Kim Boswell
Instructional Tech. Specialist
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About Me
Bio
I attended Georgia Southern University and received my Master's of Education from Mercer University in middle grades
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Teacherline
Teacherline provides standards-based online learning for teachers PreK-12 in all the content areas. As a division of pbs, Teacherline is funded through a grant from the US Department of Education.
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Georgia Educational Technology Conference
Georgia Educational Technology Conference 2006 is November 15-17 in Atlanta, Georgia. This conference always offers a wide-range of breakout sessions designed to integrate technology in a standards-based classroom.
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Florida Educational Technology Conference
The Florida Educational Technology Conference is usually a little larger than the Georgia ET conference providing National guest speakers on the topic of the 21st Century Classroom.
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Kennesaw Educational Technology
Very few teachers in our district realize the Georgia DOE assigns each school district to a University in the state that will serve as the Educational Technology Training Center (ETTC) for the district's staff. Kennesaw is our ETTC. Kennesaw has an extensive course offering and a reputable program for higher learning degrees.
Classroom Expectations and Procedures
Students will maintain their own calendar of assignments.
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Blogging
Firefox Setup
Why use Firefox? Simply because it is easier. You have tabbed browsing and it will store your user names and passwords.
What is blogging?
Read the Wikipedia definition. After checking out the valuable information about
Ready, Set, Go
Set up your own blog first through http://edublogs.org/
Examples
What are you thinking? Who has an idea of how they can implement blogs into their existing lessons.
Ponder this...
Jeff Utrecht writes an interesting article upon his return from NECC.
Managing Your Blogs
The best aggregate, which is free, is bloglines.com.
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Making Your Own Web Page - Delegate Software
What's your plan?
Before you even think about creating your own web page, you should establish a plan for the purpose and content of your web page. Below find a list of links for teacher web pages. As you read through the teacher web sites, ask yourself these questions:
- What will keep visitors coming back to your web page?
- What is your plan for updates?
Create an outline in Word
Open a blank Word document and create an outline of your web page. Here are some questions to get you started.
- What are the headings?
- What are the topics?
- Will it have navigation?
- Think of your audience. Who are your trying to reach?
Building Sticky Web Sites
Patty Turbeville
- Make it in Inspiration
- Keep the information current
- How will you archive
- Before you start make a web of how it will be used
- Publish student work
- Communicate, communicate, communicate
- Check your links
- Check your spelling
- Revise your pages often
Delegate Software
Delegate is a web based software custom-made for CSD schools to edit the school web sites. Use the web site link below to log in.
Be sure to bookmark this site.
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Delegate Software
Thank you, Frank Lesene, of F2Technology for your valuable contribution to education in the making of this software.
Delegate Software
- Start with logging in and becoming familiar with the menu
- Functions of a teacher page and rows
- Headings
- Links and documents
- Pictures
- Email
PRing your site
- Communicate to your audience often
- Make it routine
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Georgia Public Broadcasting - United Streaming
United Streaming
In conjunction with Georgia Public Broadcasting, only students and teachers in Georgia have access to this fabulous site. With video clips, images and full programs, United Streaming has it all. Email me for school passcodes and setup your own account today.
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Email for Students (Pilot)
Gaggle.net
Gaggle.net is a free email service for students. The subscription services through gaggle allow teacher filtering, classroom discussion boards and classroom chat rooms.The subscriptions are available through a grant written for Decatur Education Foundation.
Currently, Kiernan Cantergiani, 7th grade language arts and Rebekah Goode, 9th grade English, are piloting this web based software in a structured classroom setting. We are using the service to teach students how to communicate effectively through email. Teachers are also stressing to students the difference between a personal email account, which many students already have, and a work email account such as the gaggle account set up for the school setting.
Teachers are able to provide more individualize attention to each student through the email and so far have used the email as a means to communicate assignments and lead the student through effective communication through writing.
Be sure to bookmark the site below.
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Instructional Technology Blog
RMS/DHS Instructional Technology
Check out the latest in the following categories:
- Instructional Technology Sessions
- Current On-Site Issues
- Management Tips
Also available from my blog are important links for your professional development needs.
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Making an Effective Powerpoint (Oral presentation)
Making an Effective Powerpoint (Oral presentation)
This Powerpoint presentation is used to present to students before they go to work on their own Powerpoint. The do's and don'ts of using PowerPoint as a visual for an oral presentation.
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iPhoto and Graphics
Introduction
- Name
- School & Grade
- Content Area
- What is your purpose for learning more about iPhoto and Graphics? In other words, how do you plan to use what you learn?
Original Photos
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Recommended Game Sites
For Classroom Mangagement
Having a list of game sites is always recommended when you visit a lab and everyone is working on a project or takng an OAS test or typing a paper. Someone will always finish first. These sites have great games.
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