I know we have some creative students at Awtrey...Here is another challenge...
I have recently found a couple of new websites that allow students (and teachers) to express their ideas in drawings and cartoon strips... The first one is DoInk that allows students to draw not only still images, but also animations! (I know you guys can draw better than me...but here is my attempt!!)
Hello Awtrey! I am so excited to be joining the wonderful staff at Awtrey! My name is Anita Foster and I have been in education now for 15 years! I have been a classroom teacher, a Media Specialist and a Technology Specialist over my career. Most recently I served Cobb County as a Technology Integration Specialist for the past three years.
I am excited to work with a wonderful staff and group of students. We are planning some exciting changes in the Media Center...starting with the installation of a SMARTBoard! This board will be available for not only the Media Center lessons, but teachers can also sign up to use the board with their class. With the installation of the board, we moved around some of the bookshelves and furniture to accommodate our new technology. We have also ordered an additional board available for check-out for the teachers to use for a two week period.
We will also be starting a Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl team at Awtrey. Any student who would like to join, may do so. We will compete at a district wide competition January 9, 2010. We the winners will then go on to regional and then state competitions. If you are interested, please see Mrs. Foster. Here is a list of the books for this years competition.
Some other exciting news...we will be having a mini book fair at the beginning of the year. One of the student's favorite series Diary of a Wimpy Kid is coming out with a new book! Look for more information to come.
I look forward to working with you this year!!
I love this commercial, it shows how technology is NOW!
Today at Smitha we learned about Google Books and Google Custom Search.
To refresh or learn more, please visit The Google Classroom. If you click on presentation and view the presentation, both of these topics are shown in great detail.
To create your own customized Google search engine, visit this link.
Please comment on how you think you will be able to use these resources at home or at school.
Do you want to stay organized? Do you have a lot of stuff going on at home, school, work and church? What about the kids sports leagues? Do you need help staying on track?? Google Calendar to the rescue! Watch these videos to help you learn how to set up your calendar(s), make appointments and even embed your calendar into your blog.
Would you like to bring video into your classroom? I am talking about educational videos that enrich your students learning! United Streaming and Discovery has been meeting that need for many years. Thanks to GPBS (Georgia Public Broadcasting) this is a service that is free to Georgia schools!
If you would like to learn more about United Streaming you can visit their site. If you would like a handout on how to use their site you can Download Unitedstreaming_guided_practice . If you would like to watch tutorial videos, you can do that at Atomic Learning.
Please contact your Media Specialist or Technology Integration Specialist for more information.
I have not had a chance to blog about this until now, but Google Earth has now gone into the ocean!! And today it was reported that Google Earth may have found the lost city of Atlantis. I don't know if this is the actual lost city, but it does appear to be where Plato said it was and with his details.
