Welcome
Back to School!

The Calcasieu Parish Technology Department is pleased to provide you with the very first edition of our Tech Connect electronic newsletter. We believe this weekly publication will play a key role in our continuing efforts to assist each employee in our school system in acquiring the technological skills they need to fulfill their job requirements. As you log on each Thursday morning you can expect to find waiting in your email inbox the latest in "technology happenings" in our district and current "tips and tricks" to improve your technology skills. We hope you will join us in celebrating the numerous successes we have in technology by emailing Lisa Mullett, our Tech Connect editor any information you would like to share with our colleagues in the district. Please share any suggestions you have for improving the format or information contained in Tech Connect and let us know what will help you in your specific job assignment. We will attempt to include your suggestions in our future issues.

As you begin the 2000 - 2001 school year we wish you the best of luck and please do not hesitate to let YOUR Technology Department know how we might better meet your needs.

Sheryl Abshire, Administrative Coordinator of Technology

Thought for the Week
Kids are like computers.  The knowledge base can be accessed if teachers press the right keys.  Teachers must "SHIFT CONTROL", making the students responsible for the end products.

TNT² Institute - sponsored by CPSB Technology Center, CAE and Region V LACUE  

Saturday, September 9th  - $10 registration includes lunch. This institute is geared to classroom teachers, school administrators, Title 1 program coordinators, library media specialists, and others with an interest in school technology. For more information, contact: Yvette Ardoin

Implementing a Technology-Enriched Curriculum

The purpose of the Classroom Program is to recognize exemplary teaching in K-12 schools which model the effective use of technology resources to support standards based learning.

Through a grant initiative, each of the eight modelI-TEC Classrooms have been funded with a pod of computers, projection device, and software. The I-TEC Classrooms are located at:Dolby (Missy Bushnell), Lake Charles- Boston (Lorette LaVergne), Maplewood (Marc Jardell), Perkins (Dawn Dupre), Sam Houston (Brenda Storey), J.I. Watson (Shauna Burkhead), S.J. Welsh (Pam Nicholson), and Ralph Wilson (Dorie Meyers).

Internet Challenge
or
ThinkQuest Junior

These international programs promote student collaboration, critical thinking and project based web site creation.  ThinkQuest awards over $1 million in cash prizes.  For more information, visit the Think Quest Site.

Teacher Link

Here is a reminder for all teachers that the TeacherLink intranet site contains lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and handouts developed for the Classroom Based Technology Fund (CBTF) Project over the past two years.

Currently published lessons cover 4th Grade, Middle School Reading, High School English, Foreign Language, and Middle & High School Math. Teachers in other area may also wish to check out the materials here as most lessons are cross-curriculum.

To check out the lessons, you can click on the link here:
(http://192.168.1.160/ show/projects.htm) or go to the TeacherLink site at: http://192.168.1.160 and select "Show and Tell" and then "Projects".

Teacher Resources:

www.proteacher.com
This sight has valuable information for teachers in grades K-8.

• sample lesson plans
• management skills
• online educational magazines
• discussion boards by grade level
• seasonal ideas
• new teacher tips

TECH HELP

Before calling the Help Desk or e-mailing TechHelp with your tech problems, please remember to have all the necessary information to enable us to serve you better.  You should have:

• the make and model of your computer or printer
• the operating system installed
• any error message you received
• description of the exact problem and what you were doing when the problem occurred

*Please note the new Tech Help e-mail address*
email: tech.help@cpsb.org
Help Desk: 491-1690

Integrating Multi- Disciplinary Practices and Curriculum-Based Technology 

New Region V technology grant, entitled IMPACT, will begin in September.  Fifteen targeted principals and faculties will complete both proficiency training and Louisiana INTECH training. The focus of the grant is to concentrate on the five effective components of effective technology integration: research, problem solving, reinforcement, collaboration, and presentation. Felicia Coleman (grant coordinator) and Yvette Ardoin (project assistant) will spearhead grant implementation.

If you have any questions or comments please e-mail Lisa Mullett.

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