For technology to be used as an integral part of any effective lesson, teachers must know how to best use that technology to help students meet the learning objectives. Using the links on this page should help teachers use available technology both more effectively and more efficiently.

Instructions for use of available programs:

TeacherPages:

·         Basic instructions

·         Adding elements to page

Microsoft Office:

·         Word 2007 Training

·         Word 2003 Training

·         Excel 2007 Training

·         Excel 2003 Training

·         PowerPoint 2007 Training

·         PowerPoint 2003 Training

·         Creating web pages using Word

·        Creating a poster using Excel

Georgia Online Assessment:

·         Parent Guide

·         Student Guide

·         Teacher Guide

Reporting technology problems

Other topics that may be helpful:

Scavenger Hunts

WebQuests

Using Photography

Groups of teachers from some of the Pickens County Schools have explored Web 2.0 tools using the book, Using Technology With Classroom Instruction That Works by Howard Piler, et al, as a guide. Below are links to the wikis to which those teachers contributed, sharing links that can be used to address specific standards.

Harmony Elementary School Classroom Instruction that Works

Hill City Elementary School Classroom Instruction that Works

Tate Elementary School Classroom Instruction that Works

Pickens County Middle School Classroom Instruction that Works

Other wikis developed by PCSS teachers:

TES Book Wiki

K-2

·         K Language Arts
ELAKR3:  The student demonstrates the relationship between letters and the letter combinations of written words and the sounds of spoken words.

·         1^st grade Math
M1N3: Students will add and subtract numbers less than 100 as well as understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction.

·         1^st grade Language Arts
ELA1R2: The student demonstrates the ability to identify and orally manipulate words and individual sounds within those spoken words.  

·         2^nd grade Social Studies
SS2H1: The student will read about and describe the lives of historical figures in Georgia history.
SS2H2: The students will describe the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.

3-5

·         All elementary grades
Uses technology to develop skills.

·         3^rd grade Math
M3N3 – Students will further develop their understanding of multiplication of whole numbers and develop the ability to apply it in problem solving.

·         4^th grade Reference Skills
ELA4W3 -The student uses various reference materials (i.e. dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, electronic information, almanac, atlas, magazines, newspapers, and key words).

·         4^th grade Science
S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets.
S4E2. Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in determining sequence of the phases of the moon.

·         4^th grade Reference materials

ELA4W3:  The student uses various reference materials.

6-8

·         6^th grade Social Studies
SS6G12: The student will be able to locate selected features of Australia.

·         7^th grade Math
M7D1. Students will pose questions, collect data, represent and analyze the data, and interpret results.

·         8^th grade Science
S8P3. Students will investigate relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects.

·         Middle School Technology
ENGR-EET-5: Students will analyze the designed world of engineering, electronics, manufacturing, and energy systems.