We created a google doc that we will be sharing tomorrow with some of the videos that we have created and information that we have collected from the survey we conducted. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19HbQLElYHlEmZAF8ShuWN7GWDQ_np1gnohvxTP_aT2M/edit?usp=sharing

Update on Google student certification. Our 8th grade students have been working on several different apps over the first semester: Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Students have been creating presentations about the colleges they want to attend and sharing documents with other students

Our goal is that the teacher and student both will have the app and be able to use it for different things. The student may want to keep his or her digital notes online in a google folder or work in groups were they share information with their peers, where as; for the teacher he or she will be able to collect digital mathematics sample writing…Read More

So the Rocketbook app is how you make everything work, once a students finishes has work, you can upload it using the rocket app, which is free. Using it you can set up to 10 different destinations that the material can be uploaded. Multiple Emails, google drive folders, One drive folders, and a whole lot more…

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Here is the Rocketbook Fusion, It has a variety of pages that the student one does not. The student version only has the dot version, where as the fusion has calendar, objective, idea and project templates. Both come with pen and eraser sheet. Also, you can use water to erase the pages so you can start over again and again.

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Rocketbook student edition

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In November we finally got our Rocketbooks in. We got over 30 Rocketbooks and 3 Rocketbook Fusion books in for teachers to use. I’m going to share the student version in this post

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Just wanted to take a quick moment to thank everyone (Teachers, Students, Principals, and administrators) in the KVEC region for doing such a great job this year. I was so impressed with all the presentations going on yesterday and I hope to see even more great things next year. Thanks again, have a wonderful rest of the year.

Students in Mr. Thompsons class are using digital tools to created videos. Today, I meet with the students on what they could do to improve their products. Items like adding sound and graphics where so of the things that we discussed. I’m very proud of our students they are doing a wonderful job creating these resources.

What does the day look like for chicken farmers, well at JCS students are getting to learn just what it’s like. Students in Mrs. Back’s agriculture class are getting there hands dirty finding out what it takes to raise chickens: Here is a video our crew worked on that showcases just that. https://youtu.be/qUjdBaWpgv0

Today our group worked on seeing if we could live stream through the SlingStudio onto our Youtube page. We are very excited to say it worked very well. This will lead to more things that we can do with our new technologies.

In addition to our leadership team working on the “Celebrating Educator and Student Success at the Capitol” they were very interested in showcasing all the leadership activities that our school is involved in. We invited “The Holler Boys” to come and speak with our students about creating several videos that would showcase all they have done. We…Read More

Grant Recipients are starting to get some of their items they ordered. A lot of great things will be happening because the teachers care so much about their students. We are all so proud of them.

Today, I meet with our ARI Grant Recipients and discussed purchasing, responsibilities, posting, and upcoming dates that are required of them.

We are so proud of all our teachers who submitted applications this year. This is going to be a great year at Jackson City.

Also, I spoke to my Original Trainers and asked them how many videos they had created this year since the training. They had stated that they had created over 100 videos this year. A lot of hands on training going on with this group. A lot of their work focuses around a high school entrepreneurial grant that focuses on building a video…Read More

Educational Reform has made major impacts within education within the past 20 years.
But not until recently has the impacts driven the way we evaluate student achievement and success. There have been several major players who have helped this movement, such as KDE, Gates Foundation, and ARI. Teachers no longer are waiting on state test…Read More

Our JCS Leadership team created this for the March 6 event in Frankfort.

I created this cool reminder for our ARI grant recipients using a google chrome app: animaker

Here is our latest video on “Sources of Strength” . Finding what gives you strength. Family Support. https://youtu.be/EyZooio1pCw

The JCS Leadership Team attended the Teen Prevention Conference @ Lees College Campus on HCTC sponsored by KRCC

Attended the October 31 Jackson Independent Board of Education meeting and spoke about the teachers who presented at the Fire Summit on October 25 in Pikeville. Also, spoke about our student senate members and their presentation. Finally, brought up about our students getting the opportunity to participate in the Drone Build/Fly program…Read More

JCS teachers and students are looking forward to attending the Fire Summit tomorrow. It’s going to be a great day tomorrow.

Lights, Camera, Action” are words that are now being heard more and more around the Kentucky these days. “In fact, Jay Hall the executive director of the
Kentucky Office of film and tourism says that state has seen a whopping 600%
growth since 2015″1• With this being said, our STLP working with our middle and high school Language Arts teachers w…Read More

This year Student Senate Members will be working with other students at Jackson Independent to bring change to the culture of our school and county. Students will use data and work with administration to promote STUDENT VOICE in helping develop a more rounded school. Some of our Goals this year are: 1) Work with Superintendent to ensure that…Read More

Project: Bringing Down the Walls

Problem: Students are bound inside the school walls; there is no place for them to put on plays or performances. Students need another venue to express themselves.

Strategy: Most of the articles that are on the internet today deal with “How can you reinvent
the classroom for the digital age?” But I feel tha…Read More

We have had 4 individuals purchase items for their grants

Student senate member Josiah H. Helps student majority leaders get connected on follow me app

To provide the students with a better understanding of the Australia culture, students in Mr. Couch’s 6th grade class are doing a skype session with Dr. Darren Hudson, a former student from Breathitt County. Dr. Hudson currently is working at the University of Sidney in the field of Physics. Students really enjoyed using technology connecting to…Read More

How has the conversations changed this year? Let me tell you, during our Elementary Meeting today, I was so impressed by the conversations that our teachers were having about the Mathematics Standards and where the material should be covered. By having our teachers focus designing end of the year assessments based on the standards, we are one…Read More

Yesterday, I met with our ARI leadership/Teachers/Innovation Grant recipients to discuss, where we are and what we need to do to get ready for the Action Research Summit. I truly loved the videos that our staff shared about their projects. Some of them are posted on the Promising Practice Holler. I hope you enjoy them as must as I did.

How can technology help make long-term absences easier to deal with? I know this is one of the topics that is currently being brought up during our ARI Staff meetings and now the discusses we have been having has made it to eSchool News. Read the Article and tell me what you think?
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For teachers looking for Presidents’ Day Resources. Look no further than ICURIO.
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VERY IMPORTANT: If you are going to be using the Puffin Academy app, you will need for your tech staff to whitelist the following website:
flashbrowser.com

I was asked how can I get ICurio Flash based content to work on an iPad last week. One way is to download Puffin Academy Web App. The Puffin Academy Web App is more than just a mobile web browser it allows you to view flash content and also provides an area were students can browse educational websites that are filtered so that only approved…Read More