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note about where they found the word and how it was used
uring Week 2, I ask students to continue collecting ten Juicy Words per week, and in addition, to identify their three favorite Juicy Words and to use them at some point
In their Week 2 posts, students share their three Juicy Words, information about where they sourced each word, a brief explanation of each word's meaning, and how they used each word in real life.
By Week 5, the students are using five of their Juicy Words per week, and collecting an average of 15—five more than the ten words that I require
Teaching tip for vocabulary - have students collect 10 "juicy words" each week including where they found them and how each was used. Then they choose their favorite 3 and are asked to use those 3 throughout the week.
Writing becomes authentic and important because it is something that a 'real' audience is going to see!
The cool thing about this is that family members can far more easily be involved in her learning and in providing regular feedback than they could be if her writing was only contained in the traditional paper journal.
What an easy way to have parental involvement! This would solve some of that issue of parents not knowing what their children are doing at school or what is going on when the child gets older and more close-lipped.
Don't we ALL benefit from somebody interacting with us and commenting on our thinking?
Grandparents and other relatives rarely have an opportunity to observe or see what their grandchildren are doing in school. The student blogs also allows them to be a part of our classroom community.
Looked at this class blog. Wouldn't this be a wonderful exercise? The teacher could blog, the students could blog on personal level but also have a class blog which is a place for inspiration for writing exercises (thinking like a language arts/writing/reading teacher here) when students don't have their own inspiration/focus for creative writing.
This blog would also be a great place to steal ideas! :)
When I visit with teachers and suggest they have students create a web site or blog as an educational tool, often the teacher will tell me he/she doesn't have time to read/monitor that. However, most teachers have students complete writing assignments and turn them in for a grade - lab reports, essays, reports, etc. So, wouldn't this also be a way for students to create such assignments?
This article shows the versatility of the 3rd grade students' blogs - one reported on planet studied, one on animal, etc. So, it wouldn't have to just be a place for creative writing/online writer's notebook!
An easy to create activity for use with a smartboard. I like the Guess the Wordle of the Day concept, I like that students try to guess based on contextual clues, and I like that it uses the Smartboard (although it's a relatively low level usage, it's still interactive.)
An easy to create activity for use with a smartboard. I like the Guess the Wordle of the Day concept, I like that students try to guess based on contextual clues, and I like that it uses the Smartboard (although it's a relatively low level usage, it's still interactive.)
Download a free gallery collection file for your SMARTBoard. There are pre-made graphs that you can slide into any lesson with ease. Graphs include standard rectangle graphs, polar graphs, trig graphs, number lines, and special colored graphs.
The students employ five different metaphors to explain how they use the Internet for school: The Internet as virtual textbook and reference library, as virtual tutor and study shortcut, as virtual study group, as virtual guidance counselor, and the Internet as virtual locker, backpack, and notebook.
Interesting look at iPad in education on the college level...Will be interesting to see further reflections on using the iPad once it's actually available.
Thank you. Sure beats everyone using my dummy account or a mask temp email. I was never comfortable teaching them to use the temp address for fear they'd use it at home.
Calling all Administrators with teachers that use SMARTBoards! This is a resource that your teachers will love. The book shows how to use teaching templates made in Notebook (SMARTBoard) software. The book explains how to access the free templates from www.teachingwithsmartboard.com