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                                                                          February, 2005 

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 Tech Tips

Another Keyboard Shortcut

   Ever signed up for anything online and you had to choose the state where you are located?  So you click the drop down button and scroll through the A through K states to get to Kentucky.  A faster way is to tab to the state box, hit the K key which will bring up Kansas.  Hit the K key again and Kentucky appears!  Then just tab onto the next cell to be answered.

 

Useful Things for Teachers

*Literacy Ideas you may find some new ideas here.  Many don't require the network so you don't have to depend on the Network to be up and running.

*St. Patrick's Day Project 

*Fellow TRT, Suzanne Weaver writes, " 

Here is the latest Smart Board Upgrade link. THIS IS WONDERFUL.  This does take a while to download, but it is worth the time.  I will be glad to come to your school and do Smart Board PD on Tuesdays and Thursdays; morning or afternoon.

      On February 24, Southern Middle School will be hosting a Smart Board PD in the library at 4:30.  

       If you have any questions please email or page me.  Thank you.  

New Page & New Sites

 Especially for Kindergarten Teachers!  Check out this site chocked full of web pages created by Kindergarten Teachers.  Maybe you can find an idea or two for your web page or classroom. 

Especially for Fine Art Teachers!  Wonderful presentations on this site for theatre, piano, dance and jazz. 

February'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 eMINTS research says that students who used technology scored higher on statewide assessments than students who didn't have the same opportunity with technology.  

Curriculum Map

Math Week 26  fractions

Science - Week 26 Weather, Life Cycles, Electricity

 

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Schedule

 

Johnson- February 9, 10, 23, 24       Dixie - February 1, 2, 14, 15, 25, 28

Mary Todd - February 3, 4, 16, 17    Northern - February 7, 8, 18, 22

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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6 7 8 9 10 11 meeting 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 Holiday 22 23 24 25 26
27 28         29
    Fayette County Technology Fair March 19, 2005