Instructional Technology Staff

With the end of the first semester here, many teachers are finalizing grades and setting up exams. IT Services provides several ways for teachers to get assistance with Inow.
You can get assistance at the INow website where you’ll find video trainings and printable tutorials. You can also email STIHelp@bcbe.org to get assistance with specific questions [...]

Kto8.com is a series of online lessons that integrate the teaching of essential computer skills with core academic lessons. The Kto8 curriculum consists of fun lessons that teach technology skills. Students will learn word processing skills, how to create spreadsheets and how to conduct Internet research while integrating core academic content. The lessons provide grade-appropriate [...]

Online games can be a great tool for reinforcing skills and giving struggling students extra practice without losing their attention. Instead of bored students writing math facts and spelling words over and over, you’ll have engaged, motivated students playing games while they practice those skills.
Arcademic Builders
Arcademic Skill Builders are online educational games that offer [...]

Baldwin County employees are now  able to access INow from outside the BCBOE network. This will provide teachers and staff members the ability to view and enter grades and other relevant data as desired from home.
To access INow from home, you will be required to login two separate times. You must first [...]

You Tube has created a new channel specifically for teachers: YouTube.com/Teachers
The site is a resource for educators to learn how to use YouTube as an educational tool. There are lesson plan suggestions, highlights of great educational content on YouTube, and training on how to film your own educational videos. Teachers can learn how to [...]

Given the introduction of Macs into the system, we’ve collected some resources and tutorials to help you if you or your students are using Macs in the classroom.
These resources from Apple will guide you through the differences you’ll encounter when using a Mac computer.
In addition to the basics of getting started with your new Mac, [...]

The Gulf Regional Instructional Technology Conference offers teachers and administrators sessions on a variety of topics. Many of these sessions will provide resources and strategies for specific curriculum areas.
Here’s an overview of some of the content specific sessions you can register for at GRITC:
Technology Resources for Teaching Social Studies
Over the past few years Baldwin [...]

Due to recent and pending infrastructure enhancements to our district’s wide area network (WAN), we now have more bandwidth available for Internet access.
This has enabled us to unblock the website categories of “Music” and “Audio/Video” on the administrative (not the student) side of the network.
Teacher workstations can now access sites such as

iTunes
Skype
YouTube

These sites are now [...]

Students are at their desks working hard on their assignments. You’re trying to quickly enter grades or attendance into STI. Suddenly, there’s a distraction in the class that you have to deal with so you walk away from your computer.
What could happen in the blink of an eye in your classroom when you leave your [...]

We’ve shared many instructional resource on our blog and through this newsletter. Here’s a look at some of the most popular resources we’ve shared this year:
We’ve shared many great instructional resource on our blog and through our newsletter during the last year. Here’s a look at some of the most popular:

Downloading YouTube Videos for Classroom [...]