TEACHERS SHARE

 
Irving High salutes our "techie" teachers! Their willingness to share their knowledge and expertise helps raise the level of technology success for the students and their colleagues alike. Looking for ideas? What to start your own webpage or Blackboard course? Check out these teachers and see what they've done!
 

John McFarland former Integrated Physics and Chemistry, current ITS, Mr. McFarland website shows innovative and creative methods of incorporating technology into lessons.


Click on image to visit John's TAKS Review Course on Blackboard.


Click on image above to visit John's website and see some of the awesome technology projects his students have done.

Lindsay Hudgins' 11th grade English classes created interactive multimedia presentations over Huck Finn's journey. Click on the images to view their presentations.


Tim Weinrich's AP History classes studied the causes and effects of World War II. As a culmunating project, his students created multimedia projects presenting the information they had learned.

Mark Phillips teaches Art I and Sculpture as well as works with student in the Photography Club. Mr. Phillips has a great website which provides students with their classroom assignments and instructions as well as videos which demonstrate how to create digital art. Click on his picture to visit his instructional website.

Technology Department Chair, Kay Overturf, teaches BCIS and has an awesome website which provides students with classroom assignments, expectations and organization tips. To encourage higher thinking, students also have a Thought For the Day and Riddle for the Day. Click on the tigers to take you to her website.

Stephanie Shaw-Wear teaches Algebra I & II as well as coaches Tennis. She is very excited about Blackboard and the course she is developing for her students there. Click on Mrs. Shaw's picture to visit her Blackboard course.

Jonathan Fontenot teaches Art I and Advanced Drawing. He has a great website which offers course information, instructional links as well as showcases student work. Click on his picture to check it out!

Lyall Hartley teaches U.S. History and is an avid user of  Blackboard for instruction. Click on the links below to visit Mr. Hartley's Blackboard courses.
Hartley's US History Dual Credit
Hartley's US History

Hartley's AP US History
 

Technology in Math:
Thank you, Mr. Purification, for inviting us into your classroom! Click on the picture to watch the cool things Mr. Purification was doing in his room with a great program provided by the district.

Technology Makes Sweet Music:
The IHS Band has begun utilizing a program called Finale Performance Assessment to assist the players in improving their performance skills. Click on Mr. Larocque to learn how this awesome technology helps make sweeter music!

Check out the Tiger Sports Medicine web maintained by Doc Bunt and Justin Walker for forms, journals, and other useful information for athletes. Particularly impressive is their sports rehabilitation page!

Do you have a website or Blackboard course that you would like to share?
Email me and I'll add you to our page!

   

Last Updated: January 24, 2007