Easy, powerful, cloud tools for teaching and learning….
How does this sound…
Organize your email more effectively
Create shared calendars for your class assignments and events.
Collaborate with others, online, on documents, presentations, and spreadsheets
Deliver and collect surveys, quizzes, and feedback
(excerpt from Google Apps for education….)
Fairport teachers can do this very easily now with their new laptops. Fairport has what is called Google Apps for Education….we [...]
Our teaching and learning tools are now in the clouds…..
Which of the following is most likely to true?
All my students and I have a PC at home with Microsoft Office 2003 and Windows XP.
All my students and I have a Macintosh with Microsoft Office 2007.
All my students and I have a PC with Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7.
All my students and I can [...]
Simple rules for using laptops safely….
A number of our teacher colleagues have asked my advice on using their laptops safely outside of the school network.
Here are four simple rules to follow
Only the teacher should use the laptop to ensure that the computer is being used appropriately. Almost always the troubles involving school laptops occurs when someone other than a teacher [...]
Eye-tracking technology
Eye-tracking technology is the newest way to literally track a students reading skills. Also known as Text 2.0, eye-tracking technology can follow where a student pauses, how they stare at the text, where they stop reading, if they are skimming the page, etc.
This new technology which tracks eye movements was created by researchers Ralf Biedert, [...]
Private wireless network to ensure the best experience for our students
In order to ensure that teachers and students have the best possible wireless experience for instruction we will have to prohibit any public devices from accessing the wireless network. The reason is that wireless only performs as well as the lowest common denominator. More specifically, the Cisco access points recognize specific wireless devices better than [...]
More tools for teachers on the web
I was thinking about the tools we have available for teachers and students to use for editing audio files, whether they be for a podcast, presentation or something fun. I discovered the easy web 2.0 utility called CutMP3. It is so easy and it is free. You simply select the MP3 file you want to [...]
More instructional tools for our teaching repertoire
This summer our teachers can get their hands on some new tools that will enhance their instructional repertoire for the 2010-11 school year. One tool is called Livestream. Livestream can allow teachers to broadcast from their classrooms on the Internet to an audience that they can control. In other words, this year Mr. Woods and [...]
Technology Vision Team Videos
The TVT Videos are now up on Fairport.org.
The videos are on the Tech Services homepage as well as the TVT homepage.
Check them out!
Winter Olympics
With the winter Olympics going on, I’m sure that many of you have mentioned the events in your class. But why not take it a step further and use Olympic resources in your class? Why not look at the Google medal map for the total medal count while secretly learning some geography skills? Or look [...]