INTRODUCING Atomic Learning For Brevard County Online Software

INTRODUCING Atomic Learning For Brevard County! On-line Software Training and Support Resources Learn more. Do more. Be more.

How AL Supports Technology Trainers, Teachers, Non. Instructional Staff, Students and Parents I want…need…. • Just in time, on demand training • Curriculum resources to help me integrate technology into my class. how do I teach with technology? • Ability to support learners who are at various levels on many applications • To be able to track staff and easily report on professional development • More time and how to keep teachers and students interested • Something to prescribe for staff after completing the computer skills evaluations • Help increasing parental involvement in their child’s learning (while learning new skills themselves) • Help with assistive technology, ESOL and other differentiated instruction • Training on how to use Blackboard • Help with digital storytelling, graphic organizers, video and podcasting • Certification credit for completing on-line learning

What does Atomic Learning Provide? • A library of “atom-sized bites” of movie tutorials that answer “How do I do that? ” questions. • Just-in-time, just-enough on demand training using a friendly show-and-tell approach. • Web-based availability 24 / 7. • Access from school and home for teachers, non instructional staff, students, parents and all district employee family members. • Freedom for district technology staff to do other critical tasks.

The Atomic Learning Resources • 25, 000+ tutorials • 110+ popular software packages (new– Moodle, New View (NVU web authoring), blogging, PC security, Blackboard 7, Vista coming soon, audacity) • 900 new tutorials every 45 days • Captioning • Spanish language tutorials • • Curriculum resources and classroom materials Robust tracking and reporting system Self-assessment instrument Custom Development for district specific needs

Curriculum Resources • Project-based step—by-step lesson plans (Lesson Accelerators) • Lesson plans and in-class materials • Workshops on pod and vodcasting, blogging, charting, mail merges and newsletters • Tutorials on how to effectively and efficiently search the web for all user levels • Storyboarding and Video Storyboarding tutorials • TI financial and graphic calculators tutorials to teach functionality.

What are Lesson Accelerators? • Project-based, media-rich lesson plans that incorporate our unique showand-tell approach and supports project based learning. – Each Lesson Accelerator provides: • • Descriptive information about a project Step-by-step tutorial movies using a specific software application All the resources needed to recreate the example project A project activity guide – Teachers can have learners work though the steps using the example content supplied, or they can add their own content based on specific curricular needs. – Help staff internalize new technology skills prior to classroom integration – Student in-class and homework assignments/ parent engagement – Staff skills proficiency assessment

How Districts Use Atomic Learning • Professional development resource – Pre and post assessment – Prescriptive resource – In-service portfolio • • Supplement to, or replacement of, 1: 1 training Classroom resource and curriculum supplement Help desk and on-going software support At-home student homework and parental involvement Community connection—family outreach Workplace Literacy/ 21 century skills programs Create custom courses within their content mgt system

Why Atomic Learning Works • Structured learning in small, highly targeted format enhances learning and promotes technology use • Teachers’ level of confidence in using technology is enhanced – Critical determinant of teachers’ level of implementation and integration of technology • Teachers, other staff and students learn in privacy • Timing of support is critical and improves learning • Just-in-time training, in the teachable moment • Tutorials viewed when, and as often as, needed • Accommodates multiple learning styles • Cost-effective • Brevard County will have access for all teachers, students, their parents, non-teaching (support, administrative) staff and their families. • Frees up technology support staff to support other needs. • Learn at home. . at Starbucks…anywhere!

Atomic Learning--The Company • Founded and staffed by educators, technology directors and trainers in 2000 • Mission: Create useful and affordable online products focused on teaching people how to effectively use technology • Over 1 million student and teacher users in Florida. Implementations in nearly 75% of the districts • Over 6 million users in over 6, 000 schools in US and 28 countries • Awards v 2006 CODIE Award Finalist for Best Instructional Solution: Web-based or Online v 2005 CODIE Award for Best Professional Development Product or Service for Educators v 2003 & 2005 Technology & Learning Award of Excellence

What do I need to get started? • Computer connected to the Internet • Web browser • Quick. Time Plug-in • Version 6. 5 to view tutorials. Do not use QT 7! • Flash support • How to Access Atomic Learning- THRU end of the month (FEB) ONLY • www. atomiclearning. com • Username: seal Password: heart • Implementation underway for unique usernames and passwords for staff and student sign on at building levels. Stay tuned for details! • Set up tracking and reporting process, other roll out tactics • Web-based training to ensure comfort and fluency with site

Atomic Learning is NOW available for all Brevard students, parents, all staff and their families! Stay Tuned for the Roll out—coming your way this month!