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Kids (online
SMART: My Content
courseware for
The more you use Notebook software, the more you
kids) will discover about the large quantity of learning ob-
jects available in the Gallery. Although I encourage you
• Hooda Math
to spend some time looking through them, especially
• KidsKnowIt the Lesson Activity Tool Kit, there will inevitably be folder) Object will be placed in the
some items that you really like and search for more My Content folder
Network
frequently than others. A great way to cut down on b) Use Add to My Content but-
the time you need to spend search for Gallery items is ton on down arrow next to de-
• National Geo-
to copy your favorite item in you My Content folder. sired My Content folder, press
graphic Young Add to My Content button
You can create any folder structure you like and add
Explorer (read Navigate to document to be
as many or as few items as you wish. you like and add added, and press Open; docu-
the magazine as many or as few items as you wish. You can also add ment will be added to this folder
online or let it entire pages, screen captures and Web images. Some Tips:
read to you!) images are subject to copyright, so it’s important to 1. Clip art, pictures and other
know the rules around images and content you are documents can be placed in My
INSIDE collecting from the web. Content folder
2. Items from Notebook pages can
THIS ISSUE:
be dragged to desired My Con-
1) Create categories for collections
tent folder
Press Galleries Tab. Press on down arrow in My Content.
Google Earth 2 3. Items from lower Gallery win-
Select New Folder. Enter appropriate category name.
dow can be dragged to desired My
2) Adding content to My Content subcategory, two ways:
Content folder
a) Copy an object to be in My Content; Press on down arrow
Tech Courses 2 by desired My Content folder & press Paste (or drag docu-
ment over

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recycling?

Virtual Field Trips?

SAFE
INTERNET Do you want to take your students on a field gadgets/directory?synd=earth – offers a gallery of
trip that is FREE? Try out a Virtual Field Trip. Google Earth trips! Just click on “Educational” to
BROWSER
Lots of websites have great interactive activities view them! If you can’t find what you are looking
as well as virtual tours and webcams! Check out for then create your own Google Earth Field
TRY
this website - http://ldshomeschoolinginca.org/ trip. I’ll show you how from downloading to
vft.html - for some great sites! You can also take touring to creating trips.
KIDO’Z
your students on a Virtual Field Trip using
Google Earth. This site - http://www.google.com/
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Program Power: GoogleEarth
Google Earth is a virtual globe program It allows
one to fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite im-
agery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies
in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can
explore rich geographical content, save your toured
places, and share with others. to your website or
presentations.
Lessons Driving Simulator Gallery
Math connection: use it to measure distances
Side note: 1. Look before you leap—visit a place before
you actually visit it.
Google Moon is
good too.
2. Digital Storytelling -Begin with a journey that
can traced using the PATH tool and then have
Technology Training Courses
“We do not Several technology courses available for gradu-
ate and/or recertification. Each course is 2
inherit the weeks long, Monday June 8th –
Thursday, June 18th 8:30a.m. – 4:00p.m.
earth from our Follow these steps to login to the Employee
Intranet to view the course descriptions,
ancestors, we download forms, and sign up for the courses:
1. Go to http://www.lex5.k12.sc.us/
borrow it from
2. On the left-hand side, click on “Employee
our children. Intranet”
~Native American
3. Login using your Novell login and Novell
password and then select your Home school
Proverb from the drop-down menu.
4. On the left-hand side, click on
“Professional Development”
5. To view Summer 2009 Technology
Can we
eRecycling: e@rth day!
earn While every day should be Earth Day, it is com-
ing the 22nd of this month. Here are some
$2009 by Earth Day websites for you.
recycling http://www.earthday.net/earthday2009
this Earthday Footprint Quiz, Earth Day Gov.
sites, EPA Home, EarthDay Games, and
year? Earth911.com
Also a note on our recycling efforts, please let
me know what we need to do increase aware-
ness and action at our school. Potential money
CONSIDER THIS...
students add moments along the way
that tell the tale.
3. Research on location-Not everyone
works best looking through web pages
for information.
4. Take a Trip Through a Story (go to
the actual places in your book Use
GoogleLIt trips
5. Where are we today? Start the day
with a "Wow!" .
6. Have students create a virtual autobi-
ography .
Courses, click on “View/Search Course Cata-
log”
6. Click on “Technology Graduate/
Recertification”
7. Scroll down to the Summer 2008-2009
Section to view the courses.
8. When you click on a Course Name a new
page will appear with the course description,
dates & times, location, etc.
At the bottom of this page you will see a button
that either says “Register for Course” or “Add
to Waiting List.” Click the button to register for
the selected course.
If you have any questions regarding
course information or registration please
contact me
to be earned in our recycling efforts being
thrown away: $2009
We could easily have these dollars to use for
technology and other instructional purpose if
WE (parents, teachers, and students) simply
recycle our juice pouches, turn-in ink cartridges,
cell phones, DVDs, game systems, and the big
one– search the internet using GoodSearch. If
you need help making it your default search
engine let me know.