I learned something this week- don’t conduct a laboratory activity during EOG/EOC review time! Students are not in a pattern. Our schedule changes so students needing extra time in math or reading can have their needs met. EOC exams are the last week of school for our high school students. In our small alternative [...]
This has been a challenging week. The main point has been vandalism of two our our five iBook laptops. It has caused our teachers to simply turn them off and lock up what we have left and just tell the students no laptops until the person that damaged the laptops is identified.
Sure, that punishes the [...]
My Dashboard | Diigo
This is blog post created using Flock’s browser with my Diigo dashboard tool bar. I am basically just testing the feature to see what it looks like. I have been impressed with how many features Diigo has. Teachers that are really into using technology to help their students learn may be able [...]
This post is inspired by an article I read in a magazine I found while cleaning out my home office today.“Stack the Knickknacks”, well, not sure teachers have these because students do not give teachers anything these days. My desk is covered with curriculum CDs, a US/NC flag, whiteboard markers (most of them are almost [...]
My first impression from yesterday’s 9/11 remembrance activity at my school was that the students in 8th grade, were in 2nd grade when NYC was attacked. They did not remember anything about it. I was disappointed that they had never even seen the any of the videos of the day. We watched it. YouTube videos [...]
When I was going up here in Chadbourn, the sites and smells of the tobacco market was always something we looked forward to. Farmers finally had some money to spend on cloths and necessities. I remember that successful farmers drove new pick-ups around town. Folks around here referred to the local economy as “the farmers [...]
The more I look at Voicethread, the more I am sold on the idea of trying this with my students. The way it lets students tell simple digital stories, is classic. Students that know how to use PowerPoint will fell right at home except there are no titles or test. Having students create storyboards and [...]
Ok, so check it out, dawg…here’s an example of what you can do with the new “My Maps” feature from Google. Go on…go look.
Now, if your head ain’t swimmin’ with ideas like mine is… My children don’t know it yet, but they just became the map makers for all travel related to the Richardson family. [...]
Newbie’s guide to Twitter | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone
What is Twitter?
Twitter is an online service that enables you to broadcast short messages to your friends or “followers.” It also lets you specify which Twitter users you want to follow so you can read their messages in one place.
A popular Twitterer
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In our classroom, each week, we have a Friday Seminar. Last week, we made terrapotta. Not sure if that is spelled correctly, but the students glued and stuck as hard as they could, This week, they have been decorating their pots. Students participated in a discussion of how pottery is part [...]
