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This came across the mailing list today, and I thought it was worth sharing. If I can add my 2 cents; it is worthwhile to have your machine reimaged, even if you aren’t having problems with it. As machines are being reimaged they are being loaded with Windows 7, a newer and more friendly operating [...]
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Did you know that when you come across a website that is blocked that you can request it to be un-blocked? If you have an educational need for a site that is blocked by the web filter, here is what to do: 1. Navigate to the district’s home page, then choose “Employees/Quick Clicks/For Employees” 2. [...]
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JCPS now has an official Twitter feed. If you are already following my list of JCPS teachers you will receive their updates. If you aren’t doing the twitter thing, you can receive tweets from JCPS by texting the word JCPSKY to 40404. You will receive the JCPS tweets as text messages. It is another way [...]
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Today we have a guest post from Lisa at Eisenhower. Everybody support FMS! Lab teachers, put those kiddos to work voting! Hello everyone, my name is Lisa Kaelin and I am the bookkeeper at Eisenhower Elementary School. I am asking for your help!!!! Farnsley Middle School is in the finals for the one of the Greenest schools in [...]
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This summer Computer Education Support will be offering Technoversity. Charles in our office does a great job organizing this three week professional development opportunity and this summer is going to be the tenth anniversary. You can sign up for one single session or several! If you would like to sign up for my sessions, here [...]
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http://www.kerpoof.com Kerpoof Screencast – Renny from TNLI 21c on Vimeo. I spent the day with the awesome Roosevelt-Perry teachers working with the kid-friendly multi-media generator Kerpoof! The video embedded above gives a really nice overview of the main features. I added that the .pdf files linked in the “For Teachers” section at he bottom of [...]
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I’m happy to report that JCPS and CES are experimenting with opening up certain previously blocked web sites and services for teacher use. The micro-blogging platform twitter is one site you have probably heard a lot about and likely not known how it could help you as a teacher. 1. Check out this blog post [...]
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Note- This is for my JCPS Teachers only. Session will be presented by Amy and Liane from our team. I hope you can make it! If you are interested in SMART Board/SMART Notebook training please see the two offerings below. These trainings will be in Ed Tech Center at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School, which is located [...]
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Starting Thursday, Vote Here and Vote Often For Best Elementary School Crib A WLKY crew visited Roosevelt Perry on Friday, January 29 to showcase the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs. The WLKY crew arrived to Kindergarten through fifth grade student greetings during the school’s Morning Meeting, the Roosevelt Perry Star STEPPERS and the [...]
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