TWTW Teaching with the Web	The Instructional Technology Journal of Greenwood School District 50 http://www2.gwd50.org Volume 3, Number 04 October 1, 2007
World Space Week October 4-10 10/1/07 The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space Week will be held each year from October 4-10 as an international celebration of science and technology and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. This event is ideal for K-12 teachers to promote student interest in science and math. A free Teacher's Activity Guide is available at http://www.spaceweek.org. Other related sites: NASA: Sputnik - The Fiftieth Anniversary http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ Space & Astronomy Lessons http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/astronomy.html Lesson Plans @ Earth from Space http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu/lesson_plans.asp Space Place Teacher's Corner http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/educators/	Important Teacher Notes · Backup your folders and files regularly. If a laptop is damaged or stops working, no attempt will be made to recover those folders and files. Only the original image of the laptop will be restored; your folders and files must be restored from your backup. To back up your folders and files, use your flash drive, a CD, or your folder on your school server for storage. · Your laptop should be in your classroom every day. Please do not leave it at home on school days. It was purchased as a teaching tool – and to be a teaching tool, it must be where you are teaching. · Please be sure to secure your laptop when you are away from your desk and when you take it home. · As district staff visits schools, they will be looking at the ways you are using your laptop and projector for instruction. Please be sure that your lessons include relevant web-based resources that support and As district staff visits schools, they will be looking at the ways you are using your laptop and projector for instruction. Please be sure that your lessons include relevant web-based resources that support and enhance learning standards. Insert Headline Site Survey: Websites that Educate, Enlighten, Entertain, and Engage · Insert title Insert link Insert text · (Repeat as needed) 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 Instructional Technology Specialist: http://www2.gwd50.org/hughesc/hughes1.htm enhance learning standards.
GroupWise Helps The following are tips for working in GroupWise: · To attach a file, document, etc., Click the icon on the toolbar, then browse to and select the file or files you want to send. (To remove an attached file, right-click the attachment, then click Delete.) Lastly, click OK and then click Send. · To retract an item you have sent, click the Sent Items folder in the Navigation Bar. Right-click the item you want to retract, then click Delete. Select the appropriate option. If you have selected to retract this item from other recipients’ mailboxes, you can type a comment to the recipients, explaining why the item was retracted. Click OK. (To see which recipients have opened your message, right-click the item, then click Properties.) · To create folders to store like emails, Click View> Folder List, then click File > New > Folder (make sure Personal Folder is selected) > click Next. Type the name and description for the new folder. Click Up, Down, Right, or Left to position the folder where you want it in the Folder List > click Next. Specify the display settings for the folder and click Finish. (Skip the rest of the steps.) · To set up an email group in GroupWise, go to File>New>Group.  When a dialog box pops up, type in a name for the group and then choose Add. When the Select Group Members dialog pops up, if you have received email from the person, his/her name will be under Frequent Contacts.  If you have not received an email, look at the bottom of the dialog box, and choose New Contact.  Another dialog box will pop up for you to fill in the name and email address and any other info you might want to add. When you have everyone in the group, click OK, and your email group is created.	Site Survey: Websites that Educate, Enlighten, Entertain, and Engage · T.H.E. Journal: Educational RoadMap to the Web 2007 http://www.thejournal.com/the/resources/2007/roadmap/ “Visit THEJournal.com's revamped RoadMap to the Web page to find the latest resources on 10 of today's hottest education and administrative topics. You'll also find ideas to help motivate students to learn, plus tools your school or district can use to implement IT projects.” · Tux Paint http://www.tuxpaint.org/ Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. Kids are presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help them be creative · Stellarium http://www.stellarium.org/ Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars, or a telescope. · KidsBank.com http://www.kidsbank.com/ In this fun learning website, children can explore some of the fundamentals of banking, the basics of banking services, and about how savings, interest, checking and other banking things work.
	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 Instructional Technology Specialist: http://www2.gwd50.org/hughesc/hughes1.htm