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Link of the Week (0r month as it may be):

Apr. 2, 2012
News Literacy Project -- A national education program that taps experienced journalists to help middle and high school students "sort fact from fiction in the digital age"

Mar. 30, 2012
Originally featured Jan. 2011 -- Evernote -- a web-based program that allows a  user to make individual or multiple note pages for tracking tasks, making notes, and uploading certain documents.  A free version is available for desktop, iPad, and most smart phones

Mar. 30, 2012
Dropbox -- a great way to sync all of your "stuff".  Available for desktop, iPad, and most smart phones

Mar. 30, 2012
Ten Great Free Education Apps for the iPad

Dec. 20, 2011
Level UP! is a series of standards-based STEM lessons that helps students master 21st century skills as they design their own video games

Nov. 22, 2011
Medmidex offers millions of word definitions, etymologies, and audio pronunciations

Nov. 8, 2011
Learn About the Civil War with the National Park Service "reporter" on Twitter

Oct. 18, 2011
National Jukebox Project -- A collection of music and historical spoken-word recordings

Sept. 12, 2011
Middle School Chemistry -- an online curriculum that offers simple activities to teach the most important chemistry skills

Sept. 12, 2011
GeoGebra -- free math software to help students from elementary school to college.  Not web based.

June 2, 2011
Academic Skill Builders -- A free online resource that has 40 web-based video games to help students practice a variety of skills

May 11, 2011
Books Should be Free -- a collection of free, downloadable, public domain audio books and epub books.  Some books are available in multiple formats for  devices such as iPod, iPad, Kindle, mp3, EPUB,  etc. in additional to regular  HTML

May 9, 2011
Interactive Universe -- Take a journey through the universe and explore planets, nebula, black holes, comets, and more.  Brought to you by History.com

Apr. 27, 2011
Digital Citizenship Curriculum --  Student, Parent, and  Teacher resources for digital citizenship.  Targeted for grades 4-5

Mar. 15, 2011
First Online Presidential Archive -- Primary Source records from the Kennedy administration now online

Link of the Week Collection:
A collection of links that have been highlighted as our Link of the Week


Updated:

May 15, 2012:

Essentials Unit Plan - 4 Page

What's New:

Rosetta Stone Student Interest Information -- Learn about Rosetta Stone Classroom through Gideon School District and find out how to sign up.

Latest  Home & School Connection
The May 2012 Home & School Connection is now available.   Previous issues of Home and School connection can be accessed from our Home & School Connection Page.  A link to the Home and School Connection page can also be found in the left menu column.

2011 NCLB District Improvement Status Parent Notification Letter

 Atomic Learning Logo
Gideon School District is making Atomic Learning online Technology Training available for all employees, students, and district residents.  Atomic Learning offers video tutorials for some of today's most popular software and web applications as well as classroom resources for teachers.  Contact the district for login information.
For information on using Atomic Learning, check out the Atomic Learning Getting Started Guide.

Research and Educational Links
Check out our new Database & Resource Links Page.  This page is a great starting point for researching topics and finding great educational tools.  The page is still under construction so expect ongoing changes.



HippoCampus



The state of Missouri has joined HippoCampus.  This service provides a number of resources and even allows teachers to set up online course content.  HippoCampus is ideal for online environments, but also has many resources to support face to face instruction.  Click on the HippoCampus Icon above to access the site or use the link in the center menu bar above.

Adobe Reader
Some of the files on our site are created with Adobe Acrobat 9.1.  Earlier versions of Adobe Reader may not properly read these files.  You can get the latest version of Adobe Reader from  the Adobe site:  Acrobat Reader Latest Version.

Google Resources:

Google Apps Dashboard
Google Apps Training

Online Training:

Instructional Resources:

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Preschool Graduation
Preschool Graduation
Preschool graduation was held Tuesday, May 15, 2012.   The ceremony included a video overview of student activities for the year along with the awarding of graduation certificates.

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Kindergarten Graduation
KG Graduation
Preschool graduation was held Tuesday, May 15, 2012.   The ceremony included a short program followed by the awarding of kindergarten graduation diplomas.

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Congratulations to the Gideon High School Class of 2012
Class of 2012
Graduation ceremonies were held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2012 for the Gideon High School Class of 2012.   Twenty-three seniors participated in the ceremony before a near capacity crowd.  Ms. Kassidie Lawrence was the class valedictorian and Mr. Andrew Rinehart was the class salutatorian.  Best wishes to all of you as you continue on your college and career path!

2012 Graduates:  Nathan Brown, Damon Cornett, Shawna Cossey, Rebecca Cunningham, Kainan DeProw, Alexa Grissom, Cody Groves, Brooklynn Hutchison, Brooke Hyslip, Kassidie Lawrence, Kole McGinley, Christine Marlow, Hannah Moore, Clemis Musgrave, Savanah Nimmo, Andrew Rinehart, Taylor Robinson, Matt Sharp, Ashley Smith, Jodi Twomey, Nick Wiggs, Jacob Woolverton, Savannah Yount

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Gideon Student Signs with Crowley's Ridge College!
Gideon Student Signs
Cody Groves signed a letter of intent to play baseball for the Pioneers at Crowley’s Ridge College in Paragould, AR.  Cody has been a Gideon Bulldog where he pitched and played shortstop.   “I am constantly looking for pitching to strengthen our staff and Cody will be valuable as a freshman to come in and get some innings early on,” said CRC Baseball Coach Paul McFadden.  “Cody will also help us as a position player and swinging the bat.  He is an athlete that excels in several areas and will fit in well with the 16 players that I have returning.”

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Gideon School District LMC Now Has Downloadable eBooks and Audio Books for Checkout!  More Information and Instructions are Available By Contacting LMC Personnel

eBooks and Audio Books are now available through Follett Shelf and integrated into our Destiny Library Catalog.

Approximately 100 eBooks and a very limited number of audio books are available.  We plan to add to these electronic resources depending upon demand.  So let us know what you think.

Initially these digital resources are available in limited quantities and targeted for students in grades 4 through 12.


Help Us Build Our eBook and Audio Book Collection
Clubs, individuals, and alumni are invited to help us build our eBook and Audio Book collections by making donations.  If you would like to donate funds to help us kick off this new initiative, contact Susan West in the Central Office or  by email at swest@gideon.k12.mo.us

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Phase Two of Tablet Roll Out is Complete

The second phase of our tablet roll out has been completed. This phase wraps up the roll out for this year!  Students in grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 11 now have their iPads.

Following the lead of other districts rolling out tablet plans, we have offered an optional Tablet Protection Plan.  For long term district students, the plan provides a unique opportunity for parents to potentially receive more value back than the cost of the protection plan if a child graduates from Gideon School District and doesn't have a claim on the protection plan.  This is an optional plan.

Our overall goal is to have tablets in the hands of all students in grades 4-12 by the end of the 2012-2013 school year (subject to available funding).

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Additional iPad Information

We have added a link to an iPad information page toward the bottom of the menu block right above "Online Resources".  You will find documents relating to the GSD iPad program, helpful hints, general iPad information, and a Frequently Asked Questions link.  This will be a valuable resource as we move forward with our iPad implementation.  Our focus is on using the iPad as an instructional tool to promote creativity and 24/7 learning opportunities for our students.

The Frequently Asked Questions page also details the process for submitting questions that are unanswered by the iPad Handbook and current FAQ list.

You may access the FAQ through the iPad Information link above or temporarily through this link:  iPad FAQ


Kindergarten and Preschool Graduation


It was a GREAT year!

Mission

The mission of the Gideon School District is to educate students to become responsible, productive participants in society.


Welcome

Welcome to the Gideon School District web site. As a district, we have made a commitment to utilize technology to enhance the educational process in our quest to help our students, teachers, and community members become the "life-long learners" demanded by today's society. It is our goal to use technology to open new educational opportunities to our students and community, to centralize district contact information, to provide access to public data and information concerning the Gideon School District, to establish a secure means by which parents can have timely access to information about their child's educational progress, to enhance instructional planning and assessment, to manage the district's curriculum, and to more efficiently manage district resources as well as implement other innovations as they become available.



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