September 2011 Blog Posts (55)

I shied away from tech productions projects. I was a scaredy-cat. Why? Whenever I gave my students a video project, the products demonstrated fun and engagement, but little learning.

I needed to learn how to help students create quality productions.

Over the past three years, I've discovered a system that helps me help students create media productions that…

eTwinning Professional Development workshop "Web 2.0 technologies in education", June 10-11.

eTwinning PDW Web2 Vilnius from Grazina Likpetriene on Vimeo.

http://www.etwinning.lt/PDW…

Host school: Scuola Secondaria di 1° grado “Fermi – Mannai”

Date: 05-11th May 2011

Place: Sant Antioco ( Italy).



Project work:



- visiting the school.

- performing of the detective short story written by pupils.

- song contest and Award ceremony.

- visiting of the churches analysed by the Italian partner.

- taking part in Sant'Antioco celebrations of the Patron Saint.

- song contest and Award ceremony.

-…

Host school: Zakladna Skola Pri Podzluzinke

Date: 11-16th October 2010

Place: Levice ( Slovakia).



Project work:



- introducing the Zakladna Skola Pri Podzluzinke.

- presentation by each participating organisation of the research carried out about the seconde religious buildings.

- planning the activities of the project (teachers).

- reading of the detective short story by the pupils.

- voting for the cover and title…

The last few years, I've been very focused on the role and possibility of video in the classroom. Thus, my recent work developing EnglishCentral and my focus on the potential of a "Flipped Classroom".

I had an interesting skype…

I happened across the Twitter 25 Word Story writing experiment and challenge a few days ago and thought this would be a great idea to share with my 6th grade gifted class. The goal is to tell a story in exactly 25 words. To introduce them to the concept, I shared Kevin Hodgson’s Prezi  titled “Sixty 25-Word Stories”. I really didn’t do much more than that and hoped that some of them would take interest.…

It's never too early in the year to begin thinking about Parent Night.

The thought of talking for an hour to a group of adults seems daunting. Even with children, I try to speak no more than five minutes before directing them to an activity that synthesizes what was shared.

I have parents and students do the talking. Here are some suggestions if you want to get parents and students more active in the process:

1. Have parents active from the…

What is Assistive Technology to Me?

After being a Special Education major for my third year in a row, I have many things to say about AT. Every summer,  I work with 3-5 year old children that are at risk or have recently received an IEP. I cannot stress…

Vicki Davis will present, “Successful Online Presentation Skills for Students” in the Blackboard Collaborate Distinguished Lecture Series this coming Tuesday September 20, 2011 at 19:00:00GMT [ check here for the time where you are ].

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Do you teach literary terms, figurative language or rhetorical devices? Each Wednesday, we will bring you one literary term with fun examples from hip-hop, literature and history. Share examples your students create and we'll add them to the blog.

Today, we begin with alliteration. Next week, we'll bring you greatest hyperbole examples ever. 

http://blog.flocabulary.com/alliteration/

Who is the most responsible for the state of U.S. Public education and what can be done to fix it... 

I have been reading about advances in the classroom in the 21st century, and I am wondering if an entirely paperless classroom is already a reality,  I have tried to reduce the paper used in my classroom and increase the technology utilized, but I am still not sure about how to proceed. I plan to network with other teachers in my school...those I know are tech savvy...to determine what basic things I can do to utilize more tech tools and less paper while maximizing learning. I think the best…

. Which of the following is high in protein:

A.  Fruit

B.  Water

C.  Meat

D. Vegetables

C. Meat

2. Carbohydrates are used for: 

A.  Energy

B.  Repairing cells

C.  Making muscles

D. Making skin

A.  Energy

3.  What solution is used in the test for sugar?

A.  Benedict’s solution

B.  Ethanol

C.  Universal indicator

D. Biuret’s solution

A. Benedict’s solution

4. What is…

. Which of the following is high in protein:

A.  Fruit

B.  Water

C.  Meat

D. Vegetables

C. Meat

2. Carbohydrates are used for: 

A.  Energy

B.  Repairing cells

C.  Making muscles

D. Making skin

A.  Energy

3.  What solution is used in the test for sugar?

A.  Benedict’s solution

B.  Ethanol

C.  Universal indicator

D. Biuret’s solution

A. Benedict’s solution

4. What is…

What

teachers really want to tell parents

By Ron Clark, Special to CNN

updated 9:12 AM EST, Tue September 6, 2011

Editor's note: Ron Clark, author of…

If a parent has a question about a child, such as a problem child, and they ask you via facebook is it appropriate to message them back through facebook or would it be better to reply some other way.