Dreamweaver. Flash. Photoshop. What if your school (or district or college) had a training center that offered training and testing on these Adobe applications? You provide the instructor - but the curriculum materials are provided for free from Adobe. It is the testing part that you pay for: $2,495 per year. 30-user lab (max) but you can provide testing for an unlimited number of students for one year. Professional development for educators and students; as well as any adult learning classes you might offer. Professional development with more than just accountability: a certificate with a title that the educator can add to their professional resume.
Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) -- Adobe offers three areas in which to gain entry-level skills:
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Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver
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Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash
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Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop
The stimulus plan includes $650 million marked for education technology. It is my understanding that this funding will reach the schools through the EETT program which designates that 25% of EETT grant money is to be used for professional development.
I'm going to break down each certification area over the next few weeks and go into more detail.
