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Richland School District One
Instructional Technology Services Richland County School District One
Volume 5, Issue 3 Spring 2013
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
From the Director ......... 2
Technology Showcase ... 2
QR Code Magic ............. 2
News and Notes ............. 3
SCASL Highlights ......... 3
Literacy Events.............. 3
Calendar of Events ........ 4
Our participa-
tion is grow-
ing! Once
again Richland
One Schools
participated in
the annual
Read Around
the Planet event and hosted a record
breaking 115 video conferences.
Students from elementary, middle and
high schools throughout the district
collaborated with other schools all
over the nation from New York to
Wyoming, from Canada and Texas; as
well as internationally with Wales in
the United Kingdom.
Read Around the Planet is a literary
event that celebrates NEA’s Read
Across America. Literacy activities
such as reading stories or poetry skits,
musicals, plays, and raps are among
the many ways students present to one
another.
SPECIAL POINTS
OF INTEREST:
April is School
Library Month
Do something special
for your
media center staff!
Technology Bootcamps Scheduled
Get ready! Get fit for fall with bootcamps offered through Instructional Technol-
ogy Services. These concentrated workshop weeks will help to prepare and sup-
port district teachers and staff with the most current resources and trends in tech-
nology integration. Specialty weeks are as follows:
June 24 - 27 - District Software
July 8 - 11 - Online Resources
July 16 - 17 - ITS Institute
July 22 - 25 - Mobile Technology
July 29 - Aug 1 - SMART Technology/Renaissance Place (AR)
Registration begins May 13, 2013 in Avatar. Additional information
regarding registration, workshop titles, times, and dates is posted on the depart-
ment’s website.
Richland One Number One in the Nation With the Highest Number of Read Around the Planet
Video Conferences in a School District
Pine Grove Students talk with
students from El Paso, Texas
Richland School District One
Page 2 Instructional Technology Services
From the Director Ida W. Thompson
Teachers throughout the district are
using QR codes to create lessons that
are engaging and high-tech. QR
codes can be scanned with any QR
reading device such as an iPod
Touch, iPad or cell phone. Once
scanned these codes are linked to
text, websites, phone numbers, etc.
Columbia High English teacher,
Emma Ball, created an activity in
which students scanned a QR code
that took them to a website. Then
using skills they discussed in class,
the students had to deconstruct the
website and tell whether it was a
reliable or unreliable source based
on a set criteria.
Alcorn Middle teacher, Joselyn Da-
vis-Williams had students create QR
codes after reading the novel
“Eleven.” Students rotated to sta-
tions around the classroom testing
their knowledge on what was read
through the QR questions.
Students in Tori Simmons classes at
Hand Middle scanned teacher creat-
ed codes that took students to web-
sites where they explored techniques
used in articles and advertising.
Students at Pine Grove, Sandel and
Rhame used QR codes to prepare
for PASS testing by creating sample
test questions.
Caughman Road and Logan stu-
dents are used QR codes to learn
about research and informational
text.
QR Code Magic by Jennifer Thornsberry
Recently I was keenly reminded of the value of highly motivated and dedicated profession-
als at the conference of the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (Columbia Metro-
politan Convention Center - March 6-8). Richland One's team was an obvious leader and distin-
guished itself on many levels. It was most rewarding to see both our programs and information
technology specialists featured in many leadership roles and being recognized and sought out by
their peers. You can read more about our district's participation later in this newsletter.
Each day we have the opportunity to shape
the lives of our students and impact their fu-
tures. Central and most important is having
caring, committed and competent persons who are willing to make
a difference. I am most proud our district's efforts and the forty-
seven information technology specialists and thirty library media
center assistants who work hard each day to bring quality infor-
mation services and resources to our learning community.
April is School Library Month, an annual celebration sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians to
celebrate the essential role that strong school library programs play in a student's educational career. Take the time to
thank your school library media center staff for their efforts. It is most deserved and will be greatly appreciated!
◄Rhame
student
scanning a
QR code
On March 25 Instructional Technol-
ogy Services celebrated it’s Annual
Technology Showcase. After a visu-
al presentation of each school’s tech-
nology highlights, IT-ologies’ Lon-
nie Emard gave a key address and
Michael Price demonstrated Albert
the Robot. Winners in the Visual
Literacy Computer Technology/
Video Competition were recognized.
Technology Showcase
Michael Price and Albert the Robot
Richland School District One
Page 3 Instructional Technology Services
Diana Carr, Library Media Consult-
ant, was elected Vice-President, Presi-
dent-Elect. She assumes her duties on
July 1 and will be tasked with handling
conference planning activities for next
year.
Elizabeth Gregory, (J. P. Thomas),
received the association's Distin-
guished Service Award for her many
years of tireless work in the associa-
tion.
Ida Thompson, Instructional Technolo-
gy Services Director, received the com-
mendation from the American Association of School Li-
brarians recognizing Reading Rocks at the national level
as an outstanding literacy program. Only eight such
awards were made by AASL this year.
Irish Anderson (Eau Claire) and Gloria Coleman
(C. A. Johnson), served on the Board of Directors
Concurrent sessions were presented by: Gloria Coleman
(C. A. Johnson), Lena Lee (Rosewood), Jane Speight
(W. A. Perry), Betsy Russell (Bradley), Ida W. Thomp-
son and Diana Carr (Instructional Technology Services).
Betsy Russell, (Bradley) Carole Ferriole (Mill Creek)
and Susan Mazur (Crayton) served on the various Book
Award Committees.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Amy Coquillard on her induction into
Beta Phi Mu at USC’s School of Library and Information
Science.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Gregory at JP Thomas and
Lindsay Pierce at Meadowfield on their selection as
Teacher-of-the-Year at their respective schools.
News and Notes
Instructional Technology Services was pleased to sponsor
the visit of Bryan Collier, illustrator of Dave the Potter,
the featured book for this year's Together We Can Read
Initiative. Congratulations are extended to Mr. Collier
who received the 2013 Coretta Scott King Award for Il-
lustration for his book, I, Too Am America.
The Annual Statewide READ-IN will be held April 11 at
the S. C. State House. Over 2000 students from across
the state will be participating.
The 27th Annual Augusta Baker's Dozen Storytelling
Celebration will be held April 11-14. Connie Regan-
Blake is the featured storyteller with special performances
by Grammy winners The Okee Dokee Brothers.
Don't miss the 17th Annual South Carolina Book Festi-
val, May 17-19 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention
Center. More details are available
at www.scbookfestival.org.
Dr. Heather Moorehead-Lang, im-
mediate past chair of the AASL 25
Best Websites for Teaching and
Learning will visit Columbia and
make presentations at USC and ITS
on April 24, 2013.
USC welcomes Dr. Henrietta M. Smith for a special
lecture, “Welcome to My Home: a Visit with Augusta
Baker” which will be held on Friday, April 19 at 4:30pm
in the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library –
Thomas Cooper Library. Dr. Smith is Professor Emerita
from the University of South Florida School of Infor-
mation and editor of the Coretta Scott King Award Book.
SCASL Conference Highlights
Literacy Events
Diana Carr
Library Media
Consultant
Richland School District One
Calendar of Events DATE EVENT
April 11 Statewide READ-IN, SC State House
April 12 Augusta Baker Festival
April 16 Retiree’s Open House, Olympia, 9:30 a.m.
April 16 D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read, 1:30 p.m.
April 22 VLF Book Awards, Richland Mall, 4:00 p.m.
April 24 School Board Meeting, Sanders Middle School, 7:00 p.m.
April 24 End of Year Meeting, Olympia Auditorium, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
April 27 Spring Technology Education Classes End
April 30 Summer Technology Education Classes Posted on ITS Website
May 8 School Board Meeting, Logan Elementary School, 7:00 p.m.
May 13 - 19 Children’s Book Week
May 17 - 19 South Carolina Book Festival
May 28 School Board Meeting, Stevenson Administration Building, 7:00 p.m.
May 30 Last Day of School
June 17 - 20 Middle School Technology Camp
Instructional Technology Services 1225 Oak Street
Waverley Annex
Columbia SC 29204
Jamie Devine, Chairman Board of School Commissioners Dr. Percy Mack, Superintendent
Visit the ITS
Website!
ITS Directory
Ida Thompson,
Director, 231-6803
Diana Carr,
Library Media Consultant,
231-6799
Elizabeth Kohut,
Technology Education
Coordinator, 400-1681
Dr. Dale Bosworth,
Distance Learning
Consultant, 231-6798
Arischa Conner,
Technology Educator,
400-1684
Dawn Gardner,
Technology Educator,
400– 1455
Emily Herbig,
Technology Educator,
400-1683
Jacquetta Morrison,
Technology Educator,
400-1679
Jared Johnson,
Technology Educator,
400-1709
Nancy Swanson,
Technology Educator,
400-1682
Jennifer Thornsberry,
Technology Educator,
400-1678
Darlene Montgomery,
Secretary, 231-6803
Cathy Ratliff,
Accounting Clerk,
231-6804
Queen Bell-Lawton,
Secretary, 231-6802
Larry Richardson,
DES Technician,
231-6805
Vacant,
Media Clerk, 231-7159
Register in Avatar for Summer Technology Classes
Save the dates!
June 17-20 - Middle School Summer Technology Camp
July 16-17th - ITS Institute
July 18 - ITS and Administrator Appreciation Luncheon