angipahoa Parish School System
Presenters:
Kathy Prine
Dina Spears
TPSS Technology Facilitators
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"If someone brings a lot of new technology
into your school district, and doesn't provide
staff development, the only thing that will
change is your electric bill.“
David Thornburg
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Tangipahoa
Technology Team
Vicki Blackwell
Director of Technology
Phone: 985-345-1389
Mike Diaz
Assistant Director of Technology
Phone: 985-748-2468
Carol Edwards
Help Desk Secretary
Phone: 985-748-2469
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Tangipahoa
Technology Team
Network Administrator:
Computer Technicians:
Lyndy Pier
Kenny Babin, Carl Head, Jason
Martin, Jerrell Hookfin, Roy
Network Technicians:
Church, Vernell Tate & Justin
David Duval &
Saltzman
Colin Wiegand
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Tangipahoa
Technology Team
Student Information
Systems (SIS):
Ricky Saragusa, Vicki Allen,
Robert Morgan, Julie Larkin,
and Tracey Ceaser
Instructional Technology
Facilitators:
Dina Spears, Kathy Prine,
Amy Ard, and Kristy Rocquin
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TangiSchools
HelpDesk
Link on Tangischools homepage
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TPSS teachers have a network login and a
“tangischools.org” email address supplied by TPSS.
Username: First initial Last name (kprine)
Password: First and Last Initial plus the last four digits of
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your employee ID number. (kp1234)
 HOTT team
members at each
school
- liaisons between
Technology office and
schools
 Technology Contacts
Webmasters, Lab
Managers, WebPams,
etc.
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TPSS Technology Resources
http://www.tangischools.org/_staff
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Accelerated Reader (K-12)
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Brain POP & Brain POP Jr (K-12)
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Blackboard
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Student email accounts
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Discovery Education- United Streaming Videos
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GALE Databases (K-12)
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Worldbook Online (K-12)
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Espresso (K-5)
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Simple K12 (K-12)
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PD 360
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TrueFlix (2-6)
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Current Technology Equipment
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6 classroom
computer stations –
“nComputing”
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SMARTBoards
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Video Conferencing
Equipment
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More depending on
school
iPad carts
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Online Staff
Development Portal
www.tangischools.org/StaffDev
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Online Staff Development Portal
CLUs
Tech Points
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3 days of intensive
technology
integration modeling
and strategies.
http://www.tangischools.org/do
main/336
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Followed by a 1 week
Blackboard class
(online)
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iPads in the Classroom
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Bringing it Back to the Classroom
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Blackboard Online
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TPSS Resources
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Internet Treasures for Teachers – 6 wks.
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iPads Presentation Tools– 4 wks.
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PBL + Tech = Success– 4 wks.
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Nothing But Notebook– 4 wks.
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QR Codes in the Classroom– 4 wks.
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Web 2.0 Tools – 4 weeks.
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Book Trailers – 4 weeks
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M.O.R.E. – 4 weeks
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Math Treasures for Teachers, Science Treasures – 4 weeks
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Glogging in the Classroom – 4 weeks
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Print, Cut, and Fold – 6 weeks
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Prezi in the Classroom – 4 weeks
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Picture This! – 4 weeks
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SMART Games – 4 weeks
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Other
Workshops
After school classes from 3:45 – 5:45 on
specific software or technology skills
 Saturday workshops
Schedules can be found on Master Calendar
www.registermelive.com/EventCal.aspx?DistrictID=7
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Technology Initiatives
 OnCourse
Lesson Planner
Student Stats
Aesop
WebPams
Grade Book /
Attendance
Chrome
Student
Progress Center
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Other
Technology Initiatives
 SMARTboards
 Smart Response
 Document Cameras
 iPod Touch, iPads
 iPad Tech Tubs
 Video Conferencing
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Schoolwires Websites
School
Teacher
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“Where there is a genuine vision,
people excel and learn not because
they are told to, but because they
want to.”
Peter Senge The Fifth Discipline
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http://www.tangischools.org/tangischools