Our mission is to assist educators in the integration of teaching, learning, and technology through regional leadership in staff development, resource information and communication. This Web site provides educators with resources and support to effectively integrate technology at all levels. CTAP Region V consists of Monterey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. 

Summer Academies - Something for Everyone
CTAP 5 today announces three summer institutes that will be repeated at various regional locations. We will focus on English Language Learners, 21st Century Classroom Skills, and Web 2.0 for Administrators. Look for details, dates, and registration links below. Click here for Summer Academies PDF.

iTell: Integrating Technology for English Language Learners
June 24-26 Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas
June 29-July 1 Santa Cruz COE, Santa Cruz
July 29-31 San Benito COE, Hollister
August 5-7 Santa Clara COE, San Jose
All sessions run 9:00 am-3:30 pm

The iTELL Project helps teachers explore how to optimize learning, enhance student engagement, and promote high levels of content knowledge for ELL students by infusing powerful technology-enhanced strategies into teaching and learning. Research-based strategies, based primarily on GLAD and SIOP, are used with technology to increase student interest and motivation. Come learn how to make a difference in using technology to support ELL students in your classroom. Space limited to 25 participants per session.


21st Century Classroom:
Teacher as Learner, Learner as Teacher
June 16-17 Santa Clara COE, San Jose
July 16-17 Monterey COE, Salinas
August 3-4 Santa Cruz COE, Santa Cruz
All sessions run 8:30-3:30.

Effective 21st century teacher must be effective 21st century learners first. In this two-day intensive academy, teachers get a taste of both. Day one focuses on teachers as learners and guides them through an array of online tools as they work to solve a problem. Tools such as blogs, wikis, advanced searches, news aggregators, and social networks are used to access, evaluate, and maintain information sources. Day two transitions to teaching with these same 21st century tools and attitudes of mind. Join us for an invigorating, practice-changing two days. Space limited to 25 participants per session.


Admin Academy: Web 2.0 for Administrators
June 18 San Benito COE, Hollister
June 23 Santa Clara COE, San Jose
July 8 Monterey COE, Salinas
All sessions run 8:30-3:30.

Web 2.0 tools are practical mechanisms for communication, collaboration, and just plain community-building fun.Through an administrator lens, explore blogs, multimedia presentations, online meetings, online polls and surveys, and collaborative documents and sites. Plus leave with quick fun sites to build into your work with students, parents, and staff. Join us for one exciting day that can give you a whole new perspective on leadership using educational technology for the 21st century. Space limited to 25 participants per session. Session qualifies for Admin Credential Tier II practicum hours.

Hello All!

The following is a list of Ed Tech Tools we provide and support for our members.

•Atomic Learning Online narrated QuickTime screen movie software training and tutorials for school, home, and business. Tutorials on all major applications..

•Blackboard The Blackboard Academic Suite™ is a comprehensive engagement and assessment solution that grows as your institution grows.

•Breeze (Adobe Connect) For real-time meetings and seminars that everyone can access instantly.

•CLRN Provides resources that enable California educators to identify supplemental electronic learning resources.

•Curriculum Companion Curriculum Companion is an extensive library of resources to help teachers integrate technology with the state adopted curriculum materials in English Language Arts.

•Ed Tech Profile The project provides educational administrators with tools that guide their decisions about how to integrate technology into classroom instruction and how to create and evaluate effective teacher technology training programs

•Google Team Apps Free web-based word processor and spreadsheet, which allow you share and collaborate online.

•InfoSource Learning Web based training and online courses.

•JingThe concept of Jing is the always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere

•OMS Registration System (Public), (Admin) Online professional development calendar.

•Skype With Skype you can make free calls over the internet to other people on Skype for as long as you like, to wherever you like.

•SurveyMonkey A revolutionary tool to create and publish custom surveys in minutes, and then view results graphically and in real time.

•TechSETS Organization responsible for planning, installing and maintaining information and instructional technology in California schools.

•TICAL TICAL is the one-stop, technology information portal for school administrators, by school administrators.

•Visual Ranking Tool (New? Sign Up!) Use an online tool for ordering and prioritizing items in a list. Help students analyze and evaluate criteria for their decisions. Compare reasoning visually to promote collaboration and discussion.

•ZOHO Zoho offers a suite of online web applications geared towards increasing your productivity and offering easy collaboration.



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