Level 1 Educational Technology Certification
About this Course
The Level 1 Educational Technology Certification course is designed to help teachers in Canyons School District develop fundamental competency in District educational and learning technologies. Participants will gain an understanding of the ISTE Standards for Educators and develop skills necessary to plan, implement, and evaluate technology for teaching and learning.
This course is now concluded. The modules will remain open for your reference through August 2020 as the content is moved to the new Canyons U course in Canvas.
Home Learning Requirement: The skills learned in this course will be assumed background knowledge for attending future professional development and will not be explicitly taught in future professional learning opportunities. Participants who completed this course and submitted the course conclusion reflection assignment by June 30, 2020 will receive a $175 stipend, and certified employees will earn 2 USBE credits. Certified employees who completed this course and submitted the course conclusion reflection assignment by July 31, 2020 will receive 2 USBE credits, but no stipend.
If you have questions that are specific to the Level 1 Certification contact kathryn.blunt@canyonsdistrict.org.
Course Requirements
To earn Level 1 Technology Certification, participants must:
- Complete Module 1.1
- Complete Module 3.1
- Complete Module 3.2
- Complete 11 additional modules (at least one module per ISTE standard)
- Complete all assignments in your chosen modules
- Reach mastery (at least 80%) for each completed module
- Observations have been waived for home learning participants.
Badges will be awarded on etc.canyonsdistrict.org for completed modules. Please be sure to log in to the etc website at least once so your name is activated in the system.
Navigation Tip
The left-side navigation menu includes a "Modules" button, which acts as a gateway to learning content and other helpful resources (including Canvas support). Modules are organized by ISTE standard.
Module Options
Following is a list of the module options you may choose to complete.
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🎓 LEARNER 1.1 ISTE Standards for Educators ❗️Required 1.2 Ed Tech Research 1.3 Learning Communities 1.4 Self-Observation using Swivl
💭 LEADER 2.1 Grant Writing 2.2 Chromebooks & CSDDocs 2.3 Google Apps & Extensions 2.4 Introduction to iPad
🌎 CITIZEN 3.1 Citizenship in the Digital Age❗️Required 3.2 Media Literacy❗️Required 3.3 Cloud Storage: Automatic Off-Site Backups 3.4 UEN Tech Tools
🤝 COLLABORATOR 4.1 Find Everything on Your Computer 4.2 Making Your Mac Work for You 4.3 Windows 10 4.4 Increasing Productivity with Outlook 4.5 Google Docs 4.6 Google Meet |
🛠 DESIGNER 5.1 Pearson Realize: Reading Street 5.2 Pearson Realize: enVisionmath2.0 5.3 Meet Nearpod 5.4 Google Slides
🖥 FACILITATOR 6.1 Getting Started with Canvas 6.2 Presentation Tools 6.3 Computer Science in the Classroom 6.4 Google Forms 6.5 Facilitate and Monitor Student Technology Use
🔎 ANALYST 7.1 Skyward & Data Dashboard 7.2 Assessing with Canvas 7.3 Google Sheets 7.4 Unleash the Power of Excel |