"As a biology teacher in the Central Valley of California I try to limit vocabulary for my ELL students. I give weekly benchmarks(standard based quizzes) which they can retake to show mastery. I put up online quizzes with hotpotatoes to give them…"
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Lonnie Miller replied to Denise Stewart's discussion Need Some Ideas to Help a Biology Teacher Teach Vocabulary to Struggling High School StudentsLonnie Miller replied to Patrick Kutkey's discussion Does Your District Provide WEEKLY Release Time Specifically for Teacher Collaboration?"Our district started Collegial time once a month years ago. They have morphed into staff meetings for the most part and allow for little time to collaborate and discuss issues central to teaching."
Lonnie Miller replied to Debbie Bowen's discussion Planning a city!"Make it people centered and not auto centered for a start."
Lonnie Miller replied to Shuchi Grover's discussion "21st Century Skills" the death knell for some yesteryear "basic skills"?"Technology is not making number sense or mental math redundant. Many of my students are simply incapable of making quick sense of numbers without using their calculators or phones. They make numerous simple mistakes and do not hesitate when putting…"
Lonnie Miller replied to Hassan Wilson's discussion Course Websites"Keep it simple. Students and Parents want to see the calendar and if possible links to class assignments. Posting the course outline or syllabus is a plus as well. Interactive practice quizzes are my students favorite part of my site."
Lonnie Miller replied to Terisa King's discussion Kindles and ebooks"Finding materials at the appropriate reading levels will be your first concern. The Kindles themselves are easy to use, it is really a digital version of the book using pdf files. Using the Kindle will be like reading any book as far as lesson…"
Lonnie Miller replied to Ojas Ray's discussion Quiz / Test Maker"Try Hot Potatoes. hotpot.uvic.ca/ It is a great way to create quiz questions and the students can even take them after you post them to a web site."
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- At 7:25am on September 22, 2009,
Mark Cruthers said… - Hi Lonnie,
With your interest in Technology for your high school students, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service.
Here’s a Public Class on Technology Integration you might be interested in.
- At 7:56pm on December 29, 2008,
Jack said… - Hi Lonnie!
Hope you're enjoying the winter break. I was wondering if you, your educator contacts or students would be interested in participating in a nationwide Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. We'd really like to get more students involved from California!
You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!
- At 12:19pm on October 12, 2008,
Anne Mirtschin said…
- Hi Laurie and warm welcome from Australia. I have been using technology to teach students for a long time as well, but the use of web2.0 has brought even more exciting outcomes to my classrrom.
- At 11:52pm on October 11, 2008,
Jonathan Fjelstrom said… - Welcome Lonnie! I hope you enjoyed CVCUE today. Hope we can get some great resources here.
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- I teach Biology and AP Environmental at a public high school in the Central Valley of California. I have been using technology to teach students for almost twenty years now.
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