CAMP CREEK TECHNOLOGY
 

(Updated 1/2008)

(WINTER 2007)

Computer Lab - Camp Creek now has an updated lab.  We recently installed fourteen 80 gb Hard Drives.  We now enough space to run programs we have had in the past but not enough hard drive space to allow the programs to work properly.

(SPRING 2007)

Princeton Review- Camp Creek was recently approved to continue using the Tennessee Formative Assessment Program for the 2007-2008 school year for grades 3-8 in the subject areas of reading and math.


(WINTER 2007)

Renaissance Place- Our school is now using Renaissance Place technology, which allows the school system to centralize the Renaissance software, student progress data, and state test scores into a single, convenient, web-based management system. In addition to providing tremendous savings in time, money, and technical support, Renaissance Place allows teachers to bridge  student performance data across schools, classrooms, grade levels, and subjects at any time. Our students are currently using the following Renaissance Place software:

Princeton Review- Students in grades 4-8 met with Mrs. Bell and set goals for Princeton's Benchmark Test #2 in reading and math.  Students who reached their goals in both tested areas were recently treated to a "Birthday Party" to celebrate.  Students will complete the final Benchmark by March 30th.


(FALL 2006)

Princeton Review- Our application to continue as a Year 1 school using the Tennessee Formative Assessment Program's Princeton Review was accepted.  Students and teachers in grades 3-8 will use the web-based program for
math, reading, and language arts practice, remediation and assessments.


(SPRING 2006)

Princeton Review- (TFAP)- Students have taken their final Benchmark Test for the year.  Teachers will be able to compare the results with both the first and second Benchmarks taken earlier in the year.  Due to our positive experience and success with Princeton, we plan to reapply to the Department of Education so that we may continue the program next year.

(WINTER 2006)

School Messenger- Our school recently purchased the School Messenger system designed to empower educators with parent notification solutions and services. http://www.schoolmessenger.com/

The attendance secretary, Mrs. Debbie Ricker, began using School Messenger on January 23, to notify parents their child was absent from school and remind them to send a note when their child returns.  The automated system has pre-recorded messages that can be used to call a selected group of students or the entire student body.

Parents can expect to receive notifications or messages regarding report cards, attendance, school functions, sports, teacher conferences, the school calendar, etc.

Teachers will soon be able to use the School Messenger InfoLine. InfoLine is an interactive bulletin board or voice mail for teachers to leave messages that can be accessed by parents and students.  Parents and students can also leave voice messages for teachers. Teachers may choose to leave messages regarding homework assignments, test dates, field trips, and upcoming school events.


(FALL 2005)

TETC Tennessee Education Technology Conference- This year's conference was attended by Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Thornburg, and Mrs. Teresa Guinn.  The purpose of the three day conference, held November 30-December 2,  was to aid TN teachers in the integration of technology into the curriculum, and is sponsored by the TN Dept. of Education. The conference provided hands-on workshops, interest sessions, and an endless array of contacts and vendors.  Our teachers will share what they learned with the faculty on January 3.
 

(TFAP) Tennessee Online Formative Assessment Program- The TN Department of Education selected Camp Creek along with 36 other TN schools to pilot a new technology program.  Our school will participate in an online formative assessment program through the Princeton Review, Inc. beginning in September.  This initiative will enable teachers to determine the progress students make toward mastering various content areas prior to taking the Terra Nova test in the spring.

The web-based program is designed to assess TN content standards and state performance indicators (SPI's) for students in grades three through eight in the areas of reading, language arts, and math.  It gives teachers, parents, principals, and administrators an early indication of which students may need more time to master a concept before moving forward.  In this way, the students are given access to additional resources to quickly get them back on track.

TFAP training was held in Franklin, TN on September 7-8 for principals and project managers.  A train the trainer session was held at Greeneville High School on September  12.  All participating teachers were trained at Camp Creek on September 21, by Project Manager, Mrs. Johnson and trainers, Mrs. Thornburg and Mrs. Southerland.
 

Donated Computers-Camp Creek  received a generous donation of 20 Pentium III Compaq computers and a server with Windows 2000 and Windows NT operating systems to be used in two classrooms. The donation was made possible by fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Cindy Crum and Ms. Toni Law, Administrator and Mr. Jim Bennington, Information Technology Specialist, of the Social Security Administration Hearing's Office in Kingsport, TN.
(SPRING 2005)
Technology In-Service- Teachers spent March 4, participating in technology training.  Teachers learned a little about our school's three digital cameras and two video camcorders, our new SmartBoard, how to protect  their school and home computers from viruses, how to install Windows' updates at home and school, some suggestions for integrating the day's demonstrated technology into their classrooms, and helpful links on our school's website.  They then took a survey to inventory their technology skills, learned about new software Mr. Hogan, Mrs. Lindamood, and Mrs. Southerland are currently learning and plan to teach the rest of us to use next fall, and spent the afternoon updating their classroom webpages.

ETSU-Thanks to Mrs. Jan Sayne, Camp Creek was again able to receive 20 donated computers from East Tennessee State University.  This is the third year we have received such a generous donation.   The Pentium III Dell computers with Windows 2000 operating systems are being set up in the our newest computer lab.  This gives our school a total of three labs.  This lab will be able to run all of our newest student learning software programs and our presentation software.  We would like to thank Mrs. Sayne, Jamie Simmons, and David Robinson again for making this generous donation possible.

Camera & Camcorder- Our school recently received a new camcorder and digital camera with printer.  This equipment will be placed in Mrs. Southerland's classroom.  Teachers can check out the equipment for field trips, class projects, presentations, etc.  Mrs. Southerland is currently learning to use a new video editing program, Adobe Video Elements, so she can help teachers and students create their own mini video productions, add sound, clip art, pictures, and then burn onto a CD-RW to preserve their work.  We are hoping to complete a year long 8th grade project with the new equipment and software beginning next fall.  The final project would be presented at next year's 8th grade banquet.


(WINTER 2005)
TITLE II, Part D-Training is currently taking place each Tuesday in January and February.  For additional  information visit the link above.

New Lab- We have a new computer lab set up.  We are expecting a donation of 10 computers from ETSU and several teachers donated classroom computers to the lab.  The lab can be utilized by all K-8 teachers and contains the same software as the A+ lab.

Josten Lab- This lab was relocated to Mrs. Gibson's former classroom.  Mr. Bill Lavinghousez, TST at CDHS, moved the Josten software and student database to a newer server to provide better service.  The Josten program provides math and reading software for grades K-8, but is mostly used by K-3 students.

New Equipment -  Our school recently received a digital camera and camcorder for student and teacher use in the classroom and on field trips, a Dell laptop computer to be used with the SmartBoard received in the fall to make it fully mobile, 70 headphones to be used in the computer labs with Orchard and A+ software, and Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Video Elements software to be used with the Title II grant.  We also received 2 more HP LaserJet 4Plus printers with network cards.  One will be placed in the new lab and the other will be used for the primary grades.  Teachers will receive training on many of these things on March 4.


(FALL 2004)

Library Server Upgrade- Mrs. Swanay, school librarian, received a Gateway E-4100C Pentium 4 with Windows XP in September.  The new computer will replace the old AOpen server for the SagebrushWinnebago/Spectrum library inventory and book checkout program.  Mrs. Swanay also received an In-Hand Palm Technologies scanner that enables her to check out or inventory books from anywhere in the library.
In-Hand Palm
SMART Board and Projector-
The school's computer lab is home to the latest SMART Board technology.  Both the projector and board are mobile and can easily be taken to any room in the school.  The SMART Board is an interactive white board that can be written on and the information or notes saved to a computer and printed. The board can be use for a variety of media presentations. The board itself serves as a touch screen and creates a comprehensive record of materials and ideas discussed during a meeting or class.   Notes written on the board, including those written over top of applications projected onto the board's surface, are saved as objects so all notes can be edited and rearranged. Handwriting recognition, direct saving of notes into Microsoft PowerPoint software and USB support are additional features of the software.  SMART Board software is Windows compatible. SMART Board also:
*Give you instant touch control over all software applications
*Enable you to draw or write in digital ink
*Let you write over any application, even moving video
*Help you capture all your notes, to a single file or Microsoft Office applications

A+ Software-
Students in grades K-2 will soon receive A+ Building Vocabulary and A+ Reading software to use in both the classroom and computer lab.  The new software addressees one of our school's technology goals of increasing the quality of software available to students in these grades.   A+ Math was also purchased for grades 3, 6, 7, and 8.  We now the following A+ software available:  Building Vocabulary 1-5, Math 3-8, Reading 1-8, and Language Arts 3-8.  The software is correlated each six weeks with students classroom curriculum.

Title II, Part D

Staff Development Day (Nov. 2)- Orchard software training was provided and attended by 3-8 math, science, and special education teachers.  We also received updated Orchard Math and Science software.

TETC (December)-Attended by A. Johnson, C. Thornburg, G. Kilday, and B. Lindamood

(WINTER 2004)

Computer Lab Upgrade-Our school received 20 new Dell Pentium IV computers with Windows XP in February.  The computers replaced 20 Pentium II's in the computer lab.  The Pentium II's were placed in classrooms throughout the building. The new Dell's will be used with our current software and to access the Internet.

In-Service Training - On January 19, teachers spent the day participating in a variety of technology mini sessions.  The first presentation was presented by Mrs. Thornburg, Mrs. Southerland, and Mrs. Johnson on the Title II, Part D online professional development class they participated in.  Mrs. Southerland taught teachers how to use Microsoft Word to track changes in their students' writing.  This is a valuable tool that allows both the teacher and students to see how their writing progresses from rough draft to completed assignment.  Mrs. Thornburg and Mrs. Johnson introduced teachers to the web page they and Mrs. Southerland developed during their online class.  Teachers visited sites specifically targeted for technology integration in reading, writing, and professional development.  Ideas on ways to utilize these sites were also presented.  Teachers then participated in professional development relating to the i-SAFE curriculum.  Mrs. Johnson presented a Power Point presentation and provided materials and booklets on i-SAFE.  The i-SAFE is an Internet safety program that teachers students how to be safe while using the Internet.  Teachers were provided with lesson plans to be taught in K-8 classrooms this semester.


(FALL 2003)

Tennessee Education Technology Conference-On December 3-5, Mrs. Kilday, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Thornburg attended TETC in Nashville.  The three day conference is held each year to aid TN teachers in the integration of technology into the curriculum, and is sponsored by the TN Dept. of Education. The conference provides hands-on workshops, interest sessions, and an endless array of contacts form many places.  These teachers will share what they learned with the faculty on January 19, 2004.

Title II, Part D Staff Development- The online staff development class was completed by Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.Southerland, and Mrs. Thornburg in November.  These  teachers will provide training to other faculty members on the January 19, in-service day.  They will present ways to integrate literacy and technology and demonstrate


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