How May I Help You?
Happy New Year everyone.
Sorry that this newsletter is a little late. I was without a
computer for a week as I had to send mine in for repair.
As the third nine
weeks begins, your students may be ready for a technology lesson with a
little meat. Now would be the time to try a scavenger hunt or web
quest. If you would like for me to create something for you,
please let me know. I would love to do this for you.
Email me if
you want to
plan something specific.
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Tech
Tip
AECT-
Technology Tutorials - This site provides basic, intermediate and
advance instructions for Windows 2000, Office Products, Front Page,
digital cameras, digitizing video and audio and many other technical
aspects.
Useful Things for
Teachers
Calendars for the New
Year
Microsoft templates
The Screen Timer
is an easy-to-use, computer-based countdown timer with optional visual
and audio alerts.
It operates on both Mac and Windows operating systems.
Tip:
If you have students that don't get started to work right away, tell
them they have 5 minutes to finish the task, set the timer and call
BEGIN. This method seems to make the students feel like they are
in a race, which they are....against time.
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Lesson
Ideas
This
month's highlight:
River Deep
River Deep is a wonderful way to differentiate for your students.
Do you know how to create assignments? Ask me! Your
students can also access this from home. Check with your students
to see which have computers at home. If they do, you may wish to
allow them the choice of completing a River Deep assignment or you
typical worksheet.
Also, I have been "snooping" through some of the cabinets in the
computer labs. You have a TON of CDs that are not being
used. Check with your school Media Person to find out how to
check these out. No one is using them much so you may be able to
keep these long term. I saw multiple copies of titles such
as Math Blaster, Reading Rabbit, and Jump Start. These could be
used as computer center, anchoring activity, remediation tool,
etc.
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Featured
Links
TEACHERS &
STAFF: I have tried
to capture the best sites to tie into this nine week's Virginia
Standards of
Learning. If you need something more on a particular topic,
please email me. Please take a few moments to browse not only these but
the
links you will find on the portaportal pages of colleagues. You
can get to their portals by clicking here.
If you wish to have links
for a special lesson, let me know. I will be happy to assist
you! All of these links will be added to the Amherst
County SOL Links Page.
McGraw
Hill's math games
Earobics has
created a site called Game Goo that
is full of sounds to help beginning readers. Have your
ear phones ready
On www.gigglepotz.com
I found a list of characters and settings that might spark students
imagination when they get writer's block. Start a word document
on your class computer for students to add to the character and
settings list as they think of them throughout the day. Later
students can retrieve this document when they need some ideas.
Nice site since Young Authors is coming up.
Also, Gail and I have
added to
our game
page. Check it out.
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