Welcome to the GRPS Shared Time Wiki

For Instructional Technology

This Wiki is created for the collaborative use of the Computer Teachers in the GRPS Shared Time Program. Please use it to share ideas and resources for enhancing the task of teaching computer classes to students of non-public school students in the Grand Rapids community. Hopefully this will serve as a resources for teachers in both GRPS Public Schools and the Non-Public Schools as well.

GRPS Shared Time Teachers

Issues facing the Shared Time Staff:

Expectations:

• What does the Shared Time program expect of the participating non-public schools?
• What do the non-public schools expect of the shared time computer teachers
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Calendars:

• Grand Rapids Public School
• Grand Rapids Christian Schools

Grand Rapids Catholic Schools

Technology Standards:

• NETS-Students (Original)
• NETS-Students (The Next Generation - Revised June '07)
• State of Michigan Technology Standards
• Grand Rapids Christian Schools Technology Standards
• Grand Rapids Catholic Schools Technology Standards

What is Web 2 O

Software Issues:

• What software are you using in your schools?
  • Inspiration and/or Kidspiration for concept mapping & graphic organizers
  • MS Office & its open source alternative Open Office
  • Kid Pix & its open source alternative Tux Paint
  • Keyboarding
  • Photostory
  • What else?
• Are there any issues / problems / solutions you have discovered with any software?
   

Software Resources:

• Software Sources
   
• Software Tutorials
   

Curriculum Resources:

• Elementary (you can help)
• Middle School (you can help)
• High School (you can help)
• General (unsorted) Links (this may be a place to start)
• Sample (old) of one districts Technology Curriculum with sample lessons (You might consider creating an updated model)

Your Favorites: (To be added during the afternoon)

• Photostory
• Open Office
• Alice
• Frontpage
• West Point Bridge Builder
• Lego Designer
• Google Sketch Up
• Missing

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