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Tracy Watanabe

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

  • 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

Keeping Students Engaged in a 1:1 Project-Based Classroom [guest post] | 1 to 1 Schools - 0 views

  • The fol­low­ing are sug­ges­tions for keep­ing stu­dents engaged in a project and account­able for their time with computers:
  • ask What are you try­ing to learn? or What are you try­ing to com­mu­ni­cate? or What are you work­ing on as a writer? Those ques­tions get answers like I want to know more about the horses that Civil War gen­er­als rode or I want to con­vince peo­ple that Justin Bieber is the best singer ever or I’m try­ing to describe the character’s actions. When you ask about learn­ing and com­mu­ni­ca­tion, you are sig­nal­ing that the con­tent is more impor­tant than the tech­nol­ogy.
  • Stu­dents set time-bound goals. Once stu­dents have a plan, they break the project into smaller tasks that can be fin­ished in 10– to 15-minute chunks of time. Have stu­dents write the spe­cific tasks on Post-it notes. Post-its are set beside the com­puter. On their Post-its, stu­dents fin­ish the sen­tence, “In the next [x-amount of] min­utes, I plan to…”
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  • Tasks should be spe­cific. I’m gonna work on my project is not spe­cific enough. At the end of class, Post-its become “exit slips”.
  • Lap­top screens are “fisted” or “put at half mast”. 
  • Fin­gers indi­cate the amount of time stu­dents need to com­plete a shorter task.
  • Cir­cu­late the room, con­fer­enc­ing with students.
  • Rather than ban­ning chat, teach stu­dents how to use it for collaboration.
  • Don’t be afraid to have tough con­ver­sa­tions with indi­vid­ual students.
  • Many of the sug­ges­tions above apply to project-based learn­ing envi­ron­ments both with and with­out com­put­ers. The trick in a 1:1 envi­ron­ment is to main­tain focus on learn­ing and com­mu­ni­ca­tion. Then let tech­nol­ogy nat­u­rally enhance those outcomes.
anonymous

ePortfolios with GoogleApps - 2 views

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    Directly from the website: "This Google Site has been set up by Dr. Helen Barrett to focus on the use of Google Apps to create ePortfolios. On this site, there are instructions on how to use the different elements of Google Apps to maintain e-portfolios." There is a TON of information here to filter through.
Tracy Watanabe

wwwatanabe: One-to-One Success Story Tip #1 about P.D. - 2 views

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    This one is about CCJH
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    You guys rock!
Tracy Watanabe

Free Technology for Teachers: Backup plans - some tips for teachers (guest post) - 0 views

  • Every teacher is taught that back up plans are a must.
  • 1. Computer breaks - if possible, have a laptop or netbook available for use
  • 2. Internet goes down - see computer breaks.
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  • 3. File corrupted - have backups of your files on a backup system
  • 5. Finish lesson early - have some kind of material to work with if you finish your lesson early. Going to the next lesson doesn't always work depending on the time remaining. You could show a short video about the topic you just finished, you can have a classroom discussion about the topic, have students write a short paragraph about what they learned today (and anything that surprised them).
  • 6. Low attendance - many times there are school activities such as AP testing or class trips that can leave your class looking barren. I always have some kind of extra activity that I can do with the students that are there.
  • 7. Lesson runs long - Sometimes a lesson takes longer with one class than with another due to the student make up, discussion, or other issues that may interrupt the lesson. I try to be flexible when planning and give myself time in the plans for some classes to take longer
  • 8. Class interruptions - don't get flustered. Just come back to class and get started again. You can use the ideas above in #7 to deal with the fact that you lost class time and therefore your lesson may "run long".
  • 9. Students don't understand the material - have a different idea or method to teach the material. A video, activity, or just a different approach can be used to help the students
  • 10. Adapt and overcome - issues will happen. Just go with the flow and put your backup plan into effect.
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    Good post on having a "Plan B." What would you add to the list?
anonymous

ScienceHood | Home - 0 views

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    This website demonstrates how one Canadian high school science teacher has organized her website (thanks to her IT husband...) as a functioning platform for her students to complete DI assignments and interact with one another.
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    While this particular teacher's website makes my head spin, it does provide an idea of how I can make my own School World site more interactive as well as design my own site as a platform for students to refer to throughout a unit.
Tracy Watanabe

The Digital Curriculum Part 2… Nine Amazing Free Digital Curriculum Resources... - 0 views

  • First… lets take a look at the free  (or almost free) resources provided below
  • 1. Khan Academy As the site states… watch, practice… learn almost anything. There are over 3,100 videos in multiple STEM areas
  • You also may wish to look for videos or activities using the Common Core at any level of math by exploring Khan’s Common Core Page.
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  • 2. MIT Blossoms BLOSSOMS video lessons are enriching students’ learning experiences in high school classrooms for students across the globe. This amazing video library contains over 50 math and science lessons, all freely available to teachers as streaming video and Internet downloads and as DVDs and videotapes
  • The lessons intersperse video instruction with planned exercises that engage students in problem solving and critical thinking, helping students build the kind of gut knowledge that comes from hands-on experience. By guiding students through activities from beginning to end, BLOSSOMS lessons give students a sense of accomplishment and excitement. You can even check these lessons out by standards.
  • 3. Curriki  This is the community of K12 open resources. Currently Curriki has 6.5 million users and contains over 40,000 K12 free learning resources
  • 4. NROCK The National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) is a growing library of high-quality online course content for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement
  • 5. HippoCampus This amazing resource claims to be teaching with the power of media. HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE)
  • 6. WikiBooks Welcome to a collection of open-content textbooks collection that anyone can edit. The Wikibooks collection currently contains 2,443 books with 40,980 pages.
  • 7. CK12 Interactive Book I bring this amazing resource up because it is a a relatively new initiative. The community at CK12 Flexbooks and Wolfram Alpha have combined efforts to bring you this awesome Interactive Algebra Book. 
  • 8. Flexbooks I did include this in the last post but wanted to make sure it was added to the list. So… what is a FlexBook?  They may be best described as customizable, standards-aligned, free digital textbooks for K-12 education. FlexBooks are customizable textbooks that teachers can use online,via  flash drives, CD’s, or as printed books.
  • Wikijunior books are produced by a worldwide community of writers, teachers, students, and young people all working together
  • You may also wish to explore Wikijunior, a project  to produce age-appropriate non-fiction books for children from birth to age 12
  •  Wikibooks is for textbooks, annotated texts, instructional guides, and manuals
  • As a general rule only instructional books are suitable for inclusion
Tracy Watanabe

Experts & NewBIEs | Bloggers on Project Based Learning: How can I design an interdiscip... - 2 views

  • One of the best ways to share the responsibility for Common Core is for teachers to design interdisciplinary Project Based Learning units. In addition to serving as an authentic purpose for the math and ELA skills in the Common Core, PBL, no matter what content area is the focus, promotes the acquisition of critical thinking skills needed by students
  • No matter what subject area you teach, determine how you can integrate both math and writing into your project.
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      I love this idea for getting collaboration amongst colleagues.
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    Tracy, Jake, Bethany, and I are going to do this before school is out. Jake is looking up a story with math and science focus. We want to bring all our students together to work on this. We are in the developing stages and want to try to do more next year.
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    @Lydia -- Love it! How can I help?
Tracy Watanabe

CCJH Forum One-to-One Discussion Board - 2 views

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    Forums are for ongoing discussion. It is not for a news board to send info, but rather to have discussion back and forth... and extended over time. What I've posted here is our discussion we'll focus on today during PD
Tracy Watanabe

Are you getting ready? | Challenge Yourself to Blog - 1 views

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    Here is some info on how to get started with blogging. Great way to start and think about netiquette and digital citizenship, especially because other classes start their blogs around same time! Fabulous community!
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    Sue Wyatt, who runs the global blogging challenge, will visit AJ in September! Here is some info on how to get started with blogging. Great way to start and think about netiquette and digital citizenship, especially because other classes start their blogs around same time! Fabulous community!
Tracy Watanabe

10 Internet Safety Tips for Students | Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom - 0 views

  • Here are some key messages around internet safety that I believe all students should be aware of. Most of these are tips I share with my students with some ideas from Susan McLean. Always ask an adult if you’re unsure of anything when you are online. Don’t sign up for sites that are 13+ if you are not old enough (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram etc). Remember YAPPY (the personal information you should not share online) – Your full name, address, phone number, passwords, your plans.  Don’t add people as online friends unless you know them in real life or have parent permission. Never arrange to meet an online friend without talking to a parent. Remember that you cannot believe everything you read on the internet and you can’t trust everything online friends tell you. Choose sensible names for usernames, email addresses etc.  Talk to your parents about what you’re doing online and let them know when you’re going on the internet. Know what cyber bullying is and tell someone if you think it’s happening to you. Cyber bullying is when someone picks on you, annoys, embarrasses, or threatens you over and over again using technology, such as the internet or a phone. Protect your digital footprint: don’t put anything online that you wouldn’t want all your friends, family, teachers and future employers to see. Treat others online the way you’d like to be treated.
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    Great tips!
Tracy Watanabe

Free Webinar: Introduction to Google Docs | Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc. - 1 views

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    It's a webinar on 4/5 on Google Docs, and it has lists of links to resources. It's worth checking out.
Tracy Watanabe

60 Interesting Ways* to Use Google Forms in the... - "Google Docs" - 2 views

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    I never thought about using GoogleForms to help decide who needs the most help... especially on huge projects like the Science Fair!
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    More on Google Forms
Tracy Watanabe

The Innovative Educator: The Ten No Nos of Teaching with a Projector or Interactive Whi... - 0 views

  • Here are ten no nos to avoid as you teach with technology.No no: Don't have your back to your participants
  • No no: Do not make a shadow on the whiteboard or screen with your hand or body.
  • No no: Don't project a small and/or crooked image
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  • No no: Don't leave your audience in the dark.
  • No no: Don't point with your finger.
  • No no: Don't waste instructional time fumbling with projector set up
  • No no: Don't assume your audience can see what you can see
  • No no: Don't be a sage on the stage
  • No no: Don't use your projector as a blackboard or replacement
  • No no: Don't waste money on an interactive whiteboard without some smart reasons
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    Great tips!
Tracy Watanabe

Digiteen Project: Global Digital Citizenship Collaboration and Education - Home - 0 views

  • The Digiteen™ Project is a global hands-on project for middle and early high school students, (typically Grade 6-9, 11-15 year old)
  • This project studies digital citizenship with students researching current topics, writing a collaborative report on a wiki, and performing and documenting offline action educational projects to promote effective digital citizenship at their local schools. The purpose of the project is to educate on and promote effective Digital Citizenship and responsible online choices as well as immersing students into an educational community for learning and collaborating.
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    I'm not sure if there are any fees, but I am sure that this is a great PBL.
Tracy Watanabe

70+ Google Forms for the Classroom | edte.ch - 3 views

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    Want to know how you can use Google Forms in your class? Over 70 ideas are here.
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    Google Forms
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    Tracy I want to do that webpage that you do instead of Gradebook wizard. I don't like the way it is. It is hard for students to get anything from it. Let me know how to do it by e-mail instructions or we can set up a time. Tracy thank you for making it so easy to do computer activities. I feel so good about teaching a new way and still not lose my identity with the students.
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    @Lydia Henry- Sure thing! School World is so easy to learn. I was thinking that could be our next focus on Mondays after we are comfortable enough with Google Forms.
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    That would be super!
Tracy Watanabe

Teach the Hour of Code | Code.org - 0 views

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    "The Hour of Code is an opportunity for every student to try computer science for one hour. During Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 9-15), we're making history and recruiting 10 million to join in and do the Hour of Code. Sign up"
Tracy Watanabe

Why hashtag meetups are important to building Twitter colleagues - Reflections of a Techie - 0 views

  • Finally I found the Science Chat #scichat on Tuesdays and the 6th grade teacher chat  #6thchat on Thursdays.  Both of those chats were full of like-minded teachers who had some basis in what I liked and wanted to learn.  Both are moderated by some pretty incredible people who are very dedicated to helping others learn...I give them all kudos and respect.
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    Want resources and connect with passionate & innovative educators?
Tracy Watanabe

Idaho Education News: Superintendent Luna, Governor Otter Unveil Students Come First Plan - 0 views

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    Whole state going 1-to-1
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