I said I would post everything about this year.
This one is humbling!
Every morning I unlock the Bedford cart to gain access to the iPad2s. I place the lock in the exact same place. As the end of the day came yesterday, I went to lock the iPad2s. NO LOCK! I left hoping that none of the iPad2s would be missing upon my return this morning. Fortunately, the iPad2s were still present, but the lock was not.
I proceeded to find the lock and the video explains it all!
My Solution!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Five Minute Video Provides Individual Learning Opportunity
This couldn't have been much better. I created a five minute video using the SMART notebook software. I used Camtasia to record the screen cast and place the opening title page, music, and ending title page. The coolest aspect was students learning at their pace, but more importantly, an outside classroom interruption didn't cost learning time for students.
The video on the iPad2 really jumps out!
The instructional video that students watched.
Students watching the video.
Student locker issue - both the instructor and the student called out by the custodian.
Some students really understood the concept quickly and were able to move on.
Student returns from locker interruption to continue learning.
The video on the iPad2 really jumps out!
The instructional video that students watched.
Students watching the video.
Student locker issue - both the instructor and the student called out by the custodian.
Some students really understood the concept quickly and were able to move on.
Student returns from locker interruption to continue learning.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Students' Digital Professional Portfolio
Eventually students will have three public professional portfolio areas on the web and one private. Video explaining it below!
A letter that we used to inform the parents is below and also HERE.
A letter that we used to inform the parents is below and also HERE.
Zite App Becomes Popular During D.E.A.R. Time
Our school dedicates 20 minutes to Drop Everything And Read. Students must read books, magazines, Nooks, something! The ZITE app has become a VERY popular choice. Three weeks ago we introduced the ZITE app as an option for current events. The beautiful thing about the ZITE app that students are given the freedom to CHOOSE the category of topics that they want to read!
Having that freedom of choice gives students specific control of topics and interests that they want to read!
Zite App Explained
Our Students Using The Zite App
Having that freedom of choice gives students specific control of topics and interests that they want to read!
Zite App Explained
Our Students Using The Zite App
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Personal Learning Styles
As a problem based house and the opportunity to have students for 1 hour and 40 minutes every afternoon to use as we want, we have used this opportunity to have students discover the type of personality they may be and the type of learning style allows them to be successful.
Today we took time to discover our learning styles.
Today we took time to discover our learning styles.
Blogger Comments on iPad2
I'm not going to lie, there have been several technically challenging moments with GAFE, specifically logging in and working with a Google Doc, and the iPad2.
THIS, HOWEVER, WASN'T ONE OF THOSE TIMES!
We created a writing prompt from this great resource as it pertained to personality traits. The specific post and comments that students viewed are here! (Maybe you have time to post a comment so that students see that it is the world wide web!)
One of our focuses stemmed from emphasizing to students that this will become another digital footprint in their life! With this in mind, students took all things pertaining to writing very seriously!
Students first logged into our GAFE page. We then went to our classroom blog, chose our Google Profile as our account information, typed the comment, and completed the spam word.
THERE WERE NO GLITCHES! More of this commenting to come by students as it was very easy!
THIS, HOWEVER, WASN'T ONE OF THOSE TIMES!
We created a writing prompt from this great resource as it pertained to personality traits. The specific post and comments that students viewed are here! (Maybe you have time to post a comment so that students see that it is the world wide web!)
One of our focuses stemmed from emphasizing to students that this will become another digital footprint in their life! With this in mind, students took all things pertaining to writing very seriously!
Students first logged into our GAFE page. We then went to our classroom blog, chose our Google Profile as our account information, typed the comment, and completed the spam word.
THERE WERE NO GLITCHES! More of this commenting to come by students as it was very easy!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Polleverywhere For Informal Assessment
Since some of the response systems cost money for use on 30 iPad2, I have chosen to incorporate Polleverywhere as an informal assessment tool. I like the fact that since I created a classroom site specific to Polleverywhere we can easily access the web version for responses.
I know Polleverywhere is not a new tool, as I actually used it at the beginning of 2009 it is a tool that I have pulled back out from the tech toolbox and used quite successfully. To set up your own Polleverywhere site see their directions.
Below is actual footage of the process from actual participants in my math class.
I know Polleverywhere is not a new tool, as I actually used it at the beginning of 2009 it is a tool that I have pulled back out from the tech toolbox and used quite successfully. To set up your own Polleverywhere site see their directions.
Below is actual footage of the process from actual participants in my math class.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Oreo Cookies and Personality Traits
To begin our Personal Economics unit and our WisCareers Unit, we took Gary Smalley's Personal Inventory test. Students discovered what style of person they are.
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