2008 Technology Showcase March 24, 2008
Posted by Dottie Black in : Events, Teacher Resources, Technology, Uncategorized , add a commentAll I can say is WOW! We had a great turnout for the second annual Durham Public Schools Technology Showcase. All the reviews have been very positive and we are so proud of all the teachers and students who worked hard on projects to present.
WIKI WIKI December 10, 2007
Posted by Dottie Black in : Teacher Resources, Technology, Uncategorized , add a commentWhat the heck is a wiki anyway? Simply put, a wiki is a webpage that can be authored by as many people who want to add to it. For example, a teacher can set up a wiki and have all of the students in the class be authors. There are ways to track who adds to the wiki and the administrator decides who can author and who can view the site. Here is an example of a wiki done by a fifth grade class about the book Turn Homeward, Hannalee.
Road Trip to South Carolina November 1, 2007
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The Rogers-Herr middle school mentor and mentees attended the South Carolina Association for Educational Technology Conference in Myrtle Beach last week. The theme of the conference was Back to the Future. (Yes, that is a DeLorean)
Rubrics,Rubrics October 9, 2007
Posted by Dottie Black in : Teacher Resources, Technology, Uncategorized , add a commentKathy Shrock is a K-12 Technology dynamo. She has been helping the K-12 community with technology for years. She has an email newsletter you can subscribe to and also a fantastic website.
This weeks email highlighted her rubrics page.
Why I love my job September 23, 2007
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Last Thursday was our first full day of training for this year’s K-12 Technology Mentors. You will soon see their profiles. At the end of the day, I asked them to use our wiki to write a reflection of what we had done that day. Robin shared these “Big Ideas” she came away with:
Ethics of how we use material, what we post, how we give credit
-How to think critically about the information that we find on the web, Is it valid? What are the writers purposes?
-How can students use these tools as a way to share their own thinking and creations.
Wende was thrilled to have the time to learn about all of the tools that Durham Public Schools have available for teachers. “I found out that there are many programs available right on the DPS network. I made sure that I had all of my logins and passwords so that I can access these resources at home and school. My co-workers are going to be so excited to see and use all of these hidden gems”
It is truly a joy to work with teachers who see the value of learning new things.
