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Barbara Barr, Technology Resource Teacher
Fayette County Public Schools
Instructional Technology
701 East Main Street, Lexington, KY  40502

Cell Phone/Pager:  859.983.3602                                       FAX: 859.381.4763 
E-mail:  bbarr@fayette.k12.ky.us                 Website: http://teach.fcps.net/trt4/

Archived newsletters are available at http://teach.fcps.net/trt4/enews.htm

Thursday, May 22, 2003

P.D. Your Way

Summer online P.D. begins on June 16th.  Here are some of the courses that are offered:

Thirteen Facilitated Interactive Online PD Courses are now available

·         Engaging Students in Reading With the World Wide Web

·         The One Computer Classroom and Technology Integration

·         Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning  

·         The Science Classroom and Technology Integration

·         The Elementary Math Classroom and Technology Integration

·         Using Microsoft PowerPoint Across the Curriculum

·         Using the Online Stock Market Game in Your Classroom

·         Using Internet Resources to Integrate Economics K-5

·         Principal Selection Training for SBDM Council Members

·         Introduction to Comprehensive Improvement Planning (formerly Consolidated Planning)

·         Teaching All Students- For Emergency/Probationary Special Education Teachers  (Modules 1-6)

·         Getting Started with Limited English Proficient Students

·         Spotlight On Algebra

All courses are $70.00.  To register for classes, or for more information, go to http://www.kvhs.org


Have a safe and happy Memorial Day holiday!!

 

Web Sites of the Week

TO EXCEL IS ELEMENTARY
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/
kadkins/spreadsheet.htm
(one link)

TEACHERS:  Everything you could ever want to know about teaching spreadsheets in the classroom.  This includes activities for every grade level.

Summer Reading Lists

Are you preparing a summer reading list for your students?  Here are some resources.  To make your life a little easier, remember that you can highlight and copy information from the internet, and paste it into a Word document!

http://www.lexpublib.org/kids/books.cfm

http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/
ALSC/Resources3/Summer_Reading_and_Learning/
Recommended_Reading1/
Recommended_Reading.htm
(one link)

http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/ReadingLists.html

http://66.213.109.12/kids/index.cfm?fid=5&rid=none&

http://www.milforded.org/parent_center/weblists.htm

http://www.nassaulibrary.org/
hewlett/newbooklist.html#grades%204-6
(one link)

 


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My Schedule

Thursday, May 22 Harrison
Friday, May 23 Yates
Monday, May 26 Memorial Day 
Tuesday, May 27 Central Office
Wednesday, May 28 Lansdowne
Thursday, May 29 Harrison
Friday, May 30 Staff Meeting/Float