Student Laptop Care
With over 900 laptops in the hands of our students, repair statistics demonstrate that our students are doing a good job with caring for their District-owned laptop computers. Occasionally, accidental damage occurs and these damages are addressed through the insurance claim process with no disruption to the learning process. We can’t reinforce too much with our children the importance of proper care and maintenance of these expensive learning tools. Please download Caring for you Macbook: A guide for students and review it with your child(ren). Your efforts, along with ours at the building level, will help to ensure that our students continue to successfully care for their laptop computers. Thank you!
TL2014 – Resources you may find useful… 02/27/2012
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“A forum to encourage and amplify technology-based moonshot thinking and teamwork.”
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Designing the 21st Century K-12 Classroom — THE Journal
6 considerations for building the ultimate digital classroom.
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EdTech Toolbox: Web 2 Tools by Task
“Web 2 Tools by Task”
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Futurecade – Online Stuff – Science Museum London
Futurecade‘s four games – Bacto-Lab, Robo-Lobster, Cloud Control and Space Junker – are based on scientific research happening today. Use them as a stimulus to engage your students in a fun, interactive way, and get them thinking about how technology might impact on their future.
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TEDEducation’s Channel – YouTube
TED’s education channel.
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Discovery Channel :: Krakatoa :: Virtual Volcano
Discovery’s Volcano Explorer could be a nice little simulation to use in an elementary school science lesson. While students won’t experience the fun mess of the baking soda and vinegar eruptions that we did as kids, the Volcano Explorer does provide some direct explanation and visuals of magma and gasses in action.
TL2014 – Resources you may find useful… 02/21/2012
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Steps for developing an online reputation.
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twiducate – Social Networking For Schools
“As a teacher you create a network for you and your students.
Share inspiration, ideas, readings, thoughts
Post discussions, deadlines, homework
Embed pictures, links and video
Keep parents informed
Collaborate on work by providing feedback
Connect with students outside the classroom in a secure manner!” -
Nice set of photo prompts that can be used to support learning.
TL2014 – Resources you may find useful… 02/20/2012
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What Does Teaching Creativity Look Like? – Education – GOOD
“Savvy teachers and schools are already discarding the one-size-fits-all, siloed model of teaching and learning. And, they already know that it’s not enough for schools to simply add on a “creativity hour”; it must be infused into all aspects of our education system. Let’s hope more schools get on board with this paradigm shift so that an entire generation of students doesn’t grow up living their lives according to outdated 20th-century myths about creativity.”
7th Grade English Students Make Movie Trailers From Short Stories
In Mrs. Beth Prokesch’s English classes, students worked in groups using their creative movie making skills to express their understanding of short stories. Students read an assigned short story in class. They then created a script and selected roles for their movie trailer. Students analyzed the plot parts of the short story and filmed the actors. Students selected music to represent the mood of the short story and revised and edited their final project using iMovie software.
Students also included bloopers at the end of their iMovie trailers for added laughs. The students filled out a self-assessment and had their peers evaluate their work. All students played their movies for a live audience at the conclusion of the unit.
“All Summer in a Day” was performed by Matt L. Daniel B., Leandra R., and Taylor V.
Mrs. Prokesch – All Summer In A Day from Randy Ziegenfuss on Vimeo.
“The Third Wish” was performed by Mahlon R., Logan K., Andrew F., and Joahna H.
The Third Wish from Randy Ziegenfuss on Vimeo.
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