topic3: Edited lesson plan

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/action/lessonplan/iVar/258
I looked for other lesson plans that employed Flickr, as that is what I chose to create my lesson plan. Here is the link to the lesson. This is a photo contest to help students learn best photography practices. It used Flickr to show off the photos, and judges would comment and evaluate the winner in each of a set of categories, seemingly informing the individual photographer. I suggested the class create a blog, and all comments from the judges could go here, using the tag 'photo contest'.

topic3: Erica's WikiTeach lesson plan

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/wikiteachmgr/action/lessonplan/iVar/280
Here is the link to my lesson using Flickr. I teach web design, and one of the fun ways to teach table design is through photos. As well, one of the pieces of the class is learning to use Photoshop. I combined the two ideas into one lesson (it would probably take at least 2 weeks). Let me know what you think!

topic3 - Wiki link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_servers
This link is to a wiki on proxy servers. I looked this up because my students seem to trust me enough to tell me when they are attempting to break the rules, which humors me immensely. Since our district has blocked many sites such as FaceBook and MySpace, which the kids want to frequent in their down time after their work is done, the students are attempting to use proxy sites to go around the blocked sites. Interestingly, the proxy servers have not been blocked - a topic I intend to share with our IT director this week when he comes to our building. This wiki gives a decent general overview, and then gets into some "nitty gritty" which is more than I think I understand. You have to be a techie to really want to know all the info on that link; or at least that's what I think. At least I know what a proxy server is now, and I got the info I needed :)

I share this because if you think a student can't get to a site your district/school has blocked, think again. Apparently, proxy servers are widely known amongst students...Honestly, there are days I feel I'm sooooo in the dark with what kids can do with computers.

WikiTeach Social Bookmarking Lesson

Here is my social bookmarking lesson plan incorporating del.icio.us posted on WikiTeach

updated Wikiteach lesson

I have modified my wikiteach lesson

Using a digital microscope

it now includes a connection to flickr.

I'm happy to have students use flickr in the way that I propose, but I'm still looking for a more interactive use of flickr. Something where the students upload and search at the same time. Maybe I could have students search for similar image tags and compare what they have found.

Also, on an aside.

The Economist is hosting an Oxford-style debate on education. It should allow people to participate by voting for their point of choice and give their opinions. As the upcoming debate deals with education, you may want to visit to add your two cents (or whatever amount you care to add). Which reminds me that Radiohead is selling their most recent album online and you only pay what you feel it's worth.

GIS Link

I thought this website was a very helpful Google Earth guide as well as ideas for creating lesson plans. The title says it is specific to earth science lesson plans, but I thought it was beneficial for Google Earth as well as other classes.

Meri

topic 2: Broadcast/Podcast

This is a podcast of students explaining fire safety. You have to scroll down to the link that says "click to listen." This broadcast also highlights students experimenting with how to do a podcast. At the end of the broadcast about fire safety, the students are obviously frustrated and trying to work with the program. I don't believe they realize the recording is still going!

Topic2: comments on broadcast/podcast

This is a quicktime movie that shows how to understand equivalent fractions. The teacher gives great explanations and uses students in this broadcast to give feedback in the demonstration.

Science Podcast-- Topic2

http://www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/podcast/ If you like to learn about science this is the place to go. There are podcasts on just about any topic you can think of learning. It is amazing. This site has a lot of potential to motivate students to learn more about the world around them.
I had a hard time finding the "best" to post. I chose this one because it was about some of the latest research on autism.
http://podcasts.aaas.org/science_podcast/SciencePodcast_070713.mp3 This podcast is about environmental toxins that are entering our bodies through some of the foods we eat. Animals are picking up bio-toxins and as we ingest these foods we magnify the amount of toxins in our body. This podcast also has a segment on AUTISM and the synaptic interaction that is involved. No one really knows the exact cause. Scientist are looking at the synapse and finding certain proteins are missing. Essentially, genes are being looked at that will produce these abnormal protein levels. This could lead to genetic test for early identification and put these children in some sort of educational or treatment program.

Week 3 Assignment

Here is the link to the lesson I created on WikiTeach.org and the link for the lesson I edited.

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/action/lessonplan/iVar/276


http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/wikiteachmgr/action/lessonplan/iVar/233


I visited a couple of social bookmarking sites. The first bookmark was for a site that was about 10 lessons to teach your kids about money. I always tend to look for sites related to math. I also looked at a site that had math related bookmarks. Listed below is a site that I use very often and I also recommend this site to my students who are having difficulty in algebra.

http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/index.html

Wikiteach Lesson Plan

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/action/lessonplan/iVar/279

Here is the link for my lesson plan using flickr. In the lesson students are to photograph various tissue types, upload them to flickr, and then tag them appropriately.

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/wikiteachmgr/action/lessonplan/iVar/221

I added an alternative procedure to the above lesson plan to make classroom management of the lab a little more effective.

topic3 wikiteach lesson plans

Hi everyone!

I’ve posted my Life Cycle Of The Butterfly lesson plans on wikiteach.org at this link below. Enjoy ;)

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/action/lessonplan/iVar/278

Wiki's For Teachers

Written by: Jonathan Orr
As a biology teacher I came across a wiki called wikispecies. Wikispecies is a open source free directory of species. In a true wiki fashion anyone can add articles about a particular species. This would be a great spot for students to contribute information about species that they encounter, and of course an excellent source of information as well.

A second wiki that I could use as an educator is wikiversity. Wikiversity is a place for educators to create and share learning materials. Teachers can place simple things like content, or teachers can post lesson plans.

A third wiki I have contemplated using in my classroom is wikibooks. Students can add and create content on the wiki. There are many books that people can contribute to including wiki textbooks. By creating a wiki textbook the students are really making the content their own.

Topic 2 - blogs

I chose the Alan November blog @ http://nlcommunities.com/communities/alannovember/default.aspx

Since I have been commanded to remain current with new technologies and trends in technology in education, I thought his blog was a great way to see what's out there in the world of technology in education. Many of the entries require you link to iTunes to hear podcasts, and it recommends you subscribe via iTunes and new podcasts will be sent to you this way.

I find him humorous, down to earth, and quite simply "user friendly" - a nice feature in a sometimes robotic tech-laden world. I find the nicest piece that he highlights the work of others as what's cutting edge; he doesn't just champion himself as all knowing.

topic2 - podcasts

In my 11 year stint as an English teacher, before I started teaching computers this fall, my students often thought I was ready to fall off my rocker because of the ideas I would come up with to attempt to actually make teaching more fun.

I was charged each fall to help prep my 12th grade students for the dreaded SAT. I used the thick, cumbersome, and dreadful Princeton Review text, and the kids thought of it much like I did...a chore. A few years back, a good friend and French teacher told me she was doing French podcasts and posting them on her blog. She showed me where she was getting them from - quite simply iTunes in the Podcast section - and I looked around with her on that site. We stumbled across one, The Princeton Review Vocabulary Minute, and as quirky as it is, I loved it! It's basically a barber-shop quartet-like group who takes SAT words and puts them in context into a goofy song with some sort of theme. There is even a more recent one about Hollywood girls getting into trouble and going to jail - Lindsey, Nicole, and Paris (words are incarceration, exile, inebriated, discernment, and a few others).

The next day, I shared one of the podcasts with my senior class. Many of them gave them the raised eyebrow, scorning my choice as yet another stupid trick to actually get them engaged. But, as they listened, they started laughing, asking what this word and that word meant. I suggested we take 2 podcasts a week, and make those words the ones we would study to help prepare for the SAT. They agreed. They found the access easy, and many didn't need to use the dictionary to define the words. Their scores were higher on the quizzes. Imagine...they enjoyed learning SAT vocabulary.

topic3 wiki

One of the wikis that I visited and likes was School Computing, Technology in Kindergarten. This wiki gave a great overview of the use of Technology in Kindergarten. This is a wiki that is great for any kindergarten teacher interested in integrating technology in his or her classroom curriculum. This wiki help familiarize any kindergarten teacher with the use of technology in the classroom. You get the what, how, and why, of kindergarten technology from this wiki. There is an introduction, followed by standards, the rationale for the use of Technology in Kindergarten, barriers to using Technology in Kindergarten, hardware, software, examples of integration, resources, and assessment.

http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/wiki/Technology_in_Kindergarten

Final Correct Site for WikiTeach lesson plan: Monet Paintings

I am having a time getting this site to post properly.. but you know what they say...third time is a charm! Sorry, I had previously posted the incorrect link. This lesson plan is an art history and painting lesson that intergrates flickr as a means of allowing students to see close ups of waterlilies, which are the primary subject of Monets' "Waterlilies".

topic3 Edited WikiTeach Lesson Plan

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/Wikiteach/WikiteachWriteMgr/action/edit/iVar/266
I picked a lesson plan on a subject that I knew a little something about. I was extremely hesitant to "tinker" with someone else's work. I hope/guess that's a feeling that will subside with more experience or exposure.
I added another component to Bobby's excellent Rock Cycle lesson plan. If possible, I thought it would be good to have real rock and mineral samples to observe after the Flickr or del.icio.us observations. Although the pictures may be of excellent quality, it's even better to feel and see the real thing.

Edited Lesson Plan on WikiTeach

I have edited Sheila's lesson plan by adding a introduction that connects the students to the real world and weaving. I also added a Google video that demonstrates a Lima woman weaving. I like how Sheila integrated math into the lesson by having the students measure their own yarn. Too often I hear teachers remark about the lack of measuring skills students have. I think this is because the measuring they are engaging in is isolated to a math problem rather than having a real world, working connection.