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Have a BALL with technology!
It’s not always easy to find ways to engage students but, with a Smart Board in the room, learning math can get everyone in the game.
Blair Chlebish, a teacher at Dalton Middle School, discovered a creative way to get students involved in math. Blair received a Smart Board, along with several other pieces of technology, as part of the T3 grant that is being administered by the Dalton State College ETC. The grant requires 50 hours of professional development, as well as attendance at the GAETC conference. While at the conference, Blair found a session on creative uses of Smart Boards in the classroom. He went home and immediately built his own version of what has become known as the Koosh ball game. The Koosh ball game takes advantage of the fact that a Smart Board does not require any sort of pen to make it work. The surface of the board reacts to anything that touches it. Thus a Koosh ball can be used to trigger the board just as well as a finger or pen can.
The Koosh ball game is made up of a page full of targets. Each Target links to a page with a math problem on it. To play the game, students throw a ball at the board. (Don’t worry; this won’t hurt the board at all.) The ball can be a Koosh ball or other ball that is soft but large enough to trigger the board. Hard rubber balls and small, lightweight balls do not work as well. When the ball strikes a target, a math problem is revealed. Students can then compete with each other using a student response system such as CPS to input answers. Blair has been amazed at how students have responded to lessons like these and feels that technology has made a positive impact on student achievement in his classes.
Dalton Middle School is located in northwest Georgia in the city of Dalton. Join us in congratulating Dalton Middle School and Blair Chebish on a job well done! If you are interested in learning more about how to maximize the use of interactive whiteboard equipment, let us know at techcenter@dscettc.org.
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The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) has contracted with National Evaluation Systems (NES®) to assist in the development and administration of the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators® (GACE®). The purpose of the GACE is to assess the knowledge and skills of prospective Georgia public school educators. The GACE program helps the PSC meet its goal of ensuring that candidates have the knowledge and skills needed to perform the job of an educator in Georgia public schools. The GACE are aligned with state and national standards for educator preparation and with state standards for the PK-12 student curriculum (Georgia Performance Standards).
The Dalton State College Educational Technology Center is offering the GACE, Computer Skill Competency Assessment. We are also now offering the Paraprofessional Assessment. The Dalton Sate College ETC is located in the James E. Brown Center located off the main campus of Dalton State College.
Click Here for Test Dates.
Click Here for more Gace Testing Information!
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Please call or email Tracey Younce the GACE Test Coordinator for DSC ETC, at 706.272.2045
or email tyounce@dscettc.org
You must register in order to take the test, DO NOT just show up on a testing date without a confirmation from the DSCETC.
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Our Mission:
The Educational Technology Center works collaboratively to provide professional learning, consulting, and service for Georgia pre-service and in-service educators to promote the appropriate use of technology in support of teaching, learning, and leadership.
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