Cell Phones

Currently Carson Elementary does not have any information posted on our school website regarding a cell phone policy. Teaching kindergarten students, I do not have a problem or issue at all with cell phone usage in my classroom. I have seen students at my school walking around with their cell phones after school, so I know they are present on campus. I feel it is okay for students to have cell phones at school for emergency usage or contacting their parents, etc. I also feel if students have their cell phones present at school both the student and their parents should have to sign some type of code of conduct form to ensure that student is only using their cell phone in an appropriate way. Cell phones are becoming a part of our students every day lives and rather than banning phones schools should hold students accountable for using them in appopriate ways.

Jen Maxfield

Best of Web 2 in Education

Looking through the different articles I decided to read more about "Free Technology for Teachers". I found Google Earth as one of the free peices, which I have also used in my classroom or at least have tried to. Real World Math was another Google source listed, which is great for students of all ages when they ask that dreaded question . . . . "When am I ever going to use this?"

The Free Technology for Teachers, website offers a wide variety of technology that covers a range of academic areas from science and math to foreign languages. There is also more information and links to wikis, youtube, and blogs. Below is one free source I found from this article that I would definately use in my classroom, as a fun reading tool.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/reading/books/ezrajackkeats/preview.weml

Overall, the information that I found on "Free Technology for Teachers" is useful for teachers at grade levels. I feel like I've only scratched the surface of this page and will definatly go back to dig deeper!

Jen Maxfield



http://www.freetech4teachers.com/