Thursday, January 22, 2009
Technology In-service
I will periodically be posting information concerning Sidney Community Schools. Please post your thoughts, ideas, concerns, questions, etc... concerning any school-related topic. Today and tomorrow the staff is involved with staff development focused on integrating technology into the curriculum. The training has been hosted by Maryann Angeroth, Deanna Etherington, and Judy Griffin from the AEA. The training has been very worthwhile and practical. Staff has received training in iMovie, Web 2.0, and online database resources. Technology training will continue to be a focus of the professional development at Sidney. Next year each student grades 9 - 12 will have the use of a MacBook for educational purposes. Laptops for grades 3 - 8 will be utilized in house on portable lap top carts as has been current practice. The ratio of laptops to students in those grades will be 1 laptop for every 1.5 students. Providing 21st Century learning tools to improve student learning, achievement, and opportunity is a priority of the Sidney Community Schools.
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Nice work! Go Cubs!
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ReplyDeleteGreat idea getting a blog going about this stuff. For those out in the community unfamiliar with iMovie, please look at the following links:
Overview:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/guided-tour/
Video Tutorials:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie
Working with rich media has never been easier.
-James Nennemann
Thanks James. Appreciate any input and ideas you can provide.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to work with the Sidney staff. Deanna, Judy and I had a great day working with them. Everyone works hard and is willing to try new things. We are looking forward to Friday.
ReplyDeleteGood job Greg! We appreciate all you do for our schools.Pat Briggs
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat! It was a good two days - the staff was very productive and engaged.
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