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TWTW Teaching with the Web |
The Instructional Technology Journal of Volume 1, Number 4 June 1,
2006 |
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Personal Laptop Purchase 6/1/06 If you would like to purchase a laptop for
your own use or for a family member who is going to college or for some other
reason, you can order through the District by June 15. In order
to purchase a personal laptop through the District, you must send a check or
money order for the total amount to the Business Department at the district
office building before 4:30 pm on Thursday, June 15, 2006. The laptop
model is the Gateway M465-E, which is an upgrade to the model
purchased for teachers this spring.
The M465-E includes Windows XP Professional (SP2), 512 Mb of memory, a
40 Gb hard drive, a carrying case, stereo speakers,
mouse, 256 Mb flash drive, 15-inch screen, and more. See the
attached flier for more details and a complete description of the Model
465-E. |
Important Teacher Notes ·
Do not allow other people to work on your laptop if you have a problem
with it; that includes spouse, children, the guy next door, or one of the
local computer service companies. ·
District 50 has paid for the warranty on your laptop. If anyone else opens that laptop to work on
it, that warranty could – and probably will be – voided. ·
District 50 has also paid for accident protection for your
laptop. If you accidentally damage the
machine, we can have it repaired or replaced without additional cost. ·
Warranty and accident protection do not cover abuse of the
laptop. Abuse includes leaving it in
your car so it is damaged by heat or cold. ·
Warranty and accident protection do not cover loss or theft of the
laptop. Please be sure the laptop is
kept in a safe and secure place. If it
is lost or stolen, report it to OCS immediately. ·
If your laptop develops problems or stops working, call the Office of
Computing Services immediately (941-5431) to arrange to bring it in for
diagnostic testing and service. |
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Teacher Technology Proficiency and ePortfolio As part
of the five-year recertification process, teachers must demonstrate proficiency
in the use of technology for teaching and learning. The State Department of Education has
licensed an online application – ePortfolio
– for managing teacher technology proficiency. ePortfolio will be available to teachers and
administrators at the start of the 2006-2007 school year. It will use NETS
(the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers), which have been
developed by ISTE (the
International Society for Technology in Education). Teachers
will answer a set of online questions about their technology skills and
use. From that set of questions, ePortfolio will
generate a technology profile of that teacher. That profile becomes the baseline from
which the system recommends activities and projects to assist the teacher in
moving toward proficiency. The
system keeps track of four levels of skills.
A teacher must reach Level 3 to be considered “proficient.” Level 4 skills will identify teachers who
can mentor other teachers in their technology competencies. |
Site Survey: Websites that Educate,
Enlighten, Entertain, and Engage ·
The Nine Planets ·
The Color Pencil Challenge ·
The Educator’s Reference Desk ·
Math Ideas for Science Fair
Projects |
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The Laptop-and-Projector Project Website Tech Project:
http://www.gwd50.k12.sc.us/TechPlans/TechPlan2006.htm Instr. Resources: http://www.gwd50.k12.sc.us/TechPlans/StaffDevResources.htm
Previous TWTW Issues: http://www.gwd50.k12.sc.us/techplans/TWTW-Index.htm
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