INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AT GCMS

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Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His Mother died on December 8 and his father died a few days later so he was adopted. He started school in 1814. Poe went

to boarding school in 1816. On February 14, 1826 he entered the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. In 1835 Poe applied for a job as a teacher, but didn’t get the job. On

May 16, 1836 Poe married his cousin Virginia. Poe died on October 7, 1849. No one really knows how he died, but people have a lot of theories about how he died.

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This story is one of Poe’s most gruesome takes. It may not be suitable for younger ages. This man is being overtaken by the

drink, with a few murders on the side. Walls, axes, it just might be the best horror story yet.

The BellsIn this poem Poe

manages to classify different type of bells and their different emotions. Some think that the bells are comparison to life:

newborns, merry life, sad life. He makes you hear bells and personifies them. Did you know it wasn’t published till after his death in 1849.

The Raven‘Nevermore?

This is the only word that the raven knows. Did he come from the gates of Hell? Or did he come to cheer him up after losing his dear Lenore?

Many think that The Raven was influenced by

Charles Dickens novel, Baraby Rudge. It also might have been from the two poems, “To Allegra Florence” and “ Isadore”, by Thomas Holly Chivers.

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ONLINE PROGRAMS

ClassScape in an online classroom assessment system that facilitates learning by focusing on

curricular objectives. ClassScape enables teachers to monitor student performance on North Carolina

Standard Course of Study academic indicators. Teachers can build custom assessments or use tests

prepared by ClassScape.

Our main use for this is for STAR Testing. In the fall and spring we Star Test our students to give us a starting place to know your

child as a reader.

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NETTREKKERStudents can access it from the student hompage.

This is an educational search engine that enables students and teachers to search safe, relevant resources in an

engaging way. NetTrekker has a wealth of resources for teachers, offers a read-aloud feature for students who need

modifications, and an ELL component. It also contains a teacher information resource section with unlimited

information teachers need to be successful in the 21st century classroom.

UNITED STREAMINGStudents and teachers access this resource via the homepage. Teachers can use this as a resource for streaming educational videos online to help introduce lessons or offer a more indept

explaination of certain topics. The Assignment Builder is a versatile resource that helps teachers build online activities and web-based projects that are stored on the Discovery Education

streaming servers. Teachers can use this as a tool to create student assignments that integrate a variety of digital assignments

through the Student Center. They can even assign quizzes to students.

BRAINPOPBrainPOP is a familiar resouce for students. It is an ideal

tool used to introduce lessons or topics to illustrate detailed subject matter, or reviewing before a test. A

search can be conducted to find videos that correlate with state standards. It is a 21st centruy learning tool for

students and teachers!

CLASSWORKS

Classworks is a new resouce to GCMS this year. Currently, some students in 6th and 7th grades are using it. Teachers use it to reinforce certain skills with their class as a whole, or they

can assign individual units as a review. For some students, Individualized Learning Paths are created for them based on

test scores from ClassScape. It is animated and fun for students to do, it is on their individual level and focuses on the speific

skills they need the most help with.