Welcome...to the Fayette County Stages of Teaching with Technology Web resource! This site has descriptions and examples which illustrate good technology integration, and the classroom practices such integration encourages. If this is your first time here, be sure to read all of the following before beginning.

How to use this site: This site can be used in several ways...

• ...as a stand-alone exercise or tutorial: Simply view each menu item in sequence, and look at the classroom examples at the end. Videos are offered by grade level, but we strongly encourage you to watch all of them, even those that do not match your grade level, since the content varies from video to video.
• ...as a collection of videos and other resources: For presentation and discussion purposes, the video examples are also linked from a single page ("Video Content Direct Access"). There is a chart outlining the differences between stages, and a set of example lesson plans as activities. These and other resources are available from a menu that will appear after you begin.

Link Color-Coding: This website has hyperlinks that do different things, so they are color-coded to help you predict what will happen when you click on one.

• Blue - Menu links. These links select pages to view on this site.
• Red - pop-up links. These links are for definitions and information. When you click them, a single, small window will pop up. Just close the window when you've read its contents.
• Green - video links. These will launch your selected video viewer. Patience, video files take a bit longer to load, depending on what quality you choose, and your connection speed.
• Purple - off-site links. These links open a new browser window to display your selection.

A red (pop-up) link with these color codes is included in the menu, if you forget.

Minimum requirements - Video

• All videos are available in both Windows Media (WMV) and RealMedia (RM) format.You will need the latest version of Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. If you need to update (check "Help/About..." in your player to see which player you have), use the following links (current as of April 2004):
  • Windows Media Player 9- Mac OS X
  • Windows Media Player 7.1 - Mac pre-OS X (we've had no one verify this in the field - let us know if you're in this category!)
  • Windows Media Player 6.4 - Windows 95/98 -  (we've had no one verify this in the field - let us know if you're in this category!)
  • Windows Media Player 9 - Windows 98 SE/2000
  • Windows Media Player 9 - Windows XP
  • Real 8/RealOne - Windows (inside Fayette County only)
  • Real - all other platforms, or outside Fayette County

  Be sure to use the "Check for updates" feature for late-added improvements, even if you download a new player..

•  The videos are delivered in two file sizes. The larger delivers best over a LAN, whereas the smaller can be viewed over dial-up, with substantial loss of video quality (sound is the same on both).

Minimum requirements - other

• Java must be enabled on your browser.
• This site is best viewed at a resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels. Lower or higher settings are possible, but will result in scroll bars or small image sizes.
• Color settings must be a minimum of 16 bit.