Spotlight
A Time To Shine
October 2, 2018- #36
What is Spotlight?
For those who are new to our district, the Spotlight Smore goes out the first Tuesday of every month. The purpose of the Spotlight Smore is to share with the whole district all of the wonderful technology integration that is happening here. The other purpose is for a viewer to get inspiration and ideas from others and to implement those ideas in your classroom.
If you have any questions, you can always email me or schedule me by clicking on the interactive button below this paragraph. Also, don't forget to check out the Tech Tip Tuesday Smore Archive.
High School
Students in Mrs. Rasmussen's class are using @usekamiapp to review The United States Constitution and the 27 Amendments.
Junior High
Mrs. Larance is thinking outside the box and coming up with some innovative ways to help her students and teachers. She's using @screencastify and #googleforms for students who may need oral admin. #appsmash
Travis Elem.
Students in Mrs. Lovern's computer class are using #GoogleMyMaps to find places they want to visit. Students had to create a marker, add a photo, and write a sentence describing their destination. This student chose @dallascowboys stadium.
Houston Elem.
Students who had library time with Mrs. Shoemaker got to use the green screen, @DoInkTweets to become legends themselves. The kids then wrote captions for their pictures.
Junior High
Students in Deanna Jordan's 8th grade English class are using @quizizz for their Hunger Games quiz.
Lamar Elem.
Students in Ms. Nichols' class love using the interactive white board during math.
Travis Elem.
Students in Ms. Baez' class are working on cause and effect and sequencing. They read a book called I Know an Old Teacher, then used Google Slides to recreate the book in a sequence. They made each slide show one part of the story leading to the next. Finally, they uploaded their assignment to Google Classroom.
Lamar
Students in Mrs. Dowling's 1st grade class are using @nearpod to review nouns in Spanish with a @nearpod lesson she created. Students got to draw three nouns, use a matching game, watch a video, and use the fill in the blank to take a quiz. Click here to watch the video, but be sure you are logged in to Google.
High School
Students in Mr. Newcomb's class are taking a quiz using Canvas to show their understanding of velocity and speed. Students are also using Google Calculator to help solve their problems.
Junior High
Mrs. Harper headed out to Shirley Hall in Weatherford ISD for the @Edcamp_PCTX on a weekend to learn more about technology integration in the classroom. #edcampPCTX
Travis Elem.
Teachers attended a Come & Go PD after school to dive into Google Classroom. Questions were asked, answers given, and exploration was happening.
Houston
Students from Mrs. Crusha's class enjoyed some extra MakerSpace time where they explored Scratch Jr.
Technology Professional Development At Region 11
MWISD Instructional Technology Specialist
MWISD Instructional Technology Specialist Mission:
As the Instructional Technology Specialist, I will strive to serve the academic and digital needs of our students and provide equitable opportunities to prepare students for our ever-changing global community.
As the Instructional Technology Specialist, I will strive to serve the academic and digital needs of our students and provide equitable opportunities to prepare students for our ever-changing global community.
I will strive to assist teachers in appropriately incorporating and implementing technology in their classroom by being available for one-on-one meetings, PLCs, staff meetings, and providing professional development that meets our teacher's technology needs.
Email: jmartin@mwisd.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/mwisd.net/edtech/home
Location: 906 Southwest 5th Avenue, Mineral Wells, TX, USA
Phone: (940) 325-6404
Twitter: @janaleemartin