The EXABYTE Challenge is off
and running!!!
The EXABYTE challenge is a
way for teachers to obtain technology-rich classrooms of the future.
Last week, two teachers were
awarded an Apple TV for their classrooms.
Angela Morris, a Biology teacher at Bassett
High School, will use her Apple TV for students to share their research on the
mechanisms of Genetics. Students will
use their iPads and Socrative to provide answers to questions from their
Performance Tasks. Answers can be air
played to Morris’s SmartBoard via the Apple TV. Morris said, "I am very excited to use the new technology in my classroom and to
see what my students can gain from utilizing technology in the
classroom."
Joanna Griffith (Rich
Acres Elementary) also earned an Apple TV. She is
using the Apple TV with her students and their new iPad Airs. “With
an Apple TV and the iPads, my students will be able to create presentations
using Keynote and Garage Band to
generate reviews. Each student or group
of students will then teach their classmates as their presentation is shared on
the SMART board using my Apple TV.”
Congratulations to these two deserving teachers!
Want to learn more about how you can earn an Apple TV for your classroom? Visit The Exabyte Challenge on our Tech This Out page today!
From The Desk of Dr. Cotton
UWMHC 2015
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Public Presence
When we want to know more about an entity, we tend to head to its website. What does your website say about you? Can students and parents use it to discover more about what's happening in class? Think about ways to use your website as you consider flipping your classroom or ways to use your website for students who are absent.
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