Professional Development for Technology

Online Resources

• Atomic Learning  Short tutorials that focus on questions that teachers may have when learning to use software.  (Some components of this website require a subscription).
• Beginners.co.uk Tutorials Offers hundreds of free online IT tutorials that range from entry level texts on using word processors through to advanced techniques in web development/database design
• Discovery Education Streaming (unitedstreaming) Learn how to use Discovery Streaming to create multimedia lessons and differentiate instruction. Log on and then select Professional Development.
• Excelets: Excel's Excellent Adventure Article links to resources to build interactive spreadsheets and run simulations
• Free Technology 4 Teachers Tutorials for using Google Tools and creating videos
• Internet4Classroom Online Practice Modules Self-paced modules on a variety of topics
• LearningElectric Tutorials for Microsoft applications, AppleWorks, Inspiration, KidPix, and others
• LearnThat Free online tutorials on a variety of technology-related topics
• LTS Online Help Guided lessons for various software products
• Microsoft Product and Technology Tutorials Step-by-step tutorials to help you use Microsoft software in the classroom
• PBS TeacherLine  Offers six-week courses in technology integration for teachers at every grade level. Cost is $150 - graduate credit is available at an additional cost.
• Rutgers GetIT Tutorials on a variety of software as well as general skills
• SMARTBoard Two-minute Tutorials
• Tapped In  Online community for teachers.  After School Online offers discussion groups daily on a variety of topics.
• Tech Tutorials from Jefferson County Schools Tutorials to help teachers use technology
• W3Schools  Free web-building tutorials

• Teaching with Technology - 6 workshop lessons offered on CD-ROMs designed to help educators acquire and improve computer skills while learning how to effectively integrate computer-based instruction in their classrooms.  The following topics are covered:  Graphics, Creating Presentations Using PowerPoint, Designing Basic Web Pages using Netscape Composer, Word Processing/Desktop Publishing with MS Word, Advanced E-mail, Advanced Web Navigation.  These workshops may be eligible for recertification credit.  Each workshop is worth 3 recertication points and then participants would need to complete another 2 hours of individual work to create a product that they can use to support instruction per guidelines listed below. 

Recertification Credit:

• Workshops and Classes:  Check with the instructor/facilitator to see if recertification credit is available for workshops.
• Independent Study: If you want to learn a new technology in order to use it in your classroom, you may be able to earn recertification credit while learning how to use technology independently through the Education Project option.  In order to do this, you must meet the following criteria:
  • Complete and submit the RPS 9 form BEFORE you do the work.
  • Keep track of the number of hours that you work (at least 5 hours are required)
  • Complete some sort of product (create a web page, design a learning activity, etc.)