September 2009
For the first TechFocus of the 2009 - 2010 school year, we'll show how teachers are learning to better integrate technology into their classrooms, share some information about a social networking site for educators called Edmodo, demonstrate some helpful URL shortening websites, show some tips for using tables in SMART Notebook software, and share some information about a streaming video subscription called Discovery Education streaming. Click HERE to download the entire episode.
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Feature: DE streaming
Discovery Education streaming is a subscription website that all USD 259 employees can access in order to find media resources for their classrooms as well as create writing prompts, assignments, and assessments.
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Classroom Focus: Technology Training for Teachers
A number of Wichita Public School teachers, learning coaches, and instructional coaches participated in intensive training this summer in order to learn how to more effectively integrate technology into their instruction. These sessions were hosted and led by members of the Instructional Technology Department. |
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Tech Tip of the Month:Tiny URL and Bit.ly
This month Cammy shares
two website that shorten long, complicated, difficult to type web addresses into short and easy to share URLs.
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Focus on the Internet: Edmodo
Edmodo is a safe and secure social networking site for educators that allows teachers to create a virtual classroom online.
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SMART Tip of the Month: Tables in Notebook 10.0
Brandon will demonstrate a few tips and tricks about working with tables in Notebook 10.0 that will make using them even easier and more efficient. |
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