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Issue 3,
Volume 10
September 3, 2009
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Thought for the
Week
Always
do right. This will gratify some people and
astonish the rest.
-- Mark Twain |
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Register Now For TNT11 -
October 3rd! Submit A Proposal!
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A professional development
bargain...only $25.00!
This conference is geared to classroom teachers,
school administrators, Title I program coordinators,
curriculum coordinators, library media specialists,
and others with an interest in educational
technology. |
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We need
YOU
to submit a TNT presentation, share your successes
using technology….please visit this web link:
http://www.cpsb.org/tnt/proposal.asp |
Saturday, October 3, 2009
8:00am - 3:00pm
Calcasieu Parish Technology Training Center and
Reynaud Middle School
600 Shattuck St.,
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
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Teaching aNd
Technology11 Institute
Sponsored by:
Calcasieu Parish School System Technology Department
Calcasieu Association of Educators
Region V LACUE
Region V TLTC |
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Visit the web site:
www.cpsb.org/tnt
to register, view sessions, vendor information, and
submit a presentation proposal. |
Highlights of the
conference will be:
• Hands-on technology workshops
• Vendor exhibits & demonstrations
• Door prizes—A Dell desktop computer will be given away
and lots more! |
Conference cost: $25.00
(Lunch is included) Registration is ONLY accepted
via online submission
Make checks payable to: Region
V LACUE
Mail checks to: TNT Conference
CPSB
Technology Training Center
600 S. Shattuck St.
Lake
Charles, LA 70601
Questions: 337.217.4120, Ext.1030
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Mark your calendar now
for October 3, 2009
from 8 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. for TNT11 and prepare to
participate in a premiere technology learning
experience. |
Administrators Accessing
The Effectiveness Of Technology
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 Administrators
in this hectic world of education need assistance
with selecting the right technologies to invest in.
Overseeing and managing a school's technology program
is an added layer of the management of a school’s
campus. In this article by Steven Moskowitz and
Sarah Martabano, find out about the key aspects of
technology projects for today’s administrators. As
more and more money is invested in technology tools,
making the right integration choices are important.
Let this technology article provide you current
information to focus on this important issue for all
21st Century schools. Read the entire article at
http://www.techlearning.com/article/16686. |
Get Smart With SmartArt
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 SmartArt
is a new feature in Office 2007 that offers an easy
way to create very smart diagrams and business
graphics. Like other elements, these are formatted
to match the current PowerPoint 2007 Theme.
Typically you create SmartArt objects by choosing
SmartArt on the Insert
tab, and then type the data for the graphic. If you
already have a list prepared, you can select the
text and, in the Home tab's Paragraph area, locate
and click the Convert to Smart Art Graphic
icon. It's not easy to see, but it's there and is
only available in PowerPoint. |
Math Fact Cafe
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 Math Fact Cafe folks have some great math tools. Be
sure to check out the free math worksheets for
elementary school and home use. Utilize the pre-made
math worksheets for various grade levels. You can
even build your own worksheets dealing with facts,
clocks, time, and money. Or use the generator for
math drills, flashcards, time, money, and more! If
you would like to take this new tool for a test
drive, you may access it from the Math Fact Cafe!
The URL:
http://www.mathfactcafe.com |
Flipchart Fundamentals
(Step 2 in a series of 6)
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 In this six part series, we
are looking at the fundamentals of flipchart making.
Last week, we looked at Step 1-Use proven
lesson planning strategies. This week we
will look at the next step.
Step 2: Maximizing student participation.
When considering the role of the student in the
lesson, attempt to create multiple opportunities for
interaction, response and feedback. You want the
students actively participating in the lesson, not
just serving as a passive audience to a
presentation. Try to “mix up” the types of
interaction as well. Students can interact verbally,
come up to the board individually, work from their
seats with the Activslate, or participate as a group
using Activotes. A great way to keep students on
task it to keep the Activotes out all the time and
ask students to agree or disagree with what an
individual has contributed to the discussion or
lesson.
Be sure to log into Promethean Planet and check out
the Teacher Feature section of
Promethean Planet for great examples of lessons and
videos showing award winning teachers in action. If
you don’t already have an account for Promethean
Planet, you need to create one. The account is free
and allows access to flipcharts, resources,
ACTIVtips, and more. The URL:
http://www.prometheanplanet.com |
2010 Vernier/NSTA
Technology Awards Open
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 The 2010
Vernier/National
Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Technology
Award program is now open. Each year the program
awards cash, technology, and travel funds for
science teachers who demonstrate innovation in
inquiry-based learning activities involving data
collection. This year's competition will award up to
seven prizes to K-12 and post-secondary educators
(one elementary, two middle school, three high
school, and one post-secondary educator). The
prizes, valued at $3,000, include $1,000 cash,
$1,000 in Vernier equipment, and $1,000 for travel
expenses put toward attending the NSTA National
Conference. According to Vernier, successful
applicants will enter projects involving hands-on,
inquiry-based learning and data collection using
computers and handheld devices, such as Vernier
LabQuest.
Entries are due
November 30, 2009. Information on
the competition, including requirements and an
online application, as well as details on past
winners, can be found at the following link:
http://www.vernier.com/grants/nsta.html. |
Canon Paper Models
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 This site is housed and created by Canon and has many
great resources for the classroom in its
Creative Park. There are a lot
of famous buildings, dinosaurs, animals and Language
Arts materials to print out and construct. This
should keep some students going for quite a while!
These models have great directions and can be
printed in color. Great resources for all grades!
Check it out at
http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/1006/. |
Use Bing To Find
Interesting Information
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 Sites such as StumbleUpon and Digg allow you to
randomly find interesting Web sites based on various
categories. Similarly, the Informational Hotspots
embedded in the amazing images on Bing’s Home page
allow you to instantly discover interesting facts
simply by hovering over the hotspot. Each page has
various hot spots scattered around the picture that
you can find by rolling your mouse over the
picture. If you want to learn more about that
topic, click on the hotspot’s popup box to initiate
a search.
The URL for Microsoft's Bing is
http://www.bing.com/.
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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)
How Did Johnny Appleseed Help The Pioneers Move
West?
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit5/u5kinl1.htm
Following the Johnny Appleseed story, students will
learn about his life, find the general location of
where he was born and where he traveled on simple
maps, discuss pioneer life and draw pictures to
illustrate responses. Students will then work in
small groups to examine apples, looking at shapes,
seeds, etc. and exploring with magnifying glasses.
Finally, students will use cross-sections of apples
to create apple prints. Extension activities are
included.
Exploring Apples
http://www.hummingbirded.com/apples.html
Need ideas for exploring apples? This website will
lead you to lots of resources with loads of
apple-related learning activities for your fall
curriculum. Help your students with Apple Math,
create an Apple Wreath, make an apple recipe, sing
an apple song, write an apple poem, and so much
more!
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