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  • Staff Development Focus for Next Year

    Thanks to the staff who responded to the brief survey I sent out (it was easy & slick to do using a Google form 🙂 ). While response wasn’t huge (25%), it is the end of the year and there are a million things to get done. I think the sample is big enough to…

  • Thanks, Crew

    We had a great year with video announcements. Many of the crew are 8th graders, and have been involved for 3 or 4 years. It’s always exciting for our graduates to move on to high school, but its also sad b/c they’ll be gone. Here is a little tribute to Aaron, Brianna, Caroline, Chris, David,…

  • TTT: Return to Editing Point in Word

    Tuesday’s Technology Tip Little ‘bytes’ of information to hopefully make your computing life easier. When you open a Word document, it opens at the beginning of the document. If you want to get back to the spot in the document where you last edited: Press Shift + F5 to return to the last editing point…

  • Content Tech: Google Lit Trips Followup

    Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom A few weeks back in Content Tech we looked at Google Lit Trips as unique way to study literature through geography. In Mrs. Calandra’s English 9R class, we used the Lit Trip as part of their study of The Odyssey by Homer. Reading this book can…

  • TTT: Outlook Quick Permanent Delete

    Tuesday’s Technology Tip Little ‘bytes’ of information to hopefully make your computing life easier. In Outlook, when you delete a message, it goes to your deleted items folder. You then have to empty the deleted items to free up space for mail. You can delete mail items permanently without having to do this 2-step process.…

  • Content Tech: Google Search and the Wonder Wheel

    Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom You may be noticing a Google theme to Content Tech recently…I’ve been attending a BOCES workshop on the multitude of Google tools available, and the list continues to grow. There is a new search tool recently released titled Wonder Wheel, that provides a visual representation of…

  • Content Tech: Google Advanced Image Search

    Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom Following up on the advanced Google search tip last week, an advanced image search in Google presents some very useful filters. Today we’ll look at one way to do an advanced image search to find copyright-free images. Items produced by the U.S. Government are free from…

  • TTT: Quick PowerPoint Slideshows

    Tuesday’s Technology Tip Little ‘bytes’ of information to hopefully make your computing life easier. With PowerPoint’s Photo Album tool, you can create a quick slide show from a group of digital pictures. To do this: In PowerPoint, select Insert | Picture | New Photo Album… Browse to the folder with the pictures you wish to…

  • Content Tech: Google Advanced Search

    Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom We all use Google to search for information to help us teach. Have you tried an advanced search to get more of what you are looking for? For example, do you want to find PowerPoint files related to an upcoming unit? What about flash video clips…

  • Content Tech: Google Lit Trips

    Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom Mrs. Calandra’s English 9R class is about to embark on a journey in Google Earth as they read The Odyssey by Homer. Google Lit Trips are very interesting and a new way to teach literature, incorporating the geography of the book. We’re planning to have students…