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Office of Instructional Technology
Mr. George Loper, CITO http://www.desotocountyschools.org/ITD
"It's not about the devices...it's about the relationships that they allow us to build with students." --Brad Waid
CONTENTS: ♦ Apps of the Month ♦ Frequently Asked Questions ♦ Tech Tips of the Month ♦ Formative Assessment ♦ Computer 101 ♦ Website & Web Tip of the Month ♦ CEU Information ♦ State Testing Requirements
Students at LCMS enjoy a great movie
Two classes at LES share wonderings
called "Stand Up for Freedom" from
about frogs on Padlet before reading
Learn360 for Black History Month.
"Flashy Fantastic Rainforest Frogs".
MARCH is Wom en's History Month:
There are some great videos available for Women's History Month on learn360.infobase.com. Send in a tech support ticket from your desktop for help! Top favorites in our district include (click and login to view):
*Fannie Lou Hamer *The Feminist Movement *Women at War *Great Women in American History: Famous Americans *First Ladies (K-5) *Women of Science
Focus Training Sessions in March Include: Elementary:
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High:
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Technology makes them smile! Students in Mrs. Pinckley's class use Padlet to write book reviews of student writing. Sen d us you r p ic s o f st ude nt s u si n g t ech in Y OUR classroom to Tin a St re ete r at t in a.st ree ter@dcsms.org!
Don't forget to stop by and discover something new via your CTC...