Yavneh’s   White Board is open!

Finally this past Friday we teachers got access to the Staff White Board on our Schools-On-I-Net system. The whole summer teachers were given limited access while the school office setup the academic year…this past Friday we were able to access our full accounts and see the white board.

The reason I’m so excited to get the white board back is because its the best way we as a family within our school communicate with each other in a quick and fun way (only faculty and staff members can use the Staff White Board). Any day you will find a member of the faculty or Administration using the white board to announce a birth of a new child or grandchild…. in return we wish him/her a Mazal Tov!  Often we are invited to a bris or wedding on the white board.  Oh yes, and announcements of future meetings, times and room numbers are also just a click away.

The SOIN white board is our mini network as well…just last year I knew of a girl coming from Israel and who was looking to find work in the US as a nanny.  I put a message on the white board to see if anyone was looking for a nanny from Israel and to let me know.  Only 2 seconds later I received a few responses for my search. The girl came happily knowing she had a  job waiting for her.

We use the staff whiteboard to share websites that are helpful to use in the classroom simply by pasting the web address onto the white board. Last year we shared many holiday sites for great lessons on Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Chanukah etc. They were sites that we all,  including the students,  enjoyed.

Today I finally checked the whiteboard and Yes! there were announcements, some fellow teachers have posted sites on getting started in the academic year and tips for using SmartBoards, and some have posted on new babies who were welcomed over the summer. One faculty member had a boy in July and 2 faculty members announced the arrival of new grandchildren. Mazal tov to all!!

Mrs. Golbari, Elementary Teacher