TechKnowledgy Online  PBS 45 & 49

Issue 9  May, 2008 

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Creating Mailing Labels

Check this site out for a tutorial on making mailing labels using Microsoft Word.  Read More

 

Free Web Version of Photoshop
Adobe Systems Inc., maker of the popular photo-editing software Photoshop, has launched a basic version of the program available free of charge online.  Read More

 

PBS 45 & 49 News from Jeff
Find out about the Ed Services meeting on May 9, the new contracts, summer workshops and a survey to win a digital camera.  Read More

 

Free Professional Development
Hunting for Everyday History   May 19, 2008,  4:00 PM-6 PM at PBS 45 & 49  Read More

 

Save May 23!  Games in Education VideoConference
Meet five experts who will present information about both 2- and 3-dimensional gaming in education, share research findings and talk about the place of both commercial and noncommercial games in schools.  Read More  

 

Grant Sites 
This is a listing of several grants that are available in a variety of areas. 

Go to Grant Sites

 

Teacher Feature 
Meet JoAnn Santillo from the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center. Read about her Time Capsule Project.   Read More

 

Web Picks for May 
Find sites for May Day, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother Goose Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day and the first climb of Mt. Everest.
Go to May picks

 

Tell us about something exciting that's happening at your school. Just contact Ria Mastromatteo at (330) 677-4549 or toll-free at 1-800-554-4549, or e-mail me at maria@wneo.org .

 
Book Review

The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through:  Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time  by Carolyn J. Downey, Betty E. Steffy, et. al.

It’s evaluation day.  Your principal is coming into your classroom. A report will be written and then verbally presented to you.  Sound familiar?  This approach to teacher improvement (and ultimately school improvement) is being challenged by the “new kid,” the walk-through.  A walk-through is a different type of conversation that encourages optimal collaboration between the principal or supervisor and the teacher.  It encourages teacher reflection.  Read More

Feel free to comment on the book above.  If you want to tell about a book you know, e-mail your review to Ria Mastromatteo maria@wneo.org.

 

We’re also open to comments, criticisms and suggestions for improvements for this newsletter.  Just contact Ria at maria@wneo.org .