. 25, 4:30): - This intractive display tool comes with some great lesson-ready capabilities to inspire your students! - with Kim Overstreet

Kidspiration in the Classroom (Wednesday, Sept. 31, 4:00) - This great instructional software package is great for group work, brainstorming, and organizational projects - with Barbara Barr.

Publishing Student Writing (Monday, Oct. 6, 4:30) - Word, Publisher, Web, PowerPoint, Video - all can be used to motivate and display the work of student writers! - with Kim Overstreet

Free tutorials  PhotoShop Elements (Tuesday, Oct. 7, 4:30) - Learn about this baby brother of PhotoShop - how to produce and change existing images and graphics! - with Paula Whitmer

Digital Video Editing (Wednesday, Oct. 8, 4:30): You don't even need a camcorder to use this software to create videos! Learn the world of drag-and-drop video editing! - with Jeffrey L. Jones


KVHSAnnouncing Professional Development at Kentucky Virtual High School! Several Fayette County teachers offer PD through this online instructional environment. Go to www.kvhs.org for details!