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whatever it takes!Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-9237921128452695042012-06-17T09:45:00.003-07:002012-06-17T09:45:29.983-07:00More iPad Apps from my friend Mrs. Smoke<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AktAQ9vfrNNKdFVqN2VNeUJJX3JsTTRIMjdhQVZvRFE#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AktAQ9vfrNNKdFVqN2VNeUJJX3JsTTRIMjdhQVZvRFE#gid=0</a>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-78545849755094011342012-06-16T14:19:00.001-07:002012-06-16T14:19:19.700-07:00Resources<br />
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<a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/ipad-recommended-educational-app-lists" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://www.scoop.it/t/ipad-recommended-educational-app-lists</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html</a></div>
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I want to make a video like this for our back to school school year fun!</div>
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LOVE THIS SITE: <a href="http://www.techchef4u.com/?page_id=3185" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://www.techchef4u.com/?page_id=3185</a></div>
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Apps!</div>
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<a href="http://edu.symbaloo.com/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://edu.symbaloo.com/</a></div>
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Carnozzo's Class <a href="http://carnazzosclass.wikispaces.com/Two+of+Everything" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://carnazzosclass.wikispaces.com/Two+of+Everything</a></div>
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<strong>Sly Reply</strong><br />
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Online scheduling/reply site<br />
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<strong>Poll Junkie</strong><br />
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<strong>Question Press</strong><br />
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<strong>Three Ring</strong><br />
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<strong>Pixlr</strong><br />
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<strong>The Complete DropBox for Educator</strong><br />
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*just in case–Helen’s dropbox referral ;) <a href="http://bit.ly/hmdropbox" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://bit.ly/hmdropbox</a></div>
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<strong>The Complete Guide to Backing Up Your Mac</strong><br />
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<strong>An Introductory Guide to iPads for Teachers</strong><br />
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<strong>101 Web 2.0 Tools Teachers Should Know About</strong><br />
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<strong>Math Chimp</strong><br />
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online collection of math games that are aligned to Common Core Standards</div>
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<strong>New Stuff from Adobe (+Adobe Touch app and the iPhoto app)</strong><br />
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<strong>Adobe Touch App</strong><br />
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<strong>iPhoto App</strong><br />
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<strong>Plagiarism Lesson Learned the HARD Way</strong><br />
<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/europe/hungary-president-resigns/index.html" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/europe/hungary-president-resigns/index.html</a></div>
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<strong>Apps</strong><br />
<strong>StopMotion Studio</strong><br />
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<strong>StoryKit</strong><br />
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<a href="http://teacher.ocps.net/groups/ipodsintheclassroom/" style="color: #44a6ce; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;">http://teacher.ocps.net/groups/ipodsintheclassroom/</a></div>
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</div>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-72496621771729752202012-06-16T13:41:00.001-07:002012-06-16T13:41:09.939-07:00The iPad Chefs Are a Hit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The iTeam (3rd qnd 4th grade students) were the Keynote presenters at the Strategies for Educational Improvement: Preparing for the Future conference at the University of Kansas on June 8, 2012. The conference is collaboration between the Kansas State Department of Education and the KU School of Education. </div>
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The students made their presentation before 400+ educators. Members of the audience included The Commissioner of Education, Diane DeBaker, State School Board Members, Diane Bunting and Walt Chappel, representatives from two legislators' offices, university professors, teachers and administrators. </div>
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The Centre 3rd and 4th graders presented as the iPad Chefs....(based on the Iron Chef TV Show). The iChefs illustrated "app"itizers which are easy to use apps for the classroom, Main dish apps that allow students to use higher order thinking skills and create content using ipad apps, and then Desserts, the students' favorite apps. </div>
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Here is a copy of an email I sent to the students' teachers after our presentation:</div>
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The iPad chefs were absolutely fabulous! The Commisioner of Education said she was reading a book on presenting and they should add a chapter that said , "never follow Jerri Kemble and the iPad chefs if you are speaker. They are a tough act to follow!". That made me feel so proud of our kids!<br />
The keynote, Yong Zhao who is a very respected international speaker, said that our presentation was a great example for him to refer to, and that we were doing all the things he would talk about in his speech! He took our contact information and wants to contact us to be part of an international project that would partner our students with Chinese students.<br />
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Two congressmen had reps there <span style="background-color: #ffffcc;">today</span>. Many people from the state department and state school board were there and were very pleased with our presentation. It was a great day for Centre and these iPad chefs. In my opinion, this was as great as winning a state championship in sports! These students made a stellar presentation to 300 educators which included teachers, professors, superintendents and state dignitaries. Now that takes courage and talent on the part of a ten year old! I wish you all could have been there.<br />
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<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Don’t expect to win the popularity contest </strong>– Decisions you have to make will never please everyone. Do what's is right, not what will help others like you.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Understand that schools build character </strong>– An effective leader has the power to help students and teachers grow and learn in profound ways.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Put children</strong><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> first</strong> – Don’t let media or political agendas get in the way of deciding what’s best for your students’ needs and learning. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Connect with other principals and administrators </strong>– Find out what they are doing in their school. See what is and isn’t working for them and come up with solutions together.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Embrace technology </strong>– Realize that it’s here to stay... now learn how to become a leader in it.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Keep the central office informed </strong>– They can be your allies or your critics, so be sure to ask for advice and let them know stories of your journey along the way.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Acknowledge and respect your predecessors </strong>- Keep in mind that ghosts of the past can haunt the school.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Remember the #1 rule of customer service</strong> – When it comes to your students, faculty, and parents you should always kill them with kindness.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Once you walk across the Principal threshold, relationships change </strong>– Recognize that you are now viewed as the ultimate authority in school by parents, former colleagues, and students.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Don’t change anything the first year</strong> – Focus on personal learning by observing and building relationships. Teachers resent change, so make sure that any change you later propose had better be worth it and acknowledged by most as needed.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Meet with your faculty regularly</strong> – Prepare teachers ahead of time about what will be discussed, and be respectful of people’s time. Keep the meetings short if at all possible.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Assign leadership roles </strong>– Design a school-wide discipline plan with your teacher leaders and decide who will handle what and what will be the penalties for a range of behavior infractions.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Don’t think teachers want you as their friend</strong> – They need someone who will make sure the school is running properly.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Write notes of appreciation</strong> – Never devalue the simple act of thanking your staff for doing a great job.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Refer angry parents to speak to the teacher first</strong> – If a problem is not resolved after talking to the teacher, have them contact you to help improve the situation.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Offer teachers meaningful professional development</strong> – Make sure that anything presented to them is worth their time and effort.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Don’t forget your own professional development</strong> – Spend time reflecting on your leadership, continue to learn by reading, attending professional meetings, and conversing with other administrators.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Accept that you are not perfect</strong> – And realize that concept applies to others as well.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Don’t be a workaholic</strong> – Take care of yourself and your teachers. Encourage your staff to go home to a healthy and balanced life.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Have a vision for your school </strong>– You must believe in your vision if you hope to inspire your staff to get on board with the same goals.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Embrace new ideas</strong> – If you or one of your teachers discover something new, get everyone involved by learning and exploring together.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Always remember that communication is key </strong>– Observations with formative feedback go a long way in helping your teachers meet your expectations.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Be an advocate</strong> – Get to know your teachers; become their biggest fan and supporter.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> </span></li>
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</div>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-86926390044208115552012-03-20T11:51:00.000-07:002012-03-20T11:51:03.192-07:00Tech Savvy Superintendent VideoHere is the link to the interview for Tech Savvy Superintendent that was recorded in Houston, TX<a href="https://eschoolmedia.eduvision.tv/Default.aspx?q=X3Y5NcZVhaAp%252bvinO52A2w%253d%253d">Tech-Savvy</a>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-62955711212680174072012-03-20T11:48:00.003-07:002012-03-20T11:48:39.958-07:00Zhoa Yong<br />
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I have recently been introduced to the work of Yong Zhao and I am intrigued! I find his work compelling and thought provoking.</div>
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Here is the link to a recent speech<a href="http://vimeo.com/aacte">Zhoa Yong</a></div>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-12365113345411784172012-03-20T11:46:00.004-07:002012-03-20T11:46:39.767-07:00iTeam travels to DeSoto<span style="color: #414141; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Lucida, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Having 3rd and 4th graders present to teachers about using the iPad is a big step in education. As an educator, I have realized early on that I was not the sole holder of the knowledge and information. The students can teach us a lot! Our trip to De Soto was a great trip for the students! They got the teachers involved and shared some very good information with the staff. I was very proud of our students today!</span><br />
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This is an exciting week! Our girls basketball team is headed to state and our iTeam is headed to DeSoto for a day of sharing how we use the ipads in our 3rd and 4th grade. Please click on the link below to look at some great sites on our wiki for ideas on using the ipad in the classroom.</div>
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Here is a link to the video that was created at ASSA for the Tech Savvy Superintendent Award.</div>
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<span class="il">Your</span> <span class="il">video</span> <span class="il">from</span> Tech Savvy Superintendent Awards <span class="il">is</span> <span class="il">available</span>.<br class="" /><br class="" />The direct link to <span class="il">your</span> <span class="il">interview</span> <span class="il">video</span> <span class="il">is</span>:<br class="" /><a href="http://eschoolmedia.eduvision.tv/Default.aspx?q=X3Y5NcZVhaAp%252bvinO52A2w%253d%253d" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://eschoolmedia.eduvision.tv/Default.aspx?q=X3Y5NcZVhaAp%252bvinO52A2w%253d%253d</a><br class="" /><br class="" />Congratulations on winning this prestigious award!<br class="" /><br class="" /><br class="" />Lynn Carnes<br class="" /><span class="il">Video</span> editor, JDL Horizons</div>
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Superintendents should find teachers who believe students are teachers and teachers are learners, said Alan November during a Thought Leader session on Sunday at the AASA national conference in Houston.</div>
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The role of the leader is process change, he said. “Education has held onto the organization of school rather than to change the way learning occurs.”</div>
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November is the senior partner and founder of November Learning, running workshops for educators.</div>
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A new way to organize classrooms, he noted, is the “flip model” because it changes who owns the locus of control for learning. It is one example of a change process that leaders can employ. In the flip model, students are doing the teaching, and teachers are facilitating.</div>
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Yet in most classrooms visited by superintendents, November says, when the leaders ask themselves who is working harder -- the teacher or the student? “In almost every case, it’s the teacher.”</div>
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Research shows that learning is improved when it is a social endeavor, for example, taking notes in a lecture versus having to talk to a peer about what you’ve learned and then defending your conclusions. Research also shows that students <em>want</em> to contribute to their own learning, November claimed.</div>
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“If you show a kid that her (tutorial) video has been watched by 20,000 – that’s empowering,” says November.</div>
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He told a story of the transformation of Eric Mazur, the dean of physics at Harvard University, who was troubled by the fact that students were getting high marks on courses but were still missing a grasp of fundamental concepts. Mazur researched whether subject matter expertise contributed to better student outcomes. The data proved otherwise, said November. Harvard professors, including Mazur himself, like other college professors contributed an average 20-percent value from the pre-test of what students knew at the beginning of a course to their end-of-test score.</div>
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Mazur was truly shocked; he had thought to himself, "not <em>my</em>students!" because he had taught for seven years and always received high marks by students in end-of-semester evaluations and his students had received good grades on tests that he knew were difficult, often requiring advanced Calculus. “He was furious,” November recalled, but Mazur knew he this test of 30 questions focused on deeper understanding of fundamental concepts of physics, not the mechanics of solving equations, which some students had been able to do without understanding the physics that was going on.</div>
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Mazur shifted the focus from teaching to learning by putting students more in charge. He started a Facebook-like application to gather students’ questions about physics, asking them to contribute questions about the reading assignment <em>before</em> class, and he found students raised many more questions by contributing online than they would in class. (As an aside, November said that Mark Zuckerberg had been a student in Mazur’s class before he created Facebook, which initially had an interface that looked a lot like Mazur’s web community.)</div>
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During class, instead of Mazur only lecturing, he focuses on exploring the questions students have raised from their reading. And he throws the questions back to the students, asking them to work with a peer to solve them, and defending their answers. Mazur then walks around the class to listen to students, so he can examine their thinking, and correct misperceptions. "What was once homework (answering questions assigned by the teacher) is now schoolwork," said November.</div>
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Today, Mazur’s contribution has grown from 20 percent to 85 percent, which November attributes to teaching that is driven by students’ questions gathered on the community website, where students teach other students what they know, and where the teacher has a much firmer grasp of what their students’ understand or fail to understand and can work as a diagnostician to address misperceptions.</div>
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November drove the message home by taking attendees via YouTube inside a public high school near Detroit to Grey Green Clintondale, which has found similar success by transforming the way education happens.</div>
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“We’ve been doing technology a long time,” says November. “We cannot simply give every kid a laptop and every teacher a smartboard and think we’ve done it.” The transformation will involve taking a more student-centered approach.</div>
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Mathtrain.tv — for tutorial videos students have created; iTunes University — which has just begun collecting K-12 content; Jing — free software; <a href="http://screencast.com/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">Screencast.com</a> — a recording software for podcasting; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbBz9J-xVxE" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">Eric Mazur</a>.</div>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-64343508810508951592012-03-20T11:38:00.001-07:002012-03-20T11:38:44.953-07:00Tech Savvy Superintendent Award<br />
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eSchool News names the Top 10 Tech Savvy Superintendents in the Nation.</div>
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Two were from Kansas- Mark Evans and Jerri Kemble</div>
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<b>2012 eSchool News <span class="il">Tech</span>-<span class="il">Savvy</span> <span class="il">Superintendent</span> <span class="il">Award</span> winners announced</b><i>Nation’s top educators recognized for vision and leadership in ed-<span class="il">tech</span></i>Bethesda, Md., February 1, 2012 – <b><i>eSchool News</i></b><i>, </i>a publication network of eSchool Media Inc.<i>,</i> announces today the top ten superintendents from coast to coast who best exemplify outstanding leadership and vision in using technology to advance their district’s educational goals.<br class="" />Here are the winners of the <b>2012 eSN <span class="il">Tech</span>-<span class="il">Savvy</span> <span class="il">Superintendent</span> Awards</b>:</div>
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<li>Daniel Frazier – Sioux Central Community School District – Sioux Rapids, Iowa</li>
<li>Nicholas Gledich – Colorado Springs School District 11 – Colorado Springs, Colorado</li>
<li>Michele Hancock – Kenosha Unified School District – Kenosha, Wisconsin</li>
<li>Michael Hanson – Fresno Unified School District – Fresno, California</li>
<li>C.J. Huff – Joplin Schools – Joplin, Missouri</li>
<li>Jerri Kemble – Centre School District – Lost Springs, Kansas</li>
<li>Bradford Saron – Cashton Public Schools – Cashton, Wisconsin</li>
<li>William Skilling – Oxford Community Schools – Oxford, Michigan</li>
<li>Todd Yohey – Oak Hills Local School District – Cincinnati, Ohio </li>
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<br class="" />Chosen by the editors of <b><i>eSchool News</i></b> with help from last year’s winners, the 2012 honorees were selected based on 10 “Hallmarks of Excellence”.<br class="" />“Research shows that technology can facilitate better teaching and learning, but only when used effectively,” said Dennis Pierce, editor of <b><i>eSchool News</i></b>. “And that starts at the very top, with strong school district leadership. If you start with a clear vision for how to implement technology wisely, and you make sure your staff are well trained and supported, and you seek to transform instructional practices to leverage technology’s full potential, then technology really can empower education. And that’s what the winners of our annual<span class="il">Tech</span>-<span class="il">Savvy</span><span class="il">Superintendent</span> Awards are doing.”<br class="" />Winners of the 12th annual <span class="il">Tech</span>-<span class="il">Savvy</span> <span class="il">Superintendent</span> Awards Program—sponsored by Global Scholar and JDL Horizons—will be honored in a ceremony held in conjunction with the Century Club 100 annual meeting at the American Association of School Administrators’ annual conference in Houston on Feb. 18, 2012. The Century Club 100 is an honorary organization composed of superintendents from every state in the USA. <br class="" />The ceremony’s keynote speaker is renowned education consultant Alan November who will discuss technology and today’s superintendency. </div>
Watch the ceremony live online on February 18, 2012 at<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/</a></span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Lucida, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;"><http://www.eschoolnews.com/video/></a> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Lucida, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Mountain time (1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time).<br class="" />To learn more about this year’s winners, visit<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/02/01/meet-our-2012-tech-savvy-superintendent-award-winners/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/02/01/meet-our-2012-<span class="il">tech</span>-<span class="il">savvy</span>-<span class="il">superintendent</span>-<span class="il">award</span>-winners/</a><a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/02/01/meet-our-2012-tech-savvy-superintendent-award-winners/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;"><http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/02/01/meet-our-2012-<span class="il">tech</span>-<span class="il">savvy</span>-<span class="il">superintendent</span>-<span class="il">award</span>-winners/></a> .<br class="" />For a list of the criteria used in judging these awards, visit<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/26/ten-hallmarks-of-excellence-for-the-eschool-news-tech-savvy-superintendent-awards/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/26/ten-hallmarks-of-excellence-for-the-eschool-news-<span class="il">tech</span>-<span class="il">savvy</span>-<span class="il">superintendent</span>-awards/</a><a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/26/ten-hallmarks-of-excellence-for-the-eschool-news-tech-savvy-superintendent-awards/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;"><http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/26/ten-hallmarks-of-excellence-for-the-eschool-news-<span class="il">tech</span>-<span class="il">savvy</span>-<span class="il">superintendent</span>-awards/></a> .<div>
<br class="" /><b>About the TSSAs</b>Launched in 2001, the <b><span class="il">Tech</span>-<span class="il">Savvy</span> <span class="il">Superintendent</span> Awards (TSSA) Program</b> honors K-12 chief executives who have displayed exemplary vision in the use of technology to further the goals of educating today’s students and equip them with 21st century skills. Initially, superintendents are nominated by their colleagues and peers. Once a field of hundreds of nominations are culled, the editors of eSN along with past-years’ TSSA laureates select the current cohort of ten winners.</div>
In support of the TSSA Program, the <b>eSchool News Network</b> provides comprehensive editorial reporting in its print and online publications along with video coverage of the awards ceremony as well as interviews with the winning superintendents at its online video channel,<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.tv/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">www.eSchoolNews.TV</a></span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Lucida, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.tv/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;"><http://www.eSchoolNews.TV></a> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Lucida, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">. <br class="" /><div>
<b>About eSchool Media</b> <br class="" /><b>eSchool Media Inc.</b> is a news and information organization delivering print, web, e-mail and video communications to nearly one million K-20 decision makers and influencers throughout North America and around the world. Its information networks provide education-technology content and services for leaders in schools and colleges and help educators successfully use technology and internet to transform education and achieve their educational goals. <b>eSchool News</b> is the flagship publication of <b>eSchool Media Inc.</b>, which also includes <b>eCampus News Network</b>, serving higher education exclusively, and<b>eClassroom News</b>, an electronic publication network for teachers and other classroom practitioners. <br class="" /></div>
With more than 290,000 registered members and more than 500,000 page views a month,<b>eSchool News Online</b> (<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">http://www.eschoolnews.com</a></span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Lucida, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;"><http://www.eschoolnews.com></a> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Lucida, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">) is the No. 1 website for ed-<span class="il">tech</span> daily news and information for K-20 decision makers.</span><br />Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-90301562472150836222012-03-20T11:30:00.004-07:002012-03-20T11:30:36.475-07:00Blue Ribbon Day 2012<br />
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On February 6, the Centre School had over 500 people at an appreciation ceremony for people who make a difference in our lives. Each student and staff member was asked to invite someone to school who had made a positive difference in their life. In the morning, Monte Selby worked with the K-4 students on songs and then actually wrote a song with our 5-12 students. The song was created to show appreciation to the people who make a positive difference in our lives.</div>
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Here is a link to the song the students and Monte wrote.<a href="http://www.monteselby.com/GetThere.mp3" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #44a6ce; text-decoration: none;">www.monteselby.com/GetThere.mp3</a></div>
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Monte is an amazing performer, educator and person. Please check out his website. www.monteselby.com</div>
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<span style="color: #414141; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', LucidaGrande, Lucida, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Congratulations to Candace Tajchman, the Centre Teacher of the Year in 2011. Candace was honored at the annual Herington Chamber of Commerce dinner on Monday, January 23. Candace has been instrumental in establishing the Multi-tiered System of Support for reading at the elementary level. She has successfully integrated ipads in the classroom and works hard to promote good character in her students. Candace is known for her impeccably organized classroom, her great sense of style, her commitment to teaching and growing as a professional, and her love of her students. Congratulations, Candace, we appreciate the work you are doing at Centre!</span>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-50454433917296144692012-03-20T11:24:00.000-07:002012-03-20T11:24:11.347-07:00Kansas Online Learning Program<br />
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In 2010, Centre created the Kansas Online Learning Program. Our first year we enrolled 25 students and celebrated our first graduate. In 2011, we expanded our staff and our program to 80 students. We are so proud of our virtual program. Not onlyu does is serve students from across the state of Kansas, it has also increased the class offerings to our high school studens by 250 classes. This program has been an outstanding addition to our district. Please visit our website and Facebook page.</div>
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If you know someone who is interested in a virtual program, please call us at 785-366-6923.</div>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-91231520968485169622012-03-20T11:17:00.002-07:002012-03-20T11:21:32.970-07:00Self-Regulated Learning<br />
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Last Spring, our district was fortunate to be asked by the Smoky Valley District to participate with them in a disimination grant for our virtual and brick and mortar students. The grant afforded a core group of teachers the opportunity to learn about Self-Regulated Learning through Dr. Tim Cleary.</div>
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Last spring, our school board made a trip to the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City for a special presentation by Apple Computer. Several teachers and our virtual coordinator joined the school board for the presentation. After a day of learning about the power of the mac in the educational environment, the board was convinced to move to become a Mac School District. This fall we purchased MacBooks for all the high school students, ipads for all the 3rd and 4th grade students and ipod touches for the K-2 students. It was an investment in providing the Centre Students the best in technology solutions.</div>
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Our staff has embraced the "new normal" and made big changes in their classrooms. Linda Loder, our technology integration coach, has been an asset to the staff. Mrs. Loder believes that technology needs to be infused into the curriculum seamlessly and has worked with our staff to assist them with the project.</div>
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The Laptop Rollout in August was a huge success. Parents and students learned together how to care for the computer. Marla Elmquist from Smokey Valley School District demonstrated the mac laptop and talked with parents about monitoring their children at home when they are on their laptops.</div>
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</div>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-86547794270315380492012-03-20T09:54:00.001-07:002012-03-20T09:54:52.707-07:00Sharing some links for using ipod touches in the classroom:<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Over 40 links to iPod Touch resources: </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.delicious.com/lloutback/ipodtouch" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; padding-right: 10px;">http://www.delicious.com/lloutback/ipodtouch</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Video from Escondido Elementary School: </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.apple.com/education/profiles/escondido/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; padding-right: 10px;">http://www.apple.com/education/profiles/escondido/</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Slide to Learn:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/30321906/Slide-to-Learn-Educators-Guide-to-the-iPad-iPod-and-iPhone" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; padding-right: 10px;">http://www.scribd.com/doc/30321906/Slide-to-Learn-Educators-Guide-to-the-iPad-iPod-and-iPhone</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Great article on using speech recognition: </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/06/15/speech-recognition-mobile-apps-help-build-reading-skills/print/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; padding-right: 10px;">http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/06/15/speech-recognition-mobile-apps-help-build-reading-skills/print/</a>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-17130196948002666852012-01-22T13:54:00.000-08:002012-01-22T13:54:28.899-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Martin Luther King Day, we had the opportunity to present at the TEEN Mashup in Herington. I was pleased to bring my iTeam to TEEN. The iTeam is made up of seven students from our school. Our presentation was titled, "Think Outside the App." The children showed the adults how the iPad is not a toy, it is a very powerful learning tool.Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043454214344145813.post-3751213764979115372010-08-31T11:59:00.000-07:002012-01-22T13:47:01.458-08:00Greetings<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today I decided to create a blog that is aesthetically pleasing to me. I think I have a good start at it! I like a saying I found on Pininterest that says, "Some people look for beauty, and others create it." I like to create it! I do not think people take enough time to create beauty in their world. I am attempting to create a blog with things that I am passionate about and keep it looking great at the same time. This might be fun!</span>Jerri Kemblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14990919275128718592noreply@blogger.com0