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.


Highlights from this issue:

New on-line discussion forums! School news broadcasts! It's all in Connections. Meet the video announcement production crew from Southern Middle in Through a Student's Eyes!

High School Social Studies teachers develop PET units of study! See Into the Classroom

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

Meet Barby Hardy, Linda Dawahare, and Paula Whitmer in Staff Profiles

Announcements
  • Live homework helpLexington Public Library Live Homework Help!
    Lexington Public Library offers a new live, real-time, Web-delivered homework help service for all students with library cards! See their website for details.
  • Email Configuration Changes
    From Mike Burke, Supervisor of Technology Systems Support: 
    1) For informational and worm-tracking purposes, all email sent out of the district now include the following text: "This email originated from Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY. Please report instances of abuse or inappropriate content to postmaster@fcps.net."  
    2) "Save sent messages to: Sent items" is no longer the default in WebMail - if you wish to save a copy of any email you send from WebMail, you need to go to the "Options" tab and select it by hand on each email.
  • Teacher Grant Opportunity from Radio Shack
    The deadline is nearly upon us (November 8th), but a hundred of these $3,000 awards are given out every year!
  • Website Projects and Competitions:
    Too many to list here! Take a look at Internet Resources for a list of student and class Website projects! 

"What's a good lesson using PowerPont?..."  This question, posed recently on one of my email discussion forums, begs the real question - "...a lesson on what?" This is a little like asking "How can I justify purchasing a Sports Utility Vehicle?" ( ...more...)