Volume 2, Number 6
February, 2002


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

Suitable for high school studentsCisco Certification at Eastside Vocational
Suitable for elementary school students Animation from the Dixie and Clays Mill Elementary Japan Festival

Eastside Technical Center Prepares students for the Information Age

Routers, hubs, repeaters, proxy servers, cat5 cable, single mode and multimode fiber, TCP/IP, OSI layers… From wiring to servers to configuring routers, there's a lot to learn about computer networks. That's the focus of the Cisco Networking Academy at Eastside Technical Center. All ten juniors and seniors in Ms. Hedman's Advanced Computer Networking class successfully completed semester one of a four semester curriculum which prepares them for the CCNA (Certified Cisco Network Associate) certification. The students are:

Brice Jones (BS) Joshua Messer (BS) David Samons (BS) Sean Mason (LAF) Adam Taylor (LAF) Jason McLean (PLD) Wayne McNear (TC) Jonathan Newton (HC) Tony Vowels (EJ) Glen White (EJ)

Cisco is a leading manufacturer of network equipment. Eastside Technical Center became a Cisco Networking Academy this year. The students are enrolled in Eastside's Advanced Computer Networking class, where they will also have the opportunity to earn the Net+ certification. Through an articulation agreement with Central Kentucky Technical College, they are also eligible for college credit for each semester of the Cisco curriculum. The program is available to Fayette, Jessamine, Scott and Woodford students.

This year, the class rewired one wall of the networking classroom, installing network wiring in five power poles to improve network access throughout the room. The classroom has 802.11b wireless communication, and the students will be installing a fiber link to the Eastside network. The class has support from IBM and LexMark, as well as Tower Communications, Insight Communications, and Neville Technologies. Understanding network equipment, how to put it all together, becoming knowledgeable about the infrastructure of a computer network helps prepare these students to become Information Technology professionals

Ms. Hedman's morning networking class

Ms. Hedman's afternoon networking class


Submitted by Sky Hedman
"Peach Boy"  by Chico, James, Morgan, and Serena 

Dixie Elementary School, Janet Bertrand and Rachel Medley

Narration: "Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman. They loved each other very much and wished they had a baby. One day, the old woman was washing clothes in a nearby creek when a giant peach came floating by. The old woman took the giant peach home for dinner. Just before the old man and woman began to eat the giant peach, it began to jiggle and shake. Before long, the giant peach cracked open and out popped a baby boy. The old man and old woman now had a son of their very own. They named him Peach Boy because he came from a peach. Peach Boy grew up to be a strong and kind man. He helped his mother and father out all the time. One day, some mean monsters came to the village and stole everyone's money. Peach Boy knew what he had to do. He was going to fight the mean monsters. So Peach Boy set off on his adventure. Along the way, he became friends with a dog, a monkey, and a giant bird. They went along with Peach Boy to fight the mean monsters. Finally, Peach Boy and his new friends arrived at the gate of the mean monsters. Peach Boy yelled at the monsters to give back all the villagers stuff. When the monsters laughed at him, Peach Boy and his friends broke down the gate and fought the monsters until they gave up. The monsters were sorry for stealing from the villagers and gave everything back to Peach Boy and his friends. Peach Boy brought back everything to his friends and family. And they lived happily ever after."


Unable to play? Instructions on installing RealPlayer 8 are linked below
  • Nothing appears? You'll need to install RealPlayer (Windows only - all other platforms, go to Real's site for your player). Even if you have Real, many errors are cured through a new install.
Submitted by Nathan Cornett