The Techno Cheetah

Update 10/2/08 – The application process is now closed.  Thank you to all who applied.  Mrs. Quinn and Mr. Robb will be looking over the applications and picking tech helpers in the next week.

Attention BSES 5th Graders:

Mr. Robb and Mrs. Quinn are looking for responsible and reliable 5th grade students to be kindergarten tech helpers.  Tech helpers come in during kindergarten class and help the kindergartners with the activities on the computer.  Helpers must be willing to miss one day of recess per week.   If you are interested in being a tech helper please fill out the online application.  The application deadline is October 1.

Click here to complete the application.

Wow, time flies!  The third week of school is coming to an end.  It seems like it went by so fast.  Since my last post there have some technology related updates for our school and, more specifically, for the ed tech program:

1. Staff Pictures
The staff pictures are now on the Bellows Spring website.  Although the themes have changed, the personalities of each team still shine in the photos.

2. Green School
Bellows Spring is going green! This year our school is starting a two year process to become certified as a “Green School.”  We will be documenting progress our school makes on the Green School page on the school website.

3. Interactive Whiteboard
The ed tech program has received an interactive whiteboard!  This board lets the user control the computer from the front of the classroom.  Over the last three days I’ve been learning some of the features of the whiteboard.  I’m looking forward to exploring some of the other features and learning how to use it as an effective teaching tool.

Some students got an opportunity to try it out: