Time to change my blog theme. I sort of like this one. It reminds me of Hahlo and the way Twitter looks. http://web.mac.com/blakej78/MiddleSchool/Podcast/Podcast.htmlEnjoy our vlogs/podcasts/claymation projects.
This is really slick. I can see this working to help my students that are visual learners. Students can use digital cameras to collect their observations of plant growth and label the parts and post to their student wiki page or blog.
This week, a group of educators from Whiteville City Schools will be attending a conference. I plan to podcast from the conference. I am checking out our ZOOM H4 and setting up Podcast Maker on the MacBook. I had everything set up on the MacBook Pro, but it is still being repaired.
I [...]
Our school district’s delegation flies out of ILM on the day Apple and AT&T launch- June 29th. It would be fun to watch the lines or lack of lines at the local AT&T /Cingular Store, but I would rather be on my way to the conference. It has been ten years since I have [...]
Just ran across something interesting for use in managing my resources for my classroom on the go. Google calls it iGoogle Mobile. I have been trying to adjust my iGoogle resources to include some useful resources. One resource has to include our Standard course of study. Also, a link to a [...]
Dewey Hill and John Blake visit in Raleigh as part of the 2007 Legislative School Technology Day. Students from North Whiteville Academy in Whiteville participated in the event held Feb 13, 2007. My students discovered lots of talented kids doing things they had never heard of before. My students commented they did [...]
David is off on his private jet (that would be nice) to visit educators in Shanghai. Having a global view of literacy is important. If you are reading this, we missed you at the North Carolina Legislative Technology Day in Raleigh. I have posted three podcasts my students created that day. Check them out over [...]
March at NWA
Originally uploaded by The Blake Slate.
Setting here reflecting on how to enhance learning in my classroom, I thought about how much fun our parents had watching their children perform in a video production created for our Parent Night. The project was started as class project in Journalism. Talk about motivating students. [...]
While I am waiting for my family to awaken on this glorious, rainy, last day of 2005, I have reflected a little on ‘05 in anticipation of returning to school bright and early Monday morning for a 5 day week (I loathe a school year calendar that has a full week after a long break. [...]
I. Students Summary of Weekly Topics of Study
A. Landforms- Niko’s summary covers the topic of landforms on the earth’s surface.
1. Plains
2. Plateaus
3. Mountains
a. Folded
b. Fault-block
c. Up-warped
d. [...]
