Technology Resources

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Technology Resources

• Henderson County Schools
• Linda Payne
• Technology Instructional Coordinator
• 831-8759

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PowerPoint

• As a teacher presentation tool
• As a learning center activity
• To create interactive displays for school
  announcements, parent meetings, open house
  information
• As a student choice for reporting or completing
  assignments
• Find teacher examples
• http//www.henderson.k12.ky.us/administration/trt/
  powerpoint.htm

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Publisher

• As a method of student reporting or for
  completion of assignments.
• As a newsletter format or brochure
• For creating flyers, calendars, cards, letters,
  origami, etc.

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Word

• Making forms or tests.
• Creating interactive documents or Interactive
  assignments
• Accessing these from a web page (for easy
  download and delivery to students).

Samples from http//www.henderson.k12.ky.us/admi
nistration/trt/Brainbusters.htm
http//www.henderson.k12.ky.us/administration/tr
t/Indian20files/Totem20page.doc
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Excel

• Teaching students to use Excel to enter formulas
• Teaching students to use Excel to create graphs
  OR K-1 Excel sample
• Teaching students to use Excel as a management
  tool for organizing data

Samples from http//www.henderon.k12.ky.us/admini
stration/trt/Teacher20page20files/Microsoft20Gr
aphGraph20in20Excel.doc http//www.henderson.k
12.ky.us/administration/trt/Excel__Word.htm
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KET Encyclomedia

• http//www.ket.org/education/encyclomedia.htm
• OR
• http//www.unitedstreaming.com
• Search for content related videos to match your
  curriculum. Download to your computer for
  classroom viewing.
• Please contact Linda Payne or Kenneth Davis to
  set up your account.

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SAS in School Curriculum Pathways

• High school curriculum
• Subscription does not cover elementary or middle
  school teachers
• http//www.sasinschool.com/ProductEntrance/Login/l
  ogin.jsp
• http//www.sasinschool.com/community/classroom/

If you are high school teacher who finds this
site valuable, please let your principal know.
That information will be needed for subscription
renewal.
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KATE - TICK

• Created and maintained by Murray State University
  College of Education
• Kentucky Academy of Technology in Education
• Technology in Classrooms in Kentucky
• This can be accessed from our HCS Home page.
• http//coekate.murraystate.edu/kate/tick/

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Smart Board

• http//www.henderson.k12.ky.us/administration/trt/
  Smart_Board.htm
• Besides all the amazing functions
• Free downloadable Smart Board Activities
• Gallery of educational templates/clip art for
  designing lessons
• Flash player games to help teach core content
  specifics
• Floating toolbar (customizable) to aid in
  teaching from computer

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ThinkFinity

• Thinkfinity general search page
• http//www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx

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Read Write Gold

• This program works with any computer program
  where text can be highlighted.

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Photo Story 3

• Free download and install from Microsoft
• Allows you to import your own photos and create a
  digital story with text, motion, and music.
• http//www.henderson.k12.ky.us/administration/trt/
  resources/trees.wmv

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Microsoft Reader

• Free download from Microsoft
• Set up file
• Text to speech install
• Word to Reader install
• Dictionary installs

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Microsoft Producer

• This free download from Microsoft works with
  PowerPoint and video files.
• Use the program to synchronize a video clip with
  a PowerPoint slideshow.
• This file can be found on District Moodle.

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HCS Technology Resources

• http//www.henderson.k12.ky.us/administration/trt/
  index.htm
• Links for
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educator Resources
• Other Teaching Resources
• Technology Resources

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Others

• AR Accelerated Reader
• AM Accelerated Math
• CCITL (Commonwealth Center for Instructional
  Technology and Learning)
• MOODLE
• IMMEX Problem Solving Sets
• Microsoft FrontPage create a teacher web page