Newton County School System’s (NCSS) Technology Department has announced free technical training and development opportunities for our parents and other stakeholders through our Parent Connect program. According to Dr. Adam Phyall, Director of Technology and Media Services for NCSS, the district will offer free learning session on Microsoft tools and Google tools throughout the school year. All learning sessions will take place at 10:00 am.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for parents and guardians to get familiar with the tools their student will use in their classrooms,” Phyall explained. “All sessions will be live webinars and recorded then linked back to the Parent Connect Canvas course for future reference.”
Course opportunities include the following:
GOOGLE TRAINING FOR PARENTS
Google Training for Parents
| DATE |
|
Subject |
| August 27 |
|
Google Slides |
| September 24 |
|
Google Sites |
| October 29 |
|
Google Forms |
| November 19 |
|
Google Jamboard |
| December 17 |
|
Google Meets |
| January 28 |
|
Google Sheets |
| February 25 |
|
YouTube |
| March 25 |
|
Google Calendar |
| April 29 |
|
Google Earth |
| May 27 |
|
Google Translate |
| June 24 |
|
Google Photos |
MICROSOFT TRAINING FOR PARENTS
Microsoft Training for Parents
| DATE |
|
SUBJECT |
| August 6 |
|
Microsoft Word |
| September 3 |
|
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| October 1 |
|
Microsoft Excel |
| November 5 |
|
Microsoft Forms |
| December 3 |
|
Microsoft Sway |
| January 7 |
|
Microsoft Calendar |
| February 4 |
|
Microsoft Word |
| March 4 |
|
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| April 1 |
|
Microsoft Excel |
| May 6 |
|
Microsoft Sway |
| June 3 |
|
Microsoft Translate |
| July 1 |
|
Immersive Reader |
For more information, visit our
Parent Connect Page.