Bird Bytes
A Technology Tips Newsletter for WAHS Faculty
March/April 2013 Edition
Welcome Spring!
The Bird Bytes newsletter will provide technology tips and tools, training session dates, and much more to help teachers integrate technology in the classroom.
Contact Diane Keebler or Joan Preston for individual training sessions or check your email for scheduled professional development training sessions. Input on future training session topics is always welcome.
Upcoming Training Session - April
Teacher Spotlight
Web-Tool Highlight-Prezi
Have you ever heard of Prezi-the alternative to PowerPoint?
This is a cloud-based presentation software that transforms boring PowerPoint slides into a canvas that flows. You can import already made PowerPoint presentations into a variety of different templates or create a new presentation. If you have used PowerPoint, you will like the user-friendly tool Prezi. It's free to sign-up. Log on to www.prezi.com.
NETS-Technology in the Curriculum
NETS stands for National Education Technology Standards. These standards were written and expanded to include standards for students, teachers, and administrators.
Creativity and Innovation - Student Standard
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
Please see below three examples on how to use this standard.