Comments for District 181 Tech Blog

Comment on Scan a Document and Email It to Yourself or Someone Else by Roxanne Korpal

Roxanne Korpal — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:05:30 +0000

I recommend to everyone that they never scan something directly to another person’s email address. The file is named something atrocious like SCANMONROE003241.pdf which is meaningless for anyone receiving it. You also can’t include a short note about why you’re sending the file. What it’s referring to. Etc.

I highly recommend scans are always emailed to yourself, saved, then click on each scan and rename it appropriately. “5thGradeProject.pdf” or “KorpalJulyTimeSheet2010″ or something else meaningful. Even if you don’t want to do that, you can then forward the email you sent yourself with the scans to who you want to get it, with a note explaining what the attachments are. It’s less perfect than having the attachments have good meaningful names, but at least it doesn’t dump a bunch of documents into someone else’s inbox without the details to know what they are.

Comment on 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning by Becky

Becky — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:33:09 +0000

That is a wealth of great resources!

Comment on 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning by Donna Vorreyer

Donna Vorreyer — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:33:49 +0000

I am using Edmodo this year- it provides MANY great features, the best of which is a library for each student that functions as an online dropbox – no flashdrives necessary! And paperless grading!

Comment on What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Eric

Eric — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:32:21 +0000

This really poses an interesting challenge for educators. Its clear our world is shifting ever more rapidly towards the digital delivery of content, but as educators should we teach them the comprehension and critical thinking skills (along with others) they lose on the internet? Or do we teach them to thrive and succeed in that online world? It seems almost contradictory to do both.

Either way, it looks as though I’ll be adding this one to my reading list.

Comment on What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Mary

Mary — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:22:36 +0000

This sent me back to my notes from Dr. Bozeday’s presentation. She advised that we need “to help kids use technology wisely in the classroom to promote in-depth learning.”

Comment on SimplePhysics for iOS by eric

eric — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:19:46 +0000

I did eventually figure out the dam…

Comment on Teaching Students to Search by Stephanie S

Stephanie S — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:09:37 +0000

Another site that offers searching lessons, tutorials, and online interactive activities that teach searching skills is the 21st Century Information Fluency Project. The interactive activities can be done by individual students or as a teacher led whole group activity.

http://21cif.com/

Comment on Game Classroom: K-6 Math & LA Games, Worksheets & More by Developing a Theory-Based Classroom Environment | How to Start Homeschooling for Beginners

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:29:50 +0000

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Comment on Game Classroom: K-6 Math & LA Games, Worksheets & More by Michael

Michael — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:09:12 +0000

Game Classroom looks like a great site for educational games and homework help. I’m sure it will be helpful in my 5th grade classroom. Thanks for the tip and keep up the good work!

Comment on Gmail Outage 9.1.09 by dave

dave — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:06:12 +0000

You can still access Gmail through iGoogle.