tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83594270339337221962024-02-06T18:12:19.060-08:00HMK TechRoom 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-54302168410767718802013-04-21T18:59:00.003-07:002013-04-22T12:41:55.659-07:00Common core resources<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For those of you who are looking for resources for LA and Math Common Core activities this workbooks looks like it has a lot of great ideas and activities that will take very little prep to implement. Games, worksheets,learning strategies all organized in one book.</div>
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Also available for kindergarten through third grade! Fifth Grade to follow soon!!!</div>
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<a href="http://corecommonstandards.com/core-curriculum/fourth-grade-common-core-workbook/" target="_blank">Fourth Grade Common Core Workbook</a></div>
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Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-84133209404382190192013-03-29T11:54:00.003-07:002013-03-29T11:55:19.120-07:00Spring Break Post<h3>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">WAT - We Are Teachers challenged a first grade teacher to go paperless for two weeks. This <a href="http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2013/03/29/welcome-to-the-weareteachers-paperless-classroom-project" target="_blank">link</a> will connect you to her Blog that tells some of the successes and problems that she ran into.</span></h3>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And for those of you who have heard about Mesquite Elementary in AZ, whose teachers are doing a daily reteach/enrich with their math program, here is a <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/stw-differentiated-instruction-budget-assessment-video" target="_blank">video link</a> AND beneath the video are some questions that I have heard WITH answers.</b></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Hope your Break is fun!</b></span></h3>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-89787256523796474352013-02-14T08:35:00.000-08:002013-02-14T08:35:02.744-08:00PLN - The Easy Way<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Kathy Schrock has been publishing online since some of us had
Apple IIe’s in our classrooms - I have been reading and using her ideas
since I began teaching. Her ideas helped me implement technology into my
classrooms and instruction over the years in a relatively painless way. I have
just discovered that she has an amazing site for PLN’s [Personal Learning
Network] - <a href="http://www.schrockguide.net/creating-your-pln.html">http://www.schrockguide.net/creating-your-pln.html</a>
- This site is overflowing with information to help you be an active
teacher-learner, and to lead you toward implementing your own PLN.<br />
If you don’t know where to start, try the first few videos under WHAT? and WHY? Then go from there. The
INVESTIGATIONS on the right sidebar are a good start also. <br />
Good Luck and let me know how it goes for you and if you find something REALLY
interesting!</b></span></div>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-64182315976624603382013-02-03T13:35:00.003-08:002013-02-03T13:35:21.263-08:00How About These for Digital Learning Day?<br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wednesday February 6</span><sup style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is DIGITAL LEARNING DAY.
Why not try a new way to do something digital in your class? </span></div>
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TECH TIDBIT: did you know that your wireless mouse and keyboard will work in almost
any place in your classroom???? So you could turn on your projector. Find an
interactive site and hand the mouse to a kid. Once that kid answers a question
or does something on the site, s/he passes the mouse to someone else.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.starfall.com/" target="_blank">STARFALL</a></b>:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> In addition to the phonics portion of
this site… don’t forget it has a great learn to read and a beginning reading
section where the books can be read aloud.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://reading.ecb.org/" target="_blank">INTO THE BOOK</a></b> ~ <br />
Into the Book teaches kids different components of how to process reading ~
synthesizing, summarizing, and questioning, among others. It uses online
learning modules for guided practice, then has the students practice their on
their own. Grades 2-4</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Learner.org <b><a href="http://www.learner.org/interactives/?grade_levels%5B%5D=K-2&grade_levels%5B%5D=3-5&disciplines%5B%5D=LIT&page=1&per_page=20&query=" target="_blank">INTERACTIVES</a></b>: <br />
This site offers a ton of interactives for classroom use and a decent search
engine, choose by grade level and subject.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.readingmatrix.com/directory/pages/" target="_blank">THE READING MATRIX</a></b> <br />
This website has a number of skills practices for grade 3 and up. Vocabulary, comprehension, analyzing, and
proofreading. There are also some <a href="http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html" target="_blank">audio text</a> that has close exercises,
vocabulary, and sequencing activities. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/brer_rabbit_meets_a_tar_baby.html" target="_blank">AMERICAN FOLKLORE</a>:</b> <br />
Looking for that folk tale or campfire story that you just can’t find anywhere
else? Try this site. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/" target="_blank">INTERNET4CLASSROOMS</a></b>: <br />
A bajillion sites here, but easily searchable. Spend some time to find a few to
keep as fillers for a few minutes of extra class time or find one to build a
lesson around.</span></div>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-47530578129997812552013-01-27T08:48:00.002-08:002013-01-27T08:48:36.978-08:00January Mish-Mash<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today I am posting a few different items:<br />A MATH website for grades 3-8. The site is called <b><a href="http://learnzillion.com/" target="_blank">LearnZillion</a> </b>and it has tons of short lessons aligned to the Common Core in Math. Each has an instructional lesson for the students; a directed practice (very short); and a commentary for the instructor. You do need to sign up (For FREE). I am including a link to a lesson so you can get an idea of what is offered: <a href="https://owa.grandschools.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=04c3746e0d85428b9ff9964942e1635c&URL=http%3a%2f%2flearnzillion.com%2flessons%2f782-find-all-factor-pairs-using-a-rainbow-factor-line" target="_blank">Factor Pairs</a> </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: <a href="http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/math/problemsolving.php" target="_blank"><b>Problem Solving Webinar</b></a></span><br />
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This is an archived webinar that was presented live, earlier this year. The
webinar is an hour long. You are able to start and stop the webinar as needed.
Laura provides all handouts used in the webinar and she also offers books to
augment your problem solving instruction in your classroom, if your are interested. I've used her stuff
and she writes excellent activities. Possible re-licensure points – check with
your Administrator.<br />
Be sure to check out her <a href="http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/index.php" target="_blank"><b>“File Cabinet”</b></a> for lots of free stuff.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you are looking for a song to use in your instruction here is a site that has <a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/songs.html" target="_blank"><b>3,000 SONGS </b></a>that you can use in the classroom—not links to
the songs themselves but information that identifies its practical use in the <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">classroom: <i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">literary, historical,
political, and/or social reference(s) contained in the song.</span></i>.</span>
http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/songs.htm</span>l</span></div>
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<a href="http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm#talk" target="_blank">ONLINE TALKING STORIES</a> <span style="color: #351c75;">from the UK</span><br /><a href="http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm#talk" target="_blank">SCIENCE STORIES</a><br /><a href="http://www.nps.gov/featurecontent/ncr/linc/interactive/deploy/index.htm#/introduction" target="_blank">LINCOLN MEMORIAL INTERACTIVE</a><br /><a href="http://www.dogonews.com/teachers" target="_blank">DOGO NEWS</a> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> teachers create their own site with curriculum, assignments, and current news items---- could be great for a daily class check-in; daily starters; or landing page for the computer lab</span></span></div>
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Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-46496798512168324202013-01-26T10:07:00.000-08:002013-01-26T10:07:13.783-08:00TpT<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know many of you are Pinners... you have a Pinterest account and invest time in adding to your array of classroom ideas (and other areas). Another resource for teachers is a place called <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/" target="_blank">TeachersPayTeachers</a>. This is an online marketplace for teachers to sell their ideas, units, and activities to other teachers. There are a bajillion ideas on TpT and what I like about it is that if I need an idea quickly I can search there and it can spark some ideas. Other times I want a unit, all ready to go and I can find something already made up, it usually costs very little, and it is done very well.<br />When we went to Core Academy last summer they were pushing the concept of "I Can" statements.. putting the standards and objectives into kid-speak and posting them; then using them at each lesson. I started to make cards that I could post in my classroom. As I started this project I realized how many there were. Then I found some cards that teachers had already done, on TpT. They are great! They are colorful and creative. They are in language that the kids can understand and they were fairly cheap. As we were/are trying to implement 2 new curricula, my time is precious. I really didn't want to spend that much time doing the cards. This was a great time-saver for me.<br />At various times there are sales at TpT, and many teachers offer free items so you can try out their stuff. They do this, of course, to get you to buy other activities. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Go check it out. You may find some amazing activities!</span>Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-38364296376265740422013-01-13T08:25:00.000-08:002013-01-13T08:25:02.753-08:00OMG... it is snowing again!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Off to a great start for the New Year. We are all tired of the COLD and SNOW, but we need the precipitation, or it is going to be a wicked fire season. So while I am cooped up in my house (y'all know I will not venture forth in the snow, no matter how minor it is, unless absolutely required), I have been looking for some Professional Development for everyone. Some of us need to renew this year and some of us just need a jump start.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's the first of my "finds" ~ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TeachersFirst ok2 ask – Free,
online, live sessions for teachers. Pre-registration is required, but FREE! In Grand
County you must also clear this with your administrator to get Professional Development credit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>January 24</b> _ ENERGIZING MATH: <b>description</b>:<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Discover TeachersFirst 3.0 to energize math in the K-8 classroom.
Participants will view and explore resources for lesson planning, student use,
and collaboration through Twitter and blogs. A question/answer period will be
available to help with individual questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/file/view/OK2Ask72+description.pdf/387819124/OK2Ask72%20description.pdf">http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/file/view/OK2Ask72+description.pdf/387819124/OK2Ask72%20description.pdf</a>
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<b>February 7</b> – GOOGLES GOODIES - <b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Explore some of the many
Google goodies and tricks. Learn more about various sites<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">owned by Google. Explore
Super Searching, Google Video Chat, Google Translate,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Google Maps, Google
Templates, YouTube in the classroom, Gmail subaccounts, and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">more! A question/answer period will be available. REGISTRATION AND
INFO: <a href="http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/file/view/OK2Ask73+description.pdf/387822192/OK2Ask73%20description.pdf">http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/file/view/OK2Ask73+description.pdf/387822192/OK2Ask73%20description.pdf</a>
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There are other sessions also. I have done these. They are not difficult to manage and they are pretty good, although each is different. I really like the FREE aspect also.</span></div>
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Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-87674080301016510232013-01-02T08:53:00.002-08:002013-01-02T08:53:34.181-08:00Happy New Year!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you get an ipad for Christmas? Or maybe you have access
to use one at school? One of my resolutions is to use mine more in the
classroom this year. I have been using it quite a bit for productivity and
management, but now I want to use it more for instructional purposes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FREEBIES: The UCET (Utah Coalition for Educational
Technology) Board sends out a newsletter that lists several free apps each
month. Go to ucet.org and click on the “Newsletter” link in the top ribbon to
sign up. Some of these apps are only free for a limited time, so it is a good
idea to look through the newsletter when it comes out and download what you
want immediately. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My blogger friend, Richard Byrne has a relatively new blog
called iPad Apps for School, <a href="http://ipadapps4school.com/">http://ipadapps4school.com/</a>. Richard provides suggestions and reviews on a
mountain of apps for education. This is a great place to start if you are
looking for apps. Not all of these are free.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what do I have on my iPad? Way too much stuff! But I am
going to try to list my top 10 for school.<br />
1<span style="color: blue;">. Teacher’s Assistant Pro</span>. I use this a lot for documentation of student
behavior and achievement. I use the pay version. There is a free version to try
it out.<br />
2. <span style="color: blue;">Cloud On</span>… Mobile Workspace. Allows me
to work on files from Microsoft Word Suite (Documents, Excel, Powerpoints, PDF), any time. <br />
3. & 4<span style="color: lime;">.</span><span style="color: blue;">Educreations</span> and <span style="color: blue;">Show Me</span>…. I have both of these (they were free from
UCET). They are whiteboard presentation apps. You can write or draw your
presentation. You can also upload pictures. Both allow you to narrate the
presentation. Both are equally easy to use.<br />
5. <span style="color: blue;">The Hat</span>… many of you use the Hat on your desktop…. Draws names; puts kids
into groups<br />
6.<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"> Pick Me</span> </span>– random student name picker. This one lets you spin a wheel to
choose students to call on and will let you indicate if their answer was
correct.<br />
7. <span style="color: blue;"> Remote Mouse</span>… lets me run my
classroom computer from anywhere in the room<br />
8. <span style="color: blue;">Haiku Deck</span>… a little Power Point kinda thing…. Nice for short, impromptu
presentations.<br />
9. <span style="color: blue;">iBooks</span>… a bookshelf for storing downloads<br />
10. <span style="color: blue;">Time Timer</span>… four separate timers with 10 sound effects</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Share your discoveries here in the comments!</span></div>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-76765114959950703172012-12-20T16:02:00.000-08:002012-12-20T16:02:03.486-08:00December <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are almost done for 2012, and if we all make it through today , and tomorrow </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(Mayan calendar reference - not to mention the last day before Christmas Break)</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> , we should all be having a relaxing break. I found a few gems on the Internet this last week that may be helpful. Hope you enjoy them or they may benefit you in some way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have a wonderful and safe holiday. I am privileged to get to work with the best staff in the world. I appreciate and care about each of you (and of course never show it enough!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?default=1" target="_blank">THE TEACHING CHANNEL</a> <br />
This site has very short, but excellent videos on teaching strategies. The
behavior and engagement ones are really good. You don’t have to register or
join to watch the videos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">LAURA CANDLER <a href="http://www.lauracandler.com/?utm_source=December+16%2C+2012+Newsletter&utm_campaign=December+16%2C+2012++Newsletter+CCC&utm_medium=email">http://www.lauracandler.com/?utm_source=December+16%2C+2012+Newsletter&utm_campaign=December+16%2C+2012++Newsletter+CCC&utm_medium=email</a><br />
Laura has a great site for resources, many of which are free on her website.
She is a Master Teacher who has been sharing her expertise for a number of
years. And like lots of other teachers, she also has a Teachers-Pay-Teachers
site where she offers some of her lessons and activities for sale. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Candler?utm_source=December+16%2C+2012+Newsletter&utm_campaign=December+16%2C+2012++Newsletter+CCC&utm_medium=email">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Candler?utm_source=December+16%2C+2012+Newsletter&utm_campaign=December+16%2C+2012++Newsletter+CCC&utm_medium=email</a>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">DAVID BYRNE: Professional Development Opportunity in January<br />
Webinar on Google Drive and the Common Core- including Google Docs<br />
info here: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NOAH AND THE WHALE: <span style="background-color: #edeff4; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">This
is a good video to show how everyone can spread kindness in the world. </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID0kgP9IVhs" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #edeff4; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #3b5998; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID0kgP9IVhs</span></a></span></div>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-79716478172745585712012-12-16T07:08:00.000-08:002012-12-16T07:08:29.590-08:00Silence for Sandy Hook Elementary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-15696370617654394072012-12-15T11:18:00.001-08:002012-12-15T11:18:17.844-08:00Our thoughts and prayers go out to them...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-45343212836003614382012-12-02T08:02:00.000-08:002012-12-02T08:02:57.868-08:00Another Great Resource... or three<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TeachersFirst is a great resource site. Once a week they
send out a newsletter for amazing education websites. This month they are <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">featuring a very adaptable lesson on
Shel Silverstein’s <i>The Giving Tree</i>; and
a December Calendar page that has lots of ideas for holidays, anniversaries,
seasonal events, and more. Each week also has a Featured Sites list with some of
“best of the web” educational sites for all grade levels and subject areas.<br />
TeachersFirst also offers self-directed Professional Development in their OK2ASK
section. If you find something here you would like to follow through on, remember
to talk to your administrator about getting credit for it. As of last year, online PD was being accepted on a limited basis in Grand County.<br />
You do have to become a member (For FREE) if you want to sign up for the
newsletter. This is the link to the website <a href="http://teachersfirst.com/" target="_blank">TEACHERSFIRST</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Someone asked me about THE HAT again… it’s a little program
that draws kids’ names randomly…. You download it to your desktop. The kids
love it: <span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/stuff.html%20"><b><span style="color: #99224d;">The Hat</span></b></a> ; </span>and
the collection of desktop timers is here:
<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/09/5-free-and-simple-timers-for-teachers.html"><span style="color: #99224d;">5 Simple</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #99224d; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: #99224d;">timers</span></b></a>.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Added Bonus this week! I know I send out lots of stuff for
iPad/iphone/ipod but here is one for Android: Kitchen Timer App for Android: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kitchenpearl.ktimer" target="_blank">Kitchen Timer</a></span></div>
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Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-91370966322549533742012-11-25T07:50:00.001-08:002012-11-25T07:50:42.900-08:00MATH: online practice<br />
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<b>Over the Break I looked at several online math programs. These are the ones that I found: XtraMath</b><br />
<a href="https://www.xtramath.org/">https://www.xtramath.org/</a> </div>
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This is a <b>math fact fluency</b> program. The online program is FREE, and extremely easy to set up. Students practice at their own level for a short time period per day. Tracking Reports can be sent to both parents and teachers via email.
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<b>IXL</b><br />
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IXL Math is online math skills practice where the student is
evaluated at his/her level and progresses at his/her own speed. There is a free
offering and a membership. Ability levels are arranged from Pre-K through
eighth grade and then through Geometry.The membership version of IXL tracks/reports student
progress to teachers and parents. The site is very similar, visually, to the Adapted Mind site (listed below). A membership for a classroom runs about $200 a year.</div>
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<b>Adapted Mind</b><br />
<a href="http://www.adaptedmind.com/index.html">http://www.adaptedmind.com/index.html</a></div>
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Online Reading and Math: The READING portion is a “Membership
Required” area but much of the math is free. You may purchase a membership for
about $200 per year. This site is similar to IXL, except it offers a reading skills section. Additionally there are good instructional
videos available. There is a limited (5 students) free trial.</div>
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<b>Khan Academy</b><br />
<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/">http://www.khanacademy.org/</a></div>
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Khan Academy is free. It is cumbersome to sign up your
students but once you have done that, the program itself is manageable. It is
geared toward upper grades to adult
learners, but I used it last year for fourth grade and it was adequate. It is
not as “entertaining”, nor as engaging for younger students as some of the
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Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-63923533853976849402012-11-17T10:30:00.002-08:002012-11-17T10:30:24.836-08:00Some great stuff for the Thanksgiving Break<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a blatant plug for one of my most favorite Blogists,
Richard Byrne. His blog was one the first that I began following when I began
my online PLN. Each week he inspires me to keep plugging along, with his useful
, fun, and informative posts. Thanks Mr. Byrne, from the Wilderness of Utah! <br />
I have posted this link before but with Thanksgiving coming up and my
infrequent readership; I thought it might be OK to repost it. Great links for
those of us teaching about the first Thanksgiving. <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/11/touring-mayflower-and-daily-life-in.html#.UJ59MeS_GSo" target="_blank">Richard Byrne's Blog</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My other endorsement this week is <a href="http://www.teachingblogaddict.com/p/welcome-to-tba.html" target="_blank">TBA</a>…. - Teaching Blog Addict. This site truly is
addictive. It is my “go-to” site when I need a fast idea or something specific.
There are tons of teachers involved with this site from k-12. Most have their
own blogs. Many participate in a weekly FREEBIE – giving away a classroom
lesson or activity that you can download. Still others participate in topic
specific LINKY PARTIES, where you follow links to their activity (this is
called blog hopping). Currently there are 122 LINKY PARTIES posted here. (just
scroll down and look for “FIND” on the right side to go to Linky Parties).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hope you enjoyed, or at least took advantage of, the last two
full weeks of instruction . I feel like
we actually got things accomplished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hope your Thanksgiving is full of family and great memories!</span></div>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-70120750470586055792012-11-04T06:47:00.000-08:002012-11-04T06:47:12.160-08:00Novembuary (a grand-kid-ism)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two ENTIRE weeks to teach (sorry… I think there may be an
assembly or two in there but, WOW… ten somewhat solid days in a row!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here are some gleanings from my weekend…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanksgiving and The Pilgrims<br />
Scholastic sites: The first is about the voyage: <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/">http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/</a>
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The second site is about living in Plymouth: <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/index.htm">http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/index.htm</a> <br />
And a third that has a slideshow and a WebQuest about the First Thanksgiving: <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/feast/">http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/feast/</a>
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There is also a link to some nice Teacher Resources: <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/resources/">http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/resources/</a></span></div>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-44113396565771587622012-10-22T06:52:00.001-07:002012-10-22T06:52:06.453-07:00Mid-October<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What will we do with a full week? This has been one of my hardest months to teach. October, for Grand County is so broken up with so many days off, it is difficult to keep the kids (and myself) focused. First we had 2 days for Mid-term Conferences, then 2 days for UEA, and next is a Professional Development day and a half-day for Halloween.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To help out a bit, here are a trio of mega-websites that will give you activities and ideas to help refocus and motivate the kids.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://readwritethink.org/" target="_blank">Read Write Think</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This one is from the NCTE and the International Teaching Association. Lesson plans for teachers, and online interactives for students from the Language Arts Common Core. Great search too: by subject, topic, grade level or any combination.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://goedonline.com/101-websites-for-elementary-teachers" target="_blank">101 Websites for Elementary Teachers</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This website is sponsored by GoEd Teacher Store and it has some really useable classroom websites. Sorted mostly by subject. Many "old stand-bys", and lots of sites that are new (at least to me).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm" target="_blank">Internet4classrooms</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This website has been around for years but they continually add new stuff. It is fully searchable, and it has this handy-dandy reference that tells you what format the website it (which I really like when I'm doing a quick search for something to do).</span><br />
<img align="absmiddle" alt="A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessons" border="0" height="22" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smallapple.gif" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;" width="24" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> site for teachers | </span><img align="absmiddle" alt="A PowerPoint show related to this standard" border="0" height="16" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/icon_ppt.gif" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;" width="16" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> PowerPoint show | </span><img align="absmiddle" alt="An Adobe Acrobat document in .pdf format" border="0" height="17" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/acrobaticon.gif" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;" width="17" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> Acrobat document | </span><img align="absmiddle" alt="A Microsoft Word document to be downloaded" border="0" height="17" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/mswordicon.gif" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;" width="17" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> Word document | </span><img align="absmiddle" alt="This interactive site would work well on an interactive whiteboard" height="22" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/whiteboard-icon.gif" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;" width="28" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> whiteboard resource | </span><img align="absmiddle" alt="This resource includes voice instructions for students" border="0" height="19" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1smspkr.gif" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;" width="26" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> sound | </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><img align="absmiddle" alt="A video is available through this link" border="0" height="17" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/video_icon.gif" style="border: none;" width="22" /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;">video format | </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><img align="absmiddle" alt="This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data" height="13" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/icon-interactive.gif" style="border: none;" width="41" /></em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> interactive lesson | </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><em><img align="absmiddle" alt="This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding" border="0" height="16" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/quiz_icon.gif" style="border: none;" width="12" /></em></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> a quiz | </span><img align="absmiddle" alt="A lesson plan can be found at this site" border="0" height="15" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/images/lesson_plan_icon.gif" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;" width="17" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> lesson plan | </span><img align="absmiddle" alt="This link includes something for the teacher to print" border="0" height="16" src="http://www.internet4classrooms.com/1printer.gif" style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;" width="18" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"> to print</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hope you all have a stupendous week! I will be in the Writing Lab today (October 22) for help with GO MATH. Newbies can come at 1:00 for beginner help... and for anyone who has specific questions... 1:30 and we will try to sort out your questions together. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">[Building Tech Meeting to follow at 2... thanks committee members for switching times for me! :-) ]</span></span>Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-33943170813081084602012-10-14T08:55:00.002-07:002012-10-14T08:55:40.075-07:00UEN Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />This week is UEN. While I would love to go up this weekend, in </span></div>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">all honesty, I cannot afford to do it. So I will spend my two days </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">checking out my PLN, and working on my two classroom projects: Daily 5 and Guided Math. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hhIyxZD5ilREWCDG7j21RzYDRfVneu-uguXThmAMYiQ2Zp8O1n3XDZGTjsncZafArlh0Z2-M1ZwdpGzWyEjOzciCCdxt1kXic1eLkE_ZMW_GJPfLMyYZ1r9hSqodE_31-nWQ_QLViS3_/s1600/th_brainfreeze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hhIyxZD5ilREWCDG7j21RzYDRfVneu-uguXThmAMYiQ2Zp8O1n3XDZGTjsncZafArlh0Z2-M1ZwdpGzWyEjOzciCCdxt1kXic1eLkE_ZMW_GJPfLMyYZ1r9hSqodE_31-nWQ_QLViS3_/s1600/th_brainfreeze.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm having a writing cramp and cannot find or think of anything new to share at the moment. So for this week (and last, since this is apparently a two week writing </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">cramp)... I am suggesting that you go back through all of the posts and do a review. I am sure there will be something there to inspire you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This Monday, October 15, is my week to work with my block on curriculum maps. If you are in need of GO MATH help give me a holler and I will let you know when we will be done. (we could meet up then). The following Monday, October 22nd... I will be in the Writing Lab to help anyone who need basic assistance with Online Go Math from 1:00 - 1:30. Then from 1:30 - 2:00...those of us that have specific questions can share how to figure things out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have a great week!</span>Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-60460211263780706902012-09-30T11:55:00.000-07:002012-09-30T11:55:09.058-07:00Happy October!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hello... Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend..... </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Heidi, who writes at “Classroom Freebies too” shared this
site this morning:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.readworks.org/" target="_blank">READWORKS</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><br />
WOW… it is amazing. Free to print grade level reading passages with
Comprehension Questions for before, during, and after reading. There are also
unit plans that match the Common Core and even short <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>instructional <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>podcasts for teachers on topics such as: how
to teach using reading passages and how to teach specific strategies for
particular grade levels. I thought they were great reviews for those little
things that we sometimes forget to teach.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For those of you who like to teach geography, or used some
of the lessons that I posted last year from <a href="http://www.teachersfirst.com/globetracker/episode-show.cfm?date=2012-09-02">GLOBETRACKER </a>…
the series is starting up again this week. Each week, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two teen heroes post a blog that includes lots
of geography skills along with a compelling storyline for elementary students. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Participating students will also help
determine the direction storylines will take as they vote each week on what
should happen next.<br />
The navigation bar on the right of the page will take you to the current week’s
installment. There is also a section for teacher info. You can follow this
online, and via Twitter. Google Earth is also used along with lots of maps and
pictures. Last year they took a tour of North America. This year’s storyline
will be set on the seven continents. <br />
My problem is always finding time for it… but I ended up taking one “read aloud”
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And don’t forget... <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we have <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MClass training on Monday Oct. 1<sup>st</sup>,
therefore I am not available to do Go Math. The following week is 4<sup>th</sup>
grade JEPD so no Go Math then either. If you have specific questions that you
would like answered before the next Go Math session (October 15<sup>th</sup>)
just shoot me an email. I will try to help. </span></span></div>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-43697734432749631632012-09-23T11:20:00.001-07:002012-09-23T11:20:27.377-07:00Class management motivation FREEBIE<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My good buddy Kathryn sent me a message yesterday asking if I had tried Class Dojo. We told me that it was free for a limited time and I should go and try it out. You can Google it and indeed, as of Saturday afternoon, accounts are free.</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Class Dojo is a classroom management system that you can do on your computer/projector. It is customizable and one of the main selling points for me is that you can publicly praise good behavior throughout the day. The kids really get into it. It is like the online timers that they will literally fall all over themselves to beat, no matter what you are asking them to do during the timing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The program has cute little avitars (can I just say I hate autocorrect sometimes~ it MADE me type aviator instead of avitars 4 times) and lets you write you ownositive and negative behaviors to track.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hurry and go get it!!!</span></div>
Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-48104714080529450492012-09-23T10:24:00.002-07:002012-09-23T10:24:55.783-07:00Sharing<br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">SEPTEMBER 23</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So last week I talked about getting started with a Personal Learning Network (PLN). This week I want to share about a piece of PLN’s… SHARING. In order to learn you have to share. I began my sharing by getting ideas from others and then passing them on. Two weeks ago DeAnn sent out a terrific idea that she discovered and shared it with the staff. It was a simple idea that would help you keep a list of your students with you at all times, at least when you have your key card. I discovered that if I printed a list from SIS, it would give me kid names and their lunch number, and if cut out, would fit perfectly in my key card holder!Pretty cool!</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’m not saying we should all send out an email with the most amazing idea we found this week. But I think we should find a way to share those Awesome ideas that are floating around out there. I often find little gems when I am messing around on the internet or doing some professional reading. It is real easy to send an email of the idea to myself. When I get to school the next day I could print it out and then take if to the downstairs lounge and put it on the bulletin board. Or write it on that giant white board that is just sitting there , all stark and…..white.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is a place to start if you don’t have any ideas. Please be advised: these are Pinterest links. Pinterest can be very addictive and a huge time consumer. Just because it says upper elementary doesn't mean there are not realy cool ideas for primary too!</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://msfultz.blogspot.com/2012/09/upper-elementary-pinterest-links.html?utm_source=dlvr.it" target="_blank">Link to AMAZING ideas for classrooms on Pinterest</a></span><br />
Have a most excellent week!<br />
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Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-40044451796903872932012-09-15T09:35:00.002-07:002012-09-15T09:35:33.259-07:00We're Back!Welcome back to a new school year! We are heading into week four already. Everyone has had time to settle into routines and get a feel for what their needs might be concerning technology.<br />
At the last District Technology Meeting there was a discussion about offering technology trainings on a regular basis. I would assume this would be similar to what we did long ago when we were first learning to implement technology in our classrooms but we had very little equipment or infrastructure to use it effectively. Now we do! What kinds of things would you like to learn to about? Be thinking about it.<br />
I have heard that this is to be the year of the PLN (Professional Learning Network), or it is sometimes called a PLC (Professional Learning Community). I have been involved with my PLN for a number of years. My PLN is mostly online (the other part includes my colleagues in Grand County). I have shared my learning with others online; I attend webinars and online inservices; I watch podcasts and videos; and I get new ideas from thousands of sources. The point is I have learned more than I can ever use.<br />
I talked a bit about PLN’s last year on the website when many folks were trying to get recertification points. [see the May 12 blog entry on Prisfessional Development in Our District]. This year I plan to focus the blog on trainings… whatever we come up with to learn about as a District; and some tips on how to establish and use an online PLN.<br />
***to help you get started: the first thing I did was to choose a few blogs to read each week. I stumbled upon a few teacher blogs that had some ideas that I liked. I bookmarked them and checked them on the weekend. (I follow lots of blogs now, but in the beginning I only followed a few). The blog below has compiled teacher blogs by grade level… just click on the link then choose a grade level and it will take you to lots of blogs that have incredible ideas. Go visit some and have fun!<br />
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Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-85196132860459264632012-07-23T08:45:00.001-07:002012-07-23T08:45:41.112-07:00COMMON COREI know we're are all on Summer Break...but I am trying to keep myself from going stir-crazy. (broken ankle=couch potatoe). I have been looking for resources to make implementing the Math and Language Arts Common Core a little easier.
One resource that I stumbled upon is called "Teachers Pay Teachers". This is an online teacher store where teachers can sell lesson plans, posters, games, and activities that they have made. many of these teachers are highly skilled educators, not to mention, way more creative than I could ever be.
One item that I purchased was a Common Core Planning Pack. It has a Beach theme. (there are lots of other themes that you can find). In the planning pack is a set of posters that are "I CAN..." statements for each of the Common Core Standards for both Math and Language Arts. These statements are also provided in a check-off list form. I paid $6.00 for the pack.
I also purchased a couple of sets of Task Cards, ($2.00 each). They can be printed and laminated, then used in centers, or for whole/small group games. What a timesaver for me!
So if you are interested in taking a look at some of these resources go to http://teacherspayteachers.com
You can wander through the site or you can search....use the terms common core, common core math, common core language arts; or you can search for my current favorite contributors: Rachel Lynette, or Charity Preston.
Don't forget to check out thinkcentral...that is the GO MATH online resource. Lots of amazing stuff there to help with your lesson planning!Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-11692715975300993702012-07-22T08:23:00.001-07:002012-07-22T08:23:34.170-07:00Ready.... Set.......Well, not exactly, but the technology part is close. We all have our new computers. Thanks to John Mealey each of our individual printers are functional. We can also find printers and add them... For those of us who like to print to the Labs. Be aware that some of the lab printers are out of ink, so you will need to wait until Paula gets back.
I plan to go in today to test out how things work with our Document Cameras. I don't foresee any problems.
Core Academy next week!Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-71516714605862008572012-07-02T07:00:00.002-07:002012-07-02T07:18:38.926-07:00Kleinspiration is having an absolutely MASSIVE giveaway for achieving 1000 followers. It's not enough that this blog is amazing in sharing lessons, ideas and activities. Now others who are just as amazing are giving away some of their best stuff.
As an added bonus.... All of my favorite bloggers are here in one place, so you can check them out and follow some amazing educators. <a href="http://www.kleinspiration.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kleinspiration" src="http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx4/rvblogdesigns/150.jpg"/></a>.Room 148http://www.blogger.com/profile/01712130751238837492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359427033933722196.post-70790112815345556472012-06-20T18:14:00.001-07:002012-06-20T18:14:21.785-07:00<span style="font-size: small;">First day of Summer. Hope you are all relaxing and rejuvenating. I am working and </span>participating in an online books study, Guided Math by Laney Sammons. I am learning some really good stuff.<br />
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On the "working" side. The Tech crew has been in every classroom in the district, and we are a bit ahead of schedule in some areas and a few days behind in others. Most of our laptops for the mobile labs have arrived. The bulk of our new computers will arrive on Monday. <br />
All of the labs have been dismantled. Almost all of the requested
mini-labs are in place (except some 4th, 5th, and 6th grade mini-labs). We have removed all of the teacher computers at the High School, and have installed their new computers.We have removed most of the teacher computers at the Middle School (except for those being used for Summer School).We will begin replacing those next week. HMK and Offices will follow.<br />
Our new computers are pretty amazing. They are an all-in-one model from Dell which means you get a screen - NO TOWER - that's it! If you requested a USB keyboard and mouse, we had to order them separately, so what you will see is a wireless keyboard and mouse until the others come in. (We will then come around and trade them). We have already installed the batteries but you need to turn the switches on for them to work.We will probably leave a paper with explanations on how to get your doc cam & projector going, as soon as we get to that point.<br />
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