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FOR
STUDENTS
The transition to a new
school building can be traumatizing for many students.
Years ago in the days before
computers when new students came to our school I prepared maps of
each of the floors of the school. I took them on a walking tour of
the building to show them where everything was located. I felt it
was important that they knew about all the services that were
available to them in the school building. I also wanted them to know
which staircase to take to go to the cafeteria, gym or other areas
of the school. This process made them much more comfortable.
FOR
PARENTS
When my wife and I went to
Back to School Night for my own children when they were in Middle
School and had to follow our children's schedules we got lost.
There was no rhyme or reason to the room numbering system. A
good map or GPS system would have really helped us.
FOR NEW
TEACHERS
Administrators should arrange
a walking tour of the school building for new teachers or
self-guided tours using QR Codes or M-Learning devices. I had
to beg my principal each year to allow me to have an orientation to
my school library and the services I offered to them.
LIBRARY ORIENTATION
First session was to orient students to all of the services that the
library provided, the rules and regulations of the library and the
circulation policy as well as when they could use the library.
The second session covered how to find a book (Dewey Decimal
System) and the Reference Section.
The third session was a scavenger hunt per library table that the
children enjoyed. I also gave them a brief library
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If I were giving an orientation to my school
today I would make use of some tech tools to aid in this
process. I can now
envision a Geocaching QR Code Scanvenger Adventure for
students and parents to learn about the school.
QR Treasure Hunt Generator Place QR Codes outside
different offices in the school to enable students, parents...
to get information, hours, etc.
 You
can also Ring Up School Information for different locations in
the school.
MY GEOCACING
PAGE
MY CELL PHONES in the CLASSROOM -
M-LEARNING PAGE
MY QR CODES PAGE
MY VOICE THREAD
PAGE
Create Voice
Threads to introduce different members of the staff in the
school explaining their roles. I can envision one just for the
Administrators for example.
MY WORD CLOUDS
PAGE Create word cloud for each school office
to highlight the services it provides
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