Teacher Curriculum Resource Links

This is a nice list of good teacher sites, if you're stumped for ideas...
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/links.html

Switching to First Class email

All teachers must use the First Class email, starting this September. The First Class "client" is installed on all the school internet workstation. You'll find the shortcut to it in Bulletins > Programs. Your user ID is your first initial followed by your last name. If others in the board share the same first initial and last name, then you'll have to add your middle initial to the ID. For example, my ID is not gbrown, it is gtbrown because there is more than one "gbrown" in the HWDSB. To find out what your starting password is, email me.

To install First Class email client on your home computer.

1. The installation file is downloaded from this URL: http://w3.hwdsb.on.ca/resources/informationtechnology/software/fcsetup.exe
2. Save the file to your desktop or to some other location on your computer that you can locate.
3. To install, double click the file you saved.
4. The installer program will begin. Click Next > Next > Next > Finish to install.
5. Find the First Class icon on your Start menu.
6. Type your user ID and password. Click Login.

What shows up first is your "First Class Desktop". You'll notice a Mailbox there. Open it by double clicking. This is your Inbox.

Your new email address is yourfirstname.yourlastname@hwdsb.on.ca

For example, my email is glen.brown@hwdsb.on.ca

K-12 model computer curriculum

This document is from the Computer Science Teacher's Association: http://www.acm.org/education/k12/k12final1022.pdf

Teachers Get Ready!

Thus endeth the daze of summer. Six days before the kids return to class. I dunno about you, but I honestly NEED to get back into the classroom. My training and my profession have got me in the habit of thinking ahead and making plans for students...when there are no students, what are all my little brain cells supposed to do?

There's only so much puttering one can do around the house fixing this, painting that, tidying the other thing. Not to mention that $$ becomes an issue at this time.

So, today's task is to think back...what was one satisfying memory from your teaching last year?

For me, it was being able to take our school band to MusicFest, and to see them achieve a silver award. They worked so hard to get ready, and they did a great job.

How about you? Your comments are welcome.