Ethernotes

Don’t let the title fool you

Mindy and I attended a session presented by Eboni White from Southfield. She had four categories for using technology in her classroom.

Get Organized

• Lunch count: Set up an Excel spreadsheet and have the students fill in themselves as they enter.
• Save the lunch data for graphing later.

• Prepare tech materials like other subject areas

• Have binders, folders depending on your preference for instructions.

Username/passwords

• • Portability is crucial.
  • Create student badges.
  • Use Printshop to create a business card ring
  • laminate everything.

Spice up Environment

• forget store bought posters. Use Printshop.
• original posters are more relevant.

Integrate technology into the Curriculum

• Utilize Microsoft Office.
• Research student-friendly software at MACUL.

English Language Arts

• MS Word: Have students type in their spelling list (Mindy uses Pixie 2 to do this).
• Use different colors and fonts.
• “at” family example.

• Use clipart & pics to retell & create stories (again Pixie 2 could be used at BCH too).

• Kelly’s Kindergarten website has pages of premade Powerpoints.

Science & Social Studies

• Word as a starting page. Hyperlinked “Go” button to NG Kids in homework assignment. When emailed to parents, they can get directly to the correct page.
• “Caption” writing to get going in the morning. Use clip art.
• Create brochures in Printshop.

Remember, you don’t have to do everything. Let the students do it.

Don’t think, use Google.

Link learning with your classroom site.

• Make an effort to reach working parents.
• Don’t forget text messages.
• email notices.
• Take classroom newsletter and put on your site.
• Take a survey of parents
  • Computer at home: Y N
  • Internet access at home: Y N
  • Student access at home to Internet? When, where
  • Open to paperless home work options: Y N
• Take a post pictures
  • No names.
  • If you post it, they will look.

All time faves.

• Print Master (We have Printshop 1)
• LD Lettering Delights (fonts)
• Discovery clipart
• Eval-u-write by Great Source Publishing
• Unitedstreaming  (already subscribe)

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