Tuesday Tech Bits- Screen/Smartboard Recording Made Easy!

Those Math teachers at Coldspring-Oakhurst High School have got it going on!  They want to make sure the students are equipped to help themselves when they are stuck on a math problem!

You can learn the Number 1 Trick of their Trade!!  
Use the Smartboard recorder to record parts of lessons!!!
This is not just for Math teachers!

It is such a smart way to remove all doubt from the students' minds when they are faced with the challenge of completing tasks on their own!  This is great for a teacher in any content area!

Follow the steps in the video below to learn how to do this!

Need an extra dose of support?  Ask a Math teacher at COHS, or Laurie McMurrey, 8th grade Math teacher for guidance!

After you're finished recording, you'll want to upload the file to your web site, so click here to find out how to do that! 

And now pat yourself on the back for doing a good job helping students be their best!

Use the Smartboard to record:

Do you need a lift this last week before Thanksgiving?  Read on to hear from staff at Coldspring Intermediate School to inspire you!

I'm looking forward to a new tradition we are starting on campus!  It's the Turkey Olympics!  Students and teachers will be participating in fun, outdoor activities to see which class in each grade level will earn the most points!

In addition, we will have a performance of Junie B. Jones, a play based on the very popular children's book series.

It's going to be a great week here at CIS and JSE!

- Mrs. Mizelle, 
Principal at CIS and JSE











We are enjoying Thanksgiving holiday books!  We read one
about a turkey that had to camoflage himself, and then the students colored a turkey to blend in with our classroom!  It's tough to find those turkeys!

- Courtney Bailes, 
CIS and JSE G/T and Intervention Specialist 










Can you spot the turkey in these pictures?

I'm looking forward to reading student writing this week!  We are focusing on being thankful for our many blessings, and the students are writing to their parents and grandparents about what they are most thankful for.

-Michelle Heflin, 4th grade Teacher

Inserting Graphics in a Google Slides Presentation

We all know that today's world is filled with images and graphics- the popularity of infographics proves that!  Did you know that you can use graphics that are in your Google that will help you or your students explain a point, or make connections to Higher Order Thinking? 

Here's an example of what you can find.

The details: 

1.  In your Google Slides presentation, click on the "Insert" menu.

2.  Choose "Diagrams" and choose the type of diagram from the categories on the right of your presentation.

3.  Fill in the information that you would like to show.

4.  It automatically saves!

My Monday Motivation! Stories from the Classroom

What motivates Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD teachers?  Read what's getting some teachers fired up for the week!

 What motivates me each Monday?  I take the time on Mondays to find an inspirational/motivational video online, share it with my students, and then we spend time discussing it after watching.  We usually end the class by writing a response to the video or the discussion, or both.  I hope the students get inspired, discover a new way to look at a problem, or just learn to persevere through obstacles in their life.  I really enjoy helping the students!

- Becky Jewkes, COHS English and Yearbook Teacher

I'm really excited about this week's spirit activities and all the spirit the students are showing for Red Ribbon Week, Pink Out, and Senior Night coming up on Friday.  We've got such a great group of students! 

- Marilyn Toney, Dance, Drill Team, and Cheer teacher

I'm really excited to be here today because we are making final preparations for our UIL Marching Band competition, which is Tuesday! We've been working really hard on our program, and the students are ready.  This year, we are including some of our junior high school students in the marching program, and they are really excited about the opportunity! 
- Suzanne Beavers, Lincoln Junior High 






And then we have Lori McGarvey, library aide at COHS library:

What motivates me is that I love my job!  I look forward to Mondays because I like to talk to teachers and students. I like to keep the library "neat and tidy." I like to encourage students to come and stay at the library.  I especially like to help students work through their problems- how to find a book in the library, what to read next, what to do to bring up a grade, how to study better, how to decide where to go to college, how to prepare for college, etc.