Volume 2, Number 4
December, 2001

Content Guide:
Suitable for elementary school students Elementary School
Suitable for middle school students Middle School
Suitable for high school students High School
 General tips for teachers General

Technology Applied
Into the Classroom
STLP News
Through a Student's Eyes
Assistive Technology
The Web
Red-Hot Links
Literacy On Line
Tech Help
Tips from the Pros
Training Schedule at the Ambrose Lab
Staff profiles
Miscellaneous
"The network is down . . . " (humor)
The TIPS Archives

Instructional Technology Home Page
Fayette County Public Schools home page

Editor: Jeffrey L. Jones,
District TRT jjones@fayette.k12.ky.us

This website is intended for the instructional use of students and staff of Fayette County Public Schools

On this page:
Suitable for high school studentsLiterary Book Club News
Suitable for elementary school studentsSuitable for middle school students TALK News
 
Suitable for elementary school studentsSuitable for middle school studentsSuitable for high school students Literary Book Club and TALK are on line initiatives in the support of literacy from the Fayette County Department of Instructional Technology. TIPS will contain news/excerpts from these resources each month. Submitted by Cathy Brandt

Go to the Literary Book Club

Below is an example review from the Literary Book Club. Attention, Teachers: have your students submit their own book reviews! All grade levels welcome! Instructions are on the site.

School Tates Creek High School
Student First Name Kazu
Student Age 18
Teacher Name Miss Williams
Book Title Shots on Goal
Book Author Wallace, Rich
Book Illustrator

Book Review:

If you are a teenager and looking for a book that can relate to your life, I recommend highly in reading “Shots on Goal.” Author Rich Wallace creates an atmosphere in this book that can relate your life to every character.

The main characters in this book are Barry, Joey, Shannon, and Eileen. Barry and Joey are on their soccer team at Sturbridge High School. Barry and Joey have been best friends since they were infants. Barry was always in the shadow of Joey. Throughout the book, a love square occurs. Barry has a huge crush on Shannon, Shannon likes Joey and Joey the same. Eileen likes Barry but Barry thinks Eileen is not cute. This seems like a love complex but it gets even more mixed up.

Sturbridge High School was horrible last year in their season. They only won one game that to this year; they have a chance of winning the league title. In order for them to win games, they have to go through many conflicts. Conflicts between Joey and Barry about Shannon, and many more can ruin their friendship.

I am not a big fan of reading but I enjoyed reading this book. It relates everything about a teen’s life; sports, work, girls, party’s, and conflicts with best friends. Rich Wallace has captured all of these events in one book. Will Sturbridge win the league title? Who is actually going to win Shannon over? Will everything between Joey and Barry work out? I recommend highly of reading “Shots on Goal” to find out what happens.

News from the Talk website

Activities at the TALK website are practical ways to address literacy in various content areas and include technology.  They have been aligned with The Classroom Literacy Guide.  This guide is a rollup of best practices in literacy, consistent for all grade levels, that is put into a form useful for instructional planning, self-evaluation, peer-mentorship and staff development.  It is the "how to" for a good literacy-based program. 

ROCKMAP.GIF (8575 bytes)This month let’s look at a science lesson on how rocks are formed.  Take a look at it from a teacher’s perspective as well as from the student portal perspective.  Want more information on how to use TALK or submit one of your very own lessons to the website?  Contact Cathy Brandt via email or at 381-4124.