TechYES - Student Technology Literacy Certification Program for Grades 6-9 is a project-based certification program that can be structured many different ways. Our district's combined plan for the next three years will look for a student tech mentor model to improve the support and use of technology in our middle school. This curriculum looks like it might fit our needs. The structure of the program is set up to meet and exceed the ISTE NETS for students at the eighth grade level.
Pricing indicates that a starter kit for 30 students costs $495 which includes 30 Student Guides and Student Certifications, 1 TechYES Implementation Guide, 1 CD-ROM, 2 Posters, basic tech literacy activities, online project tools, technology literacy reports, and login privileges to the TechYES Web Portal. For a single site.
It will be worth $495 to explore this resource and run through one cycle to determine whether it meets our needs for the future.
Friday, July 16, 2010
PBS Teachers - Access, Analyze, Act - Economics Resources
High school economics teachers will find resources in the form of case studies with associated lesson plans, videos, interactive tools, podcasts and audio files. A glossary with both text and video explanations provides students with resources necessary to understand economics. Links to additional resources, other websites supporting economic education, are also provided.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
SMART Exchange
The SMART Exchange is a gathering place for SMART Board teachers. At this site, users can connect with other teachers, search for resources, lesson plans and more. Teachers can browse by subject, grade or file type. A search box can be used to search on specific terms. In addition, lessons that have been correlated to state standards can be searched. If you have a resource to share, you can upload it to the site. A forum area allows users to post questions and answers to topics ranging from hardware and software to technical support and user groups. There is a wealth of information here for the new SmartBoard user or the experienced user. Check it out today!
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