Monthly Archives: July 2011

Collaboration Opportunities

Posted on July 28, 2011 by jkrouskoff

Teachers preparing for the 2011-12 school year can plan on providing strong collaboration opportunities for their students.  Whether it’s student-to-student, teacher-student, teacher-class, or even collaborations with those outside of our district, the CCSD Google Apps Domain makes collaboration effortless.  Considering the importance … Continue reading →

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Google Apps: What a Difference “The Cloud” Makes!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by jkrouskoff

Students and teachers in our district are fortunate to have Google Applications for Education available as a powerful learning tool.  For the past several years, the district has taken advantage of cloud computing in a variety of ways, not only … Continue reading →

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Three Minute Update: Elementary Schools 2011-12

Posted on July 25, 2011 by jkrouskoff

This is an exciting time for our district’s elementary schools, each school will have a significant infusion of digital resources for the 2011-12 school year.  Students in grades four and five will have access to laptops/netbooks, and the computer lab … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Reason Why Information Literacy is Essential: The Most Incredible Thing Fox News Has Ever Done

Posted on July 17, 2011 by jkrouskoff

As an educator, the information presented in the following link to The Atlantic, as well as the video itself, presents a compelling reason why our efforts with information literacy are so essential.  If it weren’t so scary, it would be … Continue reading →

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