Classroom Uses of the iPod Touch and iPad

Come explore the uses of the iPod Touch and iPad in the Classroom. Participants will be introduced to the iPod Touch and iPad and its basic features. We will cover how educators can use their iPod Touch and iPad for productivity, cover some exciting FREE Apps that will engage your students, and learn about he exciting camera and video features that are available with the iPod Touch 4. Feel free to bring along your own iPod Touch or iPad or come learn on ours. Register early, as class size is limited to 10 participants for each session.

When: January 30, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: ESU #17 Tech Center, Ainsworth, NE
Presenters: Patty Finney, Mary Beel and Ben Anthony
Contact: Patty Finney or Mary Beel

Nebraska Career Connections Workshop

Theresa Steinlage, Nebraska Career Connections, will be at Northeast Community College (polycom to ESU #17) to provide Nebraska Career Connections training. This training is designed to assist Nebraska Career Connections administrators and school counselors regarding the completion of the Curriculum Manager Template, which allows students to create educational plans based upon the actual courses offered in their high schools. This workshop will also include a review of the Administrative Database System (ADMS) resources and tools. Participants are to bring a laptop computer (if not, one will be provided); an electronic copy of their high school courses including course titles and numbers saved as a spreadsheet in CSV format OR a printed copy of the high school course catalog/descriptions provided to students for the purpose of course selection and enrollment (or both); a vision of what you want the student personal learning plan to look like.

When: February 14, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: ESU #17 Tech Center, Ainsworth, NE
Presenter: Theresa Steinlage
Contact: Jeff McQuistan

Erate 471 Workday

Diane Wolfe will assist schools in getting set up to begin the 471 application process. She will work with each school district one-on-one in 30-45 minutes time frames and then be available to answer questions. Please contact Mary Beel at mbeel@esu17.org to set up your time to work with Diane.

When: February 27, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: ESU #17 Tech Center, Ainsworth, NE
Presenter: Diane Wolfe
Contact: Mary Beel

Intermediate iPad Tools to Engage Your Students

Come learn about some exciting Apps to engage your students in their learning. Partcipants will learn how easy QR codes can enhance classroom activities. How the use of comics can make classroom reading more exciting as well as how easy it is to publish students work with an ePub. This will be a hands-on workshop for those who are experienced with using an iPad. (Please bring your own iPad)

When: February 29, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: ESU #17 Tech Center, Ainsworth, NE
Presenters: Patty Finney and Mary Beel
Contact: Patty Finney or Mary Beel

MAP Regional Meeting

Dan Henderson, Susan Klassen and Brad Baird from NWEA will present on a variety of topics including the newly released NeSA and ACT alignment studies. Web Based MAP will also be addressed, which may be of particular interest to your Technology Coordinators (who would possess working knowledge of your systems capabilities). Misty Beair from Wayne, Randy Klooz from Plainview, and Timarie Hansen from Wakefield will also share information during "Lessons from the Field" on how they are using MAP data.

When: March 1, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: ESU #17 Tech Center, Ainsworth, NE
Presenter: Dan Henderson
Contact: Jeff McQuistan

Google Applications for Educators

Google Apps. brings a new "web base" approach to collaborative learning. Come learn how to use the Gmail, iGoogle, Google Docs, Google Forms/Surveys, Google Calendar and Google Chrome.

When: March 7, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: ESU #17 Tech Center, Ainsworth, NE
Presenter: Mary Beel and Patty Finney
Contact: Mary Beel and Patty Finney

SmartBoard Intermediate--Smart Ways to Use Your SmartBoard

SmartBoards are more than just a basic presentation tool. Learn to use the SmartBoard and its tools to create interactive and engaging lessons. Classroom implementation will be modeled and shared. This will be a hands-on workshop, so bring some curriculum material that you can create interactive activities with. Feel free to bring your own laptop with Notebook software installed.

When: March 14, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: ESU #17 Tech Center, Ainsworth, NE
Presenter: Patty Finney
Contact:Patty Finney