Wow! Imagine that! A professional development that is actually being applied to my teaching. I am sooooo excited. Mrs. Russell and I developed a project for my science classes that is actually using technology that we were exposed to and learned about during our PLC. Students are using Diigo to bookmark and highlight research resources. I even applied it to Math classes by posting a group link for Math!!! Now they are using the Diigo tool for a Math project as well. Awesome!!
Perc classes are also using Museum Boxes to produce a unique presentation using a variety of media and tools. Way tooo cooool.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Week 3 or 4?? Thing 7 & 8
I am really enjoying my Google Reader and adding to it almost daily. This could take one's life over completely!! While trying to figure out how to use Museum Boxes and searching for a tutorial to help the students get started, I found yet another awesome resource that I just had to share. You will obviously need to add this to your ever growing list of can't live without resources as well. It is eduTecher.net . There is a blog link on the website, but the absolutely coolest part is eduTecherTV. He not only identifies and introduces technology out there, but explains how to use it!! Check it out and let me know what you think.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Week 3 Thing 7
I find myself spending hours just pouring over the multitude of technology resources for education! I have found so many that I am loosing track. A couple of the better resources I have found are actually blogs! Free Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ is an amazing resource. I am just blown away by the sheer volume of information and tools available.
I have found a great tool for gathering and organizing this information. It's called Evernote. I can place photos, clips, notes all in one place and access it from any computer or ipad. It has really helped me keep some of this information organized.
I have also found a wonderful piece of technology which I plan to use soon. It is found at a site called "Museum Boxes" http://museumbox.e2bn.org/. Check this out! It provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. You can use it to present information or research on a specific topic. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life o Students actually "build" 3 dimensional boxes with anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others. I am going to try to get it together to use in my class soon!
The only down side to all of this technology is finding time to develop activities and learn how to use it well enough to apply it in your teaching.
I have found a great tool for gathering and organizing this information. It's called Evernote. I can place photos, clips, notes all in one place and access it from any computer or ipad. It has really helped me keep some of this information organized.
I have also found a wonderful piece of technology which I plan to use soon. It is found at a site called "Museum Boxes" http://museumbox.e2bn.org/. Check this out! It provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. You can use it to present information or research on a specific topic. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life o Students actually "build" 3 dimensional boxes with anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others. I am going to try to get it together to use in my class soon!
The only down side to all of this technology is finding time to develop activities and learn how to use it well enough to apply it in your teaching.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Volcanic Activity at Kilauea
Just found this amazing Flickr site. NASA has a photo stream. This would be fantastic for Science classes. Flickr also has other photstreams like the Whitehouse!!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Week 3 Thing 6
A few hours of playing and learning to upload photos and look what I did!!! I made a badge! There is a great tutor site that helped me out a lot.
http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-use-flickr-basics-and-beyond
http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-use-flickr-basics-and-beyond
www.flickr.com
This is a Flickr badge showing items in a set called Franklin Institute. Make your own badge here.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Week 3 Thing #5
Once again, I got lost browsing Flickr and had a hard time deciding which photo to post. I decided on the photo of the moon over a photo of an awesome quilt. I used the "share this" tab on Flickr and it automatically posted the photo to my blog! Pretty awesome stuff.
I'm off to see if I can actually upload some of my pics to Flickr. If I am successful, I will share!
I'm off to see if I can actually upload some of my pics to Flickr. If I am successful, I will share!
The moon in all it's splendor
While browsing Flickr for my project, I found this awesome shot of the moon taken Jan. 14!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Avatar Changes
Once again we have a snowy day! The Christmas decorations are finally tucked away until next year. Why does it seem to take soooo much longer to put them away. Checked off one more thing on my list. Time to get back to work on the rest of my list. As usual I got sucked into a time wharp changing my avatar!
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