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Friday, 25 February 2011

Interwrite Workspace Layers and The Right Click Tool Boxes

Posted on 11:33 by Unknown
Let's take a look at the layers in the Interwrite Workspace program. You can have up to six layers on one page. You can also rename the layers by clicking on the edit layer icon (page icon with the pencil below layer one). One way to use layers is to have an image with items you want the students to identify on layer one for example. You could then create another layer where students would be able to write their answers. This could be layer two....
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Posted in Brian Piekarski, einstruction, mobi | No comments

Twitter: Keeping Up With It All

Posted on 02:39 by Unknown
I admit it.I am addicted to Twitter.And I have admitted that before. I truly enjoy the people I am able to connect with and have conversations with. But I am most addicted to the resources because that is how I started. I spend lots of time finding stuff for my teachers. And I figure if it works for them, why not share with other educators.There are tons of links, articles videos and other great stuff that come across my screen everyday. I can...
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Posted in Steven Anderson, Twitter | No comments

Thursday, 24 February 2011

My First and Second Conference

Posted on 07:12 by Unknown
For the past couple of years I have been working on ideas to present at local conferences. I toyed with ideas on what to present whether it would be beneficial or if it was something that had already been presented so many times that it was old news. I struggled on and off with the dilemma of what to do along with personal issues that have arisen in recent history that have kept me from presenting. Well this year I have finally gotten everything together both personally and professionally enough to be able to present not only once but twice within...
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Posted in Conferences, Evan Herreid | No comments

Monday, 21 February 2011

Learning Village Instructional Tip of the Week!

Posted on 07:46 by Unknown
Did you know a new section has been added to the dashboard of WSFCS Learning Village?There is now an Instructional Tip of the Week area (in the first column above the calendar). So far this month, the tips have covered:Presidents DayThis Month in NC History (information about any month in NC History)TriptticoYou should go to Learning Village (3rd quick link on the WSFCS Homepage) and check out the tips of the week. We try to update the tips each...
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Posted in Learning Village, Melissa Edwards | No comments

Getting Activ with Promethean!!

Posted on 07:19 by Unknown
Do you use a Promethean ActivBoard?Are you going to have an ActivBoard in your classroom soon?Do you have great ideas for using one that you would like to share with others?Would you like to learn some tips and tricks for ways to better use you ActivBoard?Did you know there are other people in this school system that would like to hear/see things you are doing with the ActivBoard in a classroom?We are looking for more members for our WSFCS Promethean...
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Posted in Melissa Edwards, promethean | No comments

Friday, 18 February 2011

Skype Lunch & Learn

Posted on 08:07 by Unknown
These are both exiting and crazy times we live and work in today. As a District Instructional Technologist, I travel to many Middle and High Schools to help and train teachers how to use and integrate technology into their curriculum. However, there are times when the attendance in these trainings is low. Teachers have a lot on their plate too and they may have other jobs to go to or children to attend to. Being that the economy is not doing all...
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Posted in Brian Piekarski, presentationtools, strategies | No comments

SAS® Curriculum Pathways®

Posted on 07:14 by Unknown
SAS® Curriculum Pathways® is a wonderful tool for 8th grade and high school students and teachers (I have used some of the activities for 6th and 7th grade also). Curriculum Pathways® is free for teachers and students throughout the United States. If you are in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System, you can ask your Technology Facilitator for a Curriculum Pathways® login. All other teachers can click on the "Register for a subscription"...
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Posted in Curriculum Pathways, Dorene Bates | No comments

Document Cameras and Skype

Posted on 06:01 by Unknown
In our district we have been working over the past few years to really ramp up the technology that is in the classrooms to benefit both our teachers and students. We have instituted a Classroom Solution specific to the grade levels with one design for the Elementary and one for the Middle/High Schools. Included in this solution we have chosen to provide document cameras as an additional input device for teachers and students to use.Over the past...
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Posted in document camera, Evan Herreid | No comments

Thursday, 17 February 2011

Personalize Learning with Online Tools

Posted on 11:44 by Unknown
There are lots of ways that teachers differentiate learning and personalize learning for their students? How do you personalize learning in your classroom? Do you use any online tools?Let’s look at a several fun, online tools that can be used in your classroom.Story Jumper - http://www.storyjumper.com/  FreeBuild books from scratch or choose from one of the free templates.Story Bird - http://storybird.com/  FreeCollaborative storytelling where students can read a book, play them like games, or send them like greeting cards.Glogster -...
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Posted in DeLea Payne, online learning | No comments

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Learning is Messy

Posted on 08:25 by Unknown
Elizabeth Peterson wrote a blog post called Face Your Fears of Art Integration. In that post, she listed 4 common fears about art integration that she hears from teachers and her suggestions for overcoming or dealing with those fears. I wrote a blog post previously saying that I felt like many of these same "fears" also applied to technology integration. (Part of me thinks of these "fears" as excuses or reasons for not even trying.)Fear...
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Posted in Melissa Edwards | No comments

Monday, 14 February 2011

Need Tuition Money for College?

Posted on 17:47 by Unknown
Are you a graduating senior in high school this May? Are you thinking about going to college but do not know if you can afford to go?There are many different ways in which you can help yourself to get your education paid for. One of those ways is to go to the College Foundation of North Carolina otherwise known as CFNC.orgThis is a great website set up for residents of North Carolina to "Help you Plan, Apply and Pay for College." You will create an account to go in and setup your profile information and identify which colleges that you would...
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Posted in Evan Herreid, grants | No comments

Friday, 11 February 2011

Learning ActivInspire

Posted on 08:16 by Unknown
I am very excited to be learning about ActivInspire and Promethean's ActivBoard. Since I am new to the software, I thought I would do a blog series about the things that I am learning. Lessons that are created in ActivInspire (which is the software that controls the Promethean ActivBoard are called flipcharts. So, if you are looking for lesson plans to use, look for "flipcharts" after a title.When I opened ActivInspire, a window also opened up called...
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Posted in Dorene Bates, promethean | No comments

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Get Your Search On!

Posted on 05:33 by Unknown
Over the weekend my good friend Gwyneth Jones tweeted about an interesting search engine called Heapr. I am all about search engines so of course I had give it a go.Basically Heapr is a quad search engine. With one search you get results for 4 different searches all on one screen. While built using Google search you also get returned results from Wikipeda related searches, WolframAlpha search and Twitter instant results. So I just did a basic...
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Posted in search engines, Steven Anderson | No comments

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Educational Gadgets

Posted on 11:07 by Unknown
Need some new ideas to motivate your students? There are lots of gadgets available for teachers to enhance the learning experience for all students. What’s a gadget? They are free, online tools that make teaching easier. Here's a list of several websites worth checking out for free gadgets:Education World http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech249.shtmlKathy Schrock’s Digital Gadgetshttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/gadgets.htmlOnline Web Gadgetshttp://onlinewebgadgets.com/gadget_education.htmlLet’s look at a few...
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Posted in DeLea Payne, gadgets | No comments

Combining Gen 2 and Gen 2 Pulse Remotes Together

Posted on 08:37 by Unknown
Some schools have different versions of the CPS system. If your school has Generation 2 CPS remotes (shown here on the left) and Generation 2 Pulse CPS remotes (shown here on the right) , you can combine them to use with a large group of people. You are only going to use one RF receiver. Now you might think that you would use the newer Pulse RF receiver, but no. Plug in the Generation 2 RF receiver in the USB drive of your...
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Posted in Brian Piekarski, CPS, einstruction | No comments

Application Failed To Initialize Properly 135 Error When Opening The Workspace Software

Posted on 07:02 by Unknown
Have you ever loaded the latest version of the Interwrite Workspace software or CPS and received a "Application Failed To Initialize Properly 135" error when you tried to open it? The only thing you can do is click ok to terminate the program. This happened to me when I was out at a school and I wanted to pass this along to help others out. To solve this problem, I installed the "Microsoft.Net Framework 3.5". In our district, it can be loaded through...
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Posted in Brian Piekarski, einstruction, mobi | No comments

Monday, 7 February 2011

What are you doing this month?

Posted on 08:07 by Unknown
Did you know that netTrekker has groups of resources to go along with themes each month? You can find these Monthly Projects by looking in My Portfolio in netTrekker. Each registered user of netTrekker has their very own portfolio to store things in ... so if you don't have My Portfolio in the sidebar when you visit netTrekker, make sure you register using your school code and the teacher code.Inside My Portfolio, look for a folder called Global: netTrekker portfolio. This is a collection of resources and projects from netTrekker users. In this...
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Posted in Black History Month, Melissa Edwards, netTrekker | No comments

News from Learn360

Posted on 06:22 by Unknown
I received some information from Learn360 about things that have been added to their site, so I thought I would share them:Notable News:There can never be too much quality content, so we're continually adding more titles and producers to the site! Here's what's new this month:Sunburst Visual Media: It's official. Sunburst's award-winning health and guidance and professional development programming content is now exclusive toLearn360! Their realistic and engaging content is well suited for life skills, counseling, guidance and health education curriculums....
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Posted in Learn360, Melissa Edwards | No comments

Friday, 4 February 2011

How many ways can we journal?

Posted on 03:35 by Unknown
Journal writing was something I strongly encouraged in my 4th grade classes (so many benefits). Some years we (me and students) would write in journals for 15 minutes at the beginning of writing class. There would be music playing and students knew that this was a time for thinking and working not asking questions. One year, I had students write in journals at the end of the day about things they had learned or things that had happened that day....
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Posted in blog, glogster, Melissa Edwards, voicethread | No comments

Thursday, 3 February 2011

It's Google...Only Squared

Posted on 16:39 by Unknown
The world of search is changing. Google, the leader, is being challenged by Microsoft and it's new search engine, Bing. In order to stay ahead Google is constantly working on new and innovative products to stay #1.Last year Google unveiled, quietly, what they say is the next "big-thing" in search. And while it is, quite possibly the best search feature they have, it still has not caught on. But what is it? Why is it so good and why do I think it...
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Posted in Google, Steven Anderson | No comments

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

More Resources for Black History Month

Posted on 07:39 by Unknown
Since February is Black History Month, I have some web resources that I would like to share.A couple of days ago I wrote a blog on lesson plans and resources from Thinkfinity. The blog link is here.NCWiseOwl has a list of Black History Month web sites for teachers and students to visit. LEARNNC has a list of lesson plans by NC Standard Course of Study. African-American History Guide.Below is a list of websites for...
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Posted in Black History Month, Dorene Bates | No comments

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Art Work presented by Google

Posted on 09:43 by Unknown
As an Art teacher are you always wondering how you can help your students to understand the feeling behind a Chagall, Rembrandt or Picasso painting? Do you struggle to try and show line and depth using a 2D photograph from a textbook?Well it just so happens that Google has brought you a new way to look at Art with Art Project. This website is the culmination of a collaborative effort of 17 museums from around the world to share their artwork for all to see. What I think is interesting about the site is that when you are looking at the art you see...
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Posted in Evan Herreid, Google | No comments

Black History Month and Thinkfinity

Posted on 07:39 by Unknown
MLK Jr. Thinkfinity is a great resource any time of the year. However, since February is Black History Month, this site has a great selection of lesson plans for teachers to use. Remember resources and lesson plans in Thinkfinity are free for teachers to use.The NAACP Interactive Timeline has classroom lessons, links to other websites, and artifacts for teachers to use to teach about Black History. Edsitement also has lesson plans for Black...
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Posted in Dorene Bates, Thinkfinity | No comments
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