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Tracy Watanabe

Bugscope: Home - 1 views

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bugscope science microscope biology interactive bugs education insects

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 06 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 06 Sep 11
     
    You sign up, ask your students to find some bugs, and mail them to us. We accept your application, schedule your session, and prepare the bugs for insertion into the electron microscope. When your session time arrives, we put the bug(s) into the microscope and set it up for your classroom. Then you and your students login over the web and control the microscope. We'll be there via chat to guide you and answer the kids' questions. The proposal was to participatein the Beckman Institute's Bugscope, http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu, a free educationaltechnology outreach project, whichenables kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12)and undergraduate students and teachers toremotely access and control the microscopein real time from their classroom computers. See also: http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/0729sp_spore.shtml
Tawnya Woronec

Cybraryman Internet Catalogue - 1 views

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twitter education chat pln #edchat edchat

shared by Tawnya Woronec on 05 May 11 - Cached
  • Tawnya Woronec on 05 May 11
     
    Chat with people who are passionate about education.  Keep in mind the pre-set times are just to discuss a single topic. Lively discussions appear at all sorts of times during the day.  People use the hashtag to share links or their latest blog post.
Tracy Watanabe

Using an iPod Touch in the Primary Classroom | Integrating Technology in the Primary Cl... - 1 views

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iPod ipodtouch iPod_touch Kathleen_Morris

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 09 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Using an iPod Touch in the Primary Classroom Posted by Mrs Kathleen Morris on Monday, August 8th 2011      2011 is the fourth year I’ve been using an iPod Touch in my classroom. My students enjoy using these hand held devices and they can be used to enhance student learning in many different areas. In this post I will describe how we set up our iPod Touches and how we use them. Funding In 2008, I was successful in applying for a DEECD Emerging Technologies Trial Grant. We purchase 8 iPod Touches and some professional development time. Since then, our school has budgeted to purchase a small number of iPod Touches. We generally buy our iPod Touches from BigW and get the lowest memory model. More than half of the classes at our large primary school now have an iPod Touch in their room (we also have a small number of iPads that we’re beginning to trial). Equipment A headphone splitter was purchased for each iPod Touch which allow the device to be used by a group of five students at one time.
  • A headphone splitter was purchased for each iPod Touch which allow the device to be used by a group of five students at one time.
  • While our headphone splitter works well to share one iPod between 5 students when they are listening to stories, podcast or videos, activities that involve apps are better in a 1:1 or 1:2 situation. We have found one way to get around this. If a group of students were playing an app, they might take it in turns to have a go with the app while also engaged in another related activity. For example, students could be taking it in turns to play the app Wurdle, while other students play the Boggle board game.
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  • Sample Apps
  • This is Tania’s website with links to some great literacy and numeracy resources for the junior primary classroom.
  • http://www.iear.org/
  • http://www.apple.com/education/apps/ipodtouch-iphone.html
  • Sample Activities
  • Students listen to various stories.
  • How-to videos from the Howcast site have been stored on the iPod and students have followed the instructions to complete a task (eg. making origami). Tip: don’t let students on the Howcast site unsupervised.
  • Students have listened to songs and sequenced cards containing the lyrics to the song
  • Students listen to a recording of instructions which they must comprehend to draw something or complete a simple task.
  • Students have watched short videos
  • Student created videos and podcasts
  • Other Ideas Tom Barrett and his readers have put together this slideshow with other ideas about using the iPod Touch in the classroom.
  • Tracy Watanabe on 09 Aug 11
     
    ipod touch info -- might also be relevant for ipads too
Gina Fraher

Wiffiti - 0 views

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response real time messages

shared by Gina Fraher on 02 Jul 11 - Cached
  • Gina Fraher on 02 Jul 11
     
    Wiffiti publishes real time messages to screens in thousands of locations...You can interact with Wiffiti from your mobile phone or the web. Shared by Tammy Worcestor in her Top Twenty class at ISTE11
Shauna Hamman

Mystery Class: Tracking Sunlight, Discovering Reasons for Seasons | Journey North - 1 views

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math science reading PBL

shared by Shauna Hamman on 02 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • Shauna Hamman on 02 Jan 13
     
    Mystery Class starts January 28! Great longterm project integrating math (especially elapsed time), science, reading and research skills. Click on "Teachers" to see tips for adjusting for various grade levels.
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."
Amber Moore

TimeRime.com - 1 views

www.timerime.com/en

social studies timeline

shared by Amber Moore on 11 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Amber Moore on 11 Jun 12
     
    Search, compare and make free time lines on TimeRime.com. The time lines can be filled with audio and video fragments such as MP3 and YouTube.
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

AAAS - AAAS News Release - "SCIENCE Honors Electron Bugscope Project with SPORE Award" - 0 views

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bugscope biology microscope science interactive

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 06 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 06 Sep 11
     
    K-12 FREE Opportunity: If your students investigate bugs, use a microscope, need an authentic purpose for research, I'd like to suggest partnering with Bugscope. You get to collaborate with expert scientists to explore bugs (i.e. looking at a bug's tongue). You would do this all via the internet. It looks amazing! Below is a response from them, with an attachment.  A news-release summarizes a history of Bugscope (http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2011/0729sp_spore.shtml). Bugscope allows teachers everywhere to provide students with the opportunity to become microscopists themselves-the kids propose experiments, explore insect specimens at high-magnification, and discuss what they see with our scientists-all from a regular web browser over a standard broadband internet connection. You sign up, ask your students to find some bugs, and mail them to us. We accept your application, schedule your session, and prepare the bugs for insertion into the electron microscope. When your session time arrives, we put the bug(s) into the microscope and set it up for your classroom. Then you and your students login over the web and control the microscope. We'll be there via chat to guide you and answer the kids' questions. If you would like to see the response from one class who have done this, read Mrs. Krebs' blog post: http://krebs.edublogs.org/2011/09/04/bugscope-session/  If you need any help with this, just let me know. If you end up taking them up on this FREE collaboration, please let me know when/where so I can drop by. This looks fascinating! Kind regards,Tracy
Amber Moore

The Learning Network - 0 views

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Blogs resource

shared by Amber Moore on 30 Jun 11 - Cached
  • Amber Moore on 30 Jun 11
     
    NY Times for students
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

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

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

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 11 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • 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

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

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 22 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • 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

Making Educational Blogging Work for You | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 0 views

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blogging Kathleen_Morris

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 29 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • I used to think blogging was an add-on. I didn’t realise that it can be seamlessly integrated into the classroom literacy program. I used to feel guilty about taking time away from my reading and writing curriculum. It was a light bulb moment for me when I realised that blogging is literacy; and an authentic and important style of literacy too. Now a day without blogging as part of my literacy block would be hard to imagine.
  • Tracy Watanabe on 29 Jul 12
     
    Fabulous post by Kathleen Morris (now 4th grade teacher, but previously 2nd grade teacher) about educational blogging.
Tracy Watanabe

4th Grade Chat Wiki - 5 views

4thchat.wikispaces.com

4th grade wiki resources

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 04 May 11 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 04 May 11
     
    Who can participate? We welcome anyone who.... 1. teaches 4th grade 2 .Works with 4th grade students and or 4th grade teachers 3. Likes 4th grade teachers (Groupies are encouraged)
  • Tawnya Woronec on 04 May 11
     
    Awesome! I love Twitter! I will try to dedicate this time on Mondays to participate in the discussion. You can find me on twitter - t1olen
Tracy Watanabe

Learning About Blogs FOR Your Students- Part I: Reading | Langwitches Blog - 1 views

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blog langwitches

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 31 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • When digging a little deeper he/she might recognize that blogging is more about WRITING than technology. But let’s roll blogging back even a little further and we will discover that blogging starts with READING!
  • Blogging is about writing, but it begins with reading. Teachers recognize that in order to teach about blogs, they have to read good blogs. Most want to jump immediately in and have their students start blogging, sit back and expect students to write quality blogs. It won’t happen. Teachers need to take time in reading other blogs, before they expect to be able to lead their students in quality blogging.
  • Start with your PASSION! Passion is what will make you read when you are too tired or have too many other things to do.
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