September 2011 Blog Posts (55)

Just started a new blog to meet APPR reflection requirements.  I've always wanted to get one going anyhow and this was the perfect opportunity.  One of my first posts is about using my Xoom to remotely access my school computer.  Pretty cool.

http://bouncingitback.wordpress.com/

I'll be posting about twice a month.

-Scott

I understand that math is not always a students strong suit and may not always be the most interesting subject.  I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of how to make a basic algebra lesson more engaging for students at the fifth grade level (ex. n-5=8).

The point is that we…

Hello fellow readers! The post that I am about to

write is going to give a few ideas and or thoughts as to why NCLB is a complete

failure. I think that the general consensus is that the overall effects of NCLB

is a resounding failure, albeit an admirable attempt by the Federal Government

to close the achievement gap between urban and suburban students.

The continual and constant testing that students

have undergone since the…

Early in my teaching career, I learned that if I can manage classroom movements, I can manage behavior. If I can manage behavior, students learn better.

An earlier post discussed the importance of quick and easy transitions between activities. David Ginsburg discusses smooth transitions in terms of …

Today in class, I guided students through the steps of creating their own introductory wikipage for my Language Arts class. On this page, they included a welcome greeting using a “cool” text generator, uploaded a favorite picture using Morguefile.com, and added a favorite quote from a quotation site. These pages will be linked from a Student Pages site on our class wiki, and students will be responsible for maintaining them throughout…

I am new to Classroom 2.0.  I am a physical education teacher interested in integrating web 2.0 technologies in my learning setting.  Our goal is to educate students about ways to improve and maintain their physical health, but also to encourage the use of 21st century learning skills. Always looking for new (free) technology to integrate in P.E.  I am finding great resources online with Twitter, Google +, reading blogs and following links. I am sharing my blog if you are interested in…

A era do compartilhamento

Hoje abri o meu Facebook, mandei felicitações aos meus entes, chequei o minha caixa de e-mails, mandei um link via Twitter, recebi um novo cliente via internet, pesquisei no Wikipédia, compartilhei alguns links via blog e estou quase todo tempo conectado. Não me vejo mais desconectado. No mundo tão evoluído, fechar os olhos é se fechar para as diversas janelas do aprendizado e conhecimento.

Imagino os grandes da história (Nietzsche,…

http://schoolcounselingpodcast.blogspot.com/2011/09/cowardice-and-courage.html

Since reading Bill Ferriter's post on whether or not true formative assessment is possible, I've been wondering how I could make my own formative assessments more efficient. This post features a screencast of me looking at student work for the purposes of formative assessment.

Formative assessment is continuous assessment. In the context…

UDL and Assistive Tech are very interesting things to compare. 

As I look more in depth into UDL, I see that UDL involves creating a curriculum that allows full inclusion for students. AT involves adapting the curriculum and creating, using, and making use of different tools and concepts that allow students to become a part of the overall "UDL" ideal within a classroom.

It is important to remember that everything involved in Special Education go hand in…

I'm a bit confused with how to navigate the Ning, maybe someone has some suggestions of where to start? I have to add an avatar, hmm, mine is a bit rubbish but here it…

Please tell us about the types of instructional and education technologies that you think can make the biggest impact on education.

There is a good deal of controversy and debate still surrounding the question of whether or not technology can make a difference in the educational process. At EmergingEdTech, we’d like to…

Last week, we brought you examples of Alliteration from hip-hop, literature and history. This week, we give Hyperbole the same treatment:

http://blog.flocabulary.com/hyperbole/

Share your students' examples with us in the comments!

Hello my Classroom 2.0 friends.  Currently teaching 8th grade technology in New Hampshire.   Looking for other 8th grade classrooms that would like to collaborate or form projects around a three to five week time frame each quarter.  My quarter began in September and will end at the end of Nov.  I am working on curriculum integration and would love to discuss possibilities of blogging, wikis or open projects of a web 2.0 nature with other like minded 21st century teachers around the world. …