TIPS Volume 3, No. 5
January, 2003

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

 
The EditorThe Editor's Page
 Technology Applied
Into the Classroom
Connections
Through a Student's Eyes
Assistive Technology
 On Line 
Internet Resources
Literacy on the Web
 Help Resources
Tips from the Pros
Technology Training
Staff Profiles
 Miscellaneous
STLP News
The network is down...
TIPS Archives
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:

Our Tech Resource Teachers provide our Internet Resources this month!

The Digital Story of Animals (and others) - streaming videos on Through a Student's Eyes, with some insights on how they were produced in Into the Classroom!

What's a MOO? Learn about TAPPED IN, a wonderful on-line resource, in  Connections.

Professional Development! New classes, new opportunities! See Technology Training

Meet Dick Forston and Garry Hoover in Staff Profiles

Announcements
  • Education WeekKentucky Ranked High by Education Week! 
    See this week's editorial for a brief review and comment of the new rankings for state education systems from Education Week.
  • Technology Office Professional Development Gets Technical! 
    As a result of discussions on FCPS-TRT-L, we offer two professional development sessions this month on managing and configuring workstations for student or lab use. Don't miss these offerings! (See our Technology Training page at right) 
  • SRI and Star Math - crankin' back up for January! Take a look at these assessment resources posted on the new Curriculum and Instruction Web pages!
  • Student Email Services - If your school is thinking about implementing school-wide student email services - instructions appeared in the Connections department of the September issue of TIPS. 

Is Kentucky moving forward?...It's so easy to get caught up in the daily grind, the hard work that is teaching, and forget that what we do is watched, noted, and often even praised! Kentucky education has often ranked quite low on many measures, and has prompted money and hard work from a wide variety of agencies and people, from the offices in Frankfort to the hard-working teachers and administrators in the trenches. ( ...more...)