“GRITC was an incredible opportunity to experience technology that could be immediately implemented in the classroom.” Comments such as this from Spanish Fort Middle School teacher Tracey Wall proved that the second annual Gulf Regional Instructional Technology Conference (GRITC) was a big hit with teachers in Baldwin CountyTeachers from all grades and subjects gathered at [...]
Online PD Registration Now Open
Registration for the fall online PD coursese is now open. The sessions being offered are:
Session 1 – Begins Sept 15
Creating a Class Website with School Insites – IT-TEA-129
United Streaming – IT-TEA-128
Promethean Basics- IT-TEA-144
SMARTboard Basics – IT-TEA-142
Using Moodle 1 – IT-TEA-130
Using Moodle 2 – IT-TEA-136
Using Moodle 3 – IT-TEA-137
Graphic Organizers – IT-TEA-140
Session 2 – Begins Oct [...]
United Streaming – One More Year!
Unfortunately, APT is no longer paying for United Streaming for Alabama teachers. Baldwin County teachers, however, can continue to use these great instructional resources for at least one more year. The district has purchased a one year subscription to United Streaming so for the 2010-2011 school year teachers will still be able to use the [...]
Digital Media in the Classroom
While doing some research for a class I am presenting this summer I have some really good material I’d like to share. All of these links relate to using Digital Media in the classroom. When we use the term “digital media” most people with go right to the concept of video but that’s not all that [...]
Summer Technology PD Announced
In addition to the summer conference (GRITC), we’ve also schedule a variety of other technology training sessions this summer. Registration for these summer sessions is handled through SARIC. The 2010 SARIC catologues should have been delivered to your school this week.
2010 Summer Technology PD
Creating a Class Website with School Insites
United Streaming
Smartboard Basics [...]
Year End IT Procedures for School Personnel
It is hard to believe the school year is nearing completion. This Year End Checklist is for every teacher and school employee with a computer. The checklist should be completed by each person before leaving for the summer. Doing so will prevent data loss from PC as well as ensure PCs are [...]
Moodle Work Session Scheduled – Prepare Your Course for the New School Year
A Moodle work session has been scheduled at IT Services to help teachers prepare their Moodle courses for the new school year. During this session, you’ll work on your existing Moodle course to clear out old student data and get your course ready to be used with your new students. We’ll also have a variety [...]
GRITC ‘10 Presenter Preview Ver. 3.0
One of the most exciting projects that I have been working with this year has the potential to revolutionize how we deliver remediation and instruction in our classrooms. Two of our School Improvement Facilitators have working on creating math remediation and instruction videos for students who are having trouble understanding concepts that are tested on [...]
Oil Spill Resources for Teachers and Students
A new blog has been launched to provide teachers and students with information and classroom activities about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The blog includes educational resources to help teachers plan lessons about the spill and about the effects it could have on our environment.
Fairhope K-1 teacher Charlene Dindo began receiving questions [...]
eThemes
Since the state adopted the new technology course of study we have received multitudes of requests for lessons that use technology. Teachers are letting us know that they would like to have lessons that are pre-made and high quality. It can be troubling trying to locate the lessons and resources that teachers need for technology [...]