Training Session Descriptions
Introduction to Read&Write for Window or Mac – In this hands-on, interactive session, participants will learn about this Literacy Support software, designed to help students in the areas of Reading, Research, Writing, Vocabulary, and Studying. Read&Write also gives educators ways to provide their students with more accessible and appropriate materials to be able to truly differentiate instruction. A demonstration of how each is accessed and used with time to practice is sprinkled with some basic applications to help all different kinds of learners.
Read&Write for Google Chrome – This 3-hour session focuses on both the functionality of the tools on all three toolbars (Docs, Chrome Web, PDF) and the practical application of the extension across instructional settings. Strategies presented can be used to both teach the tools to students as well as support student acquisition of skills. Skills such as building vocabulary, reading comprehension, organizing information, summarizing and building automaticity of using online tools available as accommodations on many computerized standardized testing. The interactive and hands-on teaching setting provides the foundation for teachers to integrate RW4GC into classroom instruction for each student’s unique needs.
Introduction to EquatIO® for Google Chrome or Windows - EquatIO was developed by a Math teacher to help math and science teachers and students at all levels create mathematical equations, formulas, graphs, and more on their computer or Chromebook. In this 3-hour hands-on, interactive training, participants will create Google Docs and Forms in Google Chrome or Word documents in Windows, and their own online “math spaces” successfully incorporating EquatIO equations and Desmos graphs into each. All of the functionalities show how to easily make math digital by typing with prediction, handwriting with tablet or using a mouse, and dictating expressions, equations, or formulas. These training sessions are for teachers and the content is based on grade levels of math/science taught. Choose from a Middle School session or High School session.
Introduction to Read&Write for Windows and Microsoft Edge™ - for use in Office 365. In this session, participants will learn about both how the current version Read&Write for Windows and Read&Write for Microsoft Edge can help students in the areas of Reading, Research, Writing, Vocabulary, and Studying within the Office 365 environment and on the Web. A demonstration of how each tool is accessed will be presented. Participant time to practice and discuss instructional is built in. Read&Write for Windows tools that work on the desktop will be presented where appropriate.
Introduction to Read&Write for Google Chrome™ for use in Office 365 This 3-hour session focuses on the functionality of the tools on the Docs and Web toolbars as well as PDF when available to participants. Strategies presented can be used to teach the tools to students and support student acquisition of skills such as building vocabulary, reading comprehension, organizing information, summarizing and build automaticity of using online tools available as accommodations on many computerized standardized testing. This will provide the foundation for teachers to integrate Read&Write for Google Chrome into classroom instruction to meet each student’s unique needs.
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