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May 2008 Blog Posts (11)

Today's Technology

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Added by Vasilia Lambrides on May 15, 2008 at 8:50am — No Comments

Build -A- Book

Students will create a reference guide of programs/applications that meet the needs of their assigned task. Continue

Added by Dia Kuhl on May 12, 2008 at 2:04pm — 1 Comment

Description: Ms Conlan’s seventh grade class learned how to plan their meals properly. I realized that students are unaware of the nutritional value of their diets. They researched the New Food Pyramid on the US government site and created a Healthy Diet using an interactive menu planner on NIH site (National Institute of Health). They had to calculate calories and balance out the… Continue

Added by pat conlan on May 12, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

It Is Easy Being Green

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Added by sandra on May 12, 2008 at 1:41pm — 4 Comments

To War or Not To War?

Fourth graders Topic: American Revolution (or any other topic) Kids work in small groups of 3-4 students Tools; Wiki, voicethread, google custom search engine Teacher sets up search engine with vetted sites on Amer Rev Teacher posts assignment on class wiki (each student has a page, each group will have a section) Teacher sets up a voicethread and poses the question: What aspects of your life are worth protecting to the point of going to war? Task: Research the causes of the American Revolut… Continue

Added by Ellen on May 12, 2008 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

History Through Comic Strips

Integrating social studies topics through the use of digital media and computer applications. Students will infuse digital citizenship with creative problem solving skills. Continue

Added by Diana Halvey on May 12, 2008 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Sudoku

1. Project title: Sudoku King & Queens 2. Students will use Microsoft Excel and create a master and puzzle Sudoku, and use internet explorer to research its origin. Continue

Added by Rose Paniccioli on May 12, 2008 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

K to 5th grade favorite computer software and web sites

Here are a few of my students favorite software titles I am going to start a group of favorite computer software and web sites as a resource. Math Mission both K to 2 and 3 to 5 versions (software) http://www.bigbrainz.com/index.php Continue

Added by Nicholas Malkenzos on May 12, 2008 at 10:42am — 5 Comments

Voki.com project for review phase of writing process

I love working with innovative people! My friend, Lisa Nielsen, found this service: http://www.voki.com, and saw how it can increase interest in the review stage of the writing process. Voki.com is a service that gives you an animated avatar that talks. You can design your avatar’s appearance, add your voice, and pop it into any web2.0 compatible site (MySpace, Facebook, and Blogger are popular there). The avatar moves and speaks based on what you say. So how about having it read a student’s ess… Continue

Added by Jim McDermott on May 12, 2008 at 10:33am — No Comments

Ning

I'm interested in hearing your ideas of how we can use Ning in our classrooms. Is this a tool that you would share with students or would keep it as a colleague communication tool? Why do you feel that way? Continue

Added by sandra on May 12, 2008 at 10:31am — No Comments