Interactive white boards have been going into Kilgore High School classrooms over the past week.  Every day a few more classrooms are added to the "updated" list . . .

At first, I got a few emails from panicked teachers worried about what to do.  Now I'm getting emails from teachers telling me what they've already done.  That is pretty impressive considering we haven't even conducted an official training yet.

We'll still do that official training part.  As soon as all of the boards are installed, we'll have a representative from the company come out to do a full walk-through of the product and its capabilities.  We'll follow that up with several trainings throughout the year to make sure you know how to do all of the basic stuff . . . and some of the really fancy stuff, too. 

In the mean time, keep on playing.  It is amazing how much you guys have learned already.  Also hop on over to the web site for the Eno Interactive Board.  You'll find some great tutorials to supplement what you've already learned.  Be sure to check out the webinars.  I highly recommend PVES 001 and PVES 002.

So . . . go ahead and amaze your students and the rest of the staff.  Very impressive.

Kilgore is a great place, right?  We all love the place . . . but I wonder . . . How many people own their own homes in Kilgore?  2,300.  How many rent?  1,501.  How big is Kilgore?  17.9 square miles or 9.868 people. 

Hmmm.  Interesting stuff . . . I guess.  Check out this and more at This We Know.  It is a window into the tons of data collected about communities all over the country. 

• Want to know the town with the lowest unemployment?  Baker, MT
• Want to know the least polluted town?  Gunnison, CO

Now, why would you care about all of this?  Who needs more data like this filling their heads?  Maybe you do.  Think of the great ways you could use this information in the classroom.  Maybe you incorporate this into a project comparing communities.  Maybe kids research all sorts of places and break down the numbers into meaningful information.  Maybe . . . 

Hmmm.  This We Know.  Give it a try.