Welcome!


The Professional Development Centers will be posting new tech talks each month. These TechTalks will include workshops and resources.

Call us for an appointment anytime between 7:30 and 4:00. Come alone or in a group.

Niles West Room 2153 - Cindy Kukla at x2727
Niles North Room 1145 - Judy Duesenberg at x2209

Tune in to YouTube

April 29 - May 1

A YouTube channel is your homepage for everything video.  Create or update your channel using your D219 Google account.  Upload your own videos, subscribe to other channels to receive updates automatically, and create playlists. You can even create and edit your own videos in YouTube!  Activate your channel today to manage all of your video projects. 


Adding Google+

April 22-24

Google+ is social networking for Google, but it's NOT really like Facebook.  Some concepts are the same, but it is more professional and has more features. G+ integrates with other Google Apps, but also offers some great new tools, like Hangouts - video conferencing.  Similar to email groups, Circles are used to make groups of people like Family, Friends and Work to allow sharing with only the people you choose.  Communities consist of people with similar interests and provide great resources and PLN opportunities.  Join us and find out what all the Plus is about.

Google+ for Schools
Google+ Help Center

Measure Student Progress with Mastery Manager

April 15-17

  • Create answer key-only or question bank formative or summative assessments using Mastery Manager.
  • Assessments can be administered on plain paper forms or online virtual bubble forms.
  • Learning Targets can be associated with each question in an assessment to closely measure what the student knows.  Analyze performance and weaknesses from a variety of score-based and standards-based reports.  
  • Assessment data travels with the student throughout school years and provides longitudinal analysis on student performance.


Generating Report

Flip a Lesson with Screencasting

April 8-10

Flip a Lesson
Use screencasting tools to narrate instructions or lectures over existing presentations, websites, documents or videos.  Screencast-O-Matic and Screencastify allow you to quickly and easily create videos to post on your website or YouTube channel.