This week in Technology:
Donna is planning on re-imaging all the computers this week! So this means that you should make sure all your important documents are saved to your "h" drive. You should also save your bookmarks to a folder on your "h" drive as well. Why is it important to do this? If you don't, something you might need will disappear. If you need help with this, please let me know! I will be glad to help!
The laptops have been passed out! So far, we are doing the Kindergarten teachers. Our district is working hard to get every teacher a laptop. This week I will be working on removing and redistributing the desk top computers that the laptops replace. Thank you for your patience!
This week in Kindergarten, I will be reading "Rhyming Dust Bunnies." We'll see if the dust bunnies invade the Media Center again! If you would rather I did not do this with your class, please just let me know.
In PreK I would like to read "The Monster at the End of this Book." If this does not fit with what is going on in your classroom, just let me know!
Thank you to all those people who return their VCR/DVD/ TVs at the end of the day, it really helps!
Have a great week!
A reminder for you: Our Technology SIP goal for this year is that every teacher needs to try one new form of technology each quarter. Some of you need to try something new very soon!
Mark your calendars for Monthly Media Mondays! Our first one was last week, October 17th. I will be repeating it today, October 24th. So if you are available, come on down!!
Monthly Media Mondays dates are as follows:
Monday, November 14th: Smartboard basics
Monday, December 12th: Smartboard lessons
Monday, January 23rd: Elmo and beyond
Monday, February 13th: Research for Kindergarten with PebbleGo (If I get the grant!)
Monday, March 12th: Exploring IPad 2
Monday, April 16th: Mediacast.
I hope you will be able to join me in the Media Center on one or more of these dates. If you have any questions or ideas, please let me know! We will meet at 3:30.
This week in Kindergarten we will be reading: Fall is for Friends or Leonardo the Terrible Monster. The Dual Language classes will hear The Biggest Pumpkin Ever. We will also be continuing with WiggleWorks. This week we will concentrating on the writing portion.
In PreK, I would like to read The Monster at the End of this book, starring Lovable Furry old Grover. If this doesn't work for your class, please let me know.
Have a great week!
It all begins on Monday, October 17th with "Monthly Media Monday!" This month we will be looking at Groupwise. We will talk about Groups, Junk Mail, Signature, and Folders. If there is anything else you would like to learn about, please let me know!
On Tuesday, our inservice afternoon, I will be with our associates. We will be working on GCN Training.
The Kindergarten classes will be listening to a story about trees. It is called "Someday a Tree." If they haven't already, they will be doing leaf rubbings.
In technology news, we are going to start WiggleWorks this week! If you haven't already, please enter your students' names into WiggleWorks. You can open WiggleWorks, click on your classroom and click on "add name." You don't need to go into the manager unless you want to set the reading levels for your students.
PreK teachers: Please let me know what your theme is this week! Thanks!
Have a great week!
In the next few weeks Donna Hedrich, our computer technician, is going to re-image all of the computers in our building. This means that everything will be wiped clean from your computer and re-installed, and upgraded. Please make sure you have saved any documents into your own "h" drive. If you do not know how to do this, please contact me as soon as possible!!
In other computer news, I will be putting in the new classes for Wiggle Works this week so you can enter the students and their levels. Thanks!
Phones: if you are still having difficulty with your phone, please let me know! Also, a word of warning! When dialing 911-the call goes straight to the emergency center, so the emergency personnel will know what classroom it came from. So when dialing out of the building, you need to dial "9" then "1" then the phone number. Just be careful that you don't accidentally dial 911! :)
On October 17th at 3:30 I will begin "Media Monday." This will be a time when I will present training on the different pieces of technology in our building. For our first meeting, I will be talking about Groupwise-our email program. I will cover making groups, junk mail handling, archiving emails, and any questions you might have about Groupwise.
In the Media Center this week, I will be reading either "Daisy the Fire Cow," "Dot the Fire Dog," or "No Dragons for Tea." All books about Fire Safety.
I will be giving the teachers over due notices this week. Many of them will have books overdue from last year. Please ask the parents to search for these books! If they cannot find them, they will need to pay for the book. Thank you for helping me in this matter!
Have a great week!
