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 Robin Sellers teaches the following courses via the Internet through colleges and universities worldwide.

The Creative Classroom

The Creative ClassroomCreativity will abound in your classroom as you tap your students' hidden talents. Learn how to use creativity to teach reading, writing, visual arts, performing arts, social studies, science, mathematics, and physical and health education. Develop creative new approaches to field trips, learning labs, activities, exercises, assignments, and evaluation methods. Think beyond the textbook and challenge your students by making your classroom a creative classroom!

To learn more about The Creative Classroom from a school near you, click here:

http://www.ed2go.com/courses/tcc

 

Integrating Technology in the K-5 Classroom

Integrating Technology in the K-5 ClassroomJoin us for an exciting and fun-filled tour of the technology-friendly classroom. Educational technology is advancing at an astounding rate, offering today's busy teacher quick and easy solutions for more interactive lesson plans, exciting WebQuests, and challenging assignments.

Discover the power and creativity that technology can bring to your classroom as we look at basic integration, subject-specific activities, and smart ways to make your integration seamless. Take your teaching to another level with these fun new ways to incorporate technology into your lesson plans.

In this course, you'll learn how to design your presentation station, identify kid-friendly Internet search tools, teach keyboarding, and develop integrated lesson plans in reading, writing, science, math, social studies, as well as music and art.

You'll also discover ways to reach special needs, GATE, and bilingual learners, who are often marginalized when we stick to one lesson plan that doesn't fit all circumstances. Finally, we'll take a look at computer ethics and the future of technology in the classroom.

If you find yourself being forced to produce more and more in less and less time, this course is an absolute must! This course will help you reinvigorate and streamline your lesson plans with the latest techniques and newest technologies.

To learn more about Integrating Technology in the K-5 Classroom from a school near you, click here:

http://www.ed2go.com/courses/5it

 

Using the Internet in the Classroom

Using the Internet in the ClassroomHarness the power of the Internet to make your textbooks and lessons come alive! Teach your students how to locate and evaluate Internet resources. Improve the caliber and amount of discussion through the use of e-mail and discussion boards. Learn how to safeguard your students and their personal information while they are using the Internet. The Internet can make teaching easier--this course will show you how.

To learn more about Using the Internet in the Classroom from a school near you, click here:

http://www.ed2go.com/courses/iic

 

Microsoft Excel 2003 in the Classroom

Microsoft Excel 2003 in the ClassroomTaught by a 10-year veteran of both the classroom and the school computer lab, Microsoft Excel 2003 in the Classroom is a unique online workshop packed full of tips, shortcuts, and lesson plan ideas just for teachers who want to bring the power of Excel into their classrooms, both as an organizational tool and as a teaching aid.

You'll learn all the important Excel basics: Using the toolbars, formatting cells and worksheets, inserting formulas for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and creating colorful charts and graphs. Then you'll move on to some more advanced Excel features: Sorting and analyzing student test data, writing powerful mathematical formulas, and using the Function Wizard to automatically calculate student averages and other statistics. You'll finish up the course by creating a fully customizable grade book that you use in your own classroom.

Throughout the course, you'll explore standards-based lesson plans and activities that will allow you to pass your Excel knowledge on to your students, no matter what grade level you teach. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid understanding of the basic functions of Excel, and a wealth of ideas for integrating this powerful technology into your lesson plans across your curriculum.

To learn more about Microsoft Excel 2003 in the Classroom from a school near you, click here:

http://www.ed2go.com/courses/5ie


 

Microsoft Word 2003 in the Classroom

Microsoft Word 2003 in the ClassroomMastering Microsoft Word can make you a more productive and creative teacher. Throughout this course, you’ll learn to create, open, edit, and save documents, as well as create tabs and margins, set left, center, right, and justified spacing, add clip art and tables, and complete a host of other exciting tasks. As you get more familiar with this program, you'll find that it enhances your teaching in ways you didn't think possible.

As we walk through our virtual tour of Microsoft Word, you'll encounter a lot of program features you may not have known about—features that enable you to control document presentation, stay organized, and keep your students inspired and excited.

This course is vital for today's teachers who have to produce and achieve so much in so little time. Join us and find out how to turn this dynamic program into a launching pad for creative lesson plans and engaging classroom activities.

To learn more about Microsoft Word 2003 in the Classroom from a school near you, click here:

http://www.ed2go.com/courses/5iw

 

Microsoft Word 2007 in the Classroom

Microsoft Word 2007 in the ClassroomMastering Microsoft Word can make you a more productive and creative teacher. You'll learn how to create, open, edit, and save documents, as well as how to create tabs, margins, and spacing. Then you'll make your classroom documents come to life. You'll add borders, clip art, and WordArt. You'll even insert shapes, pictures, tables, and complete a host of other exciting tasks that you can teach your students. As you get more familiar with this program, you'll find that it enhances your teaching in ways you didn't think possible, and you'll have a host of ideas for curriculum-related classroom projects.

As we walk through our virtual tour of Microsoft Word, you'll encounter a lot of program features you may not have known about--features that enable you to control document presentation, stay organized, and keep your students inspired and excited. You'll even produce templates that you can use for classroom tests, create a classroom poster, and use Word's table tools to create a class grade roster.

This course is vital for today's teachers who have to produce and achieve so much in so little time. Join us and find out how to turn this dynamic program into a launching pad for creative lesson plans and engaging classroom activities.

To learn more about Microsoft Word 2007 in the Classroom from a school near you, click here:

http://www.ed2go.com/courses/5w7

 

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