Technology Academy

Create, Communicate & Collaborate

The School District of New Berlin hosted Technology Academy VIII, August 10-12, 2010.  Forty-six educators attended this year's Academy and seven staff members served as presenters.  This excellent participation rate is a testament to our educators' commitment to improving learning experiences for students through the effective use of technology.  The Academy offered six sessions for educators to chose from:

  • Moodle: Developing an Online Learning Environment in Your Classroom, presented by Michael Matera (University School of Milwaukee)
  • Premier Assistive Technology: Literacy Support for Learners of All Ages, presented by Kate Wealton (District Speech & Language)
  • SMART Tools Levels 1 & 2: Let's Get SMARTer Than Before, presented by Shannon Cross (Poplar Creek Elementary) and Toni Heinowski (Elementary LMS)
  • Web 2.0: Making the Read/Write Web Work for You and Your Students, presented by Cory Peppler (University School of Milwaukee)
  • Web Design: Developing Your Classroom/Co-curricular Web Site, presented by Karen Standish (District Webmaster) and Linda Maas (Poplar Creek Elementary)

The Academy kicked off on Tuesday, August 10, with a keynote by Chad Kafka, technology teacher & integrator with Franklin Public Schools and Certified Google Teacher.  Chad's presentation was entitled, Create, Communicate and Collaborate, the theme for this year's Academy.

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