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Teacher Feature
Spring 2016
Mike Staiger
Fifth grade Erwine Intermediate teachers Mike Staiger and Kim DelMonico have been working with their science inclusion class on a unique project called
The Disney Planet Challenge
The project that the students have been working on is to recycle used and unwanted monofilament fishing line. The class has earned a few new pieces of technology through Disney and Donors Choose. We have received a new projector for the classroom as well as an iPod touch. The class has also used Skype to speak to people at Pure Fishing in South Carolina and Berkley Conservation Institute using our new technology. We have been able to incorporate different technology pieces such as net books for student research and flip video with documenting the students’ every move on the project.
Tips and Tricks from our techs ¨ For security, screen lock your computer when ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨
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you leave the room. Be sure not to stack papers on top of the monitor. Turn your projector off if you will not be using it for 20 minutes or longer. Right click on any folder in your email to delete all items at once. To permanently delete an item (skip sending to recycle bin or trash) hold shift while deleting. Filter Cleaning: If your projector is dim, or giving you a message to clean, put in a work order. Lost emails in your deleted folder? Make sure they’re not set to automatically delete. In Outlook >Options>Settings>Message Options> Uncheck “Empty the deleted items when I sign out.
Participate in Digital Learning Day: five minutes: Take a look at how other schools are using technology in their classrooms: www.digitallearningday.org/showcase/
fifteen minutes: Plan how you will integrate technology in an up coming lesson.
thirty minutes or more:
Compete in
the referral challenge and win grants and prizes for your class! www.digitallearningday.org/awards/
How are you and your students integrating technology in the classroom?
We would love to hear your ideas—because no one can teach us how technology works in the classroom better than you! Send your photographs, videos, or descriptions to mhutnick@coventryschools.org Your response will enter you into a drawing for an iTunes Gift Card in the spring!
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