As an education consultant, I provide mainly "on-site" professional development for teachers. Over the past year, I have been spending almost all my time supporting teachers who use SMART Boards in the classroom. (This blog was originally develop
ed as a way to help the teachers I train stay fresh with new ideas to help them use their SMART Boards throughout the entire school year.)
Mainly due to the popularity of this blog, I have received many requests to provide SMART Board and Smart Notebook training all over the United States as well as some parts of Canada. It's very difficult for me to turn down requests, but my schedule makes it difficult to train outside of the Chicago area. To resolve this problem, and to help teachers receive the absolute best SMART Board training, I am now providing "live" teacher professional development training via the Internet.
The technology is now available to make this training platform a viable solution for many schools. In addition, I am able to provide high-quality professional development at a fraction of the price it would normally cost to do on-site training.
I believe that all training (on-site or online) should be hands-on, it should be focused, and it should carry over directly into the classroom. My "live and online" Smart Notebook training sessions last between 60 and 90 minutes and each session is focused on creating a Notebook application that can be used inside the classroom. While teachers are learning how to build an authentic lesson, they are also learning how to use the software more effectively. How cool is that!
Want more information? Simply fill out my Training YES request form or send an email to jim@teacheronlinetraining.com. There is no obligation. Teachers even receive a $20 referral bonus for helping to sign up their school (one bonus per school)!
Here's some information about the current course offering called:
Notebook Application
Customized Word Search
Description:
Work with Jim to create your own custom word search puzzle inside Smart Notebook. Participants will learn how to generate a custom puzzle and modify the puzzle inside Notebook to effectively utilize it in a classroom environment. Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to generate new custom puzzles in less than 15 minutes!
Time:
60-90 Minutes
Class Size:
Application Example:
Solutions Page
Participants will learn and/or practice utilizing the following features of Smart Notebook:
Object Animation
Object Grouping
Object Locking
Object Fill and Line Properties
Page Backgrounds
Object Linking
Importing Images
Alignment Guides
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