Volume 1 Edition 5 March 26, 2014

CISD Tech Talk

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Crowley has partnered with University of Phoenix. All

Crowley ISD staff saves 10% on the cost of tuition

when enrolling in any degree program, certificate

program or individual course at University of Phoenix.

They will also waive your application fee. For more

information, click HERE to be directed to the district

Staff Development page.

Campus Instructional Technologists Michelle Bothel: Summer Creek Middle School,

Mary Harris Intermediate, Meadowcreek

Elementary, & Hargrave Elementary

Stacey Dudzinski: North Crowley High School,

Jackie Carden Elementary & Oakmont

Elementary

Tim Grijalva: HF Stevens Middle School, CTE,

Deer Creek Elementary, & Parkway Elementary

Colby Howerton: Crowley Middle School, David

L Walker Intermediate, Sue Crouch

Intermediate, & Dallas Park Elementary

Donna Lorenson: Crowley 9th

, North Crowley

9th

, Poynter Elementary & Sycamore

Elementary

Chris Tims: Crowley High School, SH Crowley

Intermediate & Bess Race Elementary

To receive Professional Development

opportunities directly to your inbox, join the

Crowley ISD My Big Campus Professional

Development group. You may request to join

or join the group automatically with the

following auto-approve code: njwb35k9

This Week’s Websites Click on each to go directly to that site.

Teacher Shout-Outs! Marlie Mobley’s students (CH9) are working

on a project entitled “Eat This ~ Not That.”

Students choose a popular restaurant to research

and create a class presentation by using Prezi or

Power Point, WordCloud, Go Animate,

Flipagram, iMovie, Movie Maker, Venn

Diagram or Booklet!

Jessica Clark’s students (NC9) are working on

designing their own restaurant, restaurant menus

and marketing. They are using internet research,

Crowley Housing Development Authority

research and an interior design app, Homestyler!

*Check out the pictures on page 2!!*

Basic iPad 101 Training – Learn basic iPad functionality from setting up district emails, using the

app store, search functions, device settings, camera features, and other important aspects of the

device.

Locations: Sycamore Library @3:30 pm and NCHS Library @4:30 pm

Intermediate iPad Training – This training will focus on using the features found on the device to

enhance user efficiency, including Skyward access and usage, creating photo/video files that can be

uploaded to classroom programs (like MBC) and app functions, like Dropbox, Educreations and

ShowMe. Locations: Crowley Middle School Library @4:00 pm and CHS Library @4:30

The Advanced Classroom – Participants will create a full classroom-ready flipped lesson using

the iPad from recording to implementation. Participants will need a class lesson to bring to

training. Locations: JA Hargrave Library @3:30 pm and HF Stevens Room 108 @4:00 pm

Requirements: Please bring your iPad, laptop, and any classroom materials required for the

session.

District-Wide WWW Wednesdays There will be no training held next week, Wednesday, April 2

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Our next trainings will be held on April 9th. Please remember to register in Eduphoria.

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