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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Alternatives for Timeliner and Inpiration

Resources for creating a Timeline

Read Write Think has a great free tool: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/
Tiki Toki: Pretty advanced, but really beautiful: http://www.tiki-toki.com/
One of my personal favorites: Time Toast: http://www.timetoast.com/
Capzles- Quite simply one of the nicest timeline creation sites around, with a beautiful user interface as well as the ability to embed into a site.
Time Rime - An excellent site with educational instance (great for teachers) that allows users to create multimedia timelines.
TimeGlider - Great site that not only lets users create multimedia timelines butlegends as well. There is a "plus upgrade" in the works specificallyfor education.
Dipity - Create beautiful timelines with the ability to add video/pictures.
Preceden - A fun easy site to use to create interactive timelines.
Timelinr - A very simple to use timeline generator that only displays text.
Our Timelines - Create timelines by using preexisting forms (text only). - See more at: http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=592#sthash.5Y1zMOkG.dpuf
Softschools has a really simple too, great for primary grades!

Did you know you can also do the timeline right inside Microsoft word? Learn how to here.
What about using Excel? It works too, probably more advanced, but it works!

Resources for Mind Mapping alternatives like Inspiration

TONS of options here. Almost all FREE!

First of all my favorites are here:

Padlet - Collaborative, open, cool http://padlet.com/
Lucid Charts - Syncs perfectly in your WGcloud account AND has an iPad app, see belowlucid
Chrome (web browser) Extension - Mind Meister - http://www.mindmeister.com/

Other options are:

Coggle - Beautiful, quick and easy http://coggle.it/
Software to download FREEMIND
Spider Scribe http://www.spiderscribe.net/
Mind mapping PLUS collaboration: http://www.mindomo.com/
Fast and easy version: http://mind42.com

For your iPad too, these are all apps:

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

10/29 Clark Day

Spent the day at Clark Elementary

Teachers signed up on the document HERE

Started meeting with 3rd grade teachers about LEGO, simple machines and foundation grant.

Found this: http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/simple_machines_ndash_getting_started_package/2290

Started in Kindergarten learning about pumpkins

Then played Math games and did some snack and moving with 2nd grade:

Met with WINGS teacher to discuss kicking off science fair. Notes included:

Science day at Clark: Kicking off science fair

One group experiment (launching and changing the fulcrum), one do observation (mentos and diet coke)

Have a posterboard together with things already typed out.

Right before winter break, 1st or second week of December, 16th?

Headed over to 4th grade to watch the Southern colonies presentations for the other 4th grade classes.

Met with building principal.

Wrapped up the day in 2nd grade working on the landforms projects.

I then headed home to finish writing 5th grade social studies curriculum.

Wrapped up the day at a parent meeting at Avery discussing the iPad program for reading intervention..

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

4/9 Science Kit Inventory

Completed 1/4 of the inventory in the store room:

Started spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Agz1J6fj2c9rdGZ4TTBCajctNVhnZ1QzR21Ibk54NWc#gid=0

Spreadsheet is searchable using:

Command + F on a Mac
Control + F on a PC

Friday, March 29, 2013

3/29 Coordinator Meeting, Clark, Edgar Road

Started the day at the Coordinator Meeting at Central Office

After went over to Clark to meet with a few people

met with Principal
Met with 1st grade teacher
Stopped by 2nd grade

Then went over the Edgar Road:

Finalized SS Vertical Team notes
Changed Science Vertical Team meeting
Finalized Evaluation for year: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1Vxk1RLNX2AuB1Klk0cnPtS-Obe9M2J0uHCoUq2yOUPo/edit
Sent emails for meetings next week

Monday, March 4, 2013

3/4 Clark, PDC

Spent the day at Clark Elementary, home of the Eagles!

Kindergarten

I watched Kindergarteners build some log cabins inspired by Abraham Lincoln.

Also saw kindergarten students planting seeds:

2nd grade

I saw 2nd grade making timelines and shared with teachers about some online tools for creating a timeline.

Timeline resources:

Best resources: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/08/06/the-best-tools-for-making-online-timelines/

http://www.softschools.com/teacher_resources/timeline_maker/

How to: http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/timeline.html

Cool resources: http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-a-timeline

Create one on the web: http://www.timetoast.com

Timeline resources: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/

Interactive timeline: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline/

If you want to get fancy: http://www.tiki-toki.com

8 tools: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/8-excellent-free-timeline-creation.html

SS for kids: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/timelines.htm

5th Grade

Integrating technology into the classroom

We discussed the SAMR (pronounced sam-er) model

Resources for SAMR model:

SAMR model: http://www.hippasus.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/rubenrp/mtype/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=SAMR+model

Examples: The SAMR Model: Background and Exemplars

Then discussed using Social networking with 5th graders. Here is Edmodo!

Edmodo in the classroom: http://inservice.ascd.org/technology/how-to-use-edmodo-in-the-classroom/
Parent Edmodo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNBXYtCvcdI
Teacher post on the first year using edmodo: http://idigedtech.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/feeling-like-an-ugly-duck-with-edmodo/
Edmodo teacher stories: http://blog.edmodo.com/category/teacher-stories/
Edmodo basics video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPqB8ewrYxQ

Wax Museum Prep

2nd grade was working on their Wax museum presentations

Students research, make poster or timeline, write speech, press button for timeline
I saw posters from students on their famous people they researched. This research was a part of the speeches they prepared for their wax museum they will be having over the next couple of days.

Teacher Meeting on How to use Youtube

Using Youtube

Use it like a pro: http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-use-youtube-like-a-pro/

How to use youtube video editor: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20010127-285/how-to-use-youtubes-video-editor/

Youtube editor http://www.youtube.com/editor

Youtube for schools: http://www.youtube.com/schools

Eliminate clutter: http://instructify.com/2010/06/21/shhhh-quiet-tube/

CHOP your youtube videos: http://www.tubechop.com

Advanced features: http://www.cnet.com.au/youtube-guide-to-advanced-features-339296349.htm

To download youtube videos to keep for yourself use: http://keepvid.com

NOTE: I’m a fan of downloading the MP4 file for quality and size balance.

1st Grade

Discussed the economics Old Webster project/unit

Discussed the terms: Good, service, consumer, producer

How to conduct and interview

Channel 4 connection

In the community on the 28th to get to local businesses

Discussed how we could move the project into the 21st century and make something for an authentic audience

What are 21st Century skills?

Then discussed the ability for individual students or teams to make their own video to be displayed to an audience. Here's a tutorial:

More 2nd grade

Saw another 2nd grade class of student presentations for their "wax museum." It is so cool to "press the button" and watch the students come to life as their famous person. Here's an audio recording of one....