More Food For Thought

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many
There’s a place for tech in every classroom.
by Edutopia Staff
“Technology is ubiquitous, touching almost every part of our lives, our communities, our homes. Yet most schools lag far behind when it comes to integrating technology into classroom learning. Many are just beginning to explore the true potential [...]

Student Comments to Video project

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

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Additions by AJV:

How important do you think knowing how to use technology will be in your future? Are you good at it now? Explain.

I think it is very important to know technology in the future. I am okay at [...]

Draft 5 of an article about Computer Integration

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

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Draft 5

In Search of the Ultimate Computer Technology Integrated Project
by Rick Davidson
How two seasoned teachers created one of the most exciting and effective teaching units of their careers.
I have spent the past 13 years involved with computer technology [...]

Think.com

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Think.com at KRMS
Think.com will be used at Kingswood Regional Middle School so that students can work on projects at home and at school. As the school year progresses more and more teachers will be adding students to the think.com roster. Parents can access student work by using their child’s user name and password.

Class Over View

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Here is an overview of the computer projects in the computer class at Kingswood Regional Middle School.
Course Description-Computer Technology
Rick Davidson
Designing House plans in Paint- Fun way to introduce students to setting up folders, working with the hierarchy of working with computer folders and files. Saving properly.3-5 days
Word Processing (Open Office Writer) including basic layout for [...]

Class Description

Monday, January 28th, 2008

KRMS 7th Grade Computer Class
Seventh Grade Computer Course-Kingswood Regional Middle School
Mr. Davidson
Course Description: We are living in a technological world. Technology is changing the way we do just about everything. It is certainly changing the way we learn and the way we think. It is changing the way we research and the way we communicate. [...]

One of My Many Outside Interests-Catamount A North Country Thriller

Monday, January 28th, 2008

My novel, Catamount A North Country Thriller has been published.
Man’s sacrilegious infringements on Nature’s delicate balance calls down a forgotten Indian curse and releases a raging mountain lion, a catamount in the North Woods. This creature is not supposed to be there and is not supposed to prey on humans, but two young children and [...]

Opinions

Monday, January 28th, 2008

I just finished reading an article in “Teacher Magazine” about Bill Cosby. When he started out as a geometry teacher, he was asked “Why I gotta know this?” He didn’t have an answer and decided that, at that point in his life, he was not ready to be a teacher. He feels that somehow, we [...]