Tynia+Thomassie

High Tech Hall? I feel like quoting the Talking Heads lyric and breaking out into a chorus of //"How did I get here? This is not my beautiful house... this is not my beautiful life!"// I'm not what I would classify as a "techie". In fact, I often have to call my sons to help me with our t.v.'s remote control. BUT... I try. I make it my business to play around on the internet, take in-district classes, stay abreast of what students in college are using, accessing, tooling with online -- and I have become one of the "high tech" teachers at West Orange High School, not because I'm proficient, but because I'll give it a whirl. I'll leave the comfort zone. If you are anything like me -- willing, maybe not so able, but "game"... stop by and meet me. I'd love to show you some tools that have made my classroom totally interactive. My kids LOVE their access to one another and to me. There is so much at our fingertips on the internet.

GO FOR IT!

In High Tech Hall on Thursday Nov. 4th from 1:00pm-3:00pm and Friday Nov. 5th from 2:00pm-4:00pm I'm going to be showing you how to Use Interactive Technology to Enliven a High School Language Arts Class Please stop by and let me show you how technology is enhancing my students' learning experience. I'll be demonstrating edmodo.com (a tool that interfaces like Facebook, but is completely controlled by the teacher) and I'll show you some examples of podcasting and video-conferencing that have transformed my classroom.

"Let's Hear it for Teachers!"

Tynia Thomassie, Essex County Teacher of the Year

What I'm up to in High Tech Hall

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