Vicky S: Part-time (HA!) Computer Teacher

Thank you for joining the Ning. I wish our classes came twice a week. Once every six days just isn't enough!

Thank you for adding the pictures. It looks like it must be easy to move around to reach each student. Something that's missing in my lab.

For now I use the software and add the students' voices. Depending on the project, the students choose the characters and emotives.
Students write/edit scripts, and then record/edit their work at their computer. They save their practice audio file in their folder on the student network, and save their final recording to a designated folder on the network. I can then easily upload it on my computer. If you do not have a student network, then save to a flashdrive or CD.
I have recently trained other teachers how to use Crazy TAlk and our principal purchased it for each teacher at the training session:).
It is less expensive for the EDU version - contact a representative. They were very accomodating and quickly responded to questions and requests.

Thanks, Vicky! I hope it saves everyone some time by not having to start from scratch. :)

Hey Vicky,

I checked out your wiki and I LOVE it! It looks great and really easy to follow for the kids. I love that you have a theme this year in the lab. Wish I could come up with something that clever! I would love to hear more about the projects you will be doing!

Great job.

(PS How did you get your pages in the correct order, as opposed to in alpha order?)

I'm so impressed by both your website and your wiki. I feel so behind on the learning curve. I hope you don't mind if I borrow some of your ideas. They are awesome.

How long have you been teaching computers? Last year was my first. I'm jealous that you get to see your classes twice a week. I see mine for 30 minutes once a week except keyboarding in 7th grade. I see them for 40 minutes daily for one quarter.

WOW! I'm so impressed! I love your wikis and how organized you are. I felt like I was just treading water last year. I hope to be more organized this year. I'm thinking of doing a wiki like you did. Love all the stuff you do.
My 7th grades does computer applications. Basically only the first 10-15 minutes is keyboarding (longer if they are being loud or playing around). Since we had a different computer teacher each year for the last 4 years, they didn't "learn" keyboarding. I'm trying to break old habits and get them up to the speed and technique requirements for the high school. Thanks for being willing to share so much!!

Winning the wireless lab blew me away. You should definitely participate when they re-open the give away. I can't say enough about how wonderful they have been. It's going to give us a whole rolling lab for the second floor in addition to my classroom/ computer lab on the first floor.

Hey Vicky,
All you need to do is find where it says RSS on your page here, then copy and paste the feed link to you blog (if you want to do your posts from your blogspot blog it would be http://visionsbyvicky.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default. You can also rearrange the order in which everything appears on this page. Just click the headings of each section and drag them around!
Hope this helps.