Classroom Integration
Support for classrooms and districts focused on making the most of their edtech tools, including hardware, software, and emerging solutions.
Technology in the classroom to enhance student learning
Having the right apps or devices alone isn’t enough to enhance student learning outcomes. A clear, intentional integration strategy is essential too, and the LTC offers the resources and trainings needed to ensure every teacher feels empowered with the latest edtech in hand.
Our team is made up of former educators with decades of experience in the classroom. We know what it’s like to stand in your shoes, which is why we strive to offer constructive integration support that’s both empathetic and centered on keeping educators at the top of their game.
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Esports Program Checklist
Empower Your New Esports Team at your School with Our Comprehensive Checklist! Unveil the potential of your budding esports squad using this all-inclusive checklist. From recruitment and practice schedules to team branding, our checklist ensures you cover all the bases for a successful and thrilling esports journey in your school.
Drones in the Classroom – Q&A for Curricular Integration and Funding
Why should drones be part of your school’s curriculum? What classes can drones be used in? Find answers to these questions and more (including funding and safety recommendations) in this handy guide produced by the Learning Technology Center team.
Apple Professional Learning Series: Keynote
It’s time to take the main stage with Apple’s Keynote. Join us to explore how you and your students can use Keynote to illustrate concepts, demonstrate learning, and animate processes – all in a single user-friendly presentation app.
Apple Professional Learning Series: Pages
Apple Pages is your one-stop app for unleashing your student’s creativity and bringing project-based learning to life. Join us to explore how to use this app create multimodal reports, newsletters, posters, books, and more using beautiful templates, customized fonts, images, movies, audio, shapes, and drawings.
Apple Professional Learning Series: Numbers
Bring data visualization to life in your classroom with Apple’s Numbers. Join us to explore how to use Numbers to organize and explain data through colorful charts, summary tables, photo, and video. We’ll also dive into how Numbers can be used as an organizational tool for learning!
Unleashing the Power of AI in Education
Throughout the day, attendees will hear expert insights on AI use and policy from a variety of specialists, including the LTC’s Eric Santos. Register today to ensure your classroom or school is prepared to safely and efficiently harness this multi-faceted edtech innovation.
Apple Professional Learning Series: iMovie
Lights…camera…action! It’s time to bring your students’ video-making aspirations to life with iMovie. Join us to explore this video composition program’s core features , including those your students can use to create and share movies of their own. Along the way, we’ll also demonstrate how to create a movie that includes titles, music, and effects—all using videos and photos taken on your iPad.
Apple Professional Learning Series: GarageBand
It’s time to rock! Join us to explore GarageBand, Apple’s built-in music creation program, and delve into how you can utilize it in the classroom. In particular, we’ll explore how to create original music, add your voice, build loops and sound effects, and develop engaging audio stories – all in a user-friendly environment that requires little-to-no music composition experience.
Canva in the Classroom
Join us to discover the “magic” of Canva, one of the most popular graphic design tools used by professionals and amateurs alike. Through hands-on activities and demonstrations, teachers will learn how to create eye-catching graphics, select appropriate fonts and colors, and manipulate images and text to create visually appealing presentations and digital teaching materials. Along the way, they’ll also discover how to use templates and pre-made graphics to save time and effort on every lesson plan.
A Beginner’s Guide to AI for Educators
Join us as we cut through the AI buzz and examine the implications of artificial intelligence in an educational setting. In particular, we’ll focus on how recently released and forthcoming AI tools could impact how students learn and create going forward.
Using Newsela to Enhance Literacy
Newsela provides educators with curated instructional content that’s both engaging and innovative. With a commitment to alignment with state mandates and science of reading practices, Newsela provides a vast array of vetted materials that enrich classroom learning experiences. Through a partnership with Formative, districts can also utilize Newslea to personalize learning journeys, track progress, and drive student success effectively.
DigLitCon 2024 Day 1
Join education stakeholders from around Illinois for a conference centered on digital literacy, with presenters offering their views on how to best integrate this new literacy into instruction across subject areas and grade levels.
DigLitCon 2024 Day 2
Join education stakeholders from around Illinois for a conference centered on digital literacy, with presenters offering their views on how to best integrate this new literacy into instruction across subject areas and grade levels.
Illinois Education and Technology Conference 2024 (IETC)
Learn, collaborate, and connect with fellow edtech enthusiasts and leaders during a multi-day professional learning experience ideal for collaborating one-on-one with peers and forging meaningful connections.