Center for Technology Innovation (CTI): MCPS State-of-the-Art Technology Training Facility

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)' Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) is an innovative, state-of-the-art technology training facility centrally located in Rockville, Maryland. This 14,000+ square foot, modernized space, located off Shady Grove Road, is the first major MCPS facility to offer comprehensive, centralized training to school- and non-school-based staff to support all MCPS technology programs and initiatives.  more

MAP-R
a computer-adaptive achievement test that quickly provides results of a student's reading achievement... more

mClass Reading DIBELS
provides simple measures to screen for reading difficulties and to monitor student progress... more

mClass Reading 3D
enables teachers to capture Balanced Literacy running record data electronically... more

Discovery Education Streaming
a collection of online resources including videos, images, lesson plans and other resources... more

Achievement Series
is a Web-based assessment tool that provides instant testing scoring and produces standards-based report... more

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
a former student of Bloom, Lorin Anderson, revised Bloom's Taxonomy and published this Bloom's Revised Taxonomy in 2001. Source: http://techlearning.com/article/8670

ESOARS Summer 09 Gradebook Training Evaluation

Technology Modernization Program (Tech Mod)
provides high quality information technology tools to support staff and students ... more

The 21st Century Classroom
is a part of the MCPS middle school reform effort and includes innovative technologies... more

Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS)

Data Warehouse System
a strategic tool that enables staff to look at many types of data to guide decision-making... more

myMCPS
a web-based one-stop portal for accessing applications, data repositories, collaboration sites, and other systems – all in one location... more

Student Information Management System (SIMS)
provides school principals and their staffs with a tool to plan instruction effectively... more

BlackBerry
A BlackBerry is a handheld wireless device providing e-mail, telephone, text messaging and other wireless data access... more

Blackboard
This product is an online course delivery system. It provides courses completely online... more

Connect-ED
Built for the K-12 education community, Connect-ED™ allows school administrators to record, schedule, send, and track personalized voice messages... more

Financial Management System (FMS)
FMS is a financial management system available to schools and offices in July, 2007... more

Online Gradebook
Pinnacle is a new gradebook application available to elementary and secondary schools... more

Professional Development Online (PDO)
PDO is a Web-based repository that provides comprehensive professional development information to MCPS staff members... more

Outlook
Microsoft Outlook 2003 is a powerful application that combines Email with several other productivity features such as Calendaring, Contacts, and Tasks.... more

Webmaster Training
The purpose of this session is to give participants the basic skills and knowledge they need to create and maintain simple... more