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Virginia's PBS TeacherLine is made available to educators from schools participating in the North TIER Regional NCLB Ed Tech Grant through closed courses taught by Virginia instructors. These courses are only$25 for North TIER educators and open to North TIER educators only.  Limit two courses per educator.

ALL COURSES WILL BE OFFERED FOR 30 Recertification Points.  Graduate credit is available , but the North TIER will not be paying for Graduate Credit on these courses. If participants want to pay for grad credit on their own they can.  Participants may want to check with their school division’s tuition reimbursement to see if they can use tuition reimbursement for the graduate credit.

Fall 2009 Courses

October 12 - November 22

TECH155. Collaborating on the Internet: Keypal Projects That Promote Cultural Awareness - 30 hours

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Keypal online exchanges will open a world of cultural awareness, geographic knowledge and language skills for your students. This course will help you design a successful, collaborative keypal project for your own classroom so your students can connect with peers worldwide.

List Price $350 Special Price: $25 ( subsidized by US DOE grant funding and the North TIER)
Audience: All Educators, Grades 4-8
Graduate Credit: 2 graduate credits available at an additional fee

TECH300. The Computer for Personal Productivity - 30 hours

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Squeeze more time out of your day by tapping the power of technology to create teaching materials and assessments; communicate with colleagues, parents, and students; improve lesson planning; and manage information. Explore areas where the computer can increase personal productivity. Then develop and implement a personal productivity plan that makes the best use of your time and resources.

Classroom Link-Access to students recommended. PBS Classroom Link courses ask learners to implement lessons with their class or with a small group of students (options for learners without access to students are available.)

List Price $350 Special Price: $25 ( subsidized by US DOE grant funding and the North TIER)
Audience: All Educators, Grades K-12
Graduate Credit: 2 graduate credits available at an additional fee - JMU credit available!!!

TECH325. Searching and Researching on the Internet - 30 hours

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With today's changing technologies, our planet, it seems, has become a smaller place - although the amount of information easily available and extremely accessible in the world of the Internet has increased exponentially. Students need digital literacy now more than ever before. To search effectively for information on the Internet and conduct research, students need new skills that will help them understand where and how to find information, and then how to dig deeper and use the content effectively. Learn strategies for helping your students develop searching and researching skills, including the use of Web 2.0 tools such as Web start pages, blogs, wikis, and social bookmarks. Explore ways to create authentic learning environments that make use of primary resources, go beyond sites such as Wikipedia for research, and teach responsible Web use. For the course project, create a research toolbox for developing searching and researching skills that you can use in a specific curriculum area.

Classroom Link-Access to students recommended. PBS Classroom Link courses ask learners to implement lessons with their class or with a small group of students (options for learners without access to students are available.

List Price $350 Special Price: $25 ( subsidized by US DOE grant funding and the North TIER)
Audience: All Educators, Grades K-12
Graduate Credit: 2 graduate credits available at an additional fee - Only 1 JMU credit available!!!

Please visit the Virginia's PBS TeacherLine Current Course Schedule for a complete listing of courses being offered.

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