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Tough Economy for School Budgets

Every year around this time, schools begin to prepare for budget meetings to discuss what the school is going to have in terms of funding to implement programs or purchase equipment if state and federal funding is available. Times are tough, school administrations are looking closely at every dollar begin spent, and certain valuable programs don’t always survive. I remain optimistic that most school districts will keep technology on the do-not-cut list, as children and schools cannot afford the consequences of falling behind in this area.

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Keyboarding Skills...It's Not Just Typing Anymore

Thoughts of your high school typing class may send shivers down your spine but, in today’s texting-conscious world, honed typing skills can take you further than imaginable! Being able to get your message across in, say, 140 characters or less, means your thoughts need to be succinct and precise. Read more....

http://www.computerexplorers.com/ce200/KeyboardingSkills.pdf

St. Paul's Community Nursery School - New Hartford

Here is a podcast created with Kid Pix Deluxe 4. Students in the St. Paul’s Community Nursery School 4 Year Old Program created slides showing things you might see in a picture of a house. The children have very creative imaginations and you will see that in their slide show

Employee of the Month Recognized

Employee of the Month: Michelle Ebert
Dawn Whalen, owner of CE in Hartford County, Connecticut, is enthusiastic that her COMPUTER EXPLORERS teacher, Michelle Ebert, was nominated as Employee of the Month. “She is an employee extraordinaire,” said Dawn. “Since the moment I hired her, Michelle has assumed more and more responsibility – and does it with a smile.” Michelle’s ITRP classes, explained Dawn, are always well planned and executed to perfection. As TechStars Teacher Trainer, Michelle has the daunting task of creating after school and summer camp schedules. The offerings Michelle presents are well organized, and she takes great care to be sure CE clients – the students – are offered a variety of programs to keep the interest alive.

“In the 18+ months she has worked for me, Michelle has become my right-hand gal for everything regarding our ITRP and TechStars programs,” said Dawn. “And this fall she is assuming a new role as Employee Relations Director, something I created to help keep all schedules, rosters, make-ups, cancellations, etc., up to date for all our programs, including TOTS.”

Michelle’s acute attention to detail will ensure that COMPUTER EXPLORERS in Hartford County is always on top of its game. Congratulations, Michelle!

Pictured left to right : Behzad Dayanim, Director of Solomon Schechter Day School, West Hartford, Michelle Ebert, CE Teacher, Dawn Whalen, CE Owner Hartford County.

Learn All You Can About The COMPUTERTOTS Preschool Technology Program

COMPUTER EXPLORERS wants our parents, and students, to be educated about our preschool technology program called, COMPUTERTOTS. We know your lives are busy so, we have recorded this conference call so that you may listen and learn all there is to know about our program designed for children ages 3 -5. On the call you will hear from me, Dawn Whalen the director of COMPUTER EXPLORERS in Hartford county providing our philosophy on teaching preschool age children technology, as well as from one of my teachers, and a raving fan..one of our former parents giving you their thoughts and comments on their experiences with COMPUTER EXPLORERS. If you are interested in hearing the recorded audio of this 23 minute conference call, click on this link below:



https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=au61x6



Any questions, please contact me @ 860-238-7142 or email @ ctce200@ctce.us



Thanks and enjoy!!

Dawn Whalen

Camp Brodie: Clay Animation

Students attending Camp Brodie participated in COMPUTER EXPLORERS Clay Animation Class. Students created, directed, produced and edited all aspects of this stop-motion animation movie using clay characters. Enjoy!!