RenWeb is our school management system. On the plus side, everything is web based, so I can access grades, lesson plans, etc. from home. The best feature is the homework calendar, which shows a specific student's homework for every class on each day. On the down side, I often have copy + paste errors where a day's worth of lesson plans or attendance may be deleted. Navigating this system is unnecessarily complicated for me as a teacher and as a parent, and there are no template options to spice up the web page option. I have experimented with web documents, but there are some flaws in this, as well. I hope to spend some more time working on RenWeb to conquer some of my issues; however, my schedule has been insanely full since I started my new job.
I am still interested in pursuing podcasting and attended a convention recently that offered two technology seminars. One was on podcasting and the other was on connecting your classroom to the world via the Internet. There were several possibilities in the second class concerning web field trips and classroom swaps. I'm going to purchase a mic for my ipod and try to create a podcast before spring. I'm optimistic about it because so many of the students have ipods. The school also has a fairly advanced learning strategies program that pursues technological assistance for students with special learning needs. Another possibility that may arise is that of an instructional technology committee. I've emailed the headmaster to know I'd be interested in participating, but I've not heard any more about the possibility of it.
I am still interested in pursuing podcasting and attended a convention recently that offered two technology seminars. One was on podcasting and the other was on connecting your classroom to the world via the Internet. There were several possibilities in the second class concerning web field trips and classroom swaps. I'm going to purchase a mic for my ipod and try to create a podcast before spring. I'm optimistic about it because so many of the students have ipods. The school also has a fairly advanced learning strategies program that pursues technological assistance for students with special learning needs. Another possibility that may arise is that of an instructional technology committee. I've emailed the headmaster to know I'd be interested in participating, but I've not heard any more about the possibility of it.