PMES
TECHNOLOGY and Media Team
Soaring above the Rest
LINKS
Online
Research
(contact for Lisa Mays passwords)
For Students
Reading
Reading with Q/A (advanced)
Math
Science
Standards
National Education Technology Standards
Planning Days
Please use each Web site below until your teacher asks you to stop or to work in small groups.
You select and review the different math and science links. Tell your teacher what you think of your choice.
Read and share with your neighbor about the animal you read about:
Select your grade and complete each eGame by yourself. Then try the math lingo with a friend.
Read 2 - 3 articles and be ready to discuss what you read about with your classmates
Use the Educational games to learn math skills
Challenge a classmate to see who can get the most correct. Check your answers with your classmates.
Interactive Basic Games for Pre-K
thinkfinity.org This is what the Georgia Department of Education has to say about thinkfinity:
"Verizon Thinkfinity is a free, online tool that provides more than 55,000 lesson plans, activities, student materials, interactive tools, and other resources for classroom teachers, students, parents and after-school programs. Many of the resources are directly linked to the Georgia Performance Standards and can help parents find convenient and user-friendly, educational activities to help their child achieve success in the classroom. To access Thinkfinity.org click on the link above" GDOE.
A password is required for this site and you can email Derek Schroll to get it.
SAS is designed for older students, but offers many wonderful lessons for 4th and 5th grade students. Explore the History of the World, gaze at the Solar System with interactive sites, or practice writing together! The math is too advanced for elementary students.
This web site may be an overkill for resources, but there are a lot of great ones here regarding vocabulary and reading comprehension. A child's vocabulary is a very strong indicator of academic success. Start playing vocabulary games at home early and often with your children.
Puckett's Mill Technology and Media Team's goal is to increase and enhance student learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology and media.
Imagine you are hiring a person to work for your company. What skills would you want that person to have? What skills do you want your own child to have when he or she enters college or the workplace?
I imagine you said effective problem solving, decision making, creativity, the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively, information and media literate, lifelong learner, the ability to adapt and change, and probably even technology skills. In addition, you probably said the ability to read, write, and be proficient in math. Ultimately, most employers and parents are wanting children to become well rounded, productive members of society and that is our goal at Puckett's Mill.
This is the framework for our technology department. We use technology and media, as well as support the integration of technology and media in all our classrooms to help your child learn these skills that can help to prepare them for the "real world" and to increase his or her ability to learn the AKS. Please take some time and read the standards that drive our framework under the links on this page.
Our Team
Our team is not defined. We have a technology and media team, but the integration of technology in the classroom is each teacher's and administrator's responsibility and we accomplish this goal as a school wide team. We are blessed to have an administration team that values technology and 21st century skills.
We do have three people who offer frontline support in different areas and you can contact any of them via email by using the faculty page.
Glenda Vaughn - Technical Support Technician
Lisa Mays - Media Specialist
Derek Schroll - Technology Coordinator - Please email Derek Schroll if you are not clear who to email.
What Can Parents Do at Home?
Parents often ask what they can do at home. Here are some great ways to help your students learn the skills they will need for the 21st century:
- Select an age appropriate Web site for your child to practice reading, math, or writing skills. Monitor your child, as you feel fit, and take some time to watch your child using the site. Then discuss with your child the processes that he or she is performing to compel them to articulate, communicate, and demonstrate their understanding of the skill. You can also ask additional questions and relate what they are learning to the real world as much possible. The GOLDEN MOMENT, for one example, is when you are a store and can ask your child to use the skills he or she learned on the computer to solve a "real world" problem.
- Have your child practice keyboarding skills, but then provide your child with a chance to create something use a word processor, such Microsoft Word. Children will often learn when given the freedom to practice a skill and not feel like making a mistake will get them in trouble. We want to teach responsible use of technology, but we also want to teach creativity. We cannot accomplish without letting students have time to practice, create, and even make mistakes.
- Let your child create a budget for him or herself or even for your home, such as the common expenses. This can be done using a spreadsheet, such as Excel. The opportunities for learning are endless. You can ask: Why the heating bill increased so much and what could we do to decrease it? This allows your child to understand an important life concept, while learning technology and math skills.
- Going shopping or just got back from shopping and need a break? Have your child use the Internet to comparison shop the items you plan to purchase or already purchased. Can he or she save you money? What is the difference? What are the risks with purchasing on-line? Why wouldn't everyone shop on-line if there was money to be saved? These are some of the questions you discuss with your child after they complete a search. Wouldn't you love it if your child was an informed consumer and had the skills it requires to be one?
- Have your child research an topic of interest or read an online book using the online research link and then discuss or even have your child write a report. You can even integrate the arts and let your child create an illustration of the content using markers, crayons, paint, or the paint option on your computer.
- How much time is enough time? That is up to you and your family needs. There is a wealth of learning opportunities on the Internet, but there should be a balance between interacting/playing with friends, family time, physical fitness, and using the Internet if you want your child to become a well rounded individual. I understand it is difficult to find this balance : )
- Email Derek Schroll what you are doing to
teach these skills at home or ask questions.
Other activities
- Have your children help you plan a shopping trip or budget using a spreadsheet.
- See if your children can use a map to get to a location.
- Let your children determine the cost of a trip to somewhere. Ask your child what activities they would want to do at Stone Mountain and let them figure out how much it would cost? http://www.stonemountainpark.com/
- With today's busy schedules, there are some days where all we can do as parents is read a book or simply ask our children about their day and really listen and ask questions.
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