MC Newsletter                                                                                                                                               April/May 2009

 

Summer Reading | Atomic Learning | Sad News | In-Services | Equipment Inventory | Moodle News | Course Block in Moodle | Teacher Tools | Tech Tips

Summer Reading The results are in and the winner is....The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.  This book is about  friendship, obedience/conformity, prejudice and discrimination.  It is both powerful and moving.  Click here to view a video clip about the book by John Boyne, author.
Atomic Learning Do you know?  You can learn how to create a  newsletter for parents on Atomic Learning:  Click here for downloadable resources and step by step tutorials on how to create a newsletter.   Want to do a mail merge and send this newsletter to all parents?  Click here for the mail merge workshop and learn how to do mass mailings to parents. This workshop comes complete with downloadable resources and tutorials to help you use the word processing software.
Sad News
Literature Resource Center is GONE!  The district tracks usage on databases and this one did not get enough use.  So Sad!  Please encourage students to use our databases.  The good new is, we still have Opposing Viewpoints.
In-Services
 
 We've had a request for a Web 2.0 In-Service.  We will be scheduling two additional In-Services this year.  If you have suggestions, please let us know.
Equipment Inventory Equipment Inventory will be much easier this year.  We will be giving you a list of equipment that should be in your room.  Please remember that all equipment is room-specific.  You will add or delete items as needed, initial the list with your changes and place it in our mailbox.  Thanks in advance for your time.
Moodle News There are 4 new themes in Moodle  that would be appropriate for business / computer / technology type courses. The new themes are binary-waves, business-school, computer-world and e-learning-portal. Have fun with these new themes!
Using the course Block in Moodle Directions for using this new feature, Course Block,  in Moodle.
Teacher Tools School Discovery Puzzle Maker | Crossword Puzzle Maker | Word Find | Crossword Puzzle Maker Two | Logic Puzzles | Sudoku | Jigsaw Puzzles | Create Flashcards | Rubric Maker | To-Do List | Floor Plan of  Your Room Interactive Calendar
  Tech Tips      
Minimize all windows at once There's a keyboard shortcut that you can use to minimize all the windows on your desktop all at once: Hold the Window's Key down and press the letter "M"
Edit Video Online Some people would be surprised that you can edit photos online without locally installed software, but surely video editing is too resource-intensive to be done over the web, right? Wrong! We review five online services that let you do things like scene transitions, cuts, splices, loops, audio overlays—and they're all free.
Cuts | Eyespot  | JumpCut  | Motionbox  | One True Media (Requires Free Registration)
Google Docs
(With Video Tutorial)

Create and share your work online Upload from and save to your desktop--Edit anytime, from anywhere--Choose who can access your documents--Share changes in real time AND Files are stored securely online It's FREE!


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