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Welcome, April Nelms!

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School / Work Affiliation: Muscle Shoals City Schools

Website: http://mshsnelms.ning.com

Skype Account: april.nelms

About Me: Science Teacher
Husband, Daniel Nelms.
Has a pomeranian named Kady.
Life is good!

April Nelms's Blog

"The Networked Student"

Posted on March 5, 2009 at 1:47pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

The segment about cell phones and ipods really hits home at our school because students use them a lot, but not for educational purposes. I wish this could change. I use mp3 players/cell phones/ipods, when I take trips to the Zoo. They have a podcast set up on their website at the Birmingham Zoo.

"The Five Minds for the Future"

Posted on March 5, 2009 at 1:28pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

The ethical mind deals with human relationships, As an educator our actions and ethical decision influence our students. If we are model individuals, we can be positvie influences versus what students see most EVERYwhere else. A large problem for students of this time period deals with resepect. They don't normally understand it because they have not seen it. Simple considerations such as "Yes ma'am and No Ma'am" are unfamiliar to our students. Common courtesies to us as teachers is not common… Continue

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At 12:38pm on March 7, 2009, Thomas Cooper said…: Click on the "Invite" tab and then click on the "Enter Email Addresses" link and type in the people you want to invite. The Invite tab should be one of the standard tabs you see at the manager/creator of the Ning. I can show you how to do it on Monday.

At 5:03pm on February 23, 2009, Thomas Cooper said…: Hi April, can I get an invitation to your science Ning? What types of science do you teach? I teach AP Environmental Science, Geology and Astronomy. My students would love to meet yours. If you'd like to have a Skype conservation between our student, let me know.