Crippen Tech & Media Center Update
March 20, 2015
Do Your Students Search for Images?
From the photosforclass.com website:
Teachers have told us they need a place to access safe images that are available to be used in the classroom and for educational purposes. Plus they want accurate image citations. We’ve heard you and created “Photos For Class” to meet your needs for images!
- Safe G Rated Images - All images are appropriate for school setting thanks to Flicker safe Search and our proprietary filters - Read More
- Automatic Citation - Downloaded images automatically cite the author and the image license terms - Read More
- Creative Commons - All photos shown are to the best of our (and Flickr's) knowledge Creative Commons licensed for school use
What this means for Crippen teachers and students:
- No worries about accidental inappropriate images
- Students learn about correctly citing images (it is automatically done for them)
Leaving NCISD After this Year? YOU MUST READ THIS!!!
- You will not be able to print professional development certificates from Eduphoria
- You will not have access to your district email
- Any Google items you have created and saved in Drive will no longer be available to you or anyone you shared them with
You will need to address this potential issues before you leave.
- Print out all of your professional development certificates (Your new district and/or TEA may want these in the future)
- Important emails should be printed out or forwarded to your personal email
- Transfer or save items in your Google Drive to another location
- Transfer ownership of items that you created, but want your teammates to have future access to.
If you need help with any of these items, please let me know. LaSonya has indicated that she will not be able to assist you with retrieving electronic items once you have left the district.
3rd - 5th Grade BigBrainz Pilot in Ms. McElroy's Computer Lab
Texas Virtual Field Trip Opportunities
Upcoming Video Conference Opportunities for your students
Adventures of Peter Rabbit and Friends (Kinder-3rd)
April 23, 2015
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Registration Deadline: 04/17/2015
Click here and search for peter Rabbit to register:
http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/event_search.asp
Character Counts: President Bush Growing Up (K-3)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Registration Deadline: 04/17/2015
This program features presenter and singer Bobbee Pennington, a song writer and a Youth Services Librarian at the Clara Mounce Public Library in Bryan, Texas. Highlights from President Bush's childhood and youth will inspire students to consider how to grow up to be president or how to be the best citizen possible. The stories and songs enhance the theme of character development. Joining together in music, movement and folktales "with a twist" will also help to meet several curriculum standards for grades K-3.
Click here and search for Character Counts to register:
http://www.connect2texas.net/Connect2Texas_pages/event_search.asp
Matt Gentry
Email: mgentry@newcaneyisd.org
Website: www.newcaneyisd.org/Crippen
Location: 18690 Cumberland Blvd, Porter, TX, United States
Phone: 281-577-8740 3611
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