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Technology
A preview for 2013 - 2014
Newsletter
Penncrest
Teachers
will receive an
HDMI classroom
projector and an
Apple TV to
project wirelessly
from an iPad or
from a MacBook.
May 2013
Penncrest
Students
will each receive
an iPad to use as
their personal
learning device.
*** All equipment
previewed is pending
Board approval of the
2013-2014 budget.
Professional
Development
Penncrest Teachers
Springton Lake
Students
will be able to
use 8 carts of
iPads and 8
carts of
MacBook Airs in
a shared cart
model for all
classrooms.
Elementary
All Teachers:
A Mac Book Pro
and an iPad
All Classrooms:
4 MacBook Airs
for student use
Buildings: 1 cart
of 28 iPads
Springton Lake Teachers
Springton Lake teachers will
participate in some inservice time
during the first week of the
Please see selection of flex
workshops to be offered this
summer. Page 2
Penncrest teachers will participate
in inservice time in August that
will consist of an introduction to
the Google Accounts for teachers
and students in the rtmsd.net
environment. They will also learn
how to utilize the classroom Apple
TVs with password protection for
each classroom. There will be a
number of summer flex workshop
opportunities as well.
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2013-2014 school year that will
consist of an introduction to the
Google Accounts for teachers and
students in the rtmsd.net
environment and how that
impacts the use of iPads.
Wireless
The World of PCs
Network
will still exist in
will be
RTM for
upgraded at all administrative tasks
elementary
and for all
buildings with
psychologists,
additional
secondary
coverage.
counselors, and
specific curriculum
areas.
Box” session for both the MacBook
and the iPad to be held during the
August inservice days. All
elementary teachers may
participate in summer flex
workshops that will focus on Mac
and iPad productivity tools and
Apple specific applications only if
they are already familiar with the
Apple platform; however,
personalized equipment will not
be available until the end of
August.
Elementary Teachers
Elementary teachers will all
receive their new equipment with
training during the “Out of the
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Flex Workshops for 2013
The following list of workshops will be offered during the summer of 2013. Please
see MyLearningPlan.com in June for further details.
A half-day workshop to review the basics of using the Apple platform. This
workshop will be offered several times during the summer.
MacBook Basics
Using MacBook Productivity
Tools in the Classroom
A one-day workshop designed for the advanced and savvy technology user to
investigate iMovie and iPhoto applications on a MacBook. This workshop
will be offered 2 times during the summer for secondary teachers and
elementary teachers who are already familiar with the Apple platform..
Creativity with iLife
The Google Academy
iBooks Author Basics
iBooks Author Advanced
iTunes University
This one-day workshop will focus on the use of productivity tools on a
MacBook and the specific features which will allow for more creative
experiences. We will be using Pages and Keynote applications. This
workshop will be offered several times during the summer for secondary
teachers and elementary teachers who are already familiar with the Apple
platform.
Targeted for middle and high school teachers, this one-day workshop will
engage teachers in using Google Docs on the iPad for collaborative projects
among students. Teachers will not only design projects for classroom
assignments, but will look at incorporating the principles of transliteracy. This
workshop will be offered 2 times.
Targeted for high school teachers, this one-day workshop will engage
teachers in beginning to organize curriculum materials to create an electronic,
multimedia resource for students to use on the iPads.
Targeted for high school teachers, this one-day workshop will assist those
teachers who have organized their curriculum materials and are ready to
package them all together in an electronic resource for students.
An introduction to iTunes U courses from not only higher education, but also
from other K-12 institutions, as well as the largest catalog of free educational
content. Find out what you can do to use this amazing resource for
differentiating instruction and furthering academic achievement in your
classroom.
Productivity Software for 2013 - 2014
All Microsoft Office documents can be easily accessed, edited, and converted.
MacBooks:
High School Student iPads:
PCs
2
Microsoft Office:
Word, PPT, Excel
iWork:
Pages, Keynote
Google Drive
Quick Office Pro HD: QuickWord,
QuickPoint, QuickSheet
Google Drive
Microsoft Office:
Google Drive
Word, PPT, Excel
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