Bringing the classroom home. (New Products).Many teachers have the chance to log into their districts from home. But accessing server files isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be always a simple process. "Because of the nature of security, there are more hoops to jump through than [when teachers] are at a flat Web interface," says Ron Noun 1. Ron - a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Bokkos, Daffo West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member Place, director of instructional technology There are two types of instructional technology: those with a systems approach, and those focusing on sensory technologies. The definition of instructional technology prepared by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definitions and Terminology at Harrison School District Two in Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo. That's one worry Harrison teachers no longer have, thanks to a new subscription resource that helps teachers plan lessons and assessments online from anywhere. Called QuickMind.net, the K-12 resource provides teachers, parents and students with 24-hour access to a variety of standards-based curriculum, interactive homework assignments, project templates, tools, lesson plans, reference materials and online professional development. Access is through a password-protected Web site. "QuickMind.net brings the classroom home for students, enables parents to see what their children are doing at school and where they need help, and gives teachers the flexibility to assign lessons, grade projects and create reports on student progress," says Forest Barbieri, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of QuickMind, which partnered with Sunburst Technology to create the product. QuickMind.net's Teacher Admin Center features an online management system allowing educators to create a student roster. Once students are enrolled in the roster, teachers can assign projects, tests or activities to one or more students. Assignments completed by students online are tracked and statistics are stored for the teacher in this area. The product's main Web interface is divided into six main channels: * Project Generators, with pre-made or custom templates for creating tests, projects, labs and activities * Tool Box, offering presentation and report generators Same as report writer. with images * Web Studio, featuring more than 120 QuickMind print products converted for interactive online use * Professional Development, with a training guide and quick reference guides for popular software application programs, plus classroom activities for technology integration * Complete Reference Center, with access to thousands of teacher-approved Web sites * Curriculum, offering interactive math and language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. activities for pre-K-3 students. Harrison's teachers began using QuickMind.net early this school year. Place says the district arranged for three days of formal training from QuickMind, with each of the 19 school's technology curriculum specialist attending along with two or three tech-savvy teachers from their schools. With the buy-in Buy-In When an investor is forced to repurchase shares because the seller did not deliver the securities in a timely fashion, or did not deliver them at all. Notes: Those who fail to deliver the securities will be notified with a buy-in notice. of these tech advocates, use of the product "has been trickling down [to the rest of the staff] at what we could consider a fairly good rate," Place says, adding that the project and exam templates have helped in supporting the district's focus on differentiated instruction Differentiated instruction (sometimes referred to as differentiated learning) is a way of thinking about teaching and learning. It involves teachers using a variety of instructional strategies that address diverse student learning needs. . A free 30-day trial subscription is available to any teacher. CIRCLE #510 FOR INFORMATION |
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