AHS and SILSA students can celebrate by bringing an ice cream
place-friendly poem of their choice to The Hop Ice Cream and reading it
aloud in exchange for a free kid's scoop.
National Geographic Education Lessons for grades 9-12 Wednesday, November 20, is GIS Day(Geographic Information Systems). Here are some multimedia maps you may be able to use with your curriculum:Storytelling with Maps GeoGuessr: You may remember using GeoGuessr at the October First Friday PD this year. It's easy to customize your own GeoGuessr based on your curriculum--this works particularly well for foreign language, social studies, art, earth science, and biology. Here are two you can have a look at. Have your classes or Powerblock test their Asheville and USA knowledge! Please let us know if you are interested in customizing your own GeoGuessr.
Famous Geography Majors Michael Jordan (which makes for interesting math) Prince William of the United Kingdom Kurt Angle (WWE star) Mother Teresa taught Geography
"The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It's about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it's about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together." -- President Barack Obama
Leaves are falling. The wind is blowing. Standardized testing is under way. And Zombies are in the library. Coincidence? We'll let you decide. Come by the media center and get zombified with a favorite book or scary story.
Great article from Slate on the vital need for structure and human interaction to use technology effectively. A quote of note:
"Hear Me is now less about the technology and more about the guidance and structure—the “scaffolding,” to borrow a favorite term of educators—that comes from mentors sitting with, listening to, and challenging kids to take their ideas to the next level. As Pachuta says: “Personal interaction makes technology meaningful”—and it also makes the technology secondary.
It’s a lesson that bears repeating as Smart Boards have become ubiquitous in today’s classrooms and school districts, such as Los Angeles Unified, are spending millions on fleets of new iPads. Technology rollouts can become a waste of time and money if there isn’t adequate focus on the people who will be interacting with students while using the technology. Technology rollouts can become a waste of time and money if there isn’t adequate focus on the people who will be interacting with students while using the technology."
To the teachers who experimented with new lessons and web tools as part of collaboration
To the teachers who asked for resource recommendations To the teachers who shared ideas and resources
To the teachers who suggested book and DVD purchases
To the teachers who asked questions and made suggestions to address technology and resource issues
To the Counselors for incorporating Laptop Orientation and paperwork into the new student procedures to make it easier for parents and students to get their laptops
To the technology facilitators for contributing their time and experience to laptop deployment and collection procedures
To the students who made book recommendations
To the students who checked out books
To the students who used the media center before, during, and after school in constructive ways
To the students who asked for help while they were in the media center
To the students who helped box up books to make way for carpet installation
To the students who helped with laptop deployment and collection
To the tech staff who helped with laptop deployment and collection
To the support staff who helped with laptop deployment and collection To the support staff who managed fee recording and payment
To the HR teachers who helped make laptop collection more efficient by verifying and filling out the check-in forms fully
To the Help Desk staff and students for making the 1:1 program work more efficiently
To Mrs. Ray and Mr. Townsend for their patience, suggestions, and support
To the administrators for their leadership and support in so many ways
To the support staff for answering many questions throughout the year
To the central office facilities/maintenance staff for repairing the roof and walls and installing new carpeting this summer
To the custodians for keeping the media center clean and welcoming
To the MTAC for their participation and suggestions throughout the year
Some of our Goals For 2013-2014:
Increase collaboration
Coordinate with Technology Facilitator to make technology integration more efficient
Balance lunchtime access for students and classes
Make it easier for students to be accountable for “lost” laptops
Use new website platform to improve communication of media program with parents, teachers, and students
Create Professional Development opportunities Continue Blog and Data Wall
