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TL2014 Goals

The TL2014 initiative accelerates the process of providing our students with the knowledge and skills necessary for post-secondary success – the work force or higher education – in the 21st century. TL2014 has as its stated goals:

  • Increased learning opportunities for the development of critical 21st century skills: critical thinking and problem solving, effective oral and written communication, collaboration, creativity and curiosity, adaptability, organization, initiative and entrepreneurialism.
  • Increased opportunities for student engagement in a dynamic, technology-rich learning environment.
  • Increased opportunities for project-based and challenge-based learning, mirroring real-world work force and higher education environments.
  • Increased opportunities for differentiation and individualized instruction through the use of technology.
  • Increased opportunities for reading and writing in new formats and modes common in the 21st century.

How to Use TL2014.org

TL2014.org is the primary communication tool for the TL2014 initiative for teachers, students, parents and community. You will find the following information on this site:

  • Important program documents
  • News items about learning in our classrooms
  • Publicity for TL2014
  • Resources (links) for learning – teachers and students

What is TL2014?

Teaching and Learning 2014 (TL2014) is an initiative of the Salisbury Township School District located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Started in September 2011, TL2014 is designed to bring to life, by June 2014, our vision for education in the 21st century. The initiative will offer increased learning opportunities by providing all students in Middle and High School with a personal laptop computer to use at school and at home. Access to laptop computer carts will also be increased at the elementary school level.

Recent Articles

21
May

Finder Views in OS X

There are four views available in the Finder. This guide explains the different views and when you might want to use one over another. Finder Views16

21
May

TL2014 Survey Results

4409813131_10f97163da_o-13The results of the most recent survey (May 2013) have been posted to the Assessment/Evaluation page. On this page you can access all documents related to assessment/evaluation of the TL2014 initiative.

If you would like to access the PDFs of the latest survey results, click below:

20
May

Mrs. Sugra’s 1st Grade Class – Animal Riddles

animalriddlesThis project came about because in the Storytown Reading Program the students learn about riddles. In science they learn about living things. So we put them together!

For this project, students chose an animal and researched four important facts about the animal.  In art class the students then created a mask of their animal.  Finally, each student recorded his/her facts using Photo Booth on the laptop computers.

To assemble the project, students uploaded each video into the Keynote presentation.  They changed the background color, font size, font color and  font style, and added a picture of their animal as an answer to their riddle.  On the second slide with the answer, they recorded their voices using QuickTime and inserted the recording into Keynote.

Enjoy!

20
May

This year with Digital Aces!

da-photo1-1Mrs. Jaindl, Library Media Teacher, and Mr. Beyer, 6th grade teacher at Salisbury Middle School, worked throughout the year with middle school students to build their capacity to move learning forward with technology.

As a part of the concluding session today, the Digital Aces created a wiki page with several videos explaining the program, showcasing what they learned and sharing some of their favorite technology tools. Check out the Digital Aces wiki page!

Thanks Mrs. Jaindl and Mr. Beyer for your work this year with our students!

14
May

Navigating to iTunes U

iTunes10iTunes U is a resource for schools and universities to post informative guides and videos.  Salisbury Township School District has a section on iTunes U where teachers and staff will be creating courses with audio, video, and documents.

You can learn more about iTunes U this summer by registering for the iTunes U Summer Academy offering. Download the Summer Academy brochure to learn more!

Use the attached guide to locate our school page on iTunes U.

Navigating to iTunes U

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