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Issue
13, Volume 12
November
10, 2011 |
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Thought for the
Week
We often take for granted the very things that
most deserve our gratitude.
-- Cynthia Ozick |
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Internet Technologies
School Administrators Need To Know
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 According
to K. Walsh from Emerging EdTech, there are five
Internet technologies about which school
administrators need to know. There are many systems
and tools available in today’s marketplace that can
help administrators and faculty to succeed with some
of the many things they need to do in their roles.
Some of the technologies are "back office" and some
directly impact teachers, students, and/or parents,
but both administrators and teachers alike will
recognize the potential for these technologies to
help them be more efficient and more effective in
their day to day operations.
• Classroom Management applications
• Lecture Capture
• Parent Portals
• SaaS
• Skype
Read in detail about each of these technologies:
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/11/5-internet-technologies-that-school-administrators-need-to-know-about/ |
Vernier/NSTA Technology
Awards for Science Teachers
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 The
Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards promote the
innovative use of data-collection technology using a
computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld in
the science classroom. You are encouraged to apply
for one of seven $3,000 awards. Each award will
consist of $1,000 in cash for the teacher, $1,000 in
Vernier Products, and up to $1,000 toward expenses
to attend the annual NSTA National Convention.
Science teachers, start planning your submission
now. Applications are due
November 30, 2011.
http://www.vernier.com/grants/nsta/?utm_campaign=110823-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=all-customers&utm_content=html |
Thanksgiving
Activities, Links and More
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 Thanksgiving
Ideas and Lessons for the Classroom
http://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/?p=4858
Make Thanksgiving a special classroom holiday this
year. Encourage them to be thankful during this
holiday season. For ideas, check out this link.
Writing Activities for Thanksgiving
http://www.theholidayzone.com/thanks/writing.html
Here's a whole feast of ideas to create writing
assignments with a Thanksgiving theme this month,
from traditional thank you notes, to instructional
exercises, to letters, descriptive paragraphs and
more.
Thanksgiving Themed Printable Math Worksheets
http://www.kidzone.ws/math/thanksgiving/index.htm
Spanning grade one through to fifth grade and
including word problems, find an extensive selection
of printable math worksheets covering all grade
level topics, and all with Thanksgiving themes.
Thanksgiving Word Jumble
http://www.theholidayzone.com/thanks/Thanksgiving_Word_Jumble.pdf
All the words are jumbled up, and it's up to your
students to make sense of these traditional
Thanksgiving terms to solve the coded riddle at the
end.
The First Thanksgiving
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/
Scholastic offers one of the best resources out
there for learning about the 1st Thanksgiving,
Pilgrims, Wampanoag and the Mayflower. Start here
for your interactive journey, learning about the
actual voyage, daily life and the Thanksgiving
Feast.
Demonstrations of Early American Tools
http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/tools/index.html
If your students ever wondered how an adze worked,
or how a spinning wheel actually spun yarn, they can
view these online videos of Early American tools to
learn much about early trades. Have them work in
groups to prepare a presentation or even a
demonstration after doing the research here, taking
on a trade or task and explaining how it worked in
Colonial society.
Colonial Manners
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/manners/rules2.cfm
Ask your students to volunteer rules that they have
to abide by in their everyday lives - not just at
school, but at home, in social situations, riding
the bus etc. Then take a look at Colonial manners,
and ask students to compare now and then, and to
write a response paper on how they think they would
fare if they traveled back in time to Colonial times
- maybe even consider writing skits!
Lessons From Colonial Classrooms
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson166.shtml
Numerous activities are included in this selection
from Education World to help you celebrate
everything Colonial with your classes, learning how
Colonial children lived and what everyday life might
have been like. |
UDL Editions
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 Center
for Applied Special Technology (CAST) is a
non-profit research and development organization
dedicated to Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
UDL research demonstrates that the challenge of
diversity can and must be met by making curriculum
flexible and responsive to learner differences. UDL
Editions takes advantage of the flexibility of
digital media to reach and engage all learners.
Leveled supports and the Texthelp Toolbar balance
challenge and support for each learner, ages 10 and
up. Check it out at
http://udleditions.cast.org/. |
Print from Windows
Explorer
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 If
you need to print a document, let’s say a Microsoft
Word document, there’s no need to launch Word first.
Browse your hard drive for the file that you want to
print, right-click its icon, and then click Print.
This will automatically send the document to your
printer without launching Word. |
Add a Signature to Your
Email
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 You probably have several emails
in your Inbox that
have the nicest looking signatures at the bottom of
them. You, too,
can have a signature line automatically added to
every email you send. This tip is for Microsoft
Outlook, but there are similar features available in
most other email systems. For your own identity
security don't scan your actual signature and add it
to an email signature. If you have Office 2007 you
might have to look deeper for the options to create
your signature. Remember that Office has its own
Help section and is quite extensive.
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1. |
Go to Tools on the
menu bar and select Options from the
bottom of the list. |
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2. |
Select the tab for Mail
Format and then select Signatures
from the bottom of that window. |
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3. |
Click New and then
type in the name for your new signature, then
click Next. |
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4. |
Type in the signature you'd
like to have appear at the bottom of every email
you send. Then make changes to the font, size
and color using the buttons at the bottom of the
box. Click Finish when you are done. |
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5. |
Check and make sure your new
signature appears next to Signature for new
messages. You might also set it for
Signature for replies and forwards. |
For step-by-step instructions (with visuals) on how
to add a signature to your email,
visit: http://www.180techtips.com/118.htm. |
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on the Net!! -- Visit this site for
hundreds of websites for teachers! We would love to
hear from you about the best educational sites you
have found on the web. Please submit, via email, the
sites you feel merit inclusion. Send to tech.connect@cpsb.org.
Please include the URL and a short sentence about the
site.
Featured
Sites: (These sites were submitted by teachers in
Calcasieu Parish)
Free Technology for Teachers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/free-downloads.html
Free Technology for Teachers is a blog written by
Richard Byrne that compiles numerous free resources
and tips for integrating technology into your
classroom. Check out the Free Downloads section of
this site to access eight free books written by
Richard Byrne that highlight various ways to
integrate free technology tools into your lessons.
Krazy Keyboarding
http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~gammakeys/Lesson/Lesson1.htm
Progress through sixteen lessons, as well as a
review, in these basic keyboarding skill lessons for
students who have not yet mastered correct finger
placement. Start with learning hand and finger
placement, and progress up to proper use of the
shift key and returning to the home row.
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