❥ Happy Holidays and Happy New Year ❥
Just a little holiday message from me to you :)
Apparently I really like the word "amazing"...and I use it a lot. If you wouldn't mind inserting FANTASTIC, FABULOUS, SENSATIONAL, or SPECTACULAR while you are listening (instead of AMAZING) that would be super!!!
Hugs,
Dana
Showing posts with label General. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Darth Vader Funny
Darth Vader Funny
I had to share this little "funny" with you all on this Friday morning. Can I hear a YEEHAW!!!???!!!
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to deliver a day of Promethean training to a group of Newcomer teachers in the district....neato group.
Mary Bush, ESOL teacher at Holmes High School, sent this funny to my inbox this morning. Enjoy :) Thank you Mary!
I had to share this little "funny" with you all on this Friday morning. Can I hear a YEEHAW!!!???!!!
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to deliver a day of Promethean training to a group of Newcomer teachers in the district....neato group.
Mary Bush, ESOL teacher at Holmes High School, sent this funny to my inbox this morning. Enjoy :) Thank you Mary!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Kelly Smith Technology Center
Kelly Smith Technology Center
Trustees voted to name the new Technology Center for Kelly Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Technology Services, upon the completion of the purchase of an existing building. Smith has devoted her entire career to public education, and for the past 15 years, she’s been an administrator in the District’s Technology Services Department. Both Smith and the District have been recognized by state and national organizations numerous times for the innovative ways in which technology is integrated into the curriculum at Northside ISD. Northside ISD is the largest district in Texas and one of the largest in the nation to go completely wireless. Smith also has overseen the deployment of ceiling-mounted digital projectors and security cameras in all schools, as well as telephones in all classrooms. Altogether, Smith has provided the vision for the investment of almost $138 million in bond funds earmarked for technology. The Kelly Smith Technology Center, near DeZavala and Interstate 10, should be completed in about 14 months.
Trustees voted to name the new Technology Center for Kelly Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Technology Services, upon the completion of the purchase of an existing building. Smith has devoted her entire career to public education, and for the past 15 years, she’s been an administrator in the District’s Technology Services Department. Both Smith and the District have been recognized by state and national organizations numerous times for the innovative ways in which technology is integrated into the curriculum at Northside ISD. Northside ISD is the largest district in Texas and one of the largest in the nation to go completely wireless. Smith also has overseen the deployment of ceiling-mounted digital projectors and security cameras in all schools, as well as telephones in all classrooms. Altogether, Smith has provided the vision for the investment of almost $138 million in bond funds earmarked for technology. The Kelly Smith Technology Center, near DeZavala and Interstate 10, should be completed in about 14 months.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
NEW School EXCITEMENT
NEW School EXCITEMENT is CONTAGIOUS and in the air!!!
Check out these AWESOME Animoto slide shows put together by the CITs at Martin ES and Behlau ES!!!
Martin ES
Jennifer Parker, CIT
http://animoto.com/play/0y7vhMwiUnoNcB28kC8Xkw
Behlau ES
Cindy Rodriguez, CIT
http://animoto.com/play/1zFxxoKW0ujok5sy3gfutw?autostart=true
Neato bandito job, Jennifer and Cindy...your EXCITEMENT is CONTAGIOUS and in the AIR!!!
Dana
Check out these AWESOME Animoto slide shows put together by the CITs at Martin ES and Behlau ES!!!
Martin ES
Jennifer Parker, CIT
http://animoto.com/play/0y7vhMwiUnoNcB28kC8Xkw
Behlau ES
Cindy Rodriguez, CIT
http://animoto.com/play/1zFxxoKW0ujok5sy3gfutw?autostart=true
Neato bandito job, Jennifer and Cindy...your EXCITEMENT is CONTAGIOUS and in the AIR!!!
Dana
Friday, February 12, 2010
5-Digit Dialing
Due to the growth of the District and the need for additional phone numbers, Northside ISD will be converting Intra-District calling from a 4-Digit dialing model to a 5-Digit dialing model later this school year.
Please read the information below to better understand how this change will impact you.
What is 5-Digit Dialing?
5-Digit dialing capability allows a caller to place a call within the District (Intra-District) using only the last 5 digits of a Northside phone number (e.g. 7-7700). Currently, only the last 4 digits are needed to place an Intra-District phone call (e.g. 7700).
Why are we moving to 5-Digit Dialing now?
Northside numbers all begin with a prefix of 397-XXXX. Due to growth, very few numbers are now available with a 397 prefix. As a result, Northside will begin assigning numbers to new schools with a 398 prefix beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. The addition of the 398 prefix has caused the need to move to 5-Digit dialing.
As a classroom teacher, how does this affect my classroom extension?
Classroom extensions (i.e. extensions beginning with 31, 32, or 33) will not be affected by 5-Digit dialing. These extensions are only accessible within a campus.
How will this change impact Voice Mail?
If you access your voice mail remotely, you will need you use the 5-Digit extension number (e.g. 7-7700). Teachers with classroom extensions (i.e. extensions beginning with 31, 32, or 33) will still use the campus TEA number and the 4 digit classroom extension to access voicemail.
When will this change occur?
In order to ensure a smooth transition, Northside will use a phased approached. Beginning March 22, 2010, both 4-Digit and 5-Digit dialing will be possible. May 30, 2010 will be the last day 4-Digit dialing will be available from District phones.
Please read the information below to better understand how this change will impact you.
What is 5-Digit Dialing?
5-Digit dialing capability allows a caller to place a call within the District (Intra-District) using only the last 5 digits of a Northside phone number (e.g. 7-7700). Currently, only the last 4 digits are needed to place an Intra-District phone call (e.g. 7700).
Why are we moving to 5-Digit Dialing now?
Northside numbers all begin with a prefix of 397-XXXX. Due to growth, very few numbers are now available with a 397 prefix. As a result, Northside will begin assigning numbers to new schools with a 398 prefix beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. The addition of the 398 prefix has caused the need to move to 5-Digit dialing.
As a classroom teacher, how does this affect my classroom extension?
Classroom extensions (i.e. extensions beginning with 31, 32, or 33) will not be affected by 5-Digit dialing. These extensions are only accessible within a campus.
How will this change impact Voice Mail?
If you access your voice mail remotely, you will need you use the 5-Digit extension number (e.g. 7-7700). Teachers with classroom extensions (i.e. extensions beginning with 31, 32, or 33) will still use the campus TEA number and the 4 digit classroom extension to access voicemail.
When will this change occur?
In order to ensure a smooth transition, Northside will use a phased approached. Beginning March 22, 2010, both 4-Digit and 5-Digit dialing will be possible. May 30, 2010 will be the last day 4-Digit dialing will be available from District phones.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
TELPAS: Online Session Building
TELPAS: Online Session Building
Location
Testing Warehouse Annex (behind Student Services)
Presenters
Joe Orr and David Mueller
Date
Tuesday, February 23
Session Times/Groups
Elementary CITs, Group A - 8:30-10:00 (SRN#104231001)
Elementary CITs, Group B - 10:30 -12:00 (SRN#104231002)
Secondary CITs - 1:30-3:00 (SRN#104231003)
Location
Testing Warehouse Annex (behind Student Services)
Presenters
Joe Orr and David Mueller
Date
Tuesday, February 23
Session Times/Groups
Elementary CITs, Group A - 8:30-10:00 (SRN#104231001)
Elementary CITs, Group B - 10:30 -12:00 (SRN#104231002)
Secondary CITs - 1:30-3:00 (SRN#104231003)
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Google Reader...a SUPER way to keep the pulse on all the wonderful things happening in NISD with Technology :)
Sharon Martinez, CIT at Colonies North, recently shared with me her idea of using Google Reader to follow all of the CIT blogs and the great things happening in NISD with technology!
I've set mine up to include all of the CIT and Academic Technology blogs being used. I love this! It has been a quick and easy way for me to learn and get ideas daily from you guys. John Hayes keeps a great list of the blogs he is aware of...
http://technews.nisd.net/blogs/
If you aren't already on the list, let us know!!! I want to add you to my Google Reader!
I've gotten great ideas for:
You all continue to inspire me with the amazing things you are doing with you campus to promote the use of technology with students and teachers :)
I've set mine up to include all of the CIT and Academic Technology blogs being used. I love this! It has been a quick and easy way for me to learn and get ideas daily from you guys. John Hayes keeps a great list of the blogs he is aware of...
http://technews.nisd.net/blogs/
If you aren't already on the list, let us know!!! I want to add you to my Google Reader!
I've gotten great ideas for:
- Technology Integration Projects
- Staff Development
- Trouble-Shooting Tips
- etc.
You all continue to inspire me with the amazing things you are doing with you campus to promote the use of technology with students and teachers :)
Friday, October 16, 2009
CIT Instructional Time Reporting
Just a reminder that if you haven't already completed a posting on your CIT Calendar for September 2009 Instructional Time, now would be the time to enter that information. Most likely you can revisit your own GroupWise calendars and lab calendars and report that time spent in direct instruction of students, which may have taken the form of co-teaching or teacher support during integration lab time. Here's a refresh of the information on our process:
As a reminder, the online database is located at the following url for 2009-10 dates: http://odin:591/CITTime10/index.htm
We'll utilize it exactly as before - documenting time spent with direct student contact in the following categories:
Core Integration - in the lab, helping a teacher with a TIPPA type project - social studies, language arts, science, math
Electives Integration - in the lab, helping a teacher with a project - art, Spanish, etc.
Special Pops Integration - your support of large or small group projects with GT, Special Ed., ESOL
Library Integration - teaming with your librarian in working with student groups
Tech Interventions - assisting student groups navigating through any tutorial type software
Technology Applications - dropping in for a "guest teach" or demo in the ECT Lab, with Computer Lit, or perhaps a CATE type class
Student Pullout/Mentoring - perhaps a teacher wishes to send a portion of a class on a rotating basis for a project
Student Assessment - for those times when you may be involved in testing
Student Monitoring - if you have been asked to cover a lunch duty, for instance (not really suggesting you volunteer)
Video Announcements - any time you spend in helping students with morning announcements
Academic Support - in case any of you support school-wide advisory or school-wide brief reading for example
You will be able to enter the site with your e-number (minus the e). If you don't recall your password, please request it from Helen Baca.
As you know, we typically randomly select 15 K-12 representatives per semester, for which we also send a PDF of one month of their records to the Finance Office to show our good faith efforts in documenting instructional time. For the later upcoming month of November, I'll separately notify those CITs.
Thanks so much to all of you - this has been a great help in our keeping this very important position funded for Northside!
(Joyce Stevens)
As a reminder, the online database is located at the following url for 2009-10 dates: http://odin:591/CITTime10/index.htm
We'll utilize it exactly as before - documenting time spent with direct student contact in the following categories:
Core Integration - in the lab, helping a teacher with a TIPPA type project - social studies, language arts, science, math
Electives Integration - in the lab, helping a teacher with a project - art, Spanish, etc.
Special Pops Integration - your support of large or small group projects with GT, Special Ed., ESOL
Library Integration - teaming with your librarian in working with student groups
Tech Interventions - assisting student groups navigating through any tutorial type software
Technology Applications - dropping in for a "guest teach" or demo in the ECT Lab, with Computer Lit, or perhaps a CATE type class
Student Pullout/Mentoring - perhaps a teacher wishes to send a portion of a class on a rotating basis for a project
Student Assessment - for those times when you may be involved in testing
Student Monitoring - if you have been asked to cover a lunch duty, for instance (not really suggesting you volunteer)
Video Announcements - any time you spend in helping students with morning announcements
Academic Support - in case any of you support school-wide advisory or school-wide brief reading for example
You will be able to enter the site with your e-number (minus the e). If you don't recall your password, please request it from Helen Baca.
As you know, we typically randomly select 15 K-12 representatives per semester, for which we also send a PDF of one month of their records to the Finance Office to show our good faith efforts in documenting instructional time. For the later upcoming month of November, I'll separately notify those CITs.
Thanks so much to all of you - this has been a great help in our keeping this very important position funded for Northside!
(Joyce Stevens)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Introducing...the Academic Technology TIKI!!!
A wonderful new "one-stop-shop" resource for your CIT needs...
Academic Technology TIKI
http://technews.nisd.net/tiki/AT_Tiki.html
You will find quick links, meeting dates, access to NISD blog sites, Academic Technology Blogs (including my new TECHIE Blog), and an amazing FAQ resource...actively expanding daily!!!
Please add this site to your favorites. It will surely be a place you will visit often :)
Academic Technology TIKI
http://technews.nisd.net/tiki/AT_Tiki.html
You will find quick links, meeting dates, access to NISD blog sites, Academic Technology Blogs (including my new TECHIE Blog), and an amazing FAQ resource...actively expanding daily!!!
Please add this site to your favorites. It will surely be a place you will visit often :)
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