Course Catalog
Welcome to the Educational Technology Course Catalog. Educational Technology supports the teachers and staff of Mesa Public Schools through a wide variety of innovative, educational programs and training opportunities. Within this portion of our website you will find information about the classes that we offer. For course availability, please consult the Educational Technology Calendar.
Many of the classes that we offer address the indicators assessed by the Arizona Inventory of Teacher Technology Skills (AITTS). The following badges highlight the AITTS indicators addressed in our classes.
 - Basic Operations |
 - Research |
 - Productivity |
 - Planning, Management & Instruction |
 - Communication |
 - Social, Ethical, Legal & Human Issues |
Acuity Courses
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TEC1061: Acuity Unwired Overview Target Audience: 3rd-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1030: Acuity Assessment and Delivery Target Audience: 3rd-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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Architeck Courses
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TEC1056: Basic Architeck Training Target Audience: Certified and Classified Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1051: Enhancing Communication Through Educational Blogs, Threaded Discussions & Calendaring in Architeck Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: TEC1056 |
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TEC1053: Utilizing Architeck to Promote Student Literacy Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: Audio permissions in Architeck |
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CLS1524: Advanced Architeck Communication Skills Target Audience: Classified Prerequisites: TEC1056 |
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CLS1527: Calendars in Architeck Target Audience: Classified Prerequisites: TEC1056 |
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Classroom Performance Systems (Clicker) Courses
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TEC1067: Clicker Overview Target Audience: 2nd-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1035: Using Clickers to Increase Student Motivation & Performance 1 Target Audience: 2nd-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1036: Using Clickers to Increase Student Motivation & Performance 2 Target Audience: 2nd-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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Google Courses
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TEC1025: Google in the Classroom: Using MPSConnect Tools Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1023: Google in the Classroom: Using Curriculum Integration Tools Target Audience: 4th-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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CLS1528: Google Mail & Calendar Target Audience: Classified Prerequisites: None |
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CLS1529: Google Docs & Forms Target Audience: Classified Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1085: Google Forms...They're Not Just for Surveys Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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LibGuides Courses
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TEC1032: Introduction to LibGuides Target Audience: 4th-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1033: Enhancing Instruction Through LibGuides Target Audience: 4th-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: TEC1032 |
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TEC1068: Exploring Instructional Databases Online Course Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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Microsoft Office Courses
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CLS1511: Excel - Level 1 Target Audience: Classified Prerequisites: None |
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CLS1514: Excel - Level 2 Target Audience: Classified Prerequisites: None |
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CLS1530: Word: Merging and Labels Target Audience: Classified Prerequisites: None |
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CLS1531: Word: Forms and Tables Target Audience: Classified Prerequisites: None |
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Podcasting Courses
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TEC1048: Podcasting 101 Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: An active Architeck page |
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TEC1049: Podcasting 102 Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: TEC1048 |
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SMART Board Courses
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TEC1064: SMART Board Overview Target Audience: PreK-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1038: SMART Board Basics Target Audience: PreK-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1040: SMART Board - Enhancing Your Skills Target Audience: PreK-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: TEC1038 |
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TEC1039: SMART Board Lessons - Creating Your Own Target Audience: PreK-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: TEC1038 |
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TEC1075: SMART Board - Kids Can Publish! Target Audience: 4th-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: TEC1040 |
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SmartMath Courses
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TEC1058: SmartMath Initial/Makeup Target Audience: K-6th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1047: SmartMath Fundamentals Target Audience: K-6th grade teachers Prerequisites: TEC1058 |
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General Courses
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TEC1006: Learning Effective Presentation Skills with PowerPoint Target Audience: PreK-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1043: MPS ELL iPod Initiative Target Audience: By Invitation Only Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1052: Enhancing Elementary Science Through Online Technologies Target Audience: Specific grade level 4-6 Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1066: Presentation Systems Training Target Audience: Certified Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1071: SFAW Overview Target Audience: K-6th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1086: Cyber Savvy Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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TEC1087: Writing with Technology Target Audience: K-12th grade teachers Prerequisites: None |
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