News from the SCS technology department, tech tips, and other bits of information.noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Fri, 18 Oct 2024 02:54:48 -0400Blogger http://www.blogger.com24125http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/en-usnoNews from the SCS technology department, tech tips, and other bits of information.noreply@blogger.comhttp://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/07/scs-tech-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:42:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-4344697211197904367This is the SCS Tech News Blog. This blog was created to give readers news from the technology department. Ellen, Annette, Tonia, as well as Mike and Nancy will be happy to help you with your tech requests. For teaching needs, be sure to contact Ellen. For other questions and assistance, please use the Help Desk feature on our website.0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/create-your-own-comic-strip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:42:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-5618634370407259192I've been playing with this cool comic strip creator MAKE BELIEFS COMIX. This is a site kid would love to use to illustrate a vocabulary word or a concept. PIKI KIDS COMICS CREATOR is another tool students could use to create comics. On this site users upload pictures from their computer or online source and then create the comic around them.If students didn't want to use photos, they could use 0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/do-you-have-lcd-projector.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:59:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-1110122873519287325If you have an LCD projector in your classroom you may want to download ZoomIt. It's a useful tool that allows you to zoom in and out on your screen and it lets you draw on the screen to provide annotations. It's a free download and quick to install.0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-internet-is-transforming-marketing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 5 Dec 2009 18:07:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-5342043858225450471Thanksgiving was last week and I admit that I searched for a few recipes online. One, for sweet potatoes cooked with coconut milk and cilantro, was a real winner. I heard about it on NPR's On Point one day and looked it up. I was like a growing number of Americans. A fascinating article from the NY Times, Butterballs or Cheese Balls, an Online Barometer, describes how the major food websites 0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/great-use-of-kidspiration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:14:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-4772127101825697615Kidspiration can be used as a reading aid for students, particularly when they are doing research and finding only sources of information that are too difficult to read easily. Here's how to do it: Highlight a section of the text to be read aloud and copy it. Open up Kidspiration and choose picture view. Click the main idea oval, erase main idea, and paste in the copied text. Click the ear in 0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/11/for-your-holiday-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:47:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-1454922715771760129Thinking and connecting globally is part of being a 21st century teacher and learner. Get ready to connect your classroom to others and ask Santa for a webcam this year. For about $30 and 30 seconds, you can buy a webcam and install it in the classroom. Then when you want to really connect with others, you're set.If you don't yet have a good memory stick (thumb drive), now is the time to ask for 0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-got-these-tips-from-tammy-worcester.htmlweb_toolsnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:27:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-2542714481730132009I got these tips from Tammy Worcester, one of the presenters at the FECT 09 conference in Orlando. They are some cool little web tools:Random Name PickerCoin FlipperNewspaper Clipping GeneratorOnline Stopwatch0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/02/photostory-tutorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 2 Feb 2009 09:05:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-152032909920148552Here is a link to a good, step-by-step tutorial for Photostory from Jake Luddington.Here's a link to another source of music creation--JamStudio.Some copyright free music from www.freemusic.comAnd here is a very large collection of copyright friendly music and images from a high school librarian in Pennsylvania.Another historical photostory example0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/01/if-you-like-trying-fun-stuff-heres-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:25:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-5548375318207458799If you like trying fun stuff, here's a blog, Dear Librarian,  that will give you some great ideas. This is from Ann Krembs, a librarian at the American School in Bombay, India. This blog gives all sorts of cool things to try. 1http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-with-math.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:10:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-5561355494434205980Some of us are thinking about creating some mathcasts. In preparation for doing this, I came across some math sites that look interesting. Thinking Blocks is an interactive math tool developed by classroom teachers to help students learn how to solve multistep word problems. There are model problems (and video tutorials to explain them), and a place for teachers and students to create their own 0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/10/consider-vermontfest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:58:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-2967463457995872248Consider going to VermontFest, a conference for classroom teachers about using technology in the classroom. Laura Grant Davenport from SCS will be presenting a workshop, along with several other teachers in the supervisory union. Find out more at the Vita-Learn website.0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/09/typing-camp-kick-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:15:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-7918150180350740942This week the third graders are having typing camp. Starting with a "bonfire" and new tee-shirts on Monday, students learned the camp song and camp chant. They talked about why learning keyboarding skills are important. With an early emphasis on keyboarding and practice throughout the year, the third graders should be super duper typers by June.0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/getting-around-blocked-content.htmlfilter bypassnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:38:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-8268385763541356882Inappropriate and some non-educational sites are blocked at school. If you encounter a site that is blocked that you want to see or use in your class, you can bypass the filter by having your own account and password to do so. With this Sonic Wall bypass account you can have a set period of time to view material that is normally blocked. If you do not have a Sonic Wall account and would like one,0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-scs-website-information.htmlwebsite Vickerynoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:39:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-3540203407610959791CSSU is getting a new website and the supervisory union schools will be part of that umbrella. The company chosen for this is Vickery Hill, from Stowe, Vt. Take a look at their portfolio to see the sort of work they do. The organization of our site will be somewhat redesigned in this process, but it should ultimately result in a website that is easy for everyone to use for posting information. If0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/using-groupwise-calendar.htmlGroupwise emailnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:34:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-1903451595601352262Remember on Friday at the regional convocation when Alan November talked about Jing--the cool screencast program? I used Jing to create little videos showing how to create proxies in Groupwise and then how to use proxies and create appointments in the calendar. Take a look if you need to brush up on Groupwise calendar use.Adding proxies videoMaking an appointment video0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/regional-convocation-aug-22-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:41:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-4705739181343555842At the Champlain Valley Regional Convocation on Friday, August 22, Daniel Pink and Alan November addressed the need for teaching 21st century learning skills. Alan November’s website provides a wealth of resources for the classroom teacher. Click on Free InfoLit Resouces are quizzes, lessons, articles, workshop handbooks and more. 0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/07/cool-comics-creation-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:06:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-223131563307718546Makebeliefscomix.com is a terrific creation! This site allows users to create comic strips without being able to draw well. There are a cast of characters, all of which can be given different emotions. There are ways to manipulate the figures and add text balloons. Don't have an idea for a comic? There are ideas provided for you. This is a great reading and writing motivator for students of all 0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/07/handipoints-goals-and-assignments-made.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:55:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-6889236026039574584 Handipoints.com is an online place where parents can set up goal sheets, assignment sheets, and other to-do type lists for kids. Completing offline tasks (which can even be graded for quality) lets kids win online activities. Or parents can use the online charts and lists as management tools for reaching goals.From Handipoints.com, "In Handipoints kids earn points by doing chores, staying 0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/07/global.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:14:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-1764871258978084667Joyce Valenza's NeverendingSearch blog has a great write up of ePals and how it can help you make global connections for your classroom kiddos. You may have used ePals before, but now it has partnered with National Geographic and is providing a host of web-safe spaces for students and teachers. in2books is another great product for promoting literacy among your students.0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/06/gabcast-podcast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:56:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-1285434949304497943Sandbox channel from gabcast0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/06/orion-poetry-podcast-sample.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:13:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-5066359064189727817An Orion student shares a poem0http://scstechnews.blogspot.com/2008/06/last-day-of-school-friday-13th-of-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:49:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738293939480012306.post-2393519505354388164This was our last day of school--a perfect day in June. The teachers love waving good-bye to the busses one last time. watch video0