Technology
Workshops for Guidance Counselors.
Training
designed
BY
a
counselor
FOR
counselors
Schedule
a practical
in-service for your Guidance Counselors who
will
Use
Technology for Student Advocacy
Workshop
Goals
Technology
Workshops f'or Guidance Counselors are designed
to provide guidance counselors with skills and knowledge
necessary to integrate technology into their work
as student advocates.
Participants
of the workshops will:
-
develop Power Point Presentations that will be used
in information sessions for students and parents;
-
develop a web site that will include links to other
web sites, a newsletter for students and parents,
a plan for students to use the Internet for career
exploration, college search, in-depth college information,
scholarship search, and general information about
their guidance offices
-
experience aspects of the Internet including email, Egroups, FTP, and chat.
Possible
Workshop Configurations
Workshops
are available in one, two, or three day formats.
Examples of what can be covered :
One-Day
Workshop Agenda
8:00
- 10:15 - Presentation overview of Power Point,
Database uses, and Internet resources.
10:30
- 12:00 - Building a Power Point Presentation
1:00
- 2:15 Power Point Continued
2:30
- 4:00 Using the Internet
Two-Day
Workshop Agenda
Day
One
8:00
- 10:!5 - Overview of Technology uses in the Guidance
Office including Power Point, Database uses, and
Internet resources.
10:30
- 12:00 - Building a Power Point Presentation
1:00
- 2:15 Power Point Fundamentals Continued
2:30
- 4:00 Lab time and advanced Power Point techniques.
Day
Two
8:00
- 12:00 Fundamentals of Web Page construction.
1:00
- 3:00 Web page development, uploading files to
internet - putting the web page on the web.
3:00
- 4:00 EGroup development.
Three-Day
Workshop Agenda
All
items from the two-day workshop would be covered
in more depth and with more lab time. Additionally,
counselors will construct a database and work with
the data within the database.
Or,
mix and match for your counselors' needs!
Ideally,
the workshops will be conducted in a computer lab.
Every counselor-participant will need a computer
with Microsoft Office and Netscape Communicator
4.x, and Internet capabilities, preferably high
speed.
To
learn more about having one of these workshops for your counselors,
