My Technology Programs
Introduction and Background
"News
as it Happens"
In the summer of 2001 a 50 year old tradition nearly came to
an end. Our high school newspaper "The Lasso" was threatened
by 4 factors: a budget crunch, low enrollment, lack of faculty
sponsorship
and stale news. Since I
truly believed that every high school needed a published student voice,
I proposed an online version with the following goals:
- To publish news in a timely manner
- To continue the high quality of writing
- To produce a web site easy to navigate and maintain
- To archive all stories
- To use lots of pictures
With an average of 1000 hits
per week our audience has grown to include students, parents, staff,
alumni and the community. I was co-sponsor of this student activity.
Visit the Lasso Online Archive as it existed 2001-2007 at:
http://www.fccps.org/gm/archive/lasso/archive/lasso.htm
Lasso Online continues in capable hands after the retirement of Michael
Hoover and myself. The current version is available through the GMHS website
Girls On-Line
One of the great disappointments in my educational career has
been the under-representation of girls in our high school technology
courses. To reach girls when they are most impressionable, I designed
a 2 week summer program for rising 6th, 7th and
8th graders.
Web Design and Layout
I designed this 2 week summer program to allow middle school students
to create and post content to the web both individually and in a collaborative
environment.
Technology Counts
Education Week magazine annually publishes "Technology
Counts" a spotlight on educational technology issues and trends.
My students and I were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right
time. My husband says that they captured my "best side". The
students recorded the moment digitally here:
The Interactive Classroom
From 2005 - 2007 we introduced "SchoolPads" and i-Panels which
have the potential to transform classroom interaction.