Bullying - October - Month of Bullying Prevention

October is the month of the Young Adolescent - and the month of National Bullying Prevention Month. Order a free bullying DVD for your school here: http://www.tolerance.org/bullied






October is Month of the Young Adolescent


October is Month of the Young Adolescent, an annual international collaborative effort of education, health, and youth-oriented organizations. Initiated by National Middle School Association (NMSA), Month of the Young Adolescent brings together a wide range of organizations to focus on the needs of this important age range, ages 10 to 15. The key messages for the celebration are

The importance of parents being knowledgeable about young adolescents and being actively involved in their lives;
The understanding that healthy bodies plus healthy minds equal healthy young adolescents;
The realization that the education young adolescents experience during this formative period of life will, in large measure, determine the future for all citizens; and
The knowledge that every young adolescent should have the opportunity to pursue his or her dreams and aspirations, and post-secondary education should be a possibility for all.

See more here: http://nmsa.org/moya/

Classroom management/motivation

EC-6 Interns September 15, 2010

Great websites:

Interactive websites correlated with all TEKS - can search by grade level and subject
http://www.pasadenaisd.org/sailon/


Dr. Seuss http://www.seussville.com/


Digital bloomin' peacock http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=2973

MLED intern seminar August 27

Fall 2010

Fall faculty meeting - - Flip video...........

Getting your hands wet with Web 2.0 ------ Bonham Technology Conference

Do you prezi?? https://prezi.com/secure/d5ba9564699e4b39940aa86faa792572b03b1820/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=shareprezi&utm_medium=email

Prezi created by Toi, ELED 412 student: http://prezi.com/z2yn6iflaigr/abcs-of-science-by-myshoni-crook/

Prezi created by Maribel, ELED 412 student: http://prezi.com/uyunqvqfnpxh/angles-review/

Animoto created by Brenda, ELED 412 student: http://animoto.com/play/0Te1y3YSHOrf4iZNE1LrvQ

Animoto created by Ashleigh, MLED 402 student: http://animoto.com/play/hbXSZRUwj5NXIMje1HiWCQ





Xtranormal created by MLED intern for first day of school in 6th grade mentor's
classroom

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6960519/


Blabberize created by ELED 412 student on math

http://blabberize.com/view/id/261478







Check out this site for a plethora of Web 2.0 Tool links......
http://kristastechtidbits.pbworks.com/The-Web-in-Your-Classroom

Name The Shapes

ELED 412
Piece together the puzzle and name the shapes -




Check out this site for a plethora of Web 2.0 Tool links......
http://kristastechtidbits.pbworks.com/The-Web-in-Your-Classroom




Also, watch this video about an 8th grade teacher who utilizes digital storytelling in her social studies class



Lots more information here:
http://kristastechtidbits.pbworks.com/Digital-Storytelling

ELED 412 Summer II, 2010

Welcome to ELED 412.........




















Tater people http://www.bluequaker.com/tater_people.htm

RDG 380 Summer II 2010

Good Afternoon............

Mid-Atlantic States-Summer 2010 Vacation

We just returned from a wonderful vacation to the mid-Altantic states - -we flew to Savannah, GA - did a motorcoach city tour, a carriage ride through the historic district, ate at the Pirate's House, strolled the river street shops, where we boarded a river cruise of the Savannah Harbor, dined at Paula Deen's Lady & Sons Restaurant (yum!... we put some "South in our mouth" as Paula says) - shopped at the city market and took in all the "Old South" charm....everything was SO green there - lots of Spanish moss hanging from trees - beautiful!!......loved Savannah!!

After a drive to Tybee Island - a few miles east from Savannah, we drove to Hilton Head, SC........beautiful there - although we didn't do any activities as it rained most of the day - we drove all around, admiring all the beautiful homes, golf courses, beaches, etc........




Due to the rain in Hilton Head, we proceeded on to the Lowcountry of Charleston, SC -wow!! Talk about Southern charm.......we stepped back in time and saw the sights and sounds of the historic district behind the clip clop of hooves on cobbled streets in a carriage ride, ate at The Fleet Landing - which was a great recommendation from Carolyn (thanks Carolyn!), shopped (a lot) at the Old City Market, we took a riverboat cruise of the Charleston Harbor - and saw Ft. Sumter up close and personal - as well as several dolphins that seemed to follow us along the way....we saw the Citadel, and walked along the palmetto-lined waterfront by so many historic mansions and so many beautiful old churches......out from Charleston, we rode over Charleston's diamond-tower design cable bridge to Mount Pleasant - and then Sullivan's Island.....beautiful white sand beaches......loved the history and charm of this historic Southern city!

We then headed west about 4 1/2 hours to Asheville, NC - home of the Biltmore Estate - the largest home in the U.S. - it was breath-taking! We spent most of one day there - taking in all the beauty of the home, gardens, etc. built by George Vanderbilt.

The next day, July 4, we headed up the Blue Ridge Parkway - one of America's favorite drives - winding roads through the Blue Ridge Mountains - - the best part was where we stayed that night - the area was called Little Switzerland - we stayed in a the Alpine Chalet over-looking the Blue Ridge Mountains and ate at the inn's open air restaurant, also over-looking the mountains - what a picture-book place with such majestic scenery! We spent most of the evening on the veranda - watching the sky (and mountains) appear to turn from blue to pink as the sun set over the mountains. When darkness came - fireworks started - in several spots as far as the eye could see.....

We continued on up the Blue Ridge Parkway Drive to Grandfather Mountain - we criss-crossed up steep inclines to get to the summit - at the summit was a mile-high swinging suspension bridge - breath-taking!.......

After continuing up the Parkway a bit further through Blowing Rock (wonderful little town) - and Boone - - then decided to start back east toward Norfolk.

In Norfolk, after dining at Joe's Crabshack on the waterfront, we rode the American Rover - a three-masted topsail passenger schooner!! I've always wanted to ride on a schooner - this was my first and it won't be my last!...we rode by the USS Wisconsin (WWII, Korean War & Desert Storm).....the ride was so smooth and relaxing - loved it! I wasn't able to get a good pic with the sails up (since we were on the boat) - so I've copied/pasted one from their website here.... what a fabulous afternoon!

We rode over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge -one of the top 10 bridges in the U.S. - - it's a 17-mile bridge that has two tunnels about mid-way going under the water (so that barges/ships can pass through above the tunnel) - - what an engineering marvel........on the other side of the bridge is the Eastern Shore of Virginia - - a quaint coastal area with a very relaxing atmosphere - we drove up the entire shore (just 4 miles from the Maryland state line) - and then went across another bridge to Chincoteague Island - the only resort island in VA - it's famous for wild ponies roaming about - as well as its picturesque marina & beaches.......beautiful!

We regretfully flew back to DFW from Norfolk - city of mermaids - - with many lasting memories - - relaxed and refreshed from this fantastic vacation.........

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Latest & Greatest Technology

One of the best ways to stay current on the latest technology - including lots of Web 2.0 tools is Free Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ You can sign up to receive it through your e-mail on a daily, weekly, etc. basis - or you can subscribe to a RSS feed. I've already learned so much from this blog

I also want to share with you a fantastic website for vocabulary http://www.visuwords.com/%3C/ - it's very cool - check it out...........

Finally, I also recommend you follow this blog - iTeach - Learning in a "FLAT" World http://iteach20.blogspot.com/2009/08/25-free-technology-tools-for-teachers.html lots of great things there!!

Have you read The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman ? If not, check out the wiki-summary here: http://www.wikisummaries.org/The_World_Is_Flat


There's enough here to keep you learning new technology/entertained for many hours/days/weeks/etc............


On Good Morning America (love that show!!) this morning, Juju Chang did a segment on the ever-increasing technology in Korea (she had just returned from a trip there) - - amazing and exciting as to what's to come.........check it out below:

Dr. Brown's class Monday, June 21

Technology for the 21st Century

http://www.pandora.com/ free music

http://sketch.odopod.com/ autoplay sketch slideshow

http://blabberize.com/ blabberize

http://www.xtranormal.com/xtranormal

http://www.voki.com/ consider showing a voki you created as a focus to a future lesson……. or to explain something within your lesson - or - better yet - have your students create their own voki talking about something they have recently learned (science concept, social studies information, book commercial, etc.)

www.dropbox.com store data in cybespace - free account

http://www.wordle.net/ make a visual of the main idea of a passage

http://www.tagxedo.com/make a visual of the main idea of a passage - in a selected shape

http://www.jigzone.com/ upload photos (or use photos on this website) and make them into a virtual puzzle

http://sites.google.com/site/trainprocomputing/ Promethean Board help – instructional handouts - interactive websites (can also be used with a mouse if you don’t have a smart board – other’s flipcharts

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/server.php?show=nav.1147 brief how-to videos for various skills on the Promethean board

http://www.polleverywhere.com/ students can answer questions via their cell phone

http://www.prezi.com/ totally free presentation program

http://animoto.com/ make fancy videos quick, easy

http://www.yodio.com/ Do you yodio???

http://www.mathtrain.tv/index.php Mathtrain.tv

http://delicious.com/ social bookmarking – always have your bookmarks with you – on any computer

http://www.todaysmeet.com/ backchannel website – like instant messaging – but within a confined – invitation only group……

http://www.funnelbrain.com/ Flashcards, study teams you create via online social networking, quizzes - search data base or make your own - view online or print


Sites with Flipcharts or Interactives Correlated to the TEKS and/or TAKS Objectives:
TEA Interactive TAKS Study Guides - On the right side of the screen, select the grade level, subject area and interactive

TAKS Vocabulary Flipchart - Sign in to Promethean Planet to download the Flipchart

SailOn Subject Area Interactives - Interactive sites correlated to TEKS created by 7 districts in the Houston area

Peer for Environmental Education and Rural Health (PEER - A&M-College Station) - Lesson plans corrlated to TEKS - search by subject and/or grade level

Round Rock ISD - Focuses on grades 3 and 5 Science and Math (links to the Flipcharts are in the left column)


Simulation Websites:
http://www.techtrekers.com/sim.htm
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
http://www.edinformatics.com/kids_teens/kt_math.htm
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000592.shtml
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
http://www.learningscience.org/
http://ginaotto.com/math.html
http://www.mathplayground.com/math_manipulatives.html


For purchase:
http://wordtoons.com/make vocabulary words into cartoons for help remember them easily

Have High Expectations.........

Promethean Board Information

For A&M-C faculty & students.......


Here are instructions on how to download the ActivInspire software on your personal computer – we have permission for all of you to do this – be sure to download the “professional” version……also be sure to download lots of resource packs from http://www.prometheanplanet.com/ (graphic organizers/subject-related themes/etc.)


How-to handouts can be viewed/printed from this website: http://sites.google.com/site/trainprocomputing/ (handouts link on the left hand side)


How-to videos on various Promethean board/ActivInspire features http://www.prometheanplanet.com/server.php?show=nav.1147


To download the ActivInspire software on your own computer (totally free for all our students & faculty) – follow these steps……

Go to http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/  

Click on the Register tab at the top to sign up for your free account - - establish a username and password.

Then click on the Support tab - -then click on the rectangle on the right that says Download ActivInspire

Click on US English

Download

At bottom of website enter the code

0016-6709-1884-4184-7684

Then click on Windows or Mac

Run software……(mine took approx.. 10 minutes….your download may be different – depending on internet speed)…………

You want ActivStudio – not ActivPrimary

Also download resource pack - - (clipart, templates, etc.)

Search the prometheanplanet website for more free resource packs to add to your ActivInspire software………