APS Department of Instructional Technology is proud to be offering a NEW online course entitled "21st Century Teaching & Learning." It is 15hrs/1credit. This is a must-have class for every teacher, but it is essential for those with netbooks, laptops, or in a lab. Enroll today! Follow the link below to get started.
Here's a brief overview of what I got Mr. Durham's class at Iowa Elementary started with. Among many possibilities for his classroom full of netbook users, I'm thinking that Dave can make a calendar and then share it with his class so that they know when deadlines, events, etc. are happening. With Google docs he can have his students share their written pieces, data gathering, and presentations with him and their classmates. But, Google docs is just the beginning... the students can make webpages, their own calendars, and they also have their own homepage they can customize. Your students will need a valid email address to use this tool so they will have to get hooked up with epals. If you're interested, contact your coach or trainer to help you get started. Click here to access Google's website dedicated to this.
In order for students to take advantage of all those great Web 2.0 tools online like Ning, Animoto, Glogster, and Google Docs, it is necessary for them to have an email address. In APS, we don't want to have the kids to have unsecure email addresses, so we use a secure system called SchoolMail by ePals. This email allows for the teacher to control and monitor all email activity taking place amongst their students. More importantly, if set properly, students cannot receive any communications from outside of SchoolMail (like from spammers, predators, etc.) The easiest way for your Instructional Technology Coach or Trainer to give your students email addresses is if you export your student list from Infinite Campus into an Excel Spreadsheet. I have provided the directions for how to do this, and upon successful exporting, you can email your lists to your coach or trainer.
APS Department of Instructional Technology is proud to be offering a NEW online course entitled "21st Century Teaching & Learning." It is 15hrs/1credit. This is a must-have class for every teacher, but it is essential for those with netbooks, laptops, or in a lab. Enroll today! Follow the link below to get started.
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In order for students to take advantage of all those great Web 2.0 tools online like Ning, Animoto, Glogster, and Google Docs, it is necessary for them to have an email address. In APS, we don't want to have the kids to have unsecure email addresses, so we use a secure system called 
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