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Welcome to TEKTOK
March 27, 2015
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The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what you receive;
it's what you share.
~Anonymous
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Web Sites
The Kennedy Center: Lesson Plan: You Too Can Haiku
Here's a creative lesson for students to examine various haikus, and Japanese
culture, then write their own haiku poem, and illustrate it using watercolors!
Provides plenty of links to more information, a thorough explanation of the
various activities, assessment criteria, extension ideas, and a list of sources.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons/grade-34/You_too_can_Haiku.aspx
Haiku for People
Comprehensive site that answers the question, what is Haiku? Then teaches
how to write Haiku and finally gives links to famous Haiku poets and examples
of their poetry.
http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/ - whatishaiku
ReadWriteThink: Haiku Starter
A printable, two-page graphic organizer to help students brainstorm ideas and
write a rough draft of a haiku. Directions on how to use this type of graphic
organize as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are also
provided.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/printouts/haiku-starter30697.html
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Hardware/Software
52 Of The Best Apps For Your Classroom In 2015
This post was sponsored by CK-12, a non-profit foundation that creates and
aggregates high quality curated STEM content.
What are the best apps for your classroom? The best little bits of software to
use tomorrow, in your school, to make your classroom go?
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/52-of-the-best-apps-for-classrooms/
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Apple Hints/Tips
Users and Groups
You may be the only person that uses your Mac and if so, you probably do not
need to learn much about Users & Groups but if you share your Mac from time
to time with friends or family, knowing how to set up Users and Groups can be
handy.
When you open the User & Groups panel in System Preferences you can add or
delete new users. When you do this you will be confronted with a pop-up box
that will ask you to choose a user type. Here’s a run-down of the various types
of user:
Administrator
An administrator user can add and manage other users, install apps, and
change settings. The new user you create when you first set up your Mac is an
administrator. Your Mac can have multiple administrators. You can create new
ones, and convert standard users to administrators. Don’t set up automatic
login for an administrator. If you do, someone could simply restart your Mac
and gain access with administrator privileges. To keep your Mac secure, don’t
share administrator names and passwords.
Standard User
Standard users are set up by an administrator. A standard user can install apps
and change settings for his or her OWN use. Standard users can’t add other
users or change other users’ settings.
Managed User
Users who are managed with parental controls can access only the apps and
content specified by the administrator managing the user. The administrator
can restrict the user’s contacts and website access, and place time limits on
computer use.
Sharing Only User
Sharing-only users can access shared files remotely, but can’t log in to or
change settings on the computer. To give the user permission to access your
shared files or screen, you may need to change settings in the File Sharing,
Screen Sharing, or Remote Management panes of Sharing preferences.
Group
A “group” allows multiple users to have the same access privileges. For
example, you can grant a group specific access privileges for a folder or a file,
and all members of the group have access. You can also assign a group
specific access privileges for each of your shared folders.You control a group’s
access to your shared folders by setting access permissions in the File Sharing
section of Sharing preferences.
Guest User
Guest users can use your computer temporarily without you having to add
them as individual users. You can set restrictions and guests can access only
the items you want to share. Files created by a guest are stored in a temporary
folder, but this folder and its contents are deleted when the guest logs out.
The guest account works with the Find My Mac feature of iCloud, which can
help you find your Mac if you lose it. You can locate your Mac if someone finds
it, logs in as a guest, then uses Safari to access the Internet. Guests don’t need
a password to log in, can’t change user or computer settings and can’t log in
remotely when remote login is turned on in Sharing preferences. I use the
guest user when giving a presentation in Keynote so that my email and
Messages apps don’t constantly interrupt my presentation.
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Riddles You Can Tell in Class
What do you call an insect’s car?
A buggy
What is the worst day in the week for eggs?
Fry Day
What do you call hamburgers made from pork?
Ground hogs
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This Day in History
Birthdates which occurred on March 30:
1135 Maimonides [Moses Ben Maimon] Còrodoba Spain, philosopher/physician
1853 Vincent van Gogh Zundert Netherlands, artist who always lent an ear
(Irises)
1899 Irving Thalberg US producer (MGM)
1919 McGeorge Bundy Boston MA, national security adviser under JFK 1930
John Astin Baltimore MD, actor (I'm Dickens He's Fenster, Gomez-Addams
Family)
1930 Peter Marshall [Pierre LaCock] Huntington Long Island NY, TV game show
host (Hollywood Squares)
1937 Warren Beatty Richmond VA, actor (Bonnie & Clyde,Shampoo, Dick Tracy)
1945 Eric Clapton [Eric Patrick Clapp] Ripley England, legendary
guitarist/singer (Yardbirds, Cream, Tears in Heaven)
1948 Dave Ball rocker (Procul Harum)
1948 Jim Dandy Mangrum vocalist (Black Oak Arkansas-Jim Dandy)
1957 Paul Reiser New York NY, actor (My 2 Dads, Diner, Aliens, Mad About
You)
1962 M C Hammer [Stanley Kirk Burrell] Oakland CA, rapper (U Can't Touch
This)
1965 Piers Morgan editor (Daily Mirror)
1968 Celine Dion Québec Canada, singer (I'm Your Woman)
1970 Secreteriat race horse, triple crown (1973)
1983 ? California condor chick, San Diego CA, 1st born in captivity hatches
On This Day:
0239 -BC- 1st recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
1533 Henry VIII divorces his 1st wife, Catherine of Aragon
1533 Thomas Cranmer becomes archbishop of Canterbury
1814 Britain & allies march into Paris after defeating Napoleon
1822 Congress combined East & West Florida into Florida Territory
1842 Ether was used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long
(Jefferson GA)
1867 US purchases Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (2¢ an acre-Seward's
Folly)
1870 15th Amendment passes, guarantees right to vote regardless of race
1870 Texas becomes last confederate state readmitted to Union
1909 Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan & Queens
1919 Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act
1932 Amelia Earhart is 1st woman to fly solo cross the Atlantic
1950 Phototransistor invention announced, Murray Hill NJ
1953 Einstein announces revised unified field theory
1964 Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race
1967 Cover picture of Beatles' "Sergeant Pepper" is photographed
1972 North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam
1973 Ellsworth Bunker resigns as US ambassador to South Vietnam
1981 President Reagan shot & wounded by John W Hinckley Jr
1990 Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament
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Doug Yonce
Apple Distinguished Educator
STAR Discovery Educator
Doug.Yonce@ svusd.org
yonce@mac.com
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