Newton-Conover City Schools
605 North Ashe Avenue—Newton, NC 28658
Phone 828/464-3191
www.nccs.k12.nc.us​ Fax 828/466-0063
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Dr. David Stegall, Superintendent
Dr. Aron Gabriel, Assistant Superintendent
Parents and Students in Mr. Draper’s Class:
We have been blessed with the gift of technology!
Our class will be sharing the use of a class set of iPads, which will give us access
to many tools and resources we can apply to learning. We are very excited about it!
During the year, our class may be using the following web tools or apps during instruction:
● Animoto​
: Students will be able to create presentations using photos and videos; ​
www.animoto.com
● Bubbl​
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This app allows students to create a map of their ideas; ​
https://bubbl.us/
● Edmodo​
: This app is similar to facebook, but is only used for educational purposes; including
discussions, quizzes, polls, and assignment turn in; ​
www.edmodo.com
● Gmail:​
This allows students to receive links, assignments, and other communication to/from me, and
to/from one another. During our time together it will be used for learning purposes only.
● Google Apps​
: This allows students to colloborate with their groups through their school issued email;
www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/
● Google Lit Trips:​
This is a program that has created various virtual field trips for students to take;
www.googlelittrips.com
● Kahoot:​
This is an assessment tool that is similar to a trivia game ​
https://getkahoot.com/
● Khan Academy​
: This is program that contains hundreds of video explanations and practice sessions for
math; ​
www.khanacademy.org
● Learnzillion:​
Video lessons/resources, based on Common Core standards ​
www.learnzillion.com
● Mr. Nussbaum: ​
Site where students can practice various academic skills: ​
www.mrnussbaum.com
● Nearpod​
: This allows the teacher to share a presentation with students to work independently or
follow along with the teacher; ​
www.nearpod.com
● Padlet​
:Allows students to brainstorm/ post thoughts to a virtual bulletin board. ​
padlet.com/
● Picasa​
:This allows students to alter pictures and videos; ​
picasa.google.com/
● Poll Everywhere​
: Students will be able to create and administer surveys ; ​
www.polleverywhere.com
● Prezi​
: Allows students to create a multi-media bubble map; ​
www.prezi.com
● Quizlet:​
allows students to create their own study flashcards and use for review: ​
www.quizlet.com
● Smore​
: Students can create digital flyers to send out to parents and teachers; ​
www.smore.com
● Socrative​
: Teachers can create an assessment online and have students take it; ​
www.socrative.com
● Teacher Tube​
: A video app for only for educational purposes; ​
www.teachertube.com
● TED​
: This contains videos from experts giving explanations of aspects of their careers; ​
www.ted.com
● Wordle​
: Students take words associated with a topic and create a word cloud; ​
www.wordle.net
● Zondle:​
Educational games that support learning. ​
www.zondle.com
● Raz-Kids: ​
Allows students to read books online. ​
www.raz-kids.com
Office of Technology
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Newton-Conover City Schools
605 North Ashe Avenue—Newton, NC 28658
Phone 828/464-3191
www.nccs.k12.nc.us​ Fax 828/466-0063
​
Dr. David Stegall, Superintendent
Dr. Aron Gabriel, Assistant Superintendent
Students with these accounts will be expected to behave appropriately and follow all Code of Conduct rules,
including the Acceptable Use Policy for Technology. If students do not follow the Code of Conduct or
Acceptable Use Policy, discipline consequences may apply.
Students will be trained in the careful use and storage of the iPads and will be assigned to a specific iPad that
can be traced to their personal use. It will be their responsibility to use the iPads safely, so as to avoid
damage or breakage, and to be mindful of the guidelines set forth by me as to when, where, and how they
may be used.
Please note that ​
students will be financially liable for damage that they create through misuse of the iPads in
our classroom.
We hope that your child will enjoy the opportunity to use a variety of digital tools and gain skills from using
technology in our class. For additional information, please feel free to contact me at 464-4221.
Sincerely,
Karen Waibel
6th Grade Math/Science
NCMS
--------------------------------PLEASE CUT AND RETURN BOTTOM PORTION TO SCHOOL ----------------------------------Please initial and sign for your consent of your child to use our technology:
____ (initial) I approve of the technology applications listed above for my child’s learning at NCMS.
____ (initial) I understand I am liable for the cost of any damage my child creates while using our technology
tools at NCMS
Name of Student: _______________________________ Student Signature ________________________
School: ​
Newton-Conover Middle School ​
Grade 6th
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Homeroom Teacher ____________________________________________
Parent Printed Name: ___________________________________________
Parent Signature: _______________________________________________
Office of Technology
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer