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Monday, July 29, 2002
The One-Computer Classroom***
These sites will help you make the most of your single computer.
Shelly County Schools: Ideas for the One-Computer Classroom
http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/SCS/trpages/IntCR/one_computer_classroom.htm
Shelly County Schools of Memphis, Tennessee presents resources for using technology in the classroom including ideas for the one-computer classroom.
The One-Computer Classroom: From Reward to Treasure
http://horizon.nmsu.edu/ddl/onecomputer.html
The Digital Desert Library, developed by Dr. Carmen Gonzalez of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at New Mexico State University, offers resources for students including this article by Cissy Lujan-Pincomb of Jornada Elementary School on ideas for the one-computer classroom.
Hotlist On the One-Computer Classroom Class
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listonecompja.html
Scan this site for strategies and ideas for using technology in a one-computer classroom.
One-Computer Classroom: Project Based Learning
http://www.esc20.k12.tx.us/techserv/workshops/occ/pbl.html
Education Service Center, a regional organization in Texas dedicated to improving student performance, presents resources for project-based learning that incorporate technology.
Tip Sheet: Strategies for Managing Students on One Computer http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/tip4.htm
Learn to manage students in a classroom with limited computer access and explore how to use a projection device.
Sunday, July 28, 2002
Weblogg-Ed
Will Richardson's thoughts...
"1. Professional weblogs—where teachers track their own planning/research/thoughts about what’s happening in their classrooms and school. Takes minimum set up and little maintenance.
2. Course weblog—where teachers can update assignments, notes and links for a particular class. Can be “sold” as a way to communicate classroom activities to parents and community, to give students an idea of what the class is about, to keep track of makeup work for absent students. Low setup and maintenance.
3. Group weblog—where students in a class or members of a department or community become active participants in the discussion. Larger group weblogs require a moderator to define groups and lead discussion. In classroom setting, can be used for feedback. In other settings used for idea exchange, dissemination of information, etc. Small group weblogs could be used for students to track/show work on projects. Low setup, higher maintenance.
4. Student weblogs—where each student creates and maintains individual weblogs. Uses include tracking time for individualized work, entering into give and take feedback discussions with instructor, online filing cabinets (Diaryland), research logs, etc. Can be used to encourage metacognitive (thinking about thinking) work. High setup, low maintenance.
5. Combinations—where teachers employ any number of these logs in tandem. A course weblog could keep track of the business and planning side of the class while small group and individual weblogs could focus on student learning and achievement.
Questions to be explored: What are the benefits of weblogs over more traditional ways of classroom management (i.e. giving assignments, tracking notes, organizing and tracking work handed in)? How can weblogs be most effectively introduced into the classroom or community setting? What skills are needed to make the best use of weblogs (i.e. HTML, Internet)? What training and resources are needed? What software/hardware implications are there (served locally or remotely)? Assessment of weblogs (rubrics, requirements)? Internet connectivity of students/groups?
Saturday, July 27, 2002
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Tomkins Family Home Page
has printable activity calendars for first and kindergarten, math fun printables, printable games and more!
123 Reading Road has lots of printable and online activities to work on word families.
And To Think I Learned It With Seuss consists of activities for language arts, math, science, writing, social studies, art, physical education, and music to go with several of Dr. Seuss's books.
Donald Graves offers tips for teaching writing and professional materials about teaching writing.
JigSaw Puzzles is a searchable list of photos that create jigsaw puzzles...the difficulty levels are adjustable.
Look Cover Spelling is the site that Sharon Elder shared with us about spelling. It is the method that Sharon Taberski had recommended.
Marcia's Lesson Links has been visited over 338,800 times since March 1, 1999. It was created by Marcia Goudie. She is one of our resident experts. She has spent a lot of time finding/sharing information with other teachers.
Mrs. Attaya's First Grade Class
allows you to sneak a peek into her first grade classroom. Objectives, spelling lists, literacy station plans, and photos of class activites are included.
Mrs. Elder's "Beary" Special First Grade Class website
Class website
http://www.homestead.com/elderfirst/home.html bamateacha
Mrs. Laux's First Grade
This site has a great booklist, links to first grade sites, word wall words, and a great list of first grade expectations and skills.
http://www.geocities.com/blaux2001/ mom1teach2
Mrs. McGowan's First Grade
Comprehensive class site featuring student work, Internet Projects, parent and teacher resources.
http://familyeducation.com/nj/mcgowan marcimcg
Ponton's Pond
Our class web site.
http://www.myschoolonline.com/FL/Ponton_Pond frogs4yu
SEN Resource Centre
This site has some gameboards that are content specific, but also has some gameboards that are not! This site was shared by another teacher on the first grade mailring.
http://www.geocities.com/SEN_resources/resources.html mom1teach2
Seuss Book Reviews
This is the page that Malinda has started for the Seuss reviews being done by several teachers as part of the 2002 Seuss celebration.
http://www.geocities.com/frogs4yu/seuss_first.html mom1teach2
Some Writing Samples
Here is a page with some of our published classroom writings. I also included a few of my favorite resource books for writing.
http://www.geocities.com/frogs4yu/index.html
Spot and the Gang
This is Pat Schmidt's Site. It has 100th Day pictures, writing portfolios, themes, Internet projects, and links to other spectacular sites.
http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,35062-125145-38-24431,00.html
Structured Curriculum Table of Contents The site shared by Amy Keane. On the left hand side click on LESSONS then on STRUCTURED CURRICULUM. It has Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science for first grade. Music and art are also included for K-3.
Kinder
ARTS TO CRAFT
GEOMETRIC ANIMALS:
http://www.kinderart.com/littles/little18.shtml
Much like using shape blocks, these ones are cut
out of sturdy paper. Match colors to shapes, put
all cutouts in the middle of a circle, and chal-
lenge students to select a piece until they have
completed an animal design.
BUTTERFLY ART:
http://www.kinderart.com/littles/butterflies.shtml
All ages will enjoy this simple but beautiful
art lesson in creating tissue paper butterflies.
Using a black construction paper background sets
the tissue colors off beautifully.
ANIMAL SOUND AND COLOR BOOK:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/whatdoisay/titleprint.shtml
Print out copies of this animal book for your
kindergarten students; they will put it together
and learn the colors and sounds of each animal.
CREATE A FIELD JOURNAL:
http://www.enviro-explorers.com/journalactivity.html
Refine your students' senses of detail in their writ-
ing by observing nature and recording it with both
written and artistic expression--a great summer writ-
ing project.
AMAZING ANIMALS IN ART:
http://www.artsmia.org/animals/art_activities.html
Various activities here support the exploration of
animals in art. Try making your own animal design
printing plate with styrofoam, an animal wire sculp-
ture, or continuous-line drawings. All exercises
can be illustrated with the images link available
at page bottom.
Friday, July 26, 2002
TheMoMI.org -- The Museum of Musical Instruments -- Collections
American Musem of Natural History Presents Ology .. What's OLogy? Genetics, Biodiversity, Genetics, Asterisk, Astronomy, Astronomy, Paleontology, Paleontology, Paleontology, Copyright, Credits, Privacy,
Description: Learn a lot about astronomy, paleontology, and the definitions of other "ologies" on this... 2002 Award Winning Site
Thursday, July 25, 2002
FUN DAY
Soda Play
A construction kit for ... crafting curious constructions and exhibiting their creations for all to see and play and experiment!
Working together since October 1996, soda are a group of artists, researchers, designers and developers. We formed in order to steer the development and funding of our own areas of practice. Although this practice covers a broad range of individual interests, the group is held together by common views on technology and art. We are interested in developing languages, structures and installations in a way that will push the field of contemporary art practice in terms of both context and form. what we do We have a range of technical skills from communications, design, education, software< development, to electronics and mechanical engineering.
These skills allow us to develop projects that employ technologies on an investigative level within our practice. This emphasis on research and development, and the fine art practice of members of Soda, comes together in our methodology that underlies both our commercial and non-commercial work. see www.soda.co.uk sodaconstructor 1999 Ed Burton A construction kit for two-dimensional wiry walkers.
A bouncy virtual model of springs, muscles and masses. A toy. Sodaconstructor started life as the private plaything of its creator, a distracting dynamic building set made purely for fun. Since being made accessible on the internet sodaconstructor popularity exploded and took on a creative direction all of its own. Now many thousands of people across the world are crafting curious constructions and exhibiting their creations for all to see and play with in the sodazoo.
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
There's a new set of Bulletin Board Days of the Week cards for
you to share with your students. They're in the Activities Pages
section of my Home Page.
http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm
Also new is this week is a set of Subtraction Flash Cards.
They're also in the Activities Pages. You can find flash cards for
Addition, Multiplication, and Division there too!
http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm
In the Bookmarks section of my Activities Pages are a set of
"Welcome Back to School" bookmarks in cursive and printed manuscript.
I hope that you'll share them with your students for the coming of
the new school year.
http://www.janbrett.com/bookmarks/bookmarks.htm
Saturday, July 20, 2002
Poetry RUBRIC
Ideas and Content __________
- focuses on an idea, feeling, or experience
- uses a few carefully chosen words
- uses specific, concrete images
- may include figurative language
- may include poetic sound devices
Sentence Fluency __________
- may use lines of varying lengths
- may use stanza breaks to show changes in mood, images, or emphasis
- uses a variety of sentence structures
Organization __________
- uses a logical, effective organizational strategy
Voice __________
- uses own, unique style
- writes honestly, as if the reader was standing right there; doesn't
try to impress the reader
- writes with confidence and enthusiasm
Conventions __________
- contains no more than two or three minor errors in grammar and usage
- contains no more than two or three minor errors in spelling, capitalization,
and punctuation
Total Score __________
TeAch-nology's Back To School Teaching Theme
Mr B's Technology Rich/a>
Evergreen - Lesson plans
Leaf Magic - Learning on the School Grounds
Evergreen - Lesson plans
Feel free to use these resources to enhance learning opportunities on the school ground however, use of material from this site other than in an educational setting is a violation of Evergreen's copyright and other proprietary rights.
teachers Helping teachers
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Friday, July 19, 2002
Eighth Grade Language Unit Worksheets
EIGHTH GRADE LANGUAGE UNIT WORKSHEETS:
http://worksheets.teach-nology.com/language_arts/vocab/eight/
Choices for eighth grade worksheets include crypto-
grams, vocabulary quizzes, word scrambles, word
searches, and missing letters. Use these worksheets
for ready-made homework activities to reinforce
classroom learning.
ALL ABOUT COLOR
Hues, tints, shades, primary colors, complementary colors... explore all aspects of the phenomena of color in this Currents article from Riverdeep. Students will also be able to investigate the physics of color as it relates to light, with exercises in the science behind rainbows, or the visible spectrum of light.
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
GRADES 6, 7, AND 8 READING, LANGUAGE, AND MATH ACTIVITIES from the Ontario Ministry of Education
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Helpful homework, reinforcement, or class exercises address grade-level skills for math, reading, and language arts in these collections of student worksheets.
Tessellate! Interactive Tessellation site based on a Java Applet. Enjoy!!
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
The Webby Awards: Winners List
TeacherWeb
TeacherWeb - Free Websites for Teachers - Easy to create, Easy to update websites for Educators.
Teacher Web provides and instructs teachers with and to a way of creating their own website to communication....
Monday, July 15, 2002
Free, 30 unit spelling curriculum!! Includes: Weekly Work Plan, Pre-tests, Exercises, Dictation Sentences, Final Tests and Answer Key. *Also Includes: A bonus unit on the RULES OF SPELLING!
Age Group: Middle school age
Topic: Educational
Welcome to the Curriculum Navigator
Sign-in to access Manitoba Education, Training and Youth resources and to customize instructional and assessment strategies within the Curriculum Navigator.
Free Spelling Course by Marie
Marie's Free Spelling Course
30 unit spelling curriculum. Includes: Weekly Work Plan, Pre-tests, Exercises, Dictation Sentences, Final Tests and Answer Key. Also includes a bonus unit on the rules of spelling!
Age Group: Middle school age
Topic: Educational
Wednesday, July 03, 2002
Elementary Science Web Sites
Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association Science and Technology Curriculum Resources
Teacher Links
Links for Teachers... SCDSB / Ontario Curriculum / Ontario Teachers / Canadian Curriculum / General Curriculum / FreeWorksheets/ Internet in the Classroom / Teacher to Teacher / Early Childhood / CableConnections
Monday, July 01, 2002
***Library Hot Five #135: Classroom Management***
As the school year draws to a close, teachers may want to reflect on the past months and seek out some online advice on how to improve their management skills in the upcoming school year.
The American Federation of Teachers offers some tips on effective classroom management.
Elements of Effective School Discipline
This article by Gene Van Tassell investigates a number of classroom management theories, including behaviorism, control theory, and assertive discipline.
Classroom Management
This detailed site offers a wealth of information on dealing with misbehavior. Find advice on how to react and when to intercede. Check out the links at the top of the page for resources on school violence.
Classroom Management Guide
This list of new teacher mistakes is a quick-reference guide for novice instructors.
Ideas for Avoiding Classroom Management Mistakes
Check out these useful tips, written by a teacher who once needed advice. Scroll down a bit for a helpful section on the first ten minutes of class.
Discipline Tips from a Teacher-Survivor
