Technology Proficiency Certificate Series

The Southern Regional ETTC is proud to offer all the courses specified for the Beginner and Intermediate Technology Proficiency Certificates.

The Southern Regional ETTC is registered with the New Jersey Department of Education's Professional Development Provider System (ID# 229). If these workshops are included in a teacher's Professional Improvement Plan (PIP), hours earned through certificate courses count towards the requirement for 100 hours of professional development over a 5-year period. See the Proficiency Series' Hall of Fame

Beginner Technology Proficiency Certificate
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Course Title

Components
1

First Steps into Technology
basic computer operations and mouse skills
intro to word processing
intro to draw and paint
2

Word Processing
page set-up
tabs, tables, and columns
textboxes
inserting borders and symbols
3
Windows Operating System

computer management (control panels, printer selection)
software installation and uninstallation
troubleshooting
introduction to evaluation of software
4

Introduction to the Internet
safe and ethical use
browser basics
e-mail
search engines
bookmarking
Internet citations for bibliographies
5
Introduction to Spreadsheets and Graphing
terminology (rows, columns, etc.)
formatting and entering data
adding simple formulas
creating graphs
6
Introduction to Database
setting up tables
defining fields
sorting
7
Introduction to Multimedia
creating a slide
adding effects
assembling the slide presentation

Intermediate Technology Proficiency Certificate
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Course Title

Description
8
Mastering a Word Processing Program

bullets and numbering
headers and footers
shortcuts
WordArt
mailmerge
9
Digital Imaging

scanning
changing file formats
basic image editing
digital camera basics
downloading images
inserting images into documents
10
Mastering a Multimedia Program
Incorporating sound, video, graphics, animations and hyperlinks into multimedia presentations
11
Adaptive Devices in the Classroom
intro to adaptive technology
- hardware
- software
locating resources on the web
12
Drawing and Painting
advanced tools and techniques
grouping and ungrouping
layering
inserting text and clipart
13
Intermediate Spreadsheet
using more advanced formulas
creating more complex layouts and graphs
14
Intermediate Database
creating more complex tables
formulating queries
15

Web-based Projects

Culminating Project for Intermediate Level

finding online projects
designing original projects:
- capturing images and sounds
- making citations
- creating tables
posting projects
inserting text and clip art
introduction to webpage desigmn
copyright issues