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Tech Tuesday for March 23
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I am at SMART Board training today. Please complete the assignment by Monday, March 29.

Classroom Management in a 1:1:


The resources we are looking at today were created by the Irving Independent School District in Texas. Irving has been a 1:1 district since 2003-04. Some of the information on the site is a bit dated but the Classroom Management section is excellent.

Take about fifteen minutes and watch the videos posted on the site.The first features teachers answering some of the most frequently asked questions about their classroom management in a 1:1 school. In the second series one teacher models several examples of effective practices for maintaining order in a class full of students with laptops.

Teacher Interviews: Video Demonstrations:

After watching, select the **Discussion** tab at the top of this page. I copied the "common laptop classroom management questions" from a document posted on the Irving website. These questions cover topics you should be thinking about as we prepare for next month's roll out. Read how your colleagues answer the questions and post a reply to **__one__** of the following questions in the discussion tab.

__Answer one in the Discussions__ - How do you begin class? - How do you get your student's attention? - How do you monitor activity? - How often to you check projects?


 * PLEASE NOTE:** You will see one question labeled "Everybody Answer". I would like everyone to answer that question (I hope everyone could have figured that out). You will also find one question titled "Any Ideas?" In that discussion I would appreciate any ideas you have about how to handle some of the problems we anticipate.