Teacher PCs have been set up to use Outlook for your school email. If you are not able to download your mail with Outlook, temporarily read/send your mail online at www.esc14.net
(scroll down the left column to the email icon and enter your full email address and your password.) Contact your technology staff if you are having email problem. (554-7462 or 554-7204).

To update your teacher web pages for the year, go to:
jimned.region14.net

You will need to log in with the username and password provided by your technology coordinator (mailto: lcross@jimned.esc14.net)

To access information about our gradebook, go to:
jimned.region14.net/webs/lcross/gradebook_tips.htm

High School--28 student lab adjoining library, 24-user portable laptop cart, laptop & projector carts for checkout from library, math/science rooms have whiteboards and/or wireless pads and projectors.
Middle School--28-student eMac lab with Office 2004 adjoining library, portable laptop cart planned for 08-09 year, laptop & projector cart available for checkout, Elmo cart available for checkout. Math/science rooms have whiteboards & Elmos; language arts rooms have Elmos; social studies rooms are scheduled for whiteboards during 08-09.

Elementaries--Computer labs are available, with students scheduled for computer classes weekly. Third, fourth, & fifth grade classrooms have whiteboards for math / science; first and second grades are scheduled for whiteboards during the 08-09 year.
TV's and smaller equipment such as digital cameras, camcorders, Elmos, etc. are also available at each campus.

All campuses have online subscriptions to Encyclopedia Britannica Online, United Streaming, and EBSCO through Reg. 14. JNMS also has SIRS and JNHS has several additional research databases. To access high school databases, go to:
jimned.region14.net/webs/mswart/electronic_databases.htm

Middle School-- use the following link:
jimned.region14.net/webs/lcross/research_sites.htm

Elementary link--
jimned.region14.net/webs/pklostermann/research_databases.htm

All Jim Ned teachers will be expected to integrate technology into the classroom. Students must use technology for research, presentations or creation of other products.
Here are some resources to get you started:
www.mysciencesite.com
olc.spsd.sk.ca/teachers/teacherresources.html
www.telecompricer.com/article/fun-and-interactive-math-websites.html
www.frankwbaker.com/
www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/onlineresearch/index.html
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/timestables/game.shtml

Jim Ned accepts online learning for professional development hours. Log your after-school hours and provide details of completion. Atomic Learning will track your hours and provide a printable report. Also, many of the online databases have teacher tutorials included.
www.atomiclearning.com
(go to Subscriber Login and enter usernames and passwords provided by your principal)

www.dir.state.tx.us/education/resources/elearning.htm
(free)
www.paec.org/teacher2teacher/
(free)

Update STaR Charts each fall and spring. Use Internet Explorer & go to:
www.tea.state.tx.us/starchart

Usernames are usually firstname.lastname (see your principal if this does not work because there are exceptions) .Passwords can be emailed to you if you request it at this site, but you must have your exact username.

All teachers and staff will need to sign a new AUP each year. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to read the entire document before signing--click on Acceptable Use Policy at:
www.jimned.esc14.net