Instructional Techno PreK1

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August/September 2012

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Inside this issue:

Feature Article 1 Using Websites with Purpose Internet Safety Technology Equipment Rental Instructional Technology Online Resources 1 2

Using Websites with Purpose

There are many fun websites that, with a little planning and instruction, can be used purposely to teach content SOLs. Make a Pizza is a fun a ct i vit y for Preschool Make a Pizza and Kindergarten students. They can load their pizza with cheese pepperonis, peppers, onions, mushrooms and other toppings and just have fun making a virtual pizza. However, this activity can also be used to reinforce content skills such as counting, color, following verbal directions, and size-related vocabulary. Instead of letting students randomly add toppings, give them instructions for each topping: Place 5 large pieces of cheese on your pizza. Add 10 of the largest pepperoni slices. Add 6 green peppers. There are nine different toppings in addition to cheese and each one has at least 2 options to choose from. After the children have finished adding the toppings, print the pages out. Students will need to know how to type their name if you choose to do this. The pizzas print in black and white. Back in the classroom, use these pages to further reinforce color and size: Color the large tomatoes red. Color the small tomatoes orange. Color the cheese yellow. Note: To ensure that every child can find the toppings for this part of the activity you may want to create and print your own pizza and make copies for students to use.

Discovery Education 2 eMediaVA VA DOE: Recommended Reading 3 3

Technology Services 3 Recommended Websites and Online activities for K-1 4

Internet Safety
The Virginia Department of Education requires that every teacher incorporate Internet Safety into their curriculum. For younger children, this can be as simple as reminding them to never use their last name on a website, what to do if a bad word or picture pops on the screen, and so forth. For more information, ideas, and activities check out the DOEs book Guidelines and Resources for Internet Safety in Schools.

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Technology Equipment Rental

We have a rental program for certain types of technology equipment. This equipment is available for shortterm checkout and can be used for field trips, special projects, etc. Equipment is available on a firstcome, first serve basis. Contact Sue Way to reserve equipment. 4 Garmin GPS units 6 iPod Touches* (gen2 which has a camera) 10 iPod Nanos* (record and play audio files) 1 Panasonic Digital Camcorder 4 Kodak pocket digital video cameras* 2 Canon Powershot digital cameras 1 Olympus digital camera 1 Avervision document camera *lapel microphones also available

Instructional Technology Online Resources

If you havent already done so, check out our two instructional technology resource websites. These sites will be constantly updated with links, lesson plans, how-tos and much, much more. We appreciate your ideas and suggestions. So let us know if theres something youd like to see on these sites. We would also like you to share your instructional technology activities, lessons, and links. So if you have a technology-infused lesson you wouldnt mind sharing, send it to Sue Way and shell post it on our wikispace. Maybe youve found a great website. Again, please let us know, wed love to share it. EdTech Wikispace ITRT Resources

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Discovery Education
Discovery Education offers a breadth and depth of digital media content that is immersive, engaging and brings the world into the classroom to give every student a chance to experience fascinating people, places, and events. All content is aligned to state standards, can be aligned to custom curriculum, and supports classroom instruction regardless of the technology platform. (Discovery Education, 2012) Once again, we have a subscription to Discovery Education, or as some remember it, United Streaming. Not just videos, DE offers lesson plans, worksheets, assessments and more, all aligned to VA SOLs. If you dont have an account, it only takes a few minutes to register. Visit http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ and use your school passcode to activate your account. Enderly Kling Parry McCluer Middle Parry McCluer High 79A4-A6AF 47EE-C974 947F-71A2 240B-8333

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eMediaVA
eMediaVA is Virginia's premier statewide digital media distribution system featuring the best "purposebuilt" educational content available. Brought to you by the Virginia Public Media Stations* and PBS, eMediaVA is constantly evolving to better meet the needs of Virginias teachers and students. Whats even better, eMediaVA is free for Virginias teachers and students!
* Blue Ridge PBS, Roanoke; Community Idea Stations, Richmond; WETA, Arlington; WHRO, Norfolk; and WVPT, Harrisonburg. (eMediaVA, 2012)

able to offer this subscription free to teachers and schools in Virginia. Use this in place of or to supplement Discovery Education. As eMediaVA increases their library, this service should actually replace Discovery Education and make it easier to find resources since all resources match VA SOLs instead of SOLs for other states which might not be useful for us. http://www.emediava.org/

You will receive an email from eMediaVA with your log-in information. This service is being given to us free of charge for the next two years. eMediaVAs hope is that, with grants and other funding, they will always be

VA DOE Recommended Reading

Snapshot of a Modern Learner A must read for every teacher! Blooms Taxonomy: The 21st Century Version A total revised description of the different learning levels. ARKive Free science resources suitable for ages 5 and up. MathWow! Free teacher resources created by math teachers. Educational Technology Great article about the role of technology in our schools. Copyright New ruling about copyright and textbooks in schools.

Technology Services
BVCPS underwent a lot of technology updates and changes this summer. I know that there have many instances where things didnt work quite the way we wanted them to as we began our school year, but our technology staff worked hard over the summer, and is continuing to work hard, to provide you with updated laptops, better Internet connections, and more. Please be patientthey have many demands on their servicesand use the proper method to request assistancethe Technology Support Ticket. A link to this service may also be found on BVs home page.

Our Technology Staff

Mark Buckhalt Information Technology and Network Manager Robin Williams Technology Specialist/Database Kathy Jennings Technology Specialist/Webmaster

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Recommended Websites and Online Activities for Grades K-1

Kindergarten
Fishin Mission: Counting, color recognition, hand/eye coordination and mouse skills. Curious George Count Your Chickens: Counting and the concepts of more or less. Curious George I Love Shapes: Shape recognition and using a keyboard or mouse. Curious George Cows Dont Quack: Animal sounds and using a mouse. Take a Trip: Hand/eye coordination and mouse skills. Make a Pizza: Following directions, counting, color recognition, size and comparison. Read our feature article for ideas on how to use this and other sites effectively with students. case. Keyboarding Zoo: Alphabet, word beginnings and beginning keyboarding. Typing Rocket: Beginning keyboarding and learning location of keys. Lots of fun! Flip em: Memory skills. Letter Matching: Letter recognition, spelling, vocabulary, and reading skills. ************************************ What skills or topics would you like to see featured in next months websites and online activities column? Email your comments and recommendations to sue.way@bvcps.net

First Grade
Monkey Match: Match upper and lower case letters, beginning letter sounds and rhyming words. The Quiet Machine: Beginning letter sounds in words. Sky Riding: Letter recognition and mouse skills. Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Matching Rainbow: Upper and Lower