TIPS Volume 3, No. 3
November, 2002

     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.

 

LearnNC...the North Carolina Teacher's Network, has opened some of the on-line offerings up to out-of-state offering professional development . See their web page at http://www.learnnc.org/ for details.


PD Ambrose Highlights. For a listing and to register, click at right.

 

Free tutorials  Adobe PhotoShop Elements (Nov. 11, 4:30): - It's not the "big gun" - PhotoShop - but it has a lot of the same tools and capabilities, for around 10% of the cost at educational pricing! - with Adam Brewer

Compaq iPAQ Pocket PCProfessional Digital Assistants (Nov. 12, 4:30): - The wonderful world of PDAs makes it to the Lab at Ambrose! Bring your iPac and learn about how powerful these devices are! - with Mark DiMascio

Literacy and the Web (Dec. 2, 4:30): - Web resources in the support of literacy have been created, and are maintained, by our own TRT staff! Great lesson ideas! - with Adam Brewer.

Reading for Meaning (Dec. 5, 4:30): - Boost your students' SRI reading performance with this entry from Tom Snyder Software! - with Nathan Cornett This PD is NOT at Ambrose Center

Your View of the NewsCurrent Events and Me (Dec. 9, 4:30): - Engage your students in studying the world around them with the Internet, PowerPoint, and their own writing! - with Amy Johns.

Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling - An Orientation (Dec. 12, 4:30): - This class is still in development as TIPS went to press - with Joy Buckingham. This PD is NOT at Ambrose Center