The Joy of Teaching

Newsletter

April, 2004

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.

Tech Tip 

Are you tired of your email program always telling you "Warning: Your mailbox is getting full?"  You can make folders called .pst folders on your hard drive or network.   

Kentucky Derby Scavenger Hunt

has been updated!   

Thanks to http://www.equizotic.com/ for background and clipart.

Special

 

Writing

30 days of Poetry - recommended by Diana Hendrix

 

Power Point Uses

Barbara Barr found this page created by Spartanburg schools with several uses for Power Point.  Also look that this extensive list of LA Power Points from Jefferson County.

Music

Resources for K-12 Classroom and Music Teachers

 

Art

Check out Prater's Power Points 

Reading

Story Place Digital Library for elementary and pre school students.

Internet Research

Need some Clip art for your web pages, worksheets, etc?  Try www.classroomclipart.com.  When you use a graphic from this site, as always, be sure to give credit to this site. 

 

Here is some help you might need:

Social Studies

   A site that compares Canada, Mexico and the United States? (a teacher request)

 

Leanna Prater found a template for a game called "Undercover."  For those students learning about symbols of our state and country, this might be an idea you can use.  You'll find a link to Leanna's Power Point page on the home page of this site.

Schedule

Non Flex Pd  Flex PD Float Record Conference Conferences PET Other* No School Holiday Staff meeting

I will be at Johnson

May-4-5-13-14

I will be at Dixie on the following dates:

May 6-7-17-18

I will be at Mary Todd on the following dates:

May 10-11-19-20

 

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FCPS Tech 

June 3

Conference

June 4
Yearly Schedule can be found at http://teach.fcps.net/trt18/2003-4_schedule.htm