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| Theme: Communication | Volume II, Issue 2 September 15, 1999 |
Kathy
D. Adkins Instructional Technology Specialist |
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| Scheduled
Technology Sessions  Sept. 14 Vickery Creek |
Hey
Kids.."You've Got Mail"  Setting Up Classroom KeyPal Accounts Electronic penpals known as "keypals" have become a popular writing project in schools around the world. Students can gain invaluable insight by sharing information about their culture with students from other countries and with far different styles of living. Keypals can do many things. They share research projects, conduct Internet treasure hunts, collaborate on science experiments and even use snail mail (US Postal Service) to share their scrapbooks, maps, and mascots. Incorporating keypals in your curriculum correlates to many QCC Standards in Language Arts. For safety and management reason an elementary class should share one e-mail account to deliver information. This account can be set up through Yahoo or Hotmail. Once the account is in place keypals can be found at several sites. The most popular site is epal.com.     |
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  Lynn Bump, a Midway 2/3 teacher, represented Forsyth County in a week long summer Internet Surf Camp at Floyd College in Rome. Teachers from around the state participated with Lynn to locate Internet sites that connected and correlated to the Georgia's QCC Standards. Lessons were then written by participants for posting on the new Georgia Learning Connections. We look forward to viewing this vast site of lesson resources that will premier in October. Lynn will continue to be a member of this group throughout the school year and represent Forsyth the summer of 2000. We are very proud of Lynn. |
 Teachers can create simple webpages at
this wonderful site hosted by a local businessman in Alpharetta, Crabapple to be
exact. Teachers can communicate schedules, homework assignments, vocabulary lists,
post assignments and web links that correlate with current studies. If you are a new
teacher and would like assistance in creating a webpage with schoolnotes, please contact
me so we can schedule a session at your school. |
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 How do I create personal e-mail groups in Microsoft
Outlook? Click the mailbox for easy to follow directions. |
How
do I setup my address book to open with my school's post office list! * Go to Tools on the menubar. * Scroll down to services. * Click the Addressing Tab. * In the first field scroll and locate your school. Click Apply. * Click OK. The book should now open at your school's list. |
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| Reporting Computer
Problems: A Technology Service Request Form for Intranet Use Only Beginning September 15, all computer service requests must be made using the online form located in favorites under Adkin's Pages. Please fill out all fields and submit so that the issue can be documented and quickly corrected. Click here to see a copy of the service form. This form can only be viewed on the county Intranet. |
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Internet
Site of the Month |
Intranet
Site of the Month |
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| Primary Template of the Week: Picture Postcards Not only can you create an online postcard in KidPix, you can create a snail mail version using digital photography and you own creativity! |
Software: Kid
Pix (or any drawing software) Directions at the computer: 1. Open KidPix. 2. Import a photo of a special classroom activity. (Use the digital cameras or scan your picture at the multimedia cart.) 3. Resize your photo. 4. Draw a white triangle at the bottom or top of the photo. 5. In the white triangle, type a caption or sentence. (Example: Greetings from Mrs. Green's Room) 6. Print. Directions after the computer: 1. Xerox copies for the number of students in your class. 2. Cut out the postcards and glue them on a piece of white tagboard the size of a postcard. 3. On the back, draw a vertical line down the center. 4. On the right side address to individual parents of you students or use mailing labels. 5. On the left side have students write to their parents about the special activity. 6. Mail the postcard. |
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| Intermediate Template
of the Week: Who am I? A form to help students to determine what kinds of things they can discuss with keypals. Manage this activity by allowing a few students each week to e-mail their keypal class or individuals.  Click to link to form letter. |
Software: Microsoft
Word or any word processing application. Directions before students go to computer: 1. Create a form or use the form shown to the left. A MS Word form is also located in the W:\ drive. 2. Be sure to save the template in your H:\drive to have a backup copy. 3. Save the template in the L:\ drive under your class name. Directions at the computer: 1. Have students open MS Word and locate the template in the L:\ drive. 2. Have the students save the template in their H:\ drive using initials and let. (example: DSlet.doc) 3. Have students complete the form by typing in the text boxes. 4. Have students save and print. After the computer: 1. Have the students write a friendly letter to their keypals using the form as a rough draft or guide. 2. Have students share with a friend or peer editor and revise and edit. 3. Take the finished product to the computer and type in e-mail program and e-mail it to keypals. 4. Snail mail (US Postal Service) the letters in a package if desired. |
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