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The MSAD #54 Technology Staff Development program
is adding LVS Online classes as an alternative/addition to its
regular technology course offerings starting this Fall. These courses qualify
for recertification purposes and will be counted as 15 contact hours for each
course taken. There will be a limit of 3 courses per staff member in any single
year.
LVS is a distance-learning web site dedicated to providing students with an affordable
and fun way to learn. You can learn to create a web page, design professional
looking graphics, or just improve your skills with MS Office. Please visit their
website for additional courses and course descriptions.
http://www.lvsonline.com/index.shtml
Your course request must be approved by Jeanne Mukai, Laura Richter or Dorothy
Small (whichever Technology Integration Specialist you work with) and the Assistant
Superintendent. You must request a completion Certificate when enrolling and pay
the $5.00 additional fee.
Enrollment is easy. All you need is internet-access, a web browser and a desire
to learn and have fun. The cost per course is $25.00 for New students and $20.00
for Returning students unless otherwise noted in the course description.
Jeanne Mukai, SAHS Technology Integrationist,
has this to say about LVS Online:
I first became interested in taking online courses
because I was trying to teach myself DreamWeaver, web authoring software. I was
frustrated because it was a very comprehensive piece of software, and I needed
some direction and organization. I turned to the web because I could not find
any courses offered locally. It was an excellent solution to my problem. I have
currently taken 5 classes from LVS Online – Introduction to DreamWeaver,
DreamWeaver II, HTML (programming for web design), HTML Level II, and FireWorks
(a graphic program).
Each class runs for 6 weeks, I have been very impressed with the quality of the
instruction. The material is clearly and well organized with many visuals and
examples. The week’s lesson was available on Saturday (online). Each lesson
was at least 20 printed pages, but more often close to 30 pages. Each lesson included
at least one assignment, but usually 2 or 3. The assignments were due by the following
Friday. However, work could be handed in (over the web) at any time. The instructor
always responded within 24 hours to questions; more often within a couple of hours!
Plus the other students in the class could see all questions and often tried to
give some help. I could also look at the work that the other students were submitting,
and the quality of the work was always amazing to me. People spent a lot of time
on the assignments. I frequently spent at least 5 hours on the reading and completing
the assignments. I resubmitted most assignments using the suggestions from the
instructor to revise and resubmit. This was the expectation for every class. Some
classes also had online quizzes. In order to receive a certificate of completion
all assignments had to be completed successfully, and all online quizzes had to
be completed.
Please visit their website for additional information, course descriptions etc.
http://www.lvsonline.com/index.shtml
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