Cell Phones in the Classroom

Today we have our final quiz and presentation. Also you have your story due by the end of the day and your final table with the rated sites.

When we started this course almost four months ago you all signed a contract that you agreed with the syllabus. One of the policies in the syllabus was no cell phone use in class. Many of you abided by this but others did not. Next semester I have many of you in class again so I have decided to adopt this professors NO TEXTING policy and the consequences.
NO TEXTING

Today in class for our final quiz you will be able to use your cell phone to take the quiz.

Websites

Below is a list of sites that you should have in your chart. You may also have others and remember that the description should be in your own words and you need to rate the site. The table will be due on Tuesday April 30.

EDU 288 Sites 2013
Name	Location	Description Rating
Wordle	http://www.wordle.net/create	Collage of Descriptive Words
Diigo	http://www.diigo.com/index	Bookmark, highlight, sticky note
Homework Tool	http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/botr/botr_052_19-19.pdf	Homework checklist
Computer lab rules	http://www.irc.vbschools.com/fortheweb/Rules_Sayings/pages/ComputerLabRules_jpg.htm	Rules to Use
Organizational Tool	http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/resource/5938.html?detoured=1	Skill assessment form
Prezi Presentation	http://prezi.com/your/	Presentation Program
Equity	http://equity.4teachers.org/index.php	Special Needs lessons
Web Poster	http://poster.4teachers.org/index.php	Create worksheets
Google Docs	https://docs.google.com/?authuser=0&pli=1#home	Behavior Card
rubistar	http://rubistar.4teachers.org/	Make rubrics
Make your  own comics	http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/	Make comics
Teacher tools	http://www.superteachertools.com/	Classroom games
Other teacher tools	http://www.teachertools.com/	Games bingo etc

Last Class

I know that you are very sad that this great adventure is coming to an end. There are just a couple more things to do. Your final CV is due today by 10:00 a.m., your Knife River story is due by Tuesday April 30 at 4:00 p.m. and your final presentation of what you learned is on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

It is the end of the semester so there are the surveys that need to be done. The first one can be found at
Follow this link to the Survey:
Take the Survey

Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:
https://und.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsSurveyEngine/?Q_SS=bsKdfchQKk8m3Ot_1ApFqH6f2DelH8x&_=1

 

The second survey can be found at http://sp.uttc.edu/Pages/Default.aspx.

Final Project

Final Project Guidelines.

1. During the finals week you will present your project to the class.

2. The presentation will be 5 to 10 minutes in length.

3. Your presentation must incorporate some type of technology, you can use something we did in class but it is not required, (for example a prezi, voki, power point)

4. Select projects from what you have already created or new items.. Prepare a presentation that illustrates that you can use Microsoft Office and other tools as a paraprofessional or teacher in the classroom. In other words demonstrate what you have learned.

5. You will be assessed on your creativity and content.

 

Class Today

Remember that if you have not sent me your CV rough draft I need it today. Your final draft will be next Tuesday, I will have your draft back to you no later than Friday afternoon.

We will start the class today by watching the short video in B03 and then brain storm for story ideas. You can also check out the website for some ideas http://www.nps.gov/knri/index.htm.

Author Author

As you may already know I am not very creative and some of you may feel the same way. In your future role as an educator you will encounter a range of creativity, For some of us that struggle with creativity we can now use tools to help us find our inner creative self, just like those who can not do basic calculations have a calculator.

You are going to all become authors in this class and produce a great children's book. Your stories will be based on Knife River Indian Villages. I know you are not going there for a week but we are going to start preparing by looking at the tools. You will need to spend some time looking at internet tools and applications that can help you write a story. Here are a few I want you to look at http://www.lulu.com/, http://storybird.com/, http://vimeo.com. Some of the IPad applications are C. Collins Big Cat and StoryMakerHD. Make sure you add the sites you look at to your chart.

CHALLENGE!!!!

In most fields they have a terminology and acronyms that are pertinent to that occupation. We have had the opportunity to look at some examples from technology. If we don't know something there are a number of ways to find out what it is but the most popular one is to "Google it" or use other electronic resources. I challenged you to find out what a CV was and write one the other day and you did great.
Your next challenge should you choose to accept it is to find out what UDL means (an educational term). Send me a brief description of UDL including what the acronym means. This is a technique that I am going to use for your final project.

Class Today

What are we doing in class today?
1. Watch a short video to prepare you for our field trip on April 23
2. You will be using Promethean Planet or Smart Exchange to find a lesson related to your field trip and you will have an opportunity to try the lesson on the Promethean Board or Smart Board
3. Challenge (see blog post)
4, Story writing using websites and IPad applications. (see post for more information)
5. Finish your rough draft of your CV

Assignments

CV

Do you know what a CV is? What is the difference between a CV and a resume? Send me the answer to these questions. If you don't know then use your technology skills to find the answer.

Now that you know the difference you need to create a CV. This is an important document that you can use and continue to revise has you continue your education and career. You can also revise your CV to create a resume if your job or scholarship requires it.

Rough drafts are due Tuesday April 16th and final CV's will be due Tuesday April 24th.

Work, work, work

Today in class you will have most of the class to work on Smart Board Lesson and other assignments. We will start the class in B03.