The Merrillville Community School Corporation’s Technology Department hosted Tech 4 Teachers, a technology boot camp for K-6 teachers in the district. The boot camp took place on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Merrillville Intermediate School. There were close to 70 teachers and administrators, as well as Superintendent Nick Brown in attendance.
Trainers from EdTechZone, a group of technology educators from central Indiana and 7 of Merrillville’s own staff members provided training throughout the day. There were sessions on Google Drive, EdPuzzle, Google Forms, Google LitTrips, iPad Apps, Google Drawing, PearDeck, Google Slides, Stop Motion Videos, SeeSaw, Edulastic, ClassKick, Padlet and Google Classroom. It was an incredible day of learning about the newest technology!
Attendees also had the opportunity to win prizes including professional books and gift cards from Portillo’s, Chick-fil-A, Red Robin, Olive Garden, Buffalo Wild Wings, Outback Steakhouse and Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant. The corporation is grateful for the tremendous support from the local companies! The generous donations made the day of learning extra special!