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Tracy Watanabe

Learning Maths with 4KM and 4KJ | 4KM and 4KJ @ Leopold Primary School - 0 views

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Kathleen_Morris math videos student centered classroom

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 13 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Learning Maths with 4KM and 4KJ Posted by Mrs Kathleen Morris on Friday, September 21st 2012      We were recently inspired by the work of our blogging buddies in B4. These students from New Zealand made some maths videos with their teacher, Mrs McKenzie. When 4KM and 4KJ saw the videos they decided they’d like to make their own. All of the students chose a topic that we had covered this term in our maths classes. We came up with some tips for making a maths video that teaches the audience something. Some of our tips were: I
  • We came up with some tips for making a maths video that teaches the audience something. Some of our tips were: Introduce yourself Talk about the learning focus Define new words Give an example Solve your problem step-by-step End with a tip/farewell message Speak clearly and loudly Use kid-friendly language Do things slowly
  • Equivalent Fractions
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  • Short Division
  • Factors
  • Short Division
  • Prime and Composite Numbers
  • Factors
  • Equivalent Fractions
  • Percentages
  • Fact Families
  • Percentages
  • Tracy Watanabe on 13 Oct 12
     
    Great example of student-centered learning for math
Tracy Watanabe

Guest Lesson | For Authentic Learning, Start With Real Problems - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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pbl Suzie_boss authentic authentic_learning real_world 21st century learning critical thinking problem_solving

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  • For Authentic Learning, Start with Real ProblemsIf your students are prone to asking, “When will we ever need to know this?”, then maybe it’s time for a dose of reality.By sparking students’ interest in real issues that affect them and their peers around the world, you will give them cause to think more critically about what they are learning. Better yet, you may give them a head start on becoming tomorrow’s problem-solvers.
Tracy Watanabe

Glogster Learning Stations & iHybrids « techchef4u - 0 views

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ipad glogster math elementary problem_solving iPod_touch apps

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 05 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Word Problem Videos:
  • Recording Sheet
  • Glogster Learning Station
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  • While this is a teacher-created station, the idea is so simple that students could create their own learning centers or create resources for a classroom learning station
  • Tracy Watanabe on 05 Jan 12
     
    Fabulous ideas for math learning stations with iPads (but it could give you some ideas for other subjects too!)
Tracy Watanabe

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 20 Jul 11
     
    The following quote is from Teaching Generation Now techtoolsforteachers@gmail.com -- Sign up for their newsletter (and view archives) for more tips on how to use Scrublr (and many other tech tools) "Scrumblr is a free online tool that allows you to create a virtual whiteboard. This whiteboard can be accessed from multiple computers and used as a collaborative space for education. We like scrumblr because: ● it is free and extremely easy to use. ● no sign up is needed to create and collaborate on a scrumblr board ● only people with the URL link that you create can access the scrumblr. ● it has no ads. ● it provides the opportunity for students to be active in their learning, reflect, clarify, stay focussed and learn from one another. ● it lets participants be anonymous. ● it allows for students from all over the world to work together. ● it allows you to customise the name and setup of the scrumblr ● it has many uses across all age groups and subject areas. ● it allows for students who don't normally speak up in class to be involved in conversations about their learning"
Tracy Watanabe

Transforming Education - YouTube - 0 views

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1:1 21stcentury kindergarten pbl youtube

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 21 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 21 Apr 12
     
    Great video capturing the power of 21st century learning and 1:1 in Kindergarten. -- They don't need the devices to be 21st century learners that's where the PBL comes in... The devices just makes it easier to connect beyond the four walls and create and learn from an authentic audience outside the classroom.
Tracy Watanabe

Elementary School | Siemens We Can Change The World Challenge - 0 views

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pbl Conservation environment competition

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 15 Sep 13
     
    Become Agents of Change! The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge is the premier national environmental sustainability competition for grades K-12 students. Through project-based learning, students learn about science and conservation while creating solutions that impact their planet. Beginning August 13, 2013 through March 4, 2014, teams from across the country will be challenged to create sustainable, reproducible environmental improvements in their local communities.
Tracy Watanabe

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elementary pbl collaboration

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  • Learning Circles are highly interactive, project-based partnerships among a small number of schools located throughout the world. There are two sessions each year, September - January and January - May. To join iEARN Learning Circles, you must first be a member of iEARN and complete an iEARN Learning Circle placement form two weeks before the beginning of the session. Once you complete the placement form you will be placed in a Circle for the next session.
Tracy Watanabe

iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » ScootPad: self-paced learning - 0 views

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ilearn elementary resources commoncore

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 13 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • What it is:  ScootPad is a really neat site that recognize that no two students are alike and that they will master skills in different ways.  ScootPad helps students gain mastery through gradual and thorough practice that is personalized to teach the student.  This personalized practice helps build confidence in learning and keeps students moving forward at a pace that is appropriate to them.  Students can expect a fun learning environment.  Teachers can expect automated practice, real-time progress tracking and assessments that will help you to formulate next steps for students. All curriculum is based on Common Core Standards, including math and English/language arts for k-5 classrooms.  For students in kindergarten or first grade, there is a voice/read-aloud feature.
  • Best of all…ScootPad is FREE!
Tracy Watanabe

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - Learning in Hand #25: QR Codes - 0 views

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QR qrcodes Tony Vincent tony_vincent

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 04 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 04 Apr 12
     
    Tons of ideas here for how to use QR codes!
Tracy Watanabe

Free Technology for Teachers: Most Popular Posts of the Year - #2, 11 Mathematics Resou... - 0 views

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free_tech_for_teachers math fact multiplication

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 30 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Brain Nook is a virtual world in which students can practice their mathematics and English skills
  • Learn Your Tables is a neat little site for students to use to learn and develop multiplication skills.
  • Ten Marks, an online mathematics tutoring service, offers a free program for teachers.
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  • Yummy Math is a website designed for the purpose of sharing mathematics problems and scenarios based on things happening in the world today.
  • Web2.0calc is a free online scientific calculator.
  • Math Open Reference is a free online reference for geometry teachers and students.
  • Math Maps are Google Maps on which Tom and others have created placemarks which when clicked reveal mathematics questions for students to answer based on the maps.
  • Math Live is a neat mathematics website developed by Learn Alberta
  • Conceptua Math is a provider of interactive visual mathematics lessons
  • Tracy Watanabe on 30 Dec 11
     
    Lots of great resources here.
Tracy Watanabe

EdTech Workshop: Using iPads to Create eBooks With 2nd Grade - 0 views

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ipads ipad app apps ebook ebooks Andrea Hernandez

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 05 Mar 12
     
    I love this post about her learning how to create eBooks with 2nd graders with the iPad. If you go to the blog where they are publishing it, you'll find lots of ideas for iPads in elementary education.
  • Tracy Watanabe on 05 Mar 12
     
    I love this post about her learning how to create eBooks with 2nd graders with the iPad. If you go to the blog where they are publishing it, you'll find lots of ideas for iPads in elementary education.
Tracy Watanabe

Using Google Docs in 3rd Grade - 1 views

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googleapps collaboration authentic_learning 21stCentury

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 14 May 11 - No Cached
  • First, there is Laura's understanding of how kids learn technology. Before they start this project, she exposes them to Google Docs and lets them explore the program. It didn't take long for the kids to of course find the chat feature in Google Docs. For some teachers, this would have been a reason to stop using Google Docs, for others like Laura, it was a teaching opportunity and a chance to use it for learning. A quick call to the carpet, the class talked about the chat. Why did Google put it there? How would you use it? What would you say? And off they go again exploring the program.
  • It didn't take long for the kids to of course find the chat feature in Google Docs. For some teachers, this would have been a reason to stop using Google Docs, for others like Laura, it was a teaching opportunity and a chance to use it for learning. A quick call to the carpet, the class talked about the chat. Why did Google put it there? How would you use it? What would you say? And off they go again exploring the program.
  • Google Doc Templates for "Student Newspaper."
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  • Yes, they were all in the same room but what a great way to start teaching "chat etiquette" in an environment that could be monitored by a teacher.
  • Next it was time to find pictures. A lesson on Creative Commons and using compfight and the kids were off to find pictures for their articles. Another lesson on citation/attribution 
  • She combines them into one PDF and uploads them to Youblisher to create their online Newspaper
  • Amber Moore on 16 May 11
     
    Perfect timing Tracy! My class is creating magazines this week with their own personal covers, but the inside articles will be created by all. I think the template will be perfect.
Tracy Watanabe

Blogging with Very Young Students | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 1 views

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blogging Kathleen_Morris primary blog good_example

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 28 Jul 11
     
    Lots of good examples of blogs and how to blog with K-2 and the benefits. Rigor, relevance, & relationships for 21st C learning environments!
  • Tracy Watanabe on 28 Jul 11
     
    Rigor, relevance, & relationships for 21st C learning environments! A must read, esp for K-2 (but K-12 too).
Tracy Watanabe

Twitter #6thchat - 0 views

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  • Tracy Watanabe on 29 Jul 11
     
    6th grade teachers (and whomever else wants to join) chat about learning. During discussion they decided to visit each others blogs to give feedback on blog. If interested sign up on wiki (see @mr_avery). All you need to do is visit other blogs too because they want to hear your opinion too. PS Loved seeing one of our AJUSD peeps involved. =)
  • Tracy Watanabe on 29 Jul 11
     
    6th grade teachers (and whomever else wants to join) chat about learning. During discussion they decided to visit each others blogs to give feedback on blog. If interested sign up on wiki (see @mr_avery). All you need to do is visit other blogs too because they want to hear your opinion too. PS Loved seeing one of our AJUSD peeps involved. =)
Tracy Watanabe

iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Learning Box Base 10 Blocks: Virtual math ... - 0 views

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iLearn math base10 manipulatives numbersense primary

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 09 Sep 11 - No Cached
  •   Learning Box has a virtual version of base 10 blocks that builds in a fun practice game.  Students are given a target number and drag base 10 blocks onto the paper to represent that number.  As students add blocks, a counter at the bottom of the page shows how many blocks are currently on the paper.  This is a great way for students to digitally practice place value, counting by hundreds, tens and ones
  • Tips: This Learning Box activity is flash based…I’m hoping that someone comes out with an app of manipulatives for the iPad (hint, hint).
Tracy Watanabe

2012 KidVote Mock Election - Every Vote Really Does Count! - 0 views

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vote voting election project pbl kidvote 21st century learning

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 10 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Welcome to #KidVote Mock Election for the upcoming US Presidential Election in November 2012.
  • DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Friday, October 19, 2012. This will allow my students have time to prepare everything they need to track the data, and more importantly, get it shared on Election Day!
  • Thank you all for taking this event to the next level for our students. A mock election is fun, but a mock election shared with the whole country? THAT’s what 21st century learning is all about: collaboration and authentic experiences!
Tracy Watanabe

Activity 7: Fair use, copyright, and introduction to using images | Teacher Challenge - 0 views

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  • Introduction to copyright, fair use and using images in blog posts You can’t just use any image you like in a blog post. Why?  Because unless stated otherwise, the law automatically grants full “copyright” over any creative work a person makes.
  • I’m sure you’re probably thinking it is okay because as educators, we have a few more flexible rules, called “Fair Use”, to play by.  Fair use, in some cases, if an image, text, video, etc. is being used for educational purposes, means you may have more flexible copyright rules. The trouble is, most of the laws and rules that cover fair use and education were written well before the invention of the web.  They don’t apply to use of copyright material on the Internet.  Using copyright material leaves you open to copyright infringement. So what does this mean? You need to: Learn what images you are and aren’t allowed to use, and why. Learn how to attribute images you are allowed to use. Educate your students that you can’t just use any images off the Internet in their blog posts, show them how to source and attribute images they are allowed to use. Understanding digital copyright is an essential skill we need to understand and teach our students.  This post focuses on use of images.
Tracy Watanabe

Lesson Plan Search | Lessonopoly.org - 0 views

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math lessons lesson resources

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 09 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 09 Apr 12
     
    "Welcome to Lessonopoly! We are an open educational resource aiming to make life a little easier for busy educators like you. Lessonopoly is a free software portal developed by Silicon Valley Education Foundation. This site was created with constant input from teachers to deliver a set of effective and easy to use tools, even for teachers who do not have time to learn new technologies. Lessonopoly empowers teachers to organize activities inside and outside the classroom, create and share lesson plans, and connect to other teachers by building online communities."
Tracy Watanabe

10 Steps to Managing Cooperative, Project-Based Learning Groups | 1 to 1 Schools - 0 views

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PBL Janet Moeller-Abercrombie one-to-one nick_sauers bookclub collaboration

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  • Even with these tools, scaf­fold­ing is nec­es­sary.
  • 1. Con­tent Comes First Be clear about how stu­dent projects will be eval­u­ated
  • 2: Choose and Defend A Par­tic­u­lar Pre­sen­ta­tion For­mat Once stu­dents know what they want to com­mu­ni­cate, they can begin dis­cussing the clear­est means for com­mu­ni­cat­ing their ideas.
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  • 3. Stu­dents “Divide and Con­quer” the Work­load
  • Divi­sion of labor should be explicit
  • Crit­i­cal ques­tions are: What needs to be writ­ten? Can that be divided into chunks? What needs to be pur­chased? Who wants to go where? When? What needs to be researched/read? Can that be divided? Can the project be divided into sec­tions so that each stu­dent is respon­si­ble for one of those sec­tions? Posters can be divided into sec­tions — Who will be respon­si­ble for which sec­tions? Pre­sen­ta­tions are divided into slides — Who will be respon­si­ble for which slides? iMovie sec­tions can be pro­duced on sep­a­rate com­put­ers and assem­bled in the end — Who will be respon­si­ble for which sec­tion? Prezis work like Pre­sen­ta­tions - Who will be respon­si­ble for each part?
  • 4. Stu­dents Plan a Time­line Time man­age­ment is one of those crit­i­cal skills that is miss­ing from the writ­ten cur­ricu­lum. The key is back­ward planning.
  • 5. Group mem­bers work as Indi­vid­u­als After stu­dents have decided on con­tent, defended a for­mat for pre­sen­ta­tion, and “divided-to-conquer” the work, they can be mean­ing­fully engaged in their own mini-projects. Each work ses­sions should have a work goal. M
  • 6. Indi­vid­u­als Com­ment on Part­ners’ Pieces Dur­ing the revi­sion and assem­bly stages, some trouble-shooting may be necessary.
  • 7. Groups Reflect on Their Work Finally, the group needs to come together and com­ment on the “fit” of all the parts.
  • 8. Allow Groups to see other Groups’ Work Some stu­dents are risk-averse. They want to work on project for­mats they know. But when they see oth­ers’ work, they have a frame­work they can use when con­sid­er­ing for­mats for other projects.
  • 9. Use Projects to Inform Report Card Com­ments Those who chose to make Prezis don’t know this, but I jot­ted down a quick report card com­ment about self-motivated learn­ing.
  • 10. Cel­e­brate! Stu­dents should cel­e­brate work well done.
Tracy Watanabe

iPads in Apache Junction & Tony Vincent - 1 views

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Tony Vincent tony_vincent ajusd ipad ipads pd

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 12 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 12 Mar 12
     
    Learning the basics for using the iPad -- this is a summary of what Tony did with us during our trainings. There are many resources here and tips for getting started.
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