October 2011 Blog Posts (55)

Day 2

Today I noticed that some plots vegetables have sprouted out of the ground and have begun growing. We also took data of our plants today. We recorded the height of our plants and the date that we planted them. We also noticed a really green growing garden at the end of our garden land, they used coffee grounds and planted turnips. Almost the whole plot of land they have is growing with green! Smart Tip: Plant Turnips with coffee grounds.…

This is the first post of our school garden project! To stay up to date about our project check in daily.

Day1

Our gardens are growing sprout lings! Its a sign of life for our personalized garden plots. The challenge about our garden is that we started planting in the middle of Fall. So we need to try to keep our gardens growing healthy during the harsh colds of Winter. We may seem like aimless fools braving the cold, but I believe we are showing that with enough care and love…

 Support and Guidance for Geography  Useful website addresses

(last updated January 2009)

QCA/DfES geography websites and publications

The QCA geography updates can be accessed through the  'Innovating with

Geography' website. Links are made to all the websites featuring the updates so

you will only need to remember one simple address from now on.

www.qca.org.uk/geography/innovating/ 

National Curriculum…

    

     I teach 7th grade Life Science in Harrisburg Pennsylvania and I have a dilemma. We moved to full inclusion this year, so I teach heterogeneously mixed classes of 26 students. In my classes I have a child with Downs syndrome, and several students with MR IEPs mixed in with regular ed kids and kids with gifted IEPs. I am looking for sources or suggestions on how to meet the needs of all my…

I have found lots of good information in the "Google for Teachers" document from freetech4teachers.com.  I look forward to trying some of the features.

I also found some recommended sites for ESL students and have signed up my student.  One is the usalearns.org and usalearns.org/class.  I can set up a classroom or my student can register independently.  I set up a class and student and plan to assign some of the reading/videos/activities for my student. 

I have my ESL student…

We've already covered alliteration, hyperbole and personification. And today, we bring you allusion, with examples from hip-hop, literature, history and more! We love when students share their examples in the comments. 
http://blog.flocabulary.com/allusion/

Kelly, Bob (September 16, 2011). Fostering Collaboration in the Online Classroom. Faculty Focus, Retrieved October 3, 11, from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/fostering-collaboration-in-the-online-classroom/

Kelly reported about a professor who he interviewed for Online Classroom, Glenda Hernandez Baca coordinator of…

Kelly, Bob (September 16, 2011). Fostering Collaboration in the Online Classroom. Faculty Focus, Retrieved October 3, 11, from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/fostering-collaboration-in-the-online-classroom/

Kelly reported about a professor who he interviewed for Online Classroom, Glenda Hernandez Baca coordinator of teacher…

Ni hao again from Changchun, China! The City Where Internet Access Isn't Taken Seriously. ;)

This blog post is actually an assignment for my Flat Classroom Certified Teacher Program, specifically for Module #2, "Connect and Reflect."

http://fcpteacher.flatclassroomproject.org/

To quote from the above website:

"The Flat Classroom®…

There are so many students in our class which I enjoyed reading about, actually all of them.  I think this is an outstanding method to introduce students to each other.  I will definitely do it, if/when I teach online.  I have looked at the images and read the comments many times.  Leslie Guichard especially interested me with the photo of her grandmother and then the description of her journey to the USA.  I find family history intriguing. Many of the students in this class have travel…

I am now finishing up my certificate in online teaching from the University of Wisconsin @ Stout. It is a great opportunity to learn more about how I can incorporate technology into my on campus classroom and my online classes in the future.

I read the following article for an assignment:

Billiot, Theresa  (2011) In One Online Class, Twitter Brings Students Together. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Retrieved September 30 from…