Awaken Learning
Professional Development Resources for Edtech
Welcome
This page is a collection of training materials and guides developed specifically for the staff of Southwest Parke Community Schools, but I hope they will be helpful to others as well! The intention is to help you AWAKEN LEARNING for your students - making it engaging and relevant for the 21st century.
❗️It is super hard to keep up with all of the changes and updates made to these programs constantly (while doing the rest of my job) and some of these resources were created several years ago. If you find anything outdated in a course, please email me!
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Tech in Ten "Fun-sized" PD tips on things that will make your life SO much easier with eLearning and every day. | eLearning Teacher Guide Everything You Need to Know about eLearning at SWP | Smore SWP's eLearning lesson building platform - also great for sub plans, newsletters or a simple website. |
Video & Audio Recording Recommended tools for recording your voice, screen and/or face for eLearning - support struggling readers, include a welcome message, give directions or teach a lesson! | Screencastify Chrome extension for video and screencast recording | Screencast-O-Matic Installed software for video and screencast recording with some additional editing features. |
Video & Audio Recording
Recommended tools for recording your voice, screen and/or face for eLearning - support struggling readers, include a welcome message, give directions or teach a lesson!
Vidyard Chrome extension for video and screencast recording | Online Voice Recorder A simple tool for recording audio messages that can be added into your eLearning lesson or posted on Google Classroom. These are great for helping struggling readers, giving instruction, or just creating a personal greeting. |
Achieve3000 Start of School A guide for preparing for the start of a new school year with Achieve 3000. | Achieve3000 Program Overview An introductory course for Achieve3000. |
iReady Start of School This guide will help you prepare for the start of a new school year with iReady! | iReady Guide for Parents Send along this guide when students are using iReady at home! |
Chrome #1 Recommended web browser with a ton of extension options that will make your life so much easier! | Drive Your place to store and organize all your files. | Docs Google's word processing program similar to Word and Pages. |
Slides Google's presentation program similar to PowerPoint and Keynote. | Forms Google's online form generator - great for quizzes, surveys, registrations and collecting information. | Sheets Google's spreadsheet program similar to Excel and Numbers. |
Classroom Google's LMS for posting announcements, discussion threads, links, resources, and assignments to your class. | Sites Google's webpage builder. | Meet Google's live video meeting platform. |
21st Century Skills
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Rachel Porter
Digital Curriculum Integration Specialist