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Instructional Strategies— Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities Web Apps & Technologies: Instructional: If you have questions or would like information about techniques you can use to help students with LD meet their learning objectives, this workshop is for you. And, the great thing about Interactive Technologies for the Classroom Instructional Planning Workshop—Session 1 using these techniques is they can be applied to any student Engage and assess student learning using free, web-based in- Many of the decisions affecting the success of a course take who may be struggling in any course. teractive technologies. Create quizzes, bell ringers, and exit place well before the first day of class. Careful planning at the Topics: tickets that use smart devices such as cell phones and tablets course design stage not only makes teaching easier and more and/or computers.  Types of learning disabilities enjoyable, it also facilitates student learning. Learn how to Following are the applications we will explore: develop or modify courses while ensuring they follow state  Learning styles overview   standards.  Teaching tips Socrative Mentimeter Topics:  How to make lectures interactive using Socrative, GoSoap-  GoSoapBox  Kahoots  Overview of TCSG state standards Box, and Plickers apps  Plickers  Poll.com  Using Bloom’s taxonomy to align your course content.  Using formative assessments Training Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: None  Mapping course competencies and outcomes  Classroom management Training Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: None This is a recorded presentation that can be accessed at https://forms.wiregrass.edu/SDUs/ InstructionalStrategies.mp4 Google Apps Length: 28 minutes Prerequisites: None Learn how to set up a Google Drive for cloud storage and access apps like Google Instructional Planning Workshop—Session 2 Forms, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Hangouts. Use Learn how to organize course content so that similar Google Forms, to collect information, quiz students, or conduct knowledge and skills are integrated into units of study that a survey. align course objectives, activities, and assessments. Administrative: Topics: Topics:  Creating a Google account  Developing unit plans (learning modules) Creating Accessible Files  Accessing Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides  Selecting learning activities This training is designed for any Wiregrass employee who pro-  Creating a Google Form  Assessing student performance vides online or electronic content via the Wiregrass website,  Adding and editing questions and other content Blackboard, or any other web-based system. Effective January  Sharing forms  Developing lesson plans 18, 2018, you are required to develop and provide this data in a Training Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: Session 1 or format that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This  Linking responses to a spreadsheet equivalent experience requirement follows the standards outlined in Section 508 Training Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: None which is the 1998 amendment to the U.S. Workforce Rehabili- tation Act of 1973. Topics: Classroom Management Strategies Workshop  Creating accessible Word documents Office 365 Apps Use effective classroom management strategies to create a  Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations learning environment that motivates students and encourages Office 365 provides access to a num- achievement.  Creating accessible Excel files ber of Microsoft tools that support Topics:  Creating accessible videos connectivity and collaboration across  Converting files to PDF and maintaining accessibility various platforms and devices.  Plan practical strategies for getting to know students and Topics: creating quality teacher-student relationships.  Color Contrasts  Mail/Calendar  Develop rules and procedures to promote positive student Training Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: None behavior.  Word/Excel/PowerPoint Online  Design academic interventions to support all students in  OneDrive reaching standards. Creating Effective Surveys  OneNote Training Time: 2.5 Hours Prerequisites: None The key to obtaining relevant data using a survey is to develop  Class Notebook a good survey questionnaire. This training outlines procedures Training Time: 1 Hour Prerequisites: None outlines the steps to: REGISTER ONLINE •Identify the process for planning a survey. •Utilize survey design guidelines to develop survey questions. https://goo.gl/forms/ •Examine the steps to develop a survey. •Develop a procedure for collecting and analyzing survey data. VZ6hipehMQf7B85p1 Training Time: 1 Hour Prerequisites: None

Excel 3—Using Data Analysis Tools PowerPoint 4—Presenting a Slide Show Develop your Microsoft Explore some of the powerful features Excel has to offer for analyzing data. Learn how to deliver effective presentations. Office 2016 skills with Topics: these 1-hour training Topics:  Applying conditional formatting  Animating text and graphical objects opportunities!  Inserting and formatting charts  Recording narrations  Creating pivot tables and pivot charts  Creating custom slide shows Access 1—Tables and Forms  Converting a presentation into a video to upload to Prerequisites: Excel 1 or equivalent experience. YouTube Access 2016 is Microsoft’s powerful relational database tool. Explore core database con- Excel 4—Importing and Managing Data Prerequisites: PowerPoint 1 or equivalent expe- cepts and best practices in database con- Import and manage Excel data by creating validation rules, rience struction. Learn how to create basic forms to consolidating, and grouping data. facilitate data entry. Topics: Word 1—Getting Started Topics:  Importing data from Access and text files Introducing the basics of Microsoft Word 2016.  What is a relational database? (Excel vs. Access)  Sorting and filtering data Topics:  Access objects  Navigating Word  Appling data validation rules   Creating and working with tables  Linking and embedding Excel data Adding and editing text  Simple Forms  Text and paragraph formatting Prerequisites: Excel 1 or equivalent experience  Saving and printing Prerequisites: None Outlook 2016 Prerequisites: None Access 2—Relationships and Queries Introducing the basics of Microsoft Outlook 2016. Learn the steps involved in creating queries to extract mean- Word 2—Basic Document Design Topics: Explore formatting and design elements for your documents. ing from databases. Use queries to retrieve and analyze Navigating Outlook data, perform calculations, and summarize data. Topics:  Creating an Outlook Data File (Personal Folder)  Applying styles and themes Topics: for saving and organizing messages  Borders and shading basics  Creating and managing relationships between tables  Scheduling Meetings, Appointments, Events  Table basics  Designing select queries  Managing Contacts  Headers, footers, and page numbers  Defining criteria in a query  Configuring archive settings  Creating calculated fields in a query Prerequisites: Word 1 or equivalent experience Prerequisites: None  Introducing action queries Word 3—Designing with Graphical Elements Prerequisites: Access 1 or equivalent experience PowerPoint 1—Getting Started Explore design features in Word to create unique docu- Introducing the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint 2016. ments. Access 3—Reports and Data Topics: Topics: Learn how to generate reports and work with internal and  Navigating PowerPoint  Working with pictures and shapes external data.  Creating presentations  SmartArt basics Topics:  Inserting and formatting text  WordArt, drop caps, and text boxes  Simple reports  Saving and printing  Formatting with columns  Reports wizard Prerequisites: None Prerequisites: Word 1 or equivalent experience  Importing and exporting data Prerequisites: Access 1 or equivalent experience PowerPoint 2—Design Basics Word 4—Using Mail Merge Explore design features in PowerPoint. Explore Word’s mail merge capabilities to produce multiple Excel 1—Getting Started Topics: letters, labels, envelopes, nametags, and more using infor- Introducing the basics of Microsoft Excel 2016. mation stored in a list, database, or spreadsheet.  Applying themes Topics: Topics:  Adding transitions  Starting Mail Merge  Navigating Excel  Inserting and formatting pictures and shapes  Developing a data source  Adding and editing data  Presenting a Slide Show  Importing a data source from Access and Excel  Basic formulas and functions Prerequisites: None  Creating merged documents  Formatting basics  Creating envelopes  Saving and printing PowerPoint 3—Designing with Graphical Objects  Creating labels Prerequisites: None Explore design features in PowerPoint to create stimulating Prerequisites: Word 1 or equivalent experience presentations. Excel 2—Formulas and Functions Topics: Explore formulas, functions, and built-in tools that are useful  Inserting and formatting charts and tables when analyzing data.  Adding and formatting SmartArt objects Topics:  Inserting videos and sounds Wiregrass Georgia Technical College  Inserting formulas and functions Prerequisites: PowerPoint 1 or equivalent experience. Center of Excellence  Relative and absolute references 4089 Val Tech Road  Goal seek Valdosta, GA 31601  Scenario Manager (229) 333-2100 ext. 3047 Prerequisites: Excel 1 or equivalent experience