Teaching with the Web	The Instructional Technology Journal of Greenwood School District 50 http://www2.gwd50.org Volume 02, Number 18 March 15, 2007
Protecting Your Inbox 3/15/07 We have recently put in place some new spam defenses for our email system. We hope that you are noticing a difference in the amount of “junk” email you receive. Most of our new defenses are automatic, but if you want to move up to a higher level of customizable protection, take a look at our documents for enhanced spam filtering at: http://www2.gwd50.org/ocsweb/SpamDefenses.htm Brian O’Quinn Network Administrator Did you know? This is National Sleep Week! Read to find out how sleep influences your life: http://www.accessexcellence.org/HHQ/qow/qow07/qow070305.html. (Access Excellence is a great resource!)	Important Teacher Notes Check out the Instructional Technology website – there are some additions: (http://www2.gwd50.org/hughesc/hughes1.htm) · Teacher-Created Resources http://www2.gwd50.org/hughesc/Hughes1_TeacherCreated.htm Let’s fill this page! Please share your creations! · Web resources by subject area http://www2.gwd50.org/hughesc/Hughes1_Resources.htm · CD, K-5, & 1^st Grade SmartBoard Resources http://www2.gwd50.org/hughesc/CD-K5-1_SmartBoardResources.htm · In the News http://www2.gwd50.org/hughesc/Hughes1_In_the_News.htm New articles have been added.
Technology Proficiency By now, many of you have heard that eSchoolware, the creator of eProficiency, is no longer an operating organization. Nevertheless, we are still held to the (SC) TEACHER TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY PROVISO GUIDANCE (Proviso 1.25), which states: “Districts must adopt teacher technology standards that are aligned with ISTE standards.” This week, all certified personnel will receive, complete, and return a Level 1 technology proficiency assessment based on the eProficiency system. The results will be entered into a database where queries and reports will identify teachers with similar technology needs so that staff development opportunities and experiences can be planned to help teachers meet proficiency requirements. In the next two weeks, all certified personnel will receive the Level 2 technology proficiency assessment to complete as before to help gather more information. There is also a Level 3 survey that will be used after baseline data is compiled from the first two assessments. In April, teachers will receive information on workshops and classes based on the results of the assessments. These will be scheduled from June to December 2007.	Site Survey: Websites that Educate, Enlighten, Entertain, and Engage · OER Commons Open Educational Resources http://www.oercommons.org/ This new site is worth checking out! It is a new online content resource center, from the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), which makes more than 8,000 classroom materials available to teachers, faculty, and learners worldwide, at no cost. · Sites for Teachers http://www.sitesforteachers.com/ Worksheets, lesson plans, ESL help, teacher freebies, study tools, free timesaver forms, clipart, teacher blogs, & much, much more! · Mark Treadwell: Teachers at Work http://teachers.work.co.nz/ Internet tools for teachers. “10 years supplying teachers around the globe with free, high quality resources to make life just that bit easier in a digital world.” · The US Geological Survey and Science Education http://education.usgs.gov/ “The U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life.” Included in this site are: online resources, lessons, data, maps, and more, to support teaching, learning in K-12+.
	The Laptop-and-Projector Project Website Tech Project: http://www2.gwd50.org/TechPlans/TechPlan2006.htm Instr. Resources: http://www2.gwd50.org/TechPlans/StaffDevResources.htm Previous TWTW Issues: http://www2.gwd50.org/techplans/TWTW-Index.htm