Transforming Education

Offering Accommodations with Google

Offering Accommodations with Google

Over the past couple weeks, the Tech Coaches have helped teacher Sara Pniewski from Dearborn High School find ways to use technology to accommodate some of her students with reading and writing needs.  Using the Voice Typing feature of Google Docs, Mrs. Pniewski has...

Introducing The Model Courses Project

Over the next year, the Tech Coaches will be assembling model iLearn courses for several disciplines and grade levels.  The model courses will showcase the wealth of activities created by Dearborn teachers, as well as custom activities created by the Tech Coaches...

New Promethean Board Training

New Promethean Board Training

Bob and I were fortunate enough to spend some quality time with a new interactive projector.  This projector has the capability to turn any whiteboard into an interactive whiteboard!  These will take the place of the old Activboards.  Coming soon, to a classroom near...

Using iBlog to Improve School Culture

Using iBlog to Improve School Culture

Teacher leader Hebat Abdelbaki at Salina Intermediate created her blog today. She will be using the blog to communicate with parents, as well as to allow students to record Acts of Kindness they witness within the school.  By clicking on a link from the menu on Mrs....

Technology in Action at Henry Ford!

Lots of good things are happening at Henry Ford!  In Mrs. Hammoud's 3rd grade class, students are using Google Classroom to complete writing assignments. In Mrs. Hetu's 1st grade class, students are using flipcharts created by their teacher to practice building words...

More Good Things at Geer Park!

In Mrs. Gutierrez's 2/3 class, students are experiencing writing conferences using Google Docs and the "Comment" feature.  The teacher can remotely log into a student's document, read it, and provide immediate feedback while the student is working.  The students can...

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