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Thought for the Week
"A teacher affects eternity; he
can never tell where his influence stops." -- Henry B. Adams |
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It's Finally Here - TNT6
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 Just
a few last minute reminders for participants:
- Registration will be begin
at 7:15a.m. in the Reynaud boy's gym. Come early to get a
good parking space and avoid the long lines at registration.
We will have coffee and breakfast snacks in the Registration
area (Reynaud boy's gym).
- Presenters will NOT have a
special registration area. Presenters will go to the general registration table.
- The TNT6 website
www.cpsb.org/tnt has
all the sessions listed now in addition to the time and
location. The
website has the complete session description and presenter
information. We also have a link to all of the exhibitors on
the webpage.
- For a printable map, please visit
www.cpsb.org/tnt/parking.pdf.
- Dress comfortably, prepare
to learn a lot and have a GREAT time!
We have an exciting day
planned for you with 114 concurrent sessions, 15 poster
sessions and hands-on
labs. We look forward to seeing you Saturday at TNT6! |
GameIt! with Inspiration
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 GameIt!
with Inspiration is a unique collection of 12 different
interactive game templates designed for use with
Inspiration. You have already been using Inspiration for
concept mapping and graphic organization, now you can use it
in a whole new way – to support your curriculum with
interactive class activities. Each template was designed in
Inspiration and includes all of the necessary design
elements. All you need to do is choose the game style you
wish to use, and then fill in the blanks with your questions
and answers. Within minutes you will have a great class
activity in the game style of Family Feud, Jeopardy, Bingo,
and much more! Order for $39.95 at:
http://www.ftcpublishing.com/gameit.html. |
Find Tutorials Online
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Looking for a tutorial on how to
use a certain program? Check out Technology Tutorials
for Teachers
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic76.htm |
Find Your Computer Name
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 If
you can no longer get to properties by right clicking on "My
Computer" and need to find your computer's name, go to:
http://help.cpsb.org/tech_help/guides/Windows/Computer_Network_Name.pdf.
This handout will give you detailed instructions on finding
your computer's name. Remember, for other technology needs
see the Tech Guides on
http://help.cpsb.org. |
2004 Report Card on American Education
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 The
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today released
the 11th edition of the Report Card on American Education: A
State by State Analysis: 1981-2003. The 2004 Report Card,
compiled by Andrew T. LeFevre, includes analysis on numerous
factors that affect the public education system. Click on
the link to view the entire report.
http://www.alec.org |
Aquatic Biodiversity
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The EPA Aquatic Biodiversity
website features information about lakes, ponds, and
reservoirs. Good research materials.
http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/lake-r.html |
Teaching Children Money Skills
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 According
to a Visa survey, 77 percent of parents believe personal
money management is a subject "very important" to their
children's lives as adults -- second only to writing at 89
percent. Some sites to help in this effort:
Teaching K-12 Economics
The Economic Education Web is your portal to economic
education resources in all forms and at all levels.
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/K-12/home.cfm
Federal Reserve
Education
Features links to instructional materials and tools that can
increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve,
economics and financial education.
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org
Jump$tart Coalition for
Personal Financial Literacy
The Coalition’s direct objective is to encourage curriculum
enrichment to insure that basic personal financial
management skills are attained during the K-12 educational
experience.
http://www.jumpstartcoalition.org |
Paint Shop Pro 9 Tip
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You can save your custom-made
colors after you've mixed them and created the perfect
color. To save, click the arrow in the lower portion of the
Mixer palette and choose "Save Page". Save it by color,
name, or project. To reuse your custom colors, click the
arrow and choose "Load Page". |
Type Anywhere on a Page With Click and Type
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 Word's
Click And Type feature allows you to begin typing anywhere
on a blank page. You must first enable this feature before
you can use it. Follow these steps:
- Go to Tools | Options.
- On the Edit tab,
select the Enable Click And Type check box in the Click
And Type section, and click OK.
To use this feature, switch
to Print Layout view, and double-click anywhere on the blank
page. For example, suppose you want to type a title in the
middle of the first page. In Print Layout view, double-click
the middle of the page where you want the title to appear,
and type the title. Word automatically center-aligns the
title. You can also use the Click And Type feature to insert
non-text items. For example, to place a clip art picture in
the bottom right corner of your page, go to the Print Layout
view, double-click where you want the picture to appear, and
insert the picture. Word automatically right-aligns the
picture at the bottom of the page. |
The Story Place
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 The
Story Place - The ultimate children's digital library. If
you have ever wanted to conduct a reading circle but could
not get your hands on enough books for the whole class then
you are going to appreciate this site. Instead of hard
copies, motivate you students with digital access to their
very own copy of a grade appropriate book. The fun part is
that the student has some control over parts of the story.
Happy reading!
http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp |
Prongo.com
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 Check
out your math skills, Learn about the Stock Market using
real time stock prices, test your adding skills with your
friends. Do all these things and more by visiting this k-12
site, www.prongo.com.
Prongo.com has free online games, quizzes, clip art,
e-cards, wallpaper, kids jokes, screensavers, and more.
Prongo.com is a Fun, Interactive, and Educational way to
Learn. |
Primary and Secondary Teacher Resources from CyberSmart!
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 Download
free cartoon posters to remind kids to be safe online, and
access new curriculum for K-12 students on viruses, sticky
websites and more.
http://www.cybersmart.org/for/teachers.asp |
Show or Hide White Space in Word
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In
Microsoft Word, some people like to work in Print view and
some people like to work in Normal view. If you don’t like
all the white space in Print view, here's a neat little
trick that will give you the best of both worlds: Hide all
that white space on the top and bottom of each page and
still remain in Print view. To show or hide white space in
Print view, move the insertion point to the top or bottom of
the page and click when you see "Show
 White
Space" or "Hide White Space" icon. |
Top Ten Viruses Found on CPSB Computers
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top ten viruses found on CPSB computers in the past 7 days.
The stats are based on 901
infected computers out of a total of
9044 OfficeScan clients.
 The
latest OfficeScan pattern as of
9-29-2004 is pattern
2.184.00. Please
check your pattern by placing your cursor over the
OfficeScan icon and viewing the pop-up window that appears.
If your pattern is significantly different than this, please
email tech.help@cpsb.org
regarding this or any other question you have regarding
OfficeScan.
 The
information shows the name of the virus, the number of
infected files found, and the percentage of the virus from
the total.
ALL school board employees need
to ensure that their Dell, Compaq, HP, IBM or other PC
classroom computers stay virus free. Go to the
following link to download the district copy of OfficeScan:
http://teacherlink.cpsb.org/officescan and your computer
will automatically be updated daily to scan for the latest
viruses. You must install the software using Internet
Explorer 4.0 or later (Netscape will not work!!!!!) Please
answer "Yes" to all prompts as the software installs. If you
have any questions, please contact the CPSB Help Desk at
tech.help@cpsb.org.
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Best 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)
SCIENCE AND
TRANSPORTATION:
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2/theme/index.shtm
Using familiar figures from PBS (Arthur, Dragon Tales, Barney,
etc.), students will be introduced to the theme of transportation.
They will be constructing their own foam tray boats, experimenting
with pennies on foil barges, making a human train, creating
push-pull cards, making a spinning paper airplane, and creating egg
carton cars on masking tape freeways and roads. There are a wealth
of activities to explore and use for a transportation theme, with
several lesson plans included.
MINI LESSONS ON THE 13 COLONIES:
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/97-98/97-98_units/97-98mini-unit/JAugustine_13Colonies/13colonies.html
Five mini-lessons have students participating in hands-on challenges
to learn more about the original thirteen colonies, the peoples that
colonized them, and the Native Americans that inhabited the lands.
Please note that while the "You are a Colonist" character sheet is
not included, enough general directions are included to plan your
own (Lesson 2). Several extension activities have been included,
especially targeting student writing skills.
RESEARCH PAPER ORGANIZER:
http://www.standrews.austin.tx.us/library/ResearchPaperOrganizer.htm
This online, interactive organizer helps students to focus,
organize, and synthesize their research papers. They will enter
their information, including a checklist for timelines and
bibliographies. Links to citation guides are included.
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