Thread: Ideas Please!

That's a great idea! I like the golden paintbrush and NOTEworthy. Have you come up with anything yet? Hmm.... I was thinking - Maybe if you had an old mouse. You could have the "Mouse Master" award, or.. the Top Tech award...
Kelly

Do you use the web at all? You could borrow from an internet site--blue web'n ( kind of a play on blue ribbon, first prize idea) I like the idea of a Mighty Mouse award too--elementary kids might get a kick out of have the "Mighty Mouse" in their classroom!

How about the golden mouse award and spray paint an old broken mouse gold. You could even add wiggle eyes and felt ears. I had also thought about giving a golden mouse award to teachers who tried something new.

Does your school have a web site? Could you gesign a simple web page that you can up date with the best classes name , class photo, description of their work.
Photos might not be allowed.
Our school has a section that is pass word protected .
Best of luck.
I am sure you will come up with something.

What a great idea! I wish I'd of thought of it the three years I was computer teacher at a primary school ....

How about Golden Keyboard Award (spray paint an old keyboard gold), or ... The Keyboard Kings ... make a crown of gold foil, decorate with a picture of a keyboard with jewel-colored keys. ... or if you have old keycaps around from an old keyboard, color them like jewels and glue on to the crown (more work than just painting a keyboard).

Mega Bytes would work ... as would .. Boss Bytes ... Big Bytes ... Best Bytes ... Brass Byte Award... Golden Byte Award

How about Princely Processors? Priceless Processors?
Computer Coaches? Barons of Bytes? Bytes of the Week?

Barons of Bytes could be a mobile to hang from the classroom ceiling connectors ... of CD spray painted, then paste a picture of a fab rock star on each, coat with high-gloss sealer ... hang on mobile, and let the class enjoy it in their class all week.

Hmmmm..... a thought that may or may not work for you. Schedule an open block of time weekly, and the class who earned the award gets that time for free time in the lab as a reward ...

Oh, do you have kids who abuse the printer? You could give out an
Inky Fink Certificate ....

Again, those weekly awards for the "specials" teachers who see all the classes in the school every week, sound like a great idea I'll be sure to pass on. Thanks,

Anne

Geekswife. There are just as many disadvantages for kids learning to use puters. You know, stuff like they need not need to develop a human memory. That is very sad, but very true.

Now, you have piqued my interest. As abhorrant as a pizza may be, I will happily donate enough pizza to feed your little ones. You set the competition.

Send me the bill, IN ADVANCE now to John Middleton, 300 Bonnie Road, Harrisburg Illinois.by snail mail.

Or, at [email="johnh@americasown.net"]johnh@americasown.net[/email]

Johnh

Johnh. Read your post to this discussion and am very confused by your comment that kids learning computers are at a disadvantage in learning memory skills. :? Kids need memory skills and all 'round good cognitive skills in order to use computers.

Yes, some skills change because kids are using computers. There is less need for rote memory and much more need for problem solving skills. Most educators put a higher priority on learning the problem solving skills over rote memory.

Instructional software has a major plus over live teaching because it can be repeated as often as neccesary. Good instructional software can utilize multi-modal learning styles and slow/disabled learners can be given a greater amount of individualization.

Anne