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Roses popular, easy to grow in Oklahoma
Roses are one of the most popular plants in Oklahoma gardens, and many are relatively easy to grow, especially the newer varieties like the Knock Out® rose. Roses offer color and fragrance in the garden, and many make wonderful cut flowers. If you have a garden, you should try your hand at growing roses!.
03/22/2012 | Comments 0From ‘Long Black Limousine’ to Elvis
That would change years later. For the next seven years, band members came and went. Finally, Black put together a group of musicians that have been with him for more than 20 years. They include guitarist Graham Pugh, bass player Rick Alongi, drummer Bob Gorley and keyboard player Phil Sapper, formerly of Harvey and the Wallbangers.
03/01/2012 | Comments 0Young artist generates new ideas for veterans memorial expansion
“This will not be done with any public money,” said Howe, an Air Force pilot who flew B-52s during the Vietnam war. “Each statue will cost $40,000, but this type of art puts us in a different realm. It will take us into the world of art, which opens new avenues for giving.
02/23/2012 | Comments 0Fleck and Flecktones to perform April 10 at Rose State
The extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo are touring to support their latest recording, “Rocket Science.
02/17/2012 | Comments 0Real Life
In my presentation, I told the club members about the importance of supporting their local newspaper. After all, we received numerous compliments about our publication and its new appearance, content and local ownership. In this business, compliments can be few and far between, so we enjoyed all of the positive remarks.
02/17/2012 | Comments 0‘General’-ly speaking
In fact, every night when he goes home, the general’s hat comes off – if only temporarily – and suddenly the commander of one of the most critical U.S. Air Force bases turns into father, husband, scuba diver and avid fan of New England sports teams..
02/10/2012 | Comments 0Longtime MWC fire department spokesman Jerry Lojka retires
Lojka spent 29 years at the Midwest City Fire Department and served in several roles, including firefighter, inspector, investigator, public education officer, public information officer and fire marshal.
His favorite job was that of department spokesman as he answered questions from the press, and conveyed important fire prevention tips to the public.
Real Life: Lojka will be missed at fire department
This week’s retirement of Midwest City Fire Marshal Jerry Lojka reminded
me how an effective and well-intentioned PIO does his job. During the
past 14 months I’ve discovered that he knows his job and he understands
the role reporters play in the world of news and information.
02/03/2012 | Comments 0MWC grad, Hudson to receive national awards
Midwest City School graduate Lester Claravall will receive the prestigious Lewis Hines Award for Service to Children and Youth during a ceremony in New York City on Monday.
The award will be presented by the National Child Labor Committee, which serves as the sponsor for the Lewis Hines awards...
Images of 2012 MLK Prayer Breakfast
Several hundred people attended Midwest City’s 15th annual Martin
Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast Monday at the Sheraton Hotel’s Reed
Conference Center. Featured speakers were former state legislator Angela
Monson, Oklahoma City police officer Paco Balderamma and Midwest City
graduate and current University of Oklahoma student Rodney Farrow.
01/19/2012 | Comments 0
February 11th, 2010
Oklahoma Technology Association bestows honor on Mid-Del School District
At the 2010 Oklahoma Technology Association Conference held Feb. 8-9 in Downtown Oklahoma City the Mid-Del School District was named Technology District of the Year.
The district was recognized for its ongoing efforts to bring technology into the district's classrooms and ongoing technology upgrades to prepare students for the digital world. The district was chosen from a pool of school districts statewide.
Upgrades have included interactive whiteboards, digital projectors and document cameras in classrooms. In all of the district's library media centers, computer stations are dedicated to teacher and student multimedia production and every classroom has a wireless access point that can accommodate up to 30 computers.
Podcasts are also becoming part of the curriculum. In 2006, the district started Pod Squad to provide professional development and equipment for teachers to create those podcasts. Teachers in the district are also able to check out iPod carts for classroom use.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media is also becoming a big part of the lives of students and teachers. Special sites have been created for library media specialists, teachers new to the district, computer-science classes, journalism classes, and teachers interested in technology.
The online learning is enhanced with student access to e-mail. The district has more than 1,200 e-mail accounts for students to use to supplement their learning experiences and provides features like help with completing college applications online.
An online learning management system, MOODLE, is in use for the second year for teachers to share resources. It was made possible by a grant the district received to improve best practices and for implementation of MOODLE in the district.
The district was recognized for its ongoing efforts to bring technology into the district's classrooms and ongoing technology upgrades to prepare students for the digital world. The district was chosen from a pool of school districts statewide.
Upgrades have included interactive whiteboards, digital projectors and document cameras in classrooms. In all of the district's library media centers, computer stations are dedicated to teacher and student multimedia production and every classroom has a wireless access point that can accommodate up to 30 computers.
Podcasts are also becoming part of the curriculum. In 2006, the district started Pod Squad to provide professional development and equipment for teachers to create those podcasts. Teachers in the district are also able to check out iPod carts for classroom use.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media is also becoming a big part of the lives of students and teachers. Special sites have been created for library media specialists, teachers new to the district, computer-science classes, journalism classes, and teachers interested in technology.
The online learning is enhanced with student access to e-mail. The district has more than 1,200 e-mail accounts for students to use to supplement their learning experiences and provides features like help with completing college applications online.
An online learning management system, MOODLE, is in use for the second year for teachers to share resources. It was made possible by a grant the district received to improve best practices and for implementation of MOODLE in the district.
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