Cerritos College

EDT 81   Videos for School Use

This course is intended to teach educators the basics of video production for use in the K-12 environment.  The course will cover equipment, adding text, graphics, and special effects, scripting, interviewing, and editing. (2 units)

EDT 100  Integration of the Internet to the Curriculum

This course is designed for educators who wish to learn about the Internet and how to incorporate the Internet into the classroom curriculum. Participants will learn fundamental Internet search methods, e-mail use and management, and techniques for setting up a website for the classroom. A supportive learning community will be provided where educators collaborate to improve their skills in creating effective learning resources using suitable technologies. (2 units)

EDT 101   Creating Curriculum Projects Using the Internet

This course is for educators who wish to learn about the Internet through innovative curriculum projects.  Participants will use fundamental Internet search methods, email, and web sites in the creation of an Internet-based project supporting project- or problem-based learning.  A supportive learning community will be provided where educators collaborate and improve their skills in creating effective learning resources using suitable technologies.  Other topics include impact of technology on education; past, current, and future technology trends; and copyright issues.  (1 unit)
Transfer Credit:  CSU

Prerequisite:  EDT 100 or equivalent with a grade of Credit or “C” or higher.

Recommendation:  EDT 50 or EDT 51 and EDT 52 or EDT 53 or equivalent with grades of Credit or “C” or higher.

EDT 103   Spreadsheets for Educators

This course trains educators and prospective educators to use efficiently technology to perform administrative, instructional, and other classroom tasks using electronic spreadsheet software.  Spreadsheet-specific topics include the fundamentals of creating worksheets; formulas and functions; creating charts; using Wizards; techniques to manipulate large worksheets and multiple-sheet workbooks; and integration of spreadsheet software into course curriculum.   Other topics include impact of technology on education; past, current, and future technology trends; and copyright issues.  (2 units)
Transfer Credit:  CSU

Recommendation: EDT 50 or EDT 51 and EDT 52 or EDT 53 or equivalent with grades of Credit or “C” or higher.

EDT 104   Word Processing for Educators

This course trains educators and prospective educators who wish to learn how to work with word processing documents as they prepare curriculum.  Participants will use basic and intermediate word processing functions to create administrative, instructional, and classroom management documents.  Word processing topics include creating, editing, saving, formatting, printing, spell checking, search, replace, headers and footers, footnotes and hyphenation, thesaurus, macros, merge, and outline functions.  Other topics include impact of technology on education; past, current, and future technology trends; and copyright issues.  (2 units)
Transfer Credit:  CSU

Recommendation:  EDT 50 or EDT 51 and EDT 52 or EDT 53 or equivalent with a grade of Credit or “C” or higher

EDT 105  PowerPoint for Educators

This course trains educators and prospective educators who wish to learn how to work with Microsoft PowerPoint as a mode of teaching and as they prepare curriculum.  Participants will use basic and intermediate presentation graphic software functions to create administrative, instructional, and classroom management materials.  Topics include creating, managing, and delivering a multi-media curriculum-based presentation.  Students will produce conceptual and data-intensive presentations, create professional output for overheads, on-screen presentations, speaker notes, and support handouts incorporating text and graphics. Other topics include impact of technology on education; past, current, and future technology trends; and copyright issues.  (2 units)
Transfer Credit:  CSU

Recommendation: EDT 50 or EDT 51 and EDT 52 or EDT 53 or equivalent with grades of Credit or “C” or higher

EDT 106  Access for Educators

This course trains educators and prospective educators in the use of database management systems using Microsoft Access. Topics include techniques for building a database, tables, queries, forms, and reports.  Other topics include designing curricular lessons and student assignments utilizing databases.  (2 units)
Transfer Credit:  CSU

Recommendation:  EDT 50 or EDT 51 and EDT 52 or equivalent with grades of Credit or “C” or higher.

EDT 107   Desktop Publishing for Educators

This course provides an introduction to the functions of desktop publishing software with an emphasis on the educational community.  Topics include creating camera-ready printed presentation materials and developing presentation materials such as letterhead stationery, signs and flyers, newsletters, and a personal portfolio.  Other topics include impact of technology on education; past, current, and future technology trends; and copyright issues.  
Transfer Credit:  CSU

Recommendation: EDT 50 or EDT 51 and EDT 52 or EDT 53 or equivalent with grades of Credit or “C” or higher.

EDT 108   PhotoShop Elements for Educators

This course covers the basic through advanced features of Adobe Photoshop Elements.  Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop Elements while discovering practical and creative uses of the application to increase speed and quality of learning in the classroom.  Methods of integrating this software into the educational setting will be explored.  Digital stories and photo essays will be used as an alternative learning styles.   (2 units)
Transfer Credit:  CSU

Recommendation:  EDT 50 or EDT 51 and EDT 52 or EDT 53 or equivalent with grades of Credit or “C” or higher.