Tech Tips

AECT- Technology Tutorials - This site provides basic, intermediate and advance instructions for Windows 2000, Office Products, Front Page, digital cameras, digitizing video and audio and many other technical aspects.

Useful Things for Teachers

Calendars for the New Year

Microsoft templates

Lesson Plan Templates

Weekly

Daily

Detailed (Possibly use for KTIP)

New Page & New Sites

 *The Computer Tag Page which is a collection of computer tag ideas has been added to the "JOY of Teaching" site.  

*Need some new Trivia Questions for your Jeopardy Games?  Try www.funtrivia.com 

January's Desktop Wallpaper

To put this month's wallpaper onto your desktop, just go to the top of this web page and right click somewhere on the snowman background.  Then choose "Set as Background". 

Research

The Impact of Computer Use on Reading Achievement of 15-yr-olds- May, 2004

This research sites several studies done from 1998 to 2000.  You might be surprised at some of the findings. There is also some information about computerized math drills.  (See Wenglinsky (1998)).

Find out what does work with students and computers to raise scores....according to these studies.

Screen Time Keeper

The Screen Timer is an easy-to-use, computer-based countdown timer with optional visual and audio alerts.
It operates on both Mac and Windows operating systems.

Tip:  If you have students that don't get started to work right away, tell them they have 5 minutes to finish the task, set the timer and call BEGIN.  This method seems to make the students feel like they are in a race, which they are....against time.

You can also find a copy of this Newsletter @ http://teach.fcps.net/trt18 

Remember to look for the following sites from one of the links on the homepage.

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Schedule

Johnson- January 4, 5, 18, 19, 28, 31        Dixie - January 6, 7, 20, 21

Mary Todd - January 10, 11, 24, 25     Northern - January 3, 12, 13, 26, 27