Post on 27-Jun-2015
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AnnouncementsNCVPS OCS Department
What?
O Students’ first glimpse into the course
each day
O Post an announcement daily (Mon – Fri)
by 7:00 a.m.
O 3 out of the 5 must be “teaching”
announcements
O Chance to connect with students!
Why??
OEmphasize!
ORecognize!
O Individualize!
Emphasize…
OTEACH!
O Introduce key ideas/concepts
for a lesson
OReview an idea/concept
OThree must be “teaching”
How do I emphasize?
O With a video (make or find)
O With an example (text or graphic)
O With text (explanation)
O With a picture (relates to topic)
O With an interactive (teaches or
reviews)
Recognize…
OStudent Achievement
OClass Participation
O Interests, activities, milestones
OBirthdays, attendance
How do I recognize?
O With an encouraging picture
O Using their names (text, wordle,
glitter text)
O With “well-wishes” from you (voki,
voice announcement)
O Comic (bitstrip, toondoo)
Individualize…
ODifferentiate Instruction!
How do I individualize?
OVideos (Wimba archives, Jings,
Screencasts, teachertube)
OVoice announcements
OVoice feedback
O Interactive practice
Other Considerations…O Visually appealing (Color, images, font size 5 or higher)
O Keep text to a reasonable amount
O Include links to interactive sites (games, online quizzes)
O NO YouTube, NO <iframe>
O Embedding items
O Add horizontal line at the end of each announcement
O Make sure to view your announcement in different
browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox) after you submit
O Setting availability dates
Examples
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Questions??O Pronto or E-mail…
Your mentor! Your Course Lead! Your Instructional Leads!
O English: Jen Currin (jen.currin@ncpublicshools.gov)Gwen York (gwen.york@ncpublicschools.gov)
O Math: Natalie Holm (natalie.holm@ncpublicshools.gov)
Deanna Lancaster (deanna.lancaster@ncpublicschools.gov)
O Science: Leslie Fetzer (leslie.fetzer@ncpublicshools.gov)Brandi Thurmond
(brandi.thurmond@ncpublicschools.gov)