Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Presidential National Address to Students
From C-Span Archives.org
This video can also be viewed on the CNN site. "Obama urges staying in school"
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Elmo and Projector Set-up
OVI has 24 Elmos and Projectors heading out to the Classrooms on Friday! I will be visiting with each team today to go over set-up, use, and care. Sunny Day . . . Chasing the Clouds Away . . . I'll see you at your scheduled time and place.
To get projection to move from the Computer to Elmo:
1. Turn Elmo on
2. Fn 8 (pause) Fn 8 (a second time)
To get projection to move from the Elmo to Computer:
Press "Fn 8" once.
OR Press "source" on the projector, arrow to computer 1 or 2, and press "mode/enter" buttom.
To get projection to move from the Computer to Elmo:
1. Turn Elmo on
2. Fn 8 (pause) Fn 8 (a second time)
To get projection to move from the Elmo to Computer:
Press "Fn 8" once.
OR Press "source" on the projector, arrow to computer 1 or 2, and press "mode/enter" buttom.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Wishing you happiness and success for the '09-'10 school year.
Wow, what a difference a year makes! Last year many teachers were unsure and anxious about integrating and using technology sites and equipment in their classrooms. Through the course of the year we grew into a 21st century school. The two technology workshops over the Summer inspired and excited us to use even more technology in the coming year. We were all very disappointed to learn of the destructive computer virus traveling throughout Berkeley County Schools. We felt the stress when we were told that we were not allowed to turn on the computers for two days. It is important for us to be patient and follow the usage rules given to us by the county technology office. I agree: "no jump drives" is a tough one. OVI has many good things to look forward to this year. Here is a link to Back to School, Technology TIS newsletter. With the K-12 e-mail being in question, I will be bogging more frequently. Please start checking the site weekly for new information.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
NECC 2009 Recap
It was a great experience to attend the largest ed-tech conference in the world. There were 18,000 attendees and an exhibit hall that filled the space of five football fields. Following are some highlights about the latest hardware, software and online resources that caught my attention.
See the latest cutting edge technology devices: Click in the gold tool bar at the top of the page to scroll through the five links. Take a look. Add to that list: 3D projectors! Students have information jumping out at them, while wearing 3D glasses. How's that for grabbing their attention? I loved the Mobi. I think you will find the one we are getting very easy to use. The previous link was created using-fur.ly-where you can shorten multiple urls into one in a snap.
New online places to visit:
EducationCity-We now have a subscription to 3rd-5th grade, Language Arts and Math. This site will be great to use for whole class instruction, independent learning, and reinforcement. You can monitor student's scores using SuccessTracker. Check your e-mail for login information and look around the site. I will give a 30 minute training on using this site in August.
Thinkport-This free site is a partnership of Maryland Public Television and Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education. Visit the site a click on "Take the Thinkport Tour" to discover its rich collection of Online Field Trips.
Learn to be Healthy-Here you'll find free dynamic, interactive games, activities and Health & Science webquests for grades K-12.
Three Web 2.o Sites to Try:
Podbeam-Did you ever feel like there was not enough time to listen to everything your students wanted to say? Try Podcasting! Students can create a podcast using Audacity to record thoughts about a topic. That file is then uploaded to podbeam, where the teacher and classmates can access information. An audio portfolio can be created to show students' growth and progress.
Evernote-Use this virtual notebook to take notes, copy text and pictures, and save URLs. As notes are taken, students add tags. Students can then sort their notes by main idea and supporting facts. This site takes the place of traditional note cards. Ideal for using in the classroom to build vocabulary journals with pictures, definitions, and students' work.
Livestream-Use this free site to broadcast your own WebTV Channel. This would be great to use to record a lesson for an absent student or reinforcement of a lesson. I plan on trying this site at one of the summer trainings.
Visit the teachers' portal for many more sites that have been posted and tagged "new."
See the latest cutting edge technology devices: Click in the gold tool bar at the top of the page to scroll through the five links. Take a look. Add to that list: 3D projectors! Students have information jumping out at them, while wearing 3D glasses. How's that for grabbing their attention? I loved the Mobi. I think you will find the one we are getting very easy to use. The previous link was created using-fur.ly-where you can shorten multiple urls into one in a snap.
New online places to visit:
EducationCity-We now have a subscription to 3rd-5th grade, Language Arts and Math. This site will be great to use for whole class instruction, independent learning, and reinforcement. You can monitor student's scores using SuccessTracker. Check your e-mail for login information and look around the site. I will give a 30 minute training on using this site in August.
Thinkport-This free site is a partnership of Maryland Public Television and Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education. Visit the site a click on "Take the Thinkport Tour" to discover its rich collection of Online Field Trips.
Learn to be Healthy-Here you'll find free dynamic, interactive games, activities and Health & Science webquests for grades K-12.
Three Web 2.o Sites to Try:
Podbeam-Did you ever feel like there was not enough time to listen to everything your students wanted to say? Try Podcasting! Students can create a podcast using Audacity to record thoughts about a topic. That file is then uploaded to podbeam, where the teacher and classmates can access information. An audio portfolio can be created to show students' growth and progress.
Evernote-Use this virtual notebook to take notes, copy text and pictures, and save URLs. As notes are taken, students add tags. Students can then sort their notes by main idea and supporting facts. This site takes the place of traditional note cards. Ideal for using in the classroom to build vocabulary journals with pictures, definitions, and students' work.
Livestream-Use this free site to broadcast your own WebTV Channel. This would be great to use to record a lesson for an absent student or reinforcement of a lesson. I plan on trying this site at one of the summer trainings.
Visit the teachers' portal for many more sites that have been posted and tagged "new."
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