December Newsletter

In this issue, we offer information about two upcoming events (Hour of Code and Festival of Trees), links to help locate email that is caught in out Lightspeed spam filter, a lite schedule for December’s technology trainings for teachers, information about our district’s upcoming addition of Google Apps for Education, and much MORE!

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Teachers learn, too!

As teachers fill AMS's computer lab in early August to learn about using interactive whiteboards with their students this coming school year, I am once again reminded of the dedication and caring our district's teachers continuously show.  They strive to improve the learning environment for students and actively seek ways to increase their students' learning.  Kudos to teachers who don't stop learning! 

Here is the original blog post on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology

Need some summer reading?

The Horizon Report > 2014 K-12 Edition is out!

The internationally recognized NMC Horizon Report series and regional NMC Technology Outlooks are part of the NMC Horizon Project, a comprehensive research venture established in 2002 that identifies and describes key trends, significant challenges, and emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years in education around the globe. This volume, the NMC Horizon Report > 2014 K-12 Edition will examine emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry within the environment of pre-college education. 

Get the report here: http://www.nmc.org/publications/2014-horizon-report-k12

May 2014 Technology Newsletter

We are excited to share with district teachers our first installment of Tech News!  In this installment we offer links to share with students, information about future professional development and trainings, a spotlight on third graders’ use of technology, and MUCH MORE!
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Teachers, we hope you have a great end of the year with your students and an enjoyable summer!

TED Talks Tuesday

We are always talking about the jobs of the future and what they might look like. Today's TED Talks gives you a sneak peek of things to come. Will your students be ready?