WeVideo: Creating A Digital Personal Narrative

PIXLR - Free Photoshop Online

PIXLAR is a wonderful online resource for students to use when doing photo editing projects.  It is similar to Adobe Photoshop and has most of the major features that digital artists need for their work.  Give it a try and the price points are perfect (it's FREE!)

www.pixlr.com

(the image above was created by students using PIXLR online)

Effort is Everything

Students enjoy being recognized when their work is completed and the effort shines through out process.  Try to think about ways you can let your students know that their efforts are appreciated.  I've found that the simpliest things work best:  allow them to create playlists for the music they enjoy listening to, show their efforts to everyone by posting them on blogs or at the front of the class, leave them a quick note or maybe make them something that is relevant to them...I just finished making a personalized business card for one student who is venturing into architecture and I hope to follow that up with a SketchUp design challenge next week!

Board Information

Board meetings play a vital part of any charter school and making sure that the public is aware of what is happening with all aspects of charter management is essential.  Below you can see how web postings keep the public informed about meeting dates, times and key agenda items:

Backing Up Data

Below is a sample of Google Docs and displays the time stamps verifying file usage.  Time stamping can help us by indicating when files were last viewed.  Make sure all your files are backed up regularly, because servers are not always 100% reliable, especially when you might need the data.

Website Link Maintenance

Digital Media and Online information needs to be kept current and managed by highly qualified network administrators.  This can be a valuable and required resource for educational information that keeps the community connected via the web.

(See if you can find exemplars of issues that might frustrate a family/student website user)

Website Updating

Staff pages establish the credibility of the instructor with every person viewing the school site.  See if you can find exemplars that might improve this staff biography posting.

Board Meeting Info

6/13/2014 - Board Meeting Info

August 7, 2014 Links:
http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IA-Board-packet-8-7-14.pdf



July 15, 2014 Links
(The board meeting cancelled and changed to July 22, 2014)

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IA-Board-packet-7-15-14.pdf



June 17, 2014 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IA-Board-Packet-6-17-14.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Agenda-June2014.pdf


May 20, 2014 Links: 
(The board meeting was cancelled due to lack of quorum)

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IA-Board-Meeting-packet-5-20-14.pdf


April 15, 2014 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/4.15.14CompletePacketMerged.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IA-Board-Meeting-Agenda-and-Minutes-4-15-14.pdf


March 18, 2014 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IA-Board-packet-3-18-14.pdf


March 11, 2014 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IA-Board-Meeting-packet-3-11-14-2.pdf


February 18, 2014 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IA-Board-Meeting-Packet2-18-14.pdf


January 21, 2014 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Innovations-Academy-Board-Meeting1.21.14.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/agenda1.21.14.pdf



December 9, 2013 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IA-Board-Meeting-Agenda-and-Minutes-12-9-13-1.pdf



November 19, 2013 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IA-Board-Packet-11-19-13.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IABoardMeetingAgendaandMinutes-11-19-13.pdf


October 30, 2013 Links:

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/September-29th-Meeting-Minutes.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BoardMeetingAgendaandMinutes.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Director-Self-Evaluation.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CheckRegisterDetail-Innovations-to-9-30-13.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BoardReport-Innovations-Academy-Aug-2013.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/YTDPriorYearComparison-Innovations-Sept-2013.pdf

http://innovationsacademy.org/wp-ia/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/AnnualBoardGoals.pdf