TIPS Volume 3, No. 7
March, 2003

     Grade Level Key 
     Suitable for elementary school= Elem, Suitable for middle school= Middle
     Suitable for high school= High, General interest= Teachers

Editor: Jeffrey L. Jones,
District Tech Resource Teacher
jjones@fayette.k12.ky.us
This website is intended for the instructional use of students and staff of Fayette County Public Schools.


Highlights from this issue:

The STLP program announces two new coordinators! See their students' work in STLP News

Students take it on line! See example discussion from FCPS Forum in  Connections, with instructional ideas in In the Classroom.

Training is winding down for April, but we've added a few new classes. See Technology Training

Meet Nancy Strassner and Barbara Barr in Staff Profiles

Announcements
  • FCPS Technology FairFCPS Technology Fair
    The second annual FCPS Technology Fair will be held March 29, 2003 at Henry Clay High School. Schools will have displays showing technology use and learning impact at their school. There will be vendors and special interest groups with booths including KET, Lexington Public Library, KVHS, IBM, LexMark, Accent, FCPS Media Services and more! The TechFair will be held in the cafeteria and gymnasium and is open and free to the public from 9:00-11:00 A.M. 
  • InspirationTALK Website featured by Inspiration!
    The lesson plan site managed by TRTs Adam Brewer and Mike Johnson appears in Flashes - Inspiration Software's monthly online newsletter! See Page 2, "Inspired Sites" at http://www.inspiration.com/newsletter/index.cfm.
  • MUNIS HelpCenterMUNIS Announcements 
    Look in the MUNIS HelpCenter for new and revised help documents. New: schools must now run 4-YTD budget reports to accurately identify all funds. Learn to use MUNIS Office to export reports/queries to Word or Excel. Join us in email discussion through the MUNIS Users Group (MUG) - instructions on how to join are on the FCPS email discussion list information page at http://listserv.fcps.net/.

The digital divide - isn't that the gap between your toes? Weeeell, not exactly! It's the catch-phrase that refers to how our society has become split into two - those who have an online computer in the home, and those who don't.... ( ...more...)