The 2008-09 school year is just around the corner and promises to be action packed and full of adventure. Here’s a run down of just a few highlights!

ACTIVboards ACTIVboards have been added to each elementary classroom and many of the secondary classrooms. YIPPEE!! This fabulous tool will transform your classroom and revolutionize the way you teach. Training is available this year in all shapes and sizes -classes, workshops, user groups, and grade level & individual sessions. Please let me know how I can best help you get comfortable with your board. I’ll be glad to help you find pre-designed flipcharts and we can work together to plan and team teach lessons.

New Email Our new email system is web based so there’s no software to download. Your First Class mailbox will exist for another month or two but no new email will come into your mailbox. If you need help moving your existing emails into folders or organizing mail lists, please let me know!

Flip Cameras Digital Video has never been easier! Press play, press stop, and use the camera’s USB plug to download the video to your computer. I have a small library of Flip Cameras available for checkout! Let’s get together so I can show you how easy and fun these little tools are.

Blogs A blog is a free nifty web tool that allows your to create and maintain an online journal. The administrators in our building will be blogging this year and I’ll be right there will them! When you visit my blog you’ll get a sampling of what’s happening in technology -both in our schools and the rest of the world. Wanna get your students excited about the writing process?? There’s no better way than to get them writing for an audience. I would love to work with you and your students to make blogging a reality!

Networking with other classrooms Remember the days when Pen Pals were the only way to collaborate with other classrooms? Those days are gone forever! Collaborating with classroomss around the county, the country, or the world is a close as your nearest Wiki and as easy as typing in a box. Here are a few projects on the books already for teachers with a sense of adventure:

The Monster Exchange Fun, easy, and perfect for practicing descriptive writing!
Story Chasers - A multi-state collaborative designed to to support story telling.

There are more- many more – for all grade levels and subject areas.  Teachers all over the world are connecting to share information and I’m happy to help you get started.

These great educational tools are quick and easy to use – contact me soon so we can get started!