Maria's award ceremony

weekly tech update 12/10/07

Update on Netday Speakup – 75 students, 12 teachers, 4 parents, 1 school leaders
I sent home a reminder in the Bridge. Hopefully we will get more parents.

Hints:

• If you are in grades k-2 there is a group survey. Print out the survey from the website and fill in the numbers over a couple of days.
• If you kids get part way through and run out of time, submitting what they have is better than quitting.

Out of the Building - I will be in all week except for Tuesday afternoon.

Tech work (These are big projects in addition to daily issues and the infamous list.)

• I am still working on a survey about Instructional time at the request of CRB.
• We got another generous computer donation from the FAA. If you would like an additional computer in your room. let us know.
• Garde is continuing his work on getting the wireless access set up and the last of N-Computers installed.
• Working out the bugs for installation of Pixie and MicroWorldsJr. in the primary.
• Curriculum work on Friday's early release. We wil be working on rubrics for portfolios
  

weekly tech update 12/3/07

Your GLL should have mentioned to you by now that we are once again participating in the NETDAY Speak up. The deadline for this survey has be extended until December 21st. Last year a couple of classrooms participated and the results were very helpful to our planning. this year we will be revising our technology plan and I would really like to see additional classes participate.

This is the link for taking the survey http://www.netdayspeakup.org/ the secret word is dcstech

There are surveys available for Teachers, Parents and

Grades K - 2: Group Survey
Grades K - 2: Individual Survey
Grades 3 - 5
Grades 6 - 12

If you would find it helpful there are Speak Up Lesson Plans
to encourage students to reflect on their use of technology both in and out of school , and how they learn math, science, and 21st century skills.

• Lesson Plan for Grades K-2
• Lesson Plan for Grades 3-5
• Lesson Plan for Grades 6-12

• Out of the Building - I will be out of the building Monday morning to attend an MMS update session
• Work flow - When you need help email with copies to both Garde and I. We both do repair and support, but I manage the work flow.
• Tech work (These are big projects in addition to daily issues and the infamous list.)

- This week I will be working on a survey about Instructional time at the request of CRB. I will be also working with Kandy to use survey monkey to streamline supply ordering.

- Garde is continuing his work on getting the wireless access set up and the last of N-Computers installed. N-computer allows a host computer to run 3 additional Screens and keyboards as additional work stations.

http://www.ncomputing.com/ncomputing/solutions/school.php

Using n-computing is allowing us to provide computers for staff and more clusters in classrooms. We have a list of where computers have been requested. If you would like an additional computer in your room. let us know.

- Working out the bugs for installation of Pixie and MicroWorldsJr. in the primary.

weekly tech update 11/26/07

Out of the Building - I just wanted to let you all know that I will be out of the building at the McAuliffe Conference Tuesday -Thursday. Garde will be out of the building on Friday to take Andrew back to RTI

• I will be presenting Mp3 players in the World Language classroom and Using Inexpensive Digital Video Cameras (like $100) in the classroom. Ginna and I will be presenting DCS Portfolio work and Maria will be doing a couple of sessions on using iPods in the classroom. She will also be working on blogging from the Bloggers corner at the conference.
• Speaking of podcasting, check out these dcs blogs. After the first of the year we will be doing some after school sessions on how to set up your own class blog.
  http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=51141 - Maria's class blog
  http://dcsprimary.edublogs.org/ - Primary sharing space
  http://dcsshare.blogspot.com/ - renewed dcs tech sharing space
  http://worldhug2007.blogspot.com/ - Sharing the art work of children from around the world. The common theme of the work is Hearts.
• Tech work (These are big projects in addition to daily issues and the infamous list.)
  - current priority getting the printers back up
  - This weekend Garde and Andrew completed the wiring necessary for setting up seven wireless access points through out the building and modulars (Yes each access point needs to be hard wired in.) The next step is to get the devices installed and set up.
  - Working out the bugs for installation of Pixie and MicroWorldsJr. in the primary