SMART Users' Group

Join SMART Technologies and Lowcountry EdTech for a SMART Users' Group. This is a great opportunity to network with educators from CCSD, Berkeley, Dorchester 2, College of Charleston, the Citadel, and Charleston Southern University on SMART Notebook lessons for the SMART Board.

Ashley Ridge High School
July 14, 2009
Elementary 9am-12pm
Middle/high 1pm-4pm

Pre-registration begins June 5th at 10am and is a first come, first serve basis.

Click here for complete information regarding registration and the registration link.

Summer Technology Courses Posted

The Department of Educational Technology is pleased to announce the posting of summer technology courses.

For a complete list of courses with dates, times, and session registration numbers click here - then click on Course List.

March Madness Incentives Awarded

Congratulations to the following schools for winning the March Madness Proviso technology incentives. These schools were chosen by lottery from all schools who turned in their Confirmation Forms.

Senteo Student Response System
James Simons Elementary School

SMART Document Camera
Oakland Elementary School

AirLiner Wireless Slate
Belle Hall Elementary School

Digital Camera Kit
Haut Gap Middle School

OnePlaceSC

Click here to visit a wonderful resource for educators provided by SCETV. OnePlaceSC is a K-12 education portal that allows teachers and administrators to search numerous resources with one username and password. The site provides educators with resources for use with students and staff development materials. CCSD educators may use their StreamlineSC/United Streaming username and password for OnePlaceSC.

Click here to view the latest National Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) and Students (NETS-S) from the International Society for Technology Standards (ISTE). The standards and the performance indicators have been updated to reflect the Web 2.0 shift.

K-5 Summer Surfing

Research has shown that reading as little as fifteen minutes per day can help children avoid a "summer backslide" in their education. Keep your child's summer surfing smoothly with these educational websites for language arts and math:

K-5 Language Arts

K-5 Math

iPod Graduate
Course Grant

Congratulations to the following teachers for being awarded the iPod grants:

Lisa Ahrens
Burke Middle/High School

Mona Albrechtsen
Murray Hill Academy

Lisa Bevans
Drayton Hall Elementary

Chastity Blevins
Jane Edwards Elementary

Michelle Evans
St. Andrews Elementary

Roy Kemp
Burke Middle/High School

Shawna Lentz
North Charleston Elementary

Corrine Mills
Burke Middle/High School

Whitney Nelson
Midland Park Elementary

Arlyne Shine
North Charleston High

Lapariscena Singleton
Garrett Academy of Technology

Jennifer Spain
Fort Johnson Middle

Donna Wooten
Sanders-Clyde Elementary

These teachers will be attending a graduate course. Each winner will also receive a classroom iPod, 5 earbuds, 5 way splitter, and Belkin recorder microphone to create an iPod learning station for the classroom.