Learn how to use HTML and CSS to customize online learning materials. Discover how to use and modify HTML code to format text, embed media, link to other pages, and more. If you teach and engage with learners online, then you have probably encountered a need for knowing how to code. That's what this course is for—to help you learn the basics of HTML so you can enhance your teaching and learning materials with dynamic pages. Learn web coding basics,...

Keynote is the perfect tool for teachers. Leverage this inexpensive presentation tool to engage student interest and create more active learning environments. Technology like Keynote has transformed learning. With a little bit of skill, this inexpensive presentation tool can be used to create more interactive lessons and reach more students than is possible with traditional teaching tools alone. Join educator and staff author Oliver Schinkten as...

Learn how Microsoft Office 2016 can benefit students and teachers. Find out how to use PowerPoint, Excel, and more to create dynamic lessons, organize student work, and save time. Microsoft Office is a staple set of tools educators can use to benefit their students and teaching. This course dives into the tips and tricks to get the most from Office 2016. Staff instructor Oliver Schinkten explores the Office tools, demonstrating education-specific...

Learn how to use Microsoft Office 365 for education: to create more dynamic lessons, track student progress, communicate and share files online, and even save time. Microsoft Office is a staple set of tools for educators, and now includes education-specific functionality such as classroom notebooks in OneDrive and educator-specific collaboration tools in Teams. In education, learning to use these applications can help increase learning, empower students,...

Learn how Office 365 can benefit your students and your teaching. Find out how to use Office Mix, PowerPoint, Excel, and more to create more dynamic lessons, organize student work, and save valuable time. Microsoft Office is a staple set of tools educators can use to benefit their students and teaching. This course dives into the tips and tricks to get the most from Office 365. Staff instructor Oliver Schinkten explores the Office 365 tools, demonstrating...

Learn how to use organize lesson plans and create interactive lessons using Microsoft OneNote. This course covers setting up Class Notebooks, adding content, and making assignments. Microsoft OneNote Class Notebooks allow educators to organize lesson plans and deliver interactive lessons to their students. In this course, author and educator Oliver Schinkten shows how to create interactive lessons using OneNote Class Notebooks. Topics include embedding...

Learn how to deploy iPads in schools using a 1:1 deployment model: providing each student with one iPad. A 1:1 deployment program means that each student gets their own device; no iPads are shared. Managing the high volume of iPads distributed in a 1:1 program can be a challenging task, but with the steps outlined in this course, you'll learn how to choose the right model for your classroom. You'll learn how to correctly purchase devices with an...

"A fresh, comprehensive biography of the pioneering educator and activist who changed the way we look at children's minds, from the author of Oriana Fallaci. Born in 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy, Maria Montessori would grow up to embody almost every trait men of her era detested in the fairer sex. She was self-confident, strong-willed, and had a fiery temper at a time when women were supposed to be soft and pliable. She studied until she became a doctor...

"Maria grew up in Italy at a time when girls didn't receive an equal education to boys. But Maria's mother was supportive of her dreams, and Maria went on to study medicine. She later became an early years expert - founding schools with her revolutionary educational theories and changing the lives of many children. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical...

"When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teacher George Emerson, it's not exactly love at first sight. Though she does find the obsessive-compulsive man intriguing. Making it her mission to get him to loosen up and embrace life, she embarks on what seems like a lost cause--and finds herself falling for him in the process. A confirmed bachelor, George vacillates between irritation and attraction whenever...