I'm a 5th grade teacher looking for a South Dakota teacher to sign up for our postcard exchange. If you're interested, go to the following link and input your information.
I have an opening in a postcard exchange for a classroom from South Dakota. We will be starting in the next week or so if anyone out there would like to join. Email me at amandaandrews10@gmail.com and I can give you more information. Thanks!
My school is seriously thinking about using InfiniteCampus next year as our Student Information System (including gradebook). Please tell me what you think. Both Good and Bad, would love to hear from fellow teachers instead of just reading straight from the IC website.
Here is a list of pseudonyms I have collected from the past year from help tickets sent to me by my staff:
Infinite Crampus Infinite Cramps Infinite Clicks Infinite Cholera Impotent Campus Infinite Confusion Infinite Workarounds ICk Infinite Questions Imminent Campus (Tons of bug fixes/features are 'just around the corner') Infinite Corrosion Infinite Exceptions Infinite Chaos Infinite Mistake Infinite Campus (Used as a pejorative all its own)
Needless to say, it was a less-than-great year. I'm sure 10-11 will be much better If I were you, I would keep looking. Our SIS committee was enthralled with their fancy magazine and flashy product demonstration, but the reality is not nearly as impressive.
On 2/03/02, Sandra wrote: > On 2/03/02, Jan wrote: >> On 2/03/02, Teacher wrote: >>> Welcome to the board. I hope someone else appears. >> Here I am. > I'm here,too! This is a great forum to be a part of.
Reading Is Fundamental: TVShow 306: "Older Students and Literacy". A program addressed to the Middle and High School Students.
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) Exchange is an hour-long monthly television program designed to keep educators, librarians, and parents informed on the latest developments and trends in children's literacy. Each show profiles exemplary literacy programs and volunteers, offers practical tips and strategies for educators and parents, and highlights great books to share with children. This year, RIF is celebrating its 35th anniversary and the milestone of placing more than 200 million books in the hands and homes of children who need them most. RIF serves children and families in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. off-shore territories in programs that operate in schools, libraries, community centers,etc. Today, thanks to public-private partnerships, RIF is the nation's largest children's and family literacy organization.
NEXT Show # 306: Older Students and Literacy, March 6, 2002; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. or make a reservation prior to the broadcast to watch it at your school.
One of the Guests will be the 9th. grader Alejandro Gac- Artigas, a writer, a role model; author of "Yo, Alejandro: the story of a young Latino boy"(isbn:1-930-879-21-0) and "Off to Catch the Sun: Short Stories and Poems". (isbn: 1-930-879-28-8) To read reviews of Alejandro Gac-Artigas' books by the American Library Association, International Reading Association, Teachers, Students, etc., go to amazon.com or bn.com
Tips for Viewing RIFNet Programs Information in the chart of States lists ways and locations for viewing RIFNet programs, either through your local cable company or via distance-learning networks at schools or libraries. If you do not subscribe to a local cable company listed in the chart, contact your local school or public library to make viewing arrangements for RIFNet programs.
If you plan to watch RIFNet programs at a school, be sure to call the local contact (listed under your state) to make reservations prior to the broadcast. Please feel free to videotape all RIFNet broadcasts to share with your colleagues.
Call the RIFNet Access Hot Line at 1-800-590-0041 for more information. To find out where host sites and reception is available Go to [link removed]
Tip to use Alejandro's books in the classroom: Several schools are using Alejandro's books, "books written by a peer", as following: 1.- they give the students a chapter to read 2.- they discuss the chapter in class 3.- they ask the kids to write something similar based on their own personal experiences.
The sixth annual Brian Ayers Memorial Art Exhibition, open exclusively to children ages 11-19 classified as learning disabled, will be held this spring at Boone Mall, in Boone, North Carolina.
I hope you will encourage talented learning disabled artists at your school to submit an entry for our exhibition.
There is no entry fee. We offer thirty $50 awards to artists whose works show exceptional artistic ability, courtesy of our sponsor, Cheap Joe's Art Stuff.
Artists who wish to may offer their work for sale in our silent auction. Purchase prices for the 2001 exhibition ranged from $5 to $175. All participants receive a Certificate of Recognition.
Our exhibition is featured in the current issue of The Creative Spirit, the quarterly journal of VSA arts.
Deadline for submission of artwork is April 30, 2002. I've attached an entry form which gives more details about the exhibition. Please visit our website: [link removed].
Feel free to e-mail me if you'd like more information about this unique exhibition.
Saul Chase, Curator The Brian Ayers Memorial Art Exhibition
On 4/07/02, Magoo wrote: > Lived there 6 years when hubby taught at DSC. Lived and taught elementary school there.Would enjoy hearing from you. Email me at [email removed]
Here is a list of pseudonyms I have collected from the past year from help tickets sent to me by my staff:
Infinite Crampus Infinite Cramps Infinite Clicks Infinite Cholera Impotent Campus Infinite Confusion Infinite Workarounds ICk Infinite Questions Imminent Campus (Tons of bug fixes/fe...See More