Professional
development activities for the fall are limited. It is our goal to allow
teachers to remain in their classrooms with their students during the school
year. With that in mind, we want to continue to offer professional development
opportunities to teachers. We are offering 2 online training
opportunities. Registration deadline is October 6. If you are
interested, contact the instructor. More information is
below:
Online Computer
Literacy Modules
Word Processing
Oct. 15 – 31,
2003 (Marilyn Bowen, Instructor)
PowerPoint
Oct. 15 – 31, 2003 (Robin Parker,
Instructor)
If you are interested in participating in this training, please contact
the instructor no later than October 6, 2003.:
Marilyn Bowen
mdb7@ra.msstate.edu
Robin Parker
rab3@ra.msstate.edu
Prerequisite Skills:
Basic computer literacy skills – participants should be able to do the
following:
• Turn the computer on and off
• Open and close programs
•
Key in information and correct it
• Save to designated drive and open from
that drive
• Print
• Email – compose and send email with attachments
•
Search the web for rcu.blackboard.com and navigate through a Blackboard
course
Hardware and Software
Requirements
• Computer with Office 2000 or XP
• Internet Access
•
Email Account
• Adobe Acrobat
• Printer
Procedures for Completing
Online Professional Development Sessions
- Email your instructor.
She will send you a prerequisite check sheet. Complete it and email it back to
her. If you are not able to do all of the competencies on the check sheet, you
either need to get help and learn the task or you may decide that online
professional development is not best for you.
- Your instructor will send
you information to log into the Blackboard learning system.
- Your instructor will
assign you projects to complete. Work through the project and email your
instructor if you have any questions.
- When you complete your
project, email it to your instructor.
- Print each completed
project and place in a notebook with your name on it. You will show your
instructor your notebook at the end of the training time.
- You will receive feedback
from your instructor. She will send you feedback and let you know if your work
is satisfactory. If it is, you will be invited to demonstrate proficiency in
front of your instructor at a designated location on a designated date at the
end of the semester. We could possibly do this regionally depending on the
number of participants and their locations.
- Upon successful
completion, you will receive your CEU certificates.
