Attention teachers! Get your free technology training right here!

Nortel Networks Kidz Online has created a learning environment that you can use anytime anywhere you have an Internet connection. The training uses the latest in video streaming interactive video and is project-based. Many educators in North America are using this training for their local continued education certification in technology.

Our staff of teachers and instructional designers has created a curriculum that supports the NNKOL technology units that span the NNKOL site content, including the ready-to-use standards-based lesson plans that you can take advantage of to apply what you learn here, directly in the classroom with your students.

To see the list of instructional material for a particular technology unit, click on the title.

Available courses:

Utilizing the Internet

The videos and materials in this unit will help you use the internet as an effective search tool. You will learn the ins and outs of chat rooms and more about proper "netiquette".

Web Page Creation: Standard MS Office software

Need to get a web page created but have no idea on how to get started? If you've got Word or Powerpoint you can get started right now.

Web Page Creation: Microsoft Frontpage

This set of videos and lessons will help you to create and post your classroom website. We'll walk you through creating your first webpage and what it takes to create a full web site. As an added bonus, Notel Networks Kidz Online offers FREE web hosting for teachers who complete this training. What have you got to lose? Check it out today!

Does your school have a video camera? Are you using it in your classroom yet? What? You're not?!?!? Why not? Creating videos with your students is a powerful teaching tool. When you teach with video you're not just lecturing - you're incorporating audio, video and hands-on learning. Learn how to make your own videos from start to finish in this video series.

One of the cool things about digital images is the fact that they can be manipulated. You can eliminate red-eye and so much more. You can use digital imaging tools to create great photos of events that never happened... like the time you had tea with the Queen Mum or the time you met with the President in the Oval Office. Or you can doctor photos to eliminate issues -- like those electric wires that are ruining your idyllic photo of a deer grazing in a meadow. This series of videos will teach you the concepts behind digital imaging. These concepts are taught using Photoshop, Irfanview (a freeware tool) and Paint.

Creating audio recordings of people and music can bring a lot to your classroom experience. This series of videos covers topic ranging from how to conduct an interview and how to properly hold a microphone to how to create and edit your own music using Acid, an industry standard tool.

Many schools are already using Powerpoint as a teaching tool. How well do you know PowerPoint? Check out this series of videos to learn how to really use PowerPoint as a multi-media tool. Learn how to add web links to your pages, how to embed video and how to use some of the newest PowerPoint plugins.

How well do you know copyright laws? Did you know that as a teacher, the laws are slightly different for you? Check out this series of videos that cover topics like Fair Use, copyright, privacy and chat room safety. This series also covers how to protect yourself from hackers and what to do about viruses.