Tuesday, February 8, 2011

What is still due?

Hope everyone enjoyed the superbowl. Here is a list of what you still need to complete:

  • Read and reflect on books if you have not finished with them yet.
  • Add your WebQuest Address to the Wiki.
  • Create a blog entry for your WebQuest with a link to the WebQuest. (We will use this later for the MAP program.)
  • Add WebQuest reflection and URL to MAP-I will let you know when this is available.
  • Create a blog entry for your final proposal. I will comment or e-mail you with any questions. Due date for Final Project is March 6th.
Suggested activities:

  • Follow each other in Twitter.
  • Follow each other and any other interesting blogs in Google Reader.
  • Check out the Podcasting page on the Wiki to learn how to access and create a podcast.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Wordle

We began the morning with an interview activity that incorporated the web site Wordle. Wordle is a great example of a web site that can be utilized across grade levels and across disciplines. Remember, if using this tool with students you will probably want them to construct their writing in a word processing file in case they need to save their work or in case the Internet is not reliable.
Other great sites associated with Wordle can be found in the weekend schedule or in my Diigo account.
Thanks Janet for the link to http://www.tagxedo.com.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

See you soon!

want to thank you for completing the online survey. It has helped tremendously in preparing for the course and understanding your backgrounds. I have to say that this is one of the smallest groups I have ever taught and one of the most advanced. I will still try to cover the existing curriculum while offering challenges and new material.  I have been a classroom teacher, a computer teacher, technology coordinator, and now I am working as an enrichment and technology teacher in a K-8 school. I am originally from Maine and live in New Hampshire now. My mother has been involved in the Maine Laptop Initiative for several years so I know where some of you are coming from and the types of things your schools are doing. 
I am so excited to be teaching in a Mac lab! Macs are my computer of choice for the amazing creative possibilities.

Please let me know if you have any problems completing the video assignment before the weekend or creating any of the accounts. I have already received some of your Skype user names and book choices through the online forum. I will be posting a weekend schedule on MyLesley before we meet this weekend. 

Apparently, the discussion area is not allowing students to modify comments once submitted. I am working on trying to change the settings for this. In the meantime, just try to double check your entries before you submit.

Let's hope the snow stays away during our drives on Saturday. I know some of you have some distances to drive. I will ask Andy Littlefield about how cancellations are made, but from the weather report this morning it does not sound like it will be a major storm and it may not even reach our area.

See you all soon!