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Powerful Projects
Video editing on the computer has brought an awesome new level to learning. Some ESL students just finished projects in which their teacher filmed them acting out skits to practice/reinforce common sayings in English. The finished products not only demonstrate the content, but have so much more in that they are finished pieces with audio/video, […]
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If All Goes As Planned…
Our technology plan for the next 5 years, titled (appropriately) Heim 2010, is in place. In the first phase, next year we will be replacing classroom instructional computers. We have not replaced computers in a number of years, so this is the focus for next year. In addition to that, we will begin 2 other […]
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Error Messages
Tuesday’s Technology Tip… (little bits of information to hopefully make your computing life easier) The following was sent to me recently – while I cannot verify if these are actually error messages as stated, there are some pretty good ones. Enjoy! Here are 14 actual error messages seen on the computer screens in Japan, where […]
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Worldwide Conferences at Your Computer
I had the opportunity to participate in a web seminar (web-inar) today regarding 1 to 1 computing. There are a number of schools and states that are starting a program to equip every student with some form of computing device (laptop, PDA, tablet) in order to promote better learning. I hope this concept is one […]
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Library Catalog Tip
Tuesday’s Technology Tip… (little bits of information to hopefully make your computing life easier) Why walk all the way to the library to search the catalog? We have made a connection to the library database that allows you to access the catalog from any computer in the building. Here’s how to find it: In WITS, […]
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Read a good poem lately?
If you have not (and I’m the first to admit I have not read poetry in a while…), you should! Check out the following links for some great poetry. Or…maybe better…turn off the computer, go to the library, and get a good book of poetry 🙂 Poetry 180 – A Poem a Day for America’s […]
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Supporting ELA with Technology
We had a fun time tonight with our ELA inservice, Supporting ELA with Technology. We spent some time at ReadWriteThink, a great site for lessons and online activities for ELA. Next we went on to Brainpop to check out the movies there for ELA. We finished the night with a discussion about blogs. After visiting […]
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Printed Directions?
Hey kids, How do you figure out how to do things on the computer? Do you prefer printed step-by-step directions, or do you just keep trying until you get it (and ask for help along the way)? Post a comment here with your thoughts – thanks!
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The Writing Project
I was just in a cool online forum where I learned about the Writing Project, a national program that focuses on helping teachers improve their own (and their students) writing though summer professional development. WNY has its own chapter of the Writing Project, based at Canisius College. An english teacher from the district, Margie Herberger, […]
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Brainpop
We have a computer lab license for brainpop.com, an awesome website for short animated videos on just about any topic in the curriculum. If you are looking for material to introduce, reinforce, or review a topic, Brainpop may be just what you need. Check it out at: www.brainpop.com See someone in the computer lab for […]