ECES Strut your Stuff

 

October 30, 2012

4-6 PM 

Great Hall and Former Media Center of JCC

Show us what you are doing with technology! The JCS Technology Showcase is a time for teachers to show off what they are doing with technology in the classroom. If you have a neat lesson or technology based project your students have completed, I would love to show it off at the Showcase! I know it is early in the year, so if there is a project the students' completed last year, we can also showcase that.

Daily 5 and Cafe

The Daily 5 and The Cafe books offer a fantastic way to set up your literacy block. If you feel bogged down trying to create centers so you can do guided reading you MUST read The Daily 5. It will make your teaching life so much easier. The Cafe book gives a way to organize your guided reading instruction. Both are easy reads and will help you get a lot more out of your reading instruction. The books can be used for grades K-5! Let me know if you want more information! For other information, click the books, they will take you to "The Sisters" websites.

NCDPI Wiki

The NCDPI Wiki provides updated information about the Common Core. When you subscribe to the page you are sent an email when anything is updated! Click on the picture and it will take you to the site!

Edmodo

Edmodo is a school friendly social networking site that is designed to look just like Facebook. If the students in your class know how to work Facebook, they will definitely know how to work Edmodo. This site has many tools and can be used in a variety of ways. If you find it hard to get to all your groups when you are doing a book study, put your questions on Edmodo and have the students respond there. They will LOVE it! I will be doing a workshop on Edmodo on November 13 and 15. If you would like to get started with it before then, PLEASE let me know and I will come help you get set up!

Make sure to get an Edmodo user agreement signed by every student before you get started! See me if you need a copy of the agreement form!

Professional Development Dates

SMART Board -- October 9 or 11
Google Docs-- October 23 or 25
Edmodo/School Center Refresher-- November 13 or 15
Prezi, Glogster, and Voki--November 27 or 29
Gaggle-- December 11 or 13

Re-imaging Dates

K-1-- Tuesday, October 2
2-3, Westbrook-- Wednesday, October 17
4-5, Rice--Tuesday, November 6

E-Control

Please go to E-Control on the Johnston County Connections page (Homepage on FireFox). Answer 2-3 questions on this page so you will be able to change your password if you ever forget it for Novell.