ITSCO Summer Schedule

Online registration is now open!  Login using your ITSCO account and register for a class online or return a paper registration form to reserve your space today.

To register for a class, click the date/location links found above the course description.  You may also visit the Course Schedule where you may view our courses and sort them by course title, date, and location.

Have fun and master a technology you can put to use in your classroom this fall by attending an ITSCO Summer Academy or choose from any of 23 one day sessions featuring the most effective and popular classroom technologies of 2011.

(Graduate Credit can be earned for an additional fee by attending 15 hours of classes in any combination of Summer Academy or 3 one day classes.)

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 Each Summer Academy is three days in length and includes indepth training on technology and classroom integration practices.  Academy participants will also be immersed in 21st century skills and project based learning as they create lessons ready to take back to the classroom. One semester hour of graduate credit will be available to all participants for an additional fee.  Lunch is included each day!

Summer Academy: Animate Your Curriculum
$300 Advantage & Premium, $325 Basic
Wednesday 6/1- Friday 6/3, 10:00-3:30 @Valley Local Schools
Explore exciting animation projects for the 21st century classroom!  Learn how to use free online animation applications to bring curriculum to life.  You and your students will be able to animate topics such as: scientific processes, language arts skills, historical events, and much more!  We’ll explore resources for creating avatars, comic strips and short animation projects in this course.  Return to top

Summer Academy: Digital Storytelling
$300 Advantage & Premium, $325 Basic
Monday 6/6 - Wednesday 6/8, 10:00-3:30 @Southwestern City Schools
Digital Storytelling helps students to find their own voices and foster a sense of individuality through images, sound, narration, and strong emotional content.  In this series, participants will learn how to design digital storytelling projects using digital cameras.  ITSCO will provide FLIP cameras for use during the workshop or you may bring your own.  Return to top

 Summer Academy: Creating Educational Podcasts*
$315 Advantage & Premium, $340 Basic
Tuesday 6/14 - Thursday 6/16, 10:00-3:30 @Oak Hill Local Schools
Do you enjoy podcasting or have you heard the term and wanted to learn how to create your own podcast? We are offering a workshop that walks you through step by step to create your very own podcast using Audacity and Windows Movie Maker (free software!). Once finished and all criteria have been met, you will be given the option to have your podcast featured on ITSCO’s Ohio on iTunes U as a Featured Educator! The podcast you create will be available for download and placement on an iPod or Mp3 device. What better way to spread knowledge to students, parents or co-workers?  A headset is included for you to keep!  Return to top

Summer Academy: SMARTBoards for Beginners
$300 Advantage & Premium, $325 Basic
Tuesday 6/21 - Thursday 6/23, 10:00-3:30 @Canal Winchester Local Schools
An ordinary whiteboard comes to life! SMART Boards are a hands-on tool that can take any standard lesson or presentation to the next level! A touch sensitive surface that is connected to your computer can make something as easy as a finger touch as useful as using a mouse. But don’t let SMART Boards fool you! They’re so much more than just an interactive surface. We will begin with the basics of your board; orienting, trouble shooting, and using the tray tools. Participants will then be introduced to the software and begin exploring the toolbar, Internet resources, the Gallery, and its many exciting applications! Return to top

Summer Academy: SMARTBoards for Beginners
$300 Advantage & Premium, $325 Basic
Wednesday 7/6 - Friday 7/8, 10:00-3:30 @ITSCO
An ordinary whiteboard comes to life! SMART Boards are a hands-on tool that can take any standard lesson or presentation to the next level! A touch sensitive surface that is connected to your computer can make something as easy as a finger touch as useful as using a mouse. But don’t let SMART Boards fool you! They’re so much more than just an interactive surface. We will begin with the basics of your board; orienting, trouble shooting, and using the tray tools. Participants will then be introduced to the software and begin exploring the toolbar, Internet resources, the Gallery, and its many exciting applications! Return to top

 Summer Academy: Colorful Classrooms – Using the Cricut Expressions Machine
$605 Advantage & Premium, $630 Basic
Wednesday 7/6 - Friday 7/8, 10:00-3:30 @ITSCO
Create beautiful designs and alphabets for card making, classroom decor, scrapbooking, paper crafting, classroom manipulatives and much more!  During the course, participants will learn about the introductory and advanced features of the Cricut and complete several small projects they can put to use directly in their classroom.  Every participant will make a personalized in-depth large project, such as a bulletin board or classroom game. Each participant will receive a Cricut Expressions Cutter, Design Studio Software, starter cartridges, a 12X12 and a 12X24 inch cutting mat.   Return to top

Summer Academy: Photo Safari*
$979 Advantage & Premium, $1,004 Basic
Tuesday 7/12 - Thursday 7/14, 10:00-3:30 @ITSCO and the Columbus Zoo
Learn how to operate a digital camera and utilize internet resources for digital imaging, organizing and sharing. Participants will gain knowledge of the basic digital camera operation, information to help take great photos, basic editing tools, organization tools and sharing options.  We will head to the Columbus Zoo on Wednesday to perfect your skills and master the camera.  Classroom integration and best practices will also be explored.  Zoo admission and the Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xs Black are included!  Return to top

Summer Academy: Google Apps For Education
$300 Advantage & Premium, $325 Basic
Monday 7/18 - Thursday 7/20, 10:00-3:30 @ITSCO
Google loves educators! Join us as we explore Google tools that focus on the core areas of 21st century learning skills: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Google has created applications that help teachers and students organize information as well as communicate more efficiently and effectively. In this workshop, we will look at what these applications are and how they can be used in the classroom.  Return to top

 
Summer Academy: iPads in Education*
$863 Advantage & Premium, $868 Basic
Tuesday 7/27 - Thursday 7/29, 10:00-3:30 @ITSCO
Meet, touch, and explore this innovative 21st Century Technology.  Participants will learn how to use the iPad as a classroom productivity tool, explore apps for eBooks, and discuss integration practices across the grade levels and subjects. The class will explore iTunes, including how to find and subscribe to podcasts, video podcasts and educational games and apps, as well as syncing these resources with the iPad.  Participants will receive a 16GB WiFi iPad, case, and $25 iTunes gift card.  Return to top

Summer Academy: You Be The Producer
$300 Advantage & Premium, $325 Basic
Tuesday 8/9 - Thursday 8/11, 10:00-3:30 @Southwestern City Schools
Video is a powerful educational tool and when you put a camera in the hands of students, learning grows exponentially.  Video production provides students with the opportunity to create their own learning and make sense of the curriculum they face.  You Be the Producer will lead participants through planning, shooting and publishing a video project in the classroom.  ITSCO will provide FLIP cameras for use during the workshop or you may bring your own.  Return to top

Summer Academy: Mobile Learning with Netbooks*
$650 Advantage & Premium, $675 Basic
Wednesday 8/3 - Friday 8/5, 10:00-3:30 @ ITSCO
Love the portability of a laptop? It just got better with Netbooks! All the functions you need, but smaller and easier to carry. Participants will receive a Netbook PC, a fully functional mini laptop running on Windows 7. Once participants become comfortable using the functions of their laptop we will then begin exploring the wonderful world of open source software (free!). Each laptop comes equipped with 1GB installed memory, a 160GB hard drive, webcam, built-in speakers, and external microphone. All of this and it only weighs 2 1/2 lbs!  Return to top

ITSCO One Day Courses

QR Codes: A Picture will Save you a Thousand Clicks
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Wednesday 6/8, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
With advancements to mobile computing QR, or Quick Response, codes are booming. QR codes are 3-D barcodes which hold small amounts of information. QR codes typically hold web addresses or text messages and transfer data with a snap. Using the camera found on your iPod, phone, or webcam teachers no longer have to wait as students peck web addresses or lose their homework assignment. In this class you will learn how to create, post, and use QR codes to transfer data and create fun activities such as treasure hunts and storytelling. In addition we will integrate QR codes with Google Sites for customized learning experiences.  Return to top

iPad Innovations*
$663 Advantage & Premium, $685 Basic
Thursday 6/9, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO,  Friday 6/10, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO,  Friday 7/15, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Meet, touch, and explore this innovative 21st Century Technology.  Participants will learn how to use the iPad2 as a classroom productivity tool, explore Apps for eBooks, and discuss integration practices across the grade levels and subjects. The class will explore iTunes, including how to find and subscribe to podcasts, video podcasts and educational games and apps, as well as syncing these resources with the iPad.  Participants will receive a 16GB WiFi iPad2, case, and iTunes gift card.  Return to top

Connect with Kinect*
$550 Advantage & Premium, $575 Basic
Tuesday 6/14, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
The Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect is a hit! Join us as we explore how to operate the system, navigate the games, and get your heart pumping with this motion sensing device. Students will love working together as they battle the white water rapids and breaking world track and field records, all of which offer a rich learning experience. Emphasis will be placed on movement to aid in instruction across the curriculum.  Participants will receive a Xbox 360 250GB Console with Kinect plus a Kinect game - all yours to keep!  Return to top

A Library in Your Pocket with the Kindle*
$320 Advantage & Premium, $345 Basic
Tuesday 6/14, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
The Kindle is Amazon’s revolutionary wireless reading device.  Weighing only 8.7 ounces, it’s lighter and thinner than your average paperback book. Kindle can hold over a thousand of your favorite books, blogs, magazines, and newspapers. In this class, participants will receive a 6” 3G plus WiFi Kindle and a book purchase voucher and learn the classroom possibilities of this new device--from book clubs to library use, following current events, promoting professional development and more!  If you are a book lover or just someone interested in the future of textbooks, join us for this exciting day.  Return to top

Classroom Games with SMARTBoards
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Wednesday 6/15, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Interactive websites and the SMARTBoards engage students by providing information and resources along with practice, simulations, and other learning activities. In this class participants will learn about websites that have interactive content for all grade levels and subjects. We will also explore interactive templates for games such as: Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Sorry, crosswords, and more!  Return to top

Get Moving with Wii*
$425 Advantage & Premium, $450 Basic
Friday 6/17, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
The Wii is a fast growing trend in Physical Education for exercisers of all age levels - from preschoolers to senior citizens. Find out how it works and how you can use the Wii in your school. Emphasis will be placed on movement to aid in instruction across the curriculum. Examples and statistics of success will be provided. Participants will receive the Wii console, 4 remotes, 4 nunchucks, and a Wii Sports game. Let’s get moving!  Return to top

Microscopes, Science and SMART Boards*
$200 Advantage & Premium, $225 Basic
Monday 6/20, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Want to add more interactivity to your SMART Board? Explore the world of digital microscopes! Digital microscopes allow you to take your microscopic world to the next level. Now you have the capability to project images for the entire class to see while still allowing the use of all the SMART Board Tools. Imagine projecting the image of a cell on your SMART Board and then using the Capture Tool to import the image into your Notebook Page. Plus, the digital microscope is yours to keep and use on your SMART Board.  Return to top

Differentiating Instruction With The iPad
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Wednesday 6/22, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Do you have a basic understanding of how the iPad works? Have you downloaded some apps and are now ready for the next step? Then this class is for you.  In this in- depth class you will learn ways to incorporate the iPad in new and innovative ways across the curriculum and reach all of your learners and their learning styles.  You will create lesson plans and activities ready to use in your classroom. Come see the iPad take your instruction to a whole new level. **PREREQUISITE** Participants must already have an iTunes account, working understanding of iTunes, and have a basic understanding of iPad operations.   Return to top

Promethian Interactive Whiteboards for Beginners
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Thursday 6/23, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
An ordinary whiteboard comes to life! Promethean boards are a hands-on tool that can take any standard lesson or presentation to the next level! A touch sensitive surface that is connected to your computer can make something as easy as a pen touch as useful as using a mouse. But don’t let Promethean Boards fool you! They’re so much more than just an interactive surface. We will begin with the basics of your board; orienting, trouble shooting, and the pen. Participants will then be introduced to the ActivInspire software and begin creating classroom lessons!  Return to top

Learning In The Cloud
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Friday 6/24, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
The cloud has amazing tools for educators! Join us as we explore tools that are free, reside on the Internet, and foster 21st century skills for power collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking.  Cloud applications explored in the class include: Jing to capture images and create screencasts, Picnik to edit images, VoiceThread to create 21st century presentations using communication skills, Glogster to create educational posters, Stixy for online brainstorming and Wallwisher, a collaborative mind mapping tool.  Please bring curriculum materials to make a project or lesson plan to use in your classroom.  We will explore classroom integration ideas as we look at these exciting Web 2.0 tools!  Return to top

MS Excel 2007*
$130 Advantage & Premium, $155 Basic
Friday 6/10, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Explore the new layout and features of Microsoft Excel 2007!  Participants will learn how to create and edit spreadsheets, format their data for more professional looking results, use time-saving formulas, and analyze data using data sorting and pivot tables.  An Excel workbook is included for you to keep!  Return to top

MS Word 2007*
$130 Advantage & Premium, $155 Basic
Wednesday 7/13, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Explore the new layout and features of Microsoft Word 2007! Participants will learn to create multiple types of documents, format their documents in a variety of ways, examine pre-made templates and use tables.  A Word workbook is included for you to keep!  Return to top

Thinking Collaboratively with Google Docs 
$100 Advantage and Premium, $125 Basic
Tuesday 7/14, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Sure, Google Docs is a great online office suite providing users the ability to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations from anywhere at anytime. Are you aware however, of its amazing collaborative features? Share and present presentations across the web, embed your document on your blog or website, even work on a spreadsheet together in real-time with 50 of your closest friends. All of this is possible and more with the power of Google Docs!  Return to top

eno Interactive Whiteboards for Beginners
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Friday 7/15, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
An ordinary whiteboard comes to life! enoBoards are a hands-on tool that can take any standard lesson or presentation to the next level! A touch sensitive surface that is connected to your computer can make something as easy as a pen touch as useful as using a mouse. But don’t let enoBoards fool you! They’re so much more than just an interactive surface. We will begin withthe basics of your board; orienting, trouble shooting, and the tray tools. Participants will then be introduced to the RM Easiteach software and begin exploring the toolbar, Internet resources, the Gallery, and its many exciting applications!  Return to top

Create Your Own eBooks
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Thursday 7/21, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Maximize your publishing potential as we take a fresh perspective on book creation. What once took a number of months to complete through traditional methods can now be done in hours using various cloud based tools. When the class is over you will leave with completed eBooks that can be shown on a computer or interactive whiteboard as well as the best practices needed to pass these skills on to your students.  Return to top

The NEW iPod Touch*
$410  Advantage & Premium, $435 Basic
Friday 7/22, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Put exciting educational audio, video and games right into students’ hands with one of the coolest products on the market – Apple’s NEW iPod Touch. We’ll explore podcasts (both audio and video podcasts) that will supplement, enrich, or remediate your curriculum in Science, Math, Social Studies and Language Arts. Participants will be introduced to the iPod Touch and the features of the handheld device. They will learn how to use iTunes to find and subscribe to podcasts, video podcasts and educational games and apps, and then sync those to the iPod Touch.  Participants will receive a 32 GB iPod Touch, case, screen protector and a $25 gift card to begin downloading apps.  Return to top

Samsung Galaxy Tab*
$457 Advantage and Premium, $482 Basic
Monday 7/25, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Why should Apple(c) have all the fun? Come and explore the latest tablet competition, the Samsung Galaxy. Participants will enjoy the luxury of Flash while learning about the Android Marketplace, apps to enhance classroom productivity, and using front and back facing cameras for video conferencing and capturing stills and video on the go. Participants will receive a Samsung Galaxy tablet to keep! (Please note that this workshop does NOT include any data service.)  Return to top

Great Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007*
$130 Advantage and Premium, $155 Basic
Tuesday 7/26, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
You've probably witnessed a bad one...you may have even made a questionable one.  In this workshop learn to make creative, informative and effective PowerPoints.  Learn the top dos and don'ts for PowerPoints that will leave the room interested, engaged and envious of your fabulous presentation skills.  We'll also look at techniques for turning presentations into movies, copyright laws, and where to get copyright free materials. An PowerPoint workbook is included for you to keep!  Return to top

Creating Self-Grading Quizzes and Tests with Google Forms and Spreadsheets
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Monday 8/1, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Google Forms is an extremely flexible and powerful part of the Google Docs online office suite. Besides creating amazing forms and surveys that can be submitted online, Google Forms gives you the ability to develop self-grading quizzes and tests. Learn the basics of using Google Forms and Spreadsheets, how to share a form with your students, and setup self-grading quizzes and tests with the greatest of ease!  Return to top

Communicate, Create, and Integrate: Using Google Sites with Teachers, Students, and Parents
$100 Advantage and Premium, $125 Basic
Tuesday 8/2, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Google has created applications that help teachers and students organize information as well as communicate more efficiently and effectively. In this class, we will look at using Google Sites to create a classroom website as well as uses for Google Sites for students and classroom projects.  Return to top

Colorful Classrooms – Using the Cricut Expressions Machine*
$405 Advantage & Premium, $430 Basic
Wednesday 8/10, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Create beautiful designs and alphabets for card making, classroom decor, scrapbooking, paper crafting, and much more!  During the course, participants will learn about the introductory and advanced features of the Cricut and complete several projects they can put to use directly in their classroom.  Each participant will receive a Cricut Expressions Cutter, Design Studio Software, starter cartridges, a 12X12 and a 12X24 inch cutting mat.   Return to top

Building Personal Learning Networks
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Wednesday 8/10, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Students use social networks like facebook and twitter on a daily basis.  They are constantly texting,  Twittering, and Facebooking with friends.  Many maintain a blog, wiki or post to YouTube.  How can these communities be harnessed for learning potential?  We will focus on ways to build your own Personal Learning Network for professional development and we will introduce you to several ways to incorporate these online sites for valuable collaboration opportunities.  Information on keeping students safe and advice for dealing with n'etiquette will be provided.  Return to top

Pulse Pen - Experience the Pen with the Computer Inside*
$234 Advantage & Premium, $259 Basic
Thursday 8/11, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Do you feel like your students would benefit from a recording of your class lesson, but you do not have the time to record yourself?  The Livescribe Pulse Pen might be your answer. This pen has a Computer and Microphone built in so that students will never miss a note or important point again. Participants will receive a Livescribe Pulse Pen, Software, and Notebook and spend a full day exploring the Pen and its application in the classroom.  Return to top

Taking Your Google Search to the Next Level: Using Tools You Didn't Even Know Existed!
$100 Advantage & Premium, $125 Basic
Friday 8/12, 10:00-3:00 @ ITSCO
Do you ever feel like your searches on the Internet are like pulling the handle on a slot machine - guesswork and chance?  Take your searching skills to the next level. This session will look at the following Free Google Search Products (Google Books, Google Scholar, Google Image Search) that will bring results that help you in the classroom.   Return to top