Archive for September, 2007
VisuWords + Wireless Laptops = Engaged Learners
As a result of the 2006 bond election, the district was able to replace our obsolete Win 98 desktops with laptops. Each 5th grade classroom ended up with 6 wireless laptops. The hall containing 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade is also wired for wireless access. This year, the teachers are able to enjoy using their technology very flexibly, resulting [...]
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This Is Us
This is our Eanes ISD Campus Technology Coordinators group.
We meet at least once a month to attempt solve all the problems of the EISD Tech World. We have quite a bit of fun, sometimes lose our focus, but generally manage to take care of everything we set out to do.
We have found Google Docs [...]
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New Mobile Lab and 4th Grade Pictographs with Publisher
Our new mobile lab took it’s maiden voyage with Mrs. Alter’s 4th grade math class last Tuesday.
After the oohs and aahs from the kids, who were used to using the older Dell Latitude c640’s (which are still perfectly good machines), we got down to business.
Mrs. Alter had planned a graphing activity over a 3 [...]
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Back in the Land of the Living
It’s Sunday Night, tomorrow is a holiday, Labor Day. For the first time since last weekend, I feel caught up and rested up enough to be able to put a few words down for a blog.
Last week was full of just-in-time troubleshooting activity. I did get student accounts set up on Monday.
And I got [...]
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