2022-2023 Lightning PD

This session focuses on digital writing tools for projects and writing assignments. The Digital Writing Tools listed below are user friendly, do not require students or teachers to create an account, and are free to use. To access these tools, please use the links below, or you can view the presentation by visiting this link.

Trading Card Creator (for those interested in creating their own Trading Card Template for students to use, this short video will walk through the steps of using the Create your Own feature in the Trading Card Creator).

Letter Generator

Resume Generator

Printing Press

Custom Tombstone Maker

The Newspaper Clipping Generator

Fake Text Messages

Teachers serve many roles within their classrooms. Among those roles is that of technology guru. Often times when students have a problem with technology, their teacher is the first person to whom they go. This presentation details some of the most common student issues La Porte’s technology team sees and some easy fixes that might solve the problem quickly.

If a student doesn’t learn the vocabulary for a specific content area, it becomes difficult for them to understand the content taught in that class. In this month’s Lightning PD session, we will look at some technology tools which students could use to practice, review, and become more familiar with vocabulary terms.

Virtual field trips are a great way for students to explore the world without leaving the classroom. This month’s Lightning PD focuses on ways to implement virtual field trips into the classroom, ideas for assessment, and curated lists of places to which you and your students may want to travel.

There are many graphic organizer options available online. This month’s Lightning PD will highlight four sites where you can find graphic organizers to use with your students. We will also look at ways in which you can move from the traditional paper-and-pencil use of graphic organizers to having students complete and submit these digitally.

Join Ms. Mills this month to learn about all the resources the LPH Library has to offer for your classes and content. Additional information can be found in her presentation.

Artificial intelligence is in the news, and if it hasn’t already, it will soon be making its way into a classroom near you. In this month’s session, you will find resources to learn more about AI, see some examples of AI, and find ways to stay up-to-date on what’s happening with AI.

Lightning PD sessions in April and May will be used to review tools explored earlier in the year and make-up any sessions which were postponed for any reason.