1. How are things going? You can download all google docs as words to save them. I will delete this site right after xmas holiday. 2. Share wiki and Lesson plan--Offer suggestions and help. BLOG on Wiki and Lesson due NEXT WEEK, by Wed. at Midnight. 3. THE BEST PP every....by me. 4. Evaluations--online see email by university 5. Final two blogs: One On Wiki's and your lesson plan. Due on Tuesday by Midnight. Final Reflection blog: reflective in nature, use any format, read what you wrote when class started, Post to your blog BY THURSDAY at 9:00 PM. 5. Keep in touch: [email protected] Student blogs: all password protected, I might show some in class.http://historywoadelman.weebly.com/ss-blog.html
http://historywithkarishmal.weebly.com/ss-blog.html http://historywithdanielm.weebly.com/social-studies.html http://historywithassaln.weebly.com/ss-blog.html http://historywithlilys.weebly.com/ss-blog.html http://historywithangelaw.weebly.com/social-studies-blog.html http://historywithericag.weebly.com/ss-blog.html
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Have to stop on way, maybe few minutes late.I received one email about meeting this week. It was from a student in the Saturday class. Therefore, I will be on campus in the lab on Saturday Dec. 1 from 10:00-11:00 (or later if needed). Anyone from either class can come to this open lab if they need help, have questions or just want to work. Have a good day and work hard on these last few assignments. I will be reading all blogs this week. I will start on Saturday, so make sure all blogs are posted lived and ready to be graded. The blog for your lesson plan and wiki are not due at this point. Garth UPDATE: a few links are broken on the word doc. DO the best you can. SorryThis week you are expected to spend two to three hours searching the web and taking notes. You will do this with your blog buddy. This week you will be looking at some emerging technology as well as applications for phones and tablets (Ipads and android). Keep links and screen shots for your blog. You should be doing this with your blog buddy. YOU WILL WRITE ONE BLOG ON A GOOGLE DOC AND POST THE SAME BLOG TO BOTH OF YOUR BLOGS. The assignment and links are a word file located below. Download and save and complete the assignment. One of you can upload this to google docs and then share with your blog buddy so you can keep notes right on this page. Email or skype with any questions and or concerns. A FEW ADD ONS FROM CONFERENCE: Lots of talk by David Pogue (New York Times Tech columnist) on Augmented reality apps... Really cool stuff. Check it out. One example : http://questvisual.com/us/ Article on several examples, you can also google the term and search on your own. http://www.pcworld.com/article/253530/top_15_augmented_reality_apps_for_iphone_and_ipad.html Also, The Ohio Dept. of Education has hightlight two students blog from this class on it website. How cool is that? The state is noting your work. http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1367&ContentID=136036
Complete the answer garden below after your grade your blog buddy's work. 1. Click on the image to the right and take ten minutes to view the wiki. What do your like? What needs to change? What is the purpose? Use this google doc to write down your thoughts? 2. Wiki's: Create an educators account at Wikispaces. This is free and if you sign up as an educator it will be free forever. 3. Wikispaces tutorial: http://www.wikispaces.com/content/wiki-tour This is the right link...if it will not open click here and then hit the first website the comes up. 4. Use a wiki to build your lesson plan on (COMPLETE THE PLAN FORM BELOW--you can use other form, but this is a basic lesson plan format). We will finish the guidelines for the lesson plan today during class. The guidelines are here. 5. Work time: Whole period for you to plan, and start working: Remember all the things we used during the term. 6. Make sure you look at the following TFT blog link: http://www.teachersfortomorrow.net/1/post/2012/04/quiz-online-how-do-you-do-that.html
click for over 152 web2.0 sites This is the material for the NOVEMBER 2 and 3 class. YOUR FINAL POST SHOULD BE UP BY NOV. 9 and 10th. WE MEET ON CAMPUS 11/9-10 Web 2.0 tools. This week you will be working on web2.0 tools. These are tools you can use to engage kids with content in fun and exciting ways. Your JOB: explore web2.0 tools, PICK THREE TO create or work with, and POST (make a link or screen shot) OR EMBEDD three finished products into your blog and explain how they can change teaching and learning. The image above links you to 152 web 2.0 tools in my diigo account. Look around and see what makes sense for your classroom and have fun. A few that I use a great deal are noted below with links to posts about them. Some readings you might want to view first with links to cool stuff: How do we Motivate middle school students? Part one Mosaickr.com Wallwisher: Free online collaboration tool Literacy skills: Online tool for free. Cartoon Yourself, one time before 2010 ends... Prezi to replace PowerPoint? Voki and an 11 year old Answergarden Links to other sites to view and our build at: http://www.xtranormal.com/ http://goanimate.com/ http://answergarden.ch/ This week is an online class (please check agenda to the right for the outline for the course). You will be looking at visual learners, visual tools and create several examples. Watch the screen capture below before you get started. Some key ideas from the screen capture. 1. Understand and explain what a visual learner is. 2. Create two-three visuals you could use in class (0ne has to be on: standards, ethics, or nequettee) 3. Write your blog on visuals and how they can impact your students. DONT FORGET TO DIIGO and TWEET STUFF:) To start, click this link and fill in this form. I will use your answers to post a visual of the key ideas from two weeks ago. Your Radio Show or podcast should have: -both members voices -several images -two or more links -saved as an mp4 (share to itunes, then drag to the desktop. Once on the desktop, upload the file to both weebly blogs before you turn in the computer) *This is only a file uploaded it will not play on your website, but have to be downloaded and played in Itunes. BELOW IS A TUTORIAL TO SHOW YOU HOW TO USE GarageBand. GOOD LUCK!!! This weeks blog: Inquiry learning and Podcasting, how it will help your classroom. This can be a combined blog with your podcast buddy, if you like but does not have to be. See big youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akGPw1lJMwA Read this and THEN WATCH SCREEN CAPTURE BELOW. What is the constructionist approach to teaching and learning? What is Inquiry learning? Your job for this week will be to find out all you can (define, key components, examples, and more) on Webquests and Problem (or Project) based learning. You should keep notes that both of you can view (see example http://www.studentsfortomorrow.net/middle-age-quest.html). Next week, you will use these notes to build a formal podcast to share with others on what is Inquiry learning and how can it be used in your classroom.---IF You have a mac laptop please bring it next week. NO BLOG NEEDED THIS WEEK. You will do one post on INQUIRY LEARNING and podcasting next week. YOUR NOTES ARE ALL THAT IS NEEDED THIS WEEK. My wife's school has been entered to win 200 gallons of paint through Glidden. The school was built in 1922 so a paint job is much needed! All you have to do is go to www.glidden.com and click on vote now. Then click on Franklin Elementary Kent Ohio (only school in Ohio). Please vote on any and all devices you have. You can only vote once on a device. Thank you!http://www.glidden.com/contest/vote.do IF YOU don't mind, please share on your facebook or other social media. |
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