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Terry Smith
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Terry Smith replied to Connie Warner's discussion 'Lesson ideas for geography, fourth grade'
Great set of links Dave - thanks. I really liked the National Atlas site and World Legend locations.
Terry Smith commented on Jane Krauss's group 'PBL ~ Better with Practice'
Derek - have you looked at Quest Atlantis? See http://questatlantis.org - it's a research program from Indiana University, a 3D world (Active Worlds based) in which elementary students work on missions and quests in areas of science, math,…
Landmark 2011 Project Starting Soon at Kidlink
It's almost that time of year again -- time for the most challenging academic game on the Internet! Kidlink Landmark brings classes together in two categories of difficulty (Primary & Challenge) to play a competitive, riddling game using landmarks of the world as content. Past competitions have had between 60-80 teams participating from across the US, Czech Republic, Russia, France, Pakistan, China, Canada, Australia, England, and New Zealand. Registration begins Feb 1. The deadline for…See More
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Terry Smith commented on Rositsa Mineva's video
Hello Rosita,
This is Sean Smith from Terry Smith's (no relation) teaching in a diverse society class (at the University of St Francis). We were trying out different technologies in the classroom and we got to watch your video! I enjoyed this…
Terry Smith replied to Madison Snyder's discussion 'Can cell phones be helpful in the classroom?'
Madison,
We are using cell phones in my teacher education class today. We will use polleverywhere.com to demonstrate the functionality of texting to respond to classroom topics. The intent here is to show that cell phones have untapped…
Teacher Education - How soon in the classroom?
For those of you in colleges of education, how early do students begin to get actual classroom time? In year one, two? Is it a functioning role or a passive role? I am curious as to how others are doing it, thinking of changing to improve the experiences of teacher education candidates befroe they hit the real world.See More
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Terry Smith replied to Suzie Boss's discussion 'New PBL Tutorial' in the group PBL ~ Better with Practice
Thanks for the link, Suzie. I downloaded the Main Course article and a few of the project forms which I found especially useful for planning, setting up, checking with a rubric, and reflecting on the whole effort. -- Terry
Terry Smith replied to Rachel Pickett's discussion 'Projects Going On In Our Classrooms' in the group PBL ~ Better with Practice
Hi Rachel,
A couple of links that I find helpful as starters for planning and assessment are these:
http://pbl-online.org/
http://www.lullah.com/49ers/assessment.html
I confess that I tend to lean toward as much flexibility as possible when…
Terry Smith replied to H Fitzwater's discussion 'Staff Development for Elementary Teachers on web 2.0' in the group Elementary School 2.0
Lots of great suggestions here. I'd like to show an example of kids using Audacity recording software to work in a project with kids in Australia to make what we called Animalcasts. Simple free software, engaging for kids, lots of planning and…
Terry Smith replied to Giuditta Assandri's discussion 'PLEASE ANSWER THIS SURVEY ABOUT INFORMAL LEARNING (for my thesis)'
Hi Giuditta - I completed the survey. Maybe you could post the results of your analysis later.
Terry
Drumming Circle - USF Chrysalis Retreat 2010 - College of Education
An exercise in process, community, and learning.
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Content in Teacher Education Programs- Math/Science
For those of you who are teaching courses in teacher education programs, does your college or university have content providers for materials/books/software etc for math & science or do you gather your own content sources? Also, does your college/university department seek to align to state objectives?Terry Smithwww.smithclass.orgSee More
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Matthew replied to Terry Smith's discussion 'Open Internet Access for Each Teacher' in the group Elementary School 2.0
Hi All, I've also found this to be the case. Though, www.iteachtoo.com isn't blocked and is for educators only. You can check out one of the ways you can broadcast yourself via this link and if your interested you are more than welcome to…
Terry Smith commented on Mathew Needleman's group 'Video in the Classroom'
I used donorschoose.org to get digital cameras for my classroom last year.
Terry
Judith Behrens replied to Terry Smith's discussion 'Open Internet Access for Each Teacher' in the group Elementary School 2.0
Terry :
Have you read this article yet? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/fashion/02BEST.html
If not, please do so. It is in reference to schoolagers using Face Book and Twitter. I will check your website. :)
Judi
Terry Smith replied to Terry Smith's discussion 'Open Internet Access for Each Teacher' in the group Elementary School 2.0
Thanks Judi.
I use wikis, blogs, web sites, video conferencing, etc extensively in the classroom. (www.smithclass.org). What is missing is the rich communication available on professional networking sites such as this one - Ning, Facebook, and…
Open Internet Access for Each Teacher
Hi All - I'm discovering that most teachers are blocked at school from using social media programs like twitter and facebook, and even wikipedia. The funny thing is that the US Dept of Education has a twitter account for teacher information. Further, in the National Educational technology Plan, the use of social media for professional development is encouraged, so what's with this blocking of teacher access? According to CIPA, students must be protected (filtered) on school networks, but this…See More
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Terry Smith replied to Terry Smith's discussion 'Landmark 2010 Open for interested teachers' in the group PBL ~ Better with Practice
Hi Donelle - I have been the manager/helper/cheerleader for this project for 9 years. Incredible participation from classes everywhere. Great effort by classroom teachers as well as media specialists. It is a major experience in research skills and…
Donelle replied to Terry Smith's discussion 'Landmark 2010 Open for interested teachers' in the group PBL ~ Better with Practice
Hi Terry,
I love this idea. I did something similar 10 years ago called "Mystery Cities" with third grade classes around the country. I would love to hear how this goes for you. Is this your first time doing the project? I'll check…
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- Professor in Curriculum & Instruction at Western Illinois University. Project moderator Monsters (http://www.smithclass.org) and for Kidlink Landmark Project (http://www.kidlink.org). Past: Online Edtech instructor at Antioch University, Los Angeles. Online teacher for Zhong Lun High School, Taipei. Visiting professor at University of St. Francis.
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Situated Math Gaming
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Terry Smith's Blog
Landmark 2011 Project Starting Soon at Kidlink
Posted on January 2, 2011 at 2:17pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Teacher Education - How soon in the classroom?
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 8:58pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Content in Teacher Education Programs- Math/Science
Posted on July 3, 2010 at 1:16pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
72 Researching Teams Concluding Landmark 2009
Posted on March 15, 2009 at 6:08pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
1001 Tales to the Alien King
Posted on April 12, 2008 at 6:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Landmark 2008 Project coming to a close ...
Posted on February 17, 2008 at 7:39pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hannibal Kids View of Pakistan
Posted on December 31, 2007 at 1:42pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Podcasting about Hannibal
Posted on November 30, 2007 at 6:49pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Collaborating on the Monster
Posted on October 2, 2007 at 7:24pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Managing the New Monsters
Posted on September 24, 2007 at 10:04pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Comment Wall (23 comments)
- At 7:54pm on April 1, 2011,
Liz Dunovsky said… - Oh- and I wanted you to know that I took your advice and uploaded my IDU from last semester onto curriki. Eventually, I will try to create my own blogspace with all the stuff that I've created and used. I know that other sites that I found like that were very helpful to me! Just wanted to let you know! Thanks!
- At 7:36pm on April 1, 2011,
Liz Dunovsky said…
Yes... Teaching all content areas to seventh graders has made life interesting... and busy! They're a hard group to engage and entertain...
You know, we've never talked about video conferencing. To my knowledge, we do not have a camera for the computer in our classroom. However, I'm certain someone does... I mulled over the idea in my mind of having my seventh grade class video chat with my fifth grade class from last semester, discussing junior high, the transition, advice, etc. I haven't gotten that far in my quest, honestly! So, to answer your question-- I don't know!
- At 6:53am on January 9, 2011,
Nicole Harris said… I originally tried to upload my videos on Teachertube, but it would not accept my file format. I saved the videos as a file format that Teachertube accepts, but it was still rejected. I will give Schooltube a try, though! Thanks for the tip!
- At 2:38pm on December 8, 2010,
Julie said… - Terry,
I'm at Oakwood. I took Penny's place and was also on the tech committee. This is my last year in Hannibal as my husband took a church in Nebraska. I've backed way off on using technology in the years I've been in Hannibal, but I teach the Master's level tech class for HLG and I'm trying to find projects that I can integrate under the current conditions.
- At 3:19am on June 17, 2009,
Anne Mirtschin said…
- Hello Terry, it is a small world. I think you worked with our grade 4 and 5 students this year on the es1001tales project and that you may have sat in on my online PD session at the Innovations Showcase. Is that correct?
- At 5:58pm on April 20, 2009,
Jonah Salsich said… - Hi Terry,
I enjoyed your photo on the English Teachers Ning about a rock as a toy. We just started a unit on rocks and minerals, focusing on exactly what your students were doing - classifying the three types of rocks. Perhaps we could have a video conference with some rock samples collected in our local environments (we are in coastal Connecticut), and have the students describe (and show) the rocks so the other group can use the information to classify them. Let me know what you think.
- At 8:03pm on January 28, 2009,
Jack said… - Hi Terry. I was wondering if you have any high school contacts who would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!
- At 1:22pm on January 12, 2009,
IndyEduktr said… - Hi, Terry. Thanks so much. So, is a virtual volunteer someone who assists others with technology, having to do that from afar?
Thoughts?
- At 10:13am on December 30, 2008,
Mark Cruthers said… - Hi Terry,
With your work in Education Technology, 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.
- At 9:55am on December 30, 2008,
IndyEduktr said…
- Mr. Smith,
Could you tell me more about what a "virtual volunteer" is and how that plays out in Nairobi, Kenya? I am very intrigued.
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