| Using the Internet to communicate is a way of life for many of our students. Most can ramble off their email address quicker than their street address and have a buddy list rather than a phone directory. In this issue of TechLinks I'd like you to introduce you to some of the tools we have available for communicating over our network.
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One of the advantages of using the Internet for
communications is speed. Email is delivered to the
recipient minutes after you push the send button.
Another way to quickly correspond over the Internet is
by joining a chat room.
The school district is hosting a chat service called Digi-
Chat. A chat room can be used to bring a group of
individuals together for real time discussions. A
committee might need to hold a quick conference
without traveling to a formal meeting place, or students
might share ideas with other students in another
building.
We are encouraging you to visit our Digi-Chat site and
try out the service. If you are the only one there, you
can still send messages to see what it's like to chat
online. If others are there, join in and see how caht
room technology might be useful for you - either as a
professional tool or a tool for your students.
RISD Chat Rooms »
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| Free - $20 |
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| ENC Focus |
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The ENC (Eisenhower National Clearinghouse) has a free
website for educators. ENC's mission is to identify
effective curriculum resources, create high-quality
professional development materials, and disseminate
useful information and products to improve K-12
mathematics and science teaching and learning. The
January Focus is about Data-Driven Decision Making.
January Focus Online »
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Live assistance is available from the district technology
department from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on days when
school is in session. Simply click on the "Live Help"
image on the Technology Help web page to open a chat
with a technician.
Don't hesitate to use the Tech Help even if you don't
have a technology problem - stop by just to say "Hi" and
try out the system.
Visit the Live Help page.
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