Lincoln Instructional Technology
Weekly Update 9/25/15
Important Updates
- We have had 30 broken screens so far. At the rate of 5-6 Chromebook screens per week, we will be over 200 screens by the end of the year. This would be almost a 40% increase from last year, and would cost parents and the district over $15,000.
The message: Let's rally together to help our students be responsible caretakers of these devices.
We will be working with students to have ownership over this problem via Student Government, Broadcasting videos, and more.
- Tech-Tuesday's session will be on creating charts in Google Sheets. See Mrs. Corlett, Mrs. McCall, Mrs. Yazdani, and Mr. Stefanik for some practical uses for students in class. Sign up below to attend.
BrightBytes Breakdown: What is research?
In our BrightBytes data, we recognized the need for deeper understanding of research. Research is the act of finding and gathering information. In our lifetime, the understanding of research has changed drastically.
Research can be:
- Comprehensive and exhaustive studies
- OR: brief, careful searches to answer immediate questions or seek information
It is important that we understand that research encompasses both.
Accessing Databases & NoodleTools
A friendly reminder from the LRC: To get into YOUR Noodle Tools account, you need to go through the "waffle" icon in the top right corner of your Drive and go to the Noodle Tools icon.
Student Engagement & Lesson Hooks
Contact Megan!
Email: mpreis@d64.org
Website: http://lincolnitc.weebly.com/
Phone: 847-318-4465
Twitter: @meganpreis
Image Sources
Recurring Image Sources:
- http://pixabay.com/en/post-it-sticky-note-note-message-303143/
- http://icebreakerels.deviantart.com/art/Rainbow-fun-dots-178766997
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/11529746@N04/9569336371/
- https://openclipart.org/detail/2921/toolkit-by-bogdanco
- http://pixabay.com/en/learn-note-sign-directory-64058/
- http://pixabay.com/p-312464/?no_redirect
- http://www.greatleadersserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/HiRes1.jpg
- Mindset Bulletin Image: @volunteerspot