Week+6+resources

Hello team,

My lesson was for my freshmen seminar. Transitioning from middle school to high school is a tough transition for students. It is also never too early to start thinking about what to do after graduation. I looked at several of the teacher webquest sights and decided to mirror this one for my seminar: http://star.spsk12.net/english/9/careers/index.htm

Have a good week.

I created a lesson for my fourth graders and how to multiply 2 - two-digit numbers. I used the websites I had mentioned earlier, but I think CAST is worth mentioning again as it is a great resource for any lesson dealing with UDL or DI. I thought the #|lesson plan page was very helpful. []

Betty

Hi Team,

I posted these resources last week as additional resources, but they are a good fit for this week. The first website is Kathy Schrock's Homepage, and it is definitely a tool that can benefit you in so many ways. In looking through her page, she is an expert on how to integrate technology in today's classroom. She provides rubrics, technology driven lesson ideas, and so much more. This resource is good for any grade level, any age level. From her website you can find many different ways to use technology for differentiation.

Here are a few more links to resources that I have been using.

This website is loaded with #|resources for teachers. []

I also have been using Edmodo in my class, and it is similar to a social networking site that students can use. For teachers you can facilitate and monitor discussions here, as well as post descriptions, discussion topics, or assignments here. I like this as a tool, because it sends me updates when students post discussions or assignments. Students also like it because they offer an App for smart #|phones, and it seems like the majority of middle school students seem to these days. I believe that Edmodo could be a useful tool for grades 6 and up.

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I hope that these are helpful to you guys.

Brian

**Thank you Brian for the link to Kathy Schrock's page. What a wealth of resources!** - Betty

Hey everyone,

I ended up using three online resources for my lesson last week. Some which I have shared before and some with which you may already be familiar. My lesson was about writing and solving systems of inequalities based on real-world scenarios. Since systems of inequalities must be graphed, I chose to incorporate the Desmos online graphing calculator (www.desmos.com). Some systems of inequalities require more than two inequalities to be graphed, and Desmos automatically colors each inequality different to help students identify which region is a solution for which inequality and where the solution for the system lies. If they sign up for a free account, students can even save and share their graphs.

Other tools that students could have used to share their graphs would have been VoiceThread.com or www.Screenr.com. We are all familiar with VoiceThread; it is a program that I would really like to start using more in my classes, especially as the students get their laptops for our one-to-one program next semester. Screenr is a great, free tool that allows students to create five-minute screen casts where they can show their graphing process and explain their thoughts as they graph.

Enjoy!

Ben Pongracz

Hello Everyone My lesson for week 6 was a on students presenting on selling on a planet/moons. Students are to create a multimedia presentation on power point, video, prezi,or google docs. Any program is fine by me. Students discuss their presentations on twitter and post them on our class Wiki Page. The best thing about the wiki page is actually has become a electronic portfolio.

Steve Maslanek