My students are learning about blogs and blogging this week. The first learning target is: I can create a learning rubric for blogging. I split them up in to groups of three or four and one of them created a google sheet. After the dust settled, the google sheet was shared to all of their group members. then each group had to find a definition of a blog. We shared the definitions with the whole class and decided on "a regular updated website or webpage, typically run by one individual or group that is written in an informal or conversational style". We read a few blogs and then they had to create their own blog rubric. It has been a very surprising project as the students are very good at finding information and deciding what they want as their rubric. Tomorrow we will be finishing up on the rubrics and I will share one with you.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
New Position for me!
Welcome back blog readers, I m no longer a science teacher, I am a 21st C. Skills Teacher! This is so up my alley! I have been involved in technology and education since 1998 when I created my first website about math in middle school. I also created a site on genetics so that my eighth- grade students could access at home to further there study or work at their own pace.
NOW, I have the opportunity to work with students to increase the skills they will need to be able to work or obtain careers that have not yet been created! I have spoken with many of my friends that have careers in the private sector, from managing a group in a genetics lab, to a friend who owns their own commercial property management business. What they are looking for in their personnel is the ability to work in groups, share ideas, research authentic information and problem solve on their own. These are the skills, plus many more that are part of the 21st Century classes at AFMS.
Here is a link into our First Trimester of projects. Remember, I have been working alone on these classes, and by reading, and re-reading , and speaking with other and reading blogs, I have found what works and what doesn't. I would enjoy your comments!
AFMS Tech Classes
NOW, I have the opportunity to work with students to increase the skills they will need to be able to work or obtain careers that have not yet been created! I have spoken with many of my friends that have careers in the private sector, from managing a group in a genetics lab, to a friend who owns their own commercial property management business. What they are looking for in their personnel is the ability to work in groups, share ideas, research authentic information and problem solve on their own. These are the skills, plus many more that are part of the 21st Century classes at AFMS.
Here is a link into our First Trimester of projects. Remember, I have been working alone on these classes, and by reading, and re-reading , and speaking with other and reading blogs, I have found what works and what doesn't. I would enjoy your comments!
AFMS Tech Classes
Sunday, November 4, 2012
App that allows you to view your iPad on your SmatBoard
Monday, February 20, 2012
3. Not necessarily new Information, but new to me.
iPad: Did You Know. . .
. . . if you use the iCal app, you can see your daily plan by placing your finger on the time and drag downward. A brown drop down menu appears which displays the days plans. Also, when adding an event to your ical you can have the ipad alert you days to minutes ahead of the event. This alert is just the drop down menu revelaing when you log onto or open your ipad. The iCal also has the ability for you to invite others to your event.
Web Tool of the Week
Create A Graph - allows students to create various types of graphs one step at a time. You determine the type of graph needed, add the data and learn how to label all the parts. It is awesome. I used this last year for students to design their own MAPS data as bar graphs and see their improvement! We used three years of Spring and Fall measurements.
Apps of the Week: Graphic Organizers
The ipod app is free, the iPad app is 7.99? I haven't determined the difference between them yet,
I downloaded the iPod app and just hit the 2x and it works fine.
rated 4+
Free - This is a basic mind mapping app.
Rated 4+
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
2. Not necessarily new Information, but new to me.
StudyBlue flashcards - simply sign in and search for the concept you are teaching or vocabulary words you wish your student would learn. The cards are already made.
DROPitTOme - (works with drop box) After signing up, students can just type in your url (this is mine: http://dropitto.me/ebert_s) then, students enter a password and simply uploads the document, paper, image, what ever and it is saved in your dropbox. Students don't need to have a dropbox account. Again, it saves time and energy. . .
Apps of the Week:
iPad: Did You Know. . .
. . . you can split the keyboard into halves so that you can see the center of the iPad? You can see behind the keypad while your typing. Just place a finger on G and a finger on H and pull to the sides! It really helped me this week while trying add student accounts to edmodo. Oh, to put the keyboard back together just reverse the directions.
Web Tools of the Week:
StudyBlue flashcards - simply sign in and search for the concept you are teaching or vocabulary words you wish your student would learn. The cards are already made. Apps of the Week:
You can access your desktop from your iPad
and use it as a remote or mouse. I have remote access to three desktops.
All I have to do is enter the password. You will need to download the app on you ipad, then download the streamer on you desktop. Click here for directions.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Not necessarily new Information, but new to me.
iPad: Did You Know. . .
. . . when reading your email or website and you want to save a pdf file you can download it to iBooks? Simply touch the upper right hand corner of the ipad and select iBooks. This is where your pdf will be downloaded and stored. Then, open your iBooks apps, select collections, (next to store button) select pdfs. It's slick and saves paper.
Web Tools of the Week:
CK-12 - A great site for free digital textbooks that are aligned to state standards.I searched science middle school and I found a great book with videos and images of what students were studying. I am using that chapter this week with my students.
PaperRater - Free site that grades and checks for grammar, spelling, proof reading, and plagiarism for specific written work, for example: lab reports, expository, persuasive, book reports, movie reviews. . . Simply copy and paste your written work, select the education level of your student's paper and then the TYPE of paper to be analyzed. It will display the grammar, spelling, word choice and it will assign a grade for high school level and above. Furthermore, it gives comments and advice on how to write the paper better.
from the Simplek12 webinar
hudsonAlpha iCell
There are 3 cell options: plant, animal or bacteria. One can move the 3D cell and view organelles where the structures are labeled and function explained. The best part is that it has 3 levels of information, basic, intermediate, and advanced.
. . . when reading your email or website and you want to save a pdf file you can download it to iBooks? Simply touch the upper right hand corner of the ipad and select iBooks. This is where your pdf will be downloaded and stored. Then, open your iBooks apps, select collections, (next to store button) select pdfs. It's slick and saves paper.
Web Tools of the Week:
CK-12 - A great site for free digital textbooks that are aligned to state standards.I searched science middle school and I found a great book with videos and images of what students were studying. I am using that chapter this week with my students.
PaperRater - Free site that grades and checks for grammar, spelling, proof reading, and plagiarism for specific written work, for example: lab reports, expository, persuasive, book reports, movie reviews. . . Simply copy and paste your written work, select the education level of your student's paper and then the TYPE of paper to be analyzed. It will display the grammar, spelling, word choice and it will assign a grade for high school level and above. Furthermore, it gives comments and advice on how to write the paper better.
Apps of the Week:
from the Simplek12 webinar
TED is a nonprofit site devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. There are a lot of videos with excellent interviews, educational information, and world events on this site.
hudsonAlpha iCell
There are 3 cell options: plant, animal or bacteria. One can move the 3D cell and view organelles where the structures are labeled and function explained. The best part is that it has 3 levels of information, basic, intermediate, and advanced.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Web 2 and Classroom Instruction that Works
Our school district uses Classroom Instruction that Works and I want to add a professional development page onto my wiki that includes web 2 tools that I use and can facilitate in a workshop. I found while searching wikipedia that this was already created on http://www.web2thatworks.com/index.php?title=Classroom_Instruction_That_Works.
Can I use most of the text in my wiki with the creative commons license and siting the sources?
Can I use most of the text in my wiki with the creative commons license and siting the sources?
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