Teachers in buildings across the district are integrating technology in a variety of ways. Here's a quick look at how one building -- Stout Middle School -- is using technology to create emerging opportunities for students: Leon Vietinghoff's Blog. If you haven't...
The charge of the Tech Coaches is to support teachers as they seek to integrate technology into their instruction for the ultimate benefit of students. But as teachers ourselves, we both know that time for learning new things is at a premium--and that there's really...
All around the district, Dearborn students and staff are utilizing Google Hangouts. So what, exactly, IS a Google Hangout? What you can do with Hangouts? Send messages Make video calls Share photos, locations, and stickers And more! So what have people around...
Today, students in Diane Pas and Teresa Masiarczyk's science classes at Smith began working on their Mahara ePortfolio pages for their Earth Science unit. Ms. Pas & Ms. Masiarczyk began by introducing students to Mahara with a Google Doc posted on their Google...
Due to the popular demand of the digital annotation strategy, the Tech Coaches have updated the step sheet for the process of digital close reading. You can find it on the "How Do I?" page, at the bottom, under "Other Tools." We have also added a step sheet for...
What is Close Reading? The latest strategy in reading comprehension is called "Close reading," or annotating text. The idea is that students read a selection with a pen, making annotations (notes) to help them better understand the text. Because students are...
