Hapara Week One

As our school dives into Hapara, we are encountering a lot of questions, but we are also finding answers as well. I have shared with you a "Hapara Launch" document that I used as we did training sessions on Monday and Tuesday after school which may be helpful.

I think that all of the teachers that have been trying the Hapara Teacher Dashboard would agree that the "Smart Copy" feature is the most exciting feature of Hapara. Below is a short training video that you may find helpful, but please feel free to stop in if you have other questions.

I added the information above, as well as the great PDFEscape Tutorial that Mr. Gohring had students create at the bottom, to the Deuel PD website. (You must be logged into the Deuel account to view the PDFEscape document.) There are a lot of other tutorials available on the site with Google under the Google Apps link list on the right side of the page.

I hope that you are having a great week!

724 Math Sorted Math Resources

Math Teachers-- Have you seen this yet?! What a great SORTED resource!

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Weblinks.aspx

Above is a link to 724 resources sorted by math category: Algebra, Probability, Measurement, etc. Many look like good resources and as they have been reviewed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, I'd hope they would be! I hope you can find something here you can use. 

Check out this Blog Site!

Blogs have turned into a great professional development tool and I want to start trying to share a few with you! Below is a blog that is relatively new, but has a very respectable author. He reviews iPad apps (some paid, some free) and gives some great integration ideas as well. Once you have visited this site, I recommend bookmarking it and checking it every now and again to get some new ideas. Check it out! 

 http://ipadapps4school.com/ 

Target Field Trip Grants

Many corporate entities provide funding to give back to their communities and as I am an avid Target shopper, I was glad to see this opportunity. Check out the Target Field Trip Grant Program and apply for this school year!

Target provides up to $700 in funding for many educational field trips throughout the United States. It looks like a relatively simple form and may be a great way to fund a field trip this year! The grant deadline is October 1st. If you have any questions or I can help in any way, please let me know.

 Have a great day!