Transforming Teaching Through Technology

This is an incredible website with grade level listed resourses of lesson plans, sample KidPix, Kidspiration activities and interactive online games. Definite DO NOT MISS!
T4Lessons

Making a Website

NMUSD is working on an online program that makes a website for you. SOOO EASY!
You do need an account. So email eva at WoodlandTechTeam@nmusd.k12.ca.us and she can get one for you.
But you can log on and see what its like without an account at http://edtech.nmusd.us:8080

They will officially release this site to the public late January and then everyone will have an account.
I will keep you updated.

Streaming Video

The classroom equipped for the 21st century learner must be able to make the most of digital media. It makes learning relevant and appeals to many types of learning styles. Our school has purchased a subscription to an online database of videos. Log on to unitedstreaming.com You can search by grade level, subject or even standard. You can download all or parts of a video. You can also make a playlist to remember your favorites and see other teachers playlists as well. Email Eva at WoodlandTechTeam@nmusd.k12.ca.us for username and password.
atomiclearning.com

Optional Staff Development

Using Digital Media to Teach 21st Century Students
(tentatively scheduled for March- 3 2hr sessions)
Project Guidelines
Teachers will investigate/list visually supportive grade-level standards, gather multimedia data (streaming video, jpegs etc.), create presentation material and research/create interactive activities that enhance and support learning. Teachers will implement projects and collect student data. Teachers will publish project material so other teachers can have access to it as well.

CA Standards for Teaching Profession (TBD)

Training Outcomes:
Teachers will learn how to integrate technology (using iphoto, imovie, and iDVD) into instruction, creating both teacher presentations and student activities to support CA content area standards.

Impact on Student Learning
Students learning will be enhanced with increased motivation, interactive activities, and access to information that relies not on language but attends to multiple learning modalities.

Evaluation
Successful implementation of a digital media project will be shown through positive student/teacher evaluations and increased number of students who met the standards.

Woodland Upgrades-Use it or Lose it!:)

What does Eva do when she comes into my classroom?
Well so far this year... I have updated all internet ready computers to OSX and installed (remotely) KidPix, Kidspiration, Appleworks and Microsoft Office. I have also created accounts for teachers and students that will require a log in for security reasons. If your computer is not on your desk, it will auto log in as a student. Student emacs are designated with a red dot. (Yellow means CD writing and Green means DVD writing). Student machines have a limited dock (no internet in dock, but still available) and limited user power. See me if you need adjustments.

Please note that technology equipment is costly and we only see a return on our investment if it is used. While we are committed to having every classroom equipped with a internet ready teacher station, equipment beyond that is a priviledge and if not utilized will go to a classroom that will use it. In other words, use it or lose it!:)

Great Online Sites for Students

http://www.immex.ucla.edu
This site is a UCLA project that teachers are continually adding to. It has unique problem-solving activities for students. Mostly for upper grade but Commotion in the Ocean (K+), Old Mac's Farm (K+) and Pepperonit Pizza Palace (1&2) were age appropriate for Woodland students. Not only is it a great educational tool, but they use student's responses as research into how students think. Check it out!!!


Do You Have A Favorite Website?
Post it Here!!

Grants 2005

HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative-2005
www.hp.com/go/hpteach
Deadline Feb. 15th
5 Teachers required for a school project team
Each teacher gets a HP Tablet PC, mulitmedia projector,digital camera, $500 stipend, and share use fo HP all in one printer/copier/scanner machines in return for participation in customized professional dvelopment opptunities to support the use to tech in your teaching (support from a mentor, online discussions, electronic portfolios)
WHO WANTS TO DO IT WITH ME?!!

CTAP GRANT
www.ocde.us/technology/grant
Deadlines Jan. 14th for Intent to Apply
Feb 18th for Submission of Application
Individual($3000) or Teams of 3($7000)
Grant must address CA content standards
WHO WANTS TO DO IT WITH ME?!!

Atomic Learning

This is an online collection of movie tutorials for a varied of software and operating system. Really easy to use. It also provides sample lesson ideas. Log on to www.atomiclearning.com
Email Eva at WoodlandTechTeam@nmusd.k12.ca.us for username and password.