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=Day 6: Agenda 1-22= Our goal today is to finish unit 3.

Next, the AM group will get to see google earth (it is on your new laptops) followed by a **quick session on the laptops for all.** Here is the quick start reference:
 * Hour 1** We will begin today with a light video about the Do's and Dont's of Power Point. http://www.technicallyfunny.com/videos.htm or on [|teacher tube] (not as clear)

DI for Differentiated Instruction: According to Carol Ann Tomlinson in the year 2 CFF course "Differentiated Instruction" as teachers we should always be working to move our students individually from point A to point B as opposed to having the same expectations for everyone. She recommends differentiating your classroom in six key areas being student learning profile, student interest, student readiness, content (what we want to teach), process (how we want to teach it) and product (proof that it was learned). Basically different teaching for different learning that is proactive, preplanned and student centered. The 1 size fits all approach is no longer effective, we need to focus on teaching kids and not lessons.

Go to [|www.teachertube.com] and search for one or both of the following videos 1= ma and pa kettle math 2= abbott and costello math. Funny videos with different ways of looking at numbers. Do you teach kids like them?


 * DI, How are learners different?** follow this link and take a [|learning profile quiz], prepare to share your results with the group. If you are interested in more about different learners spend some time on this page and visit the links that are there. For more about DI check out this site http://www.internet4classrooms.com/di.htm There is a lot of info on this site, take a peek, bookmark it and plan to revisit!


 * PBL** With your new laptops, the carts, the video cams etc. technology pojects are much more available for your use. In our next meetings we will look at some of the "project" based tools on your laptops including //podcasting, movies and photostory//! For now visit this site to whet your appetite http://www.internet4classrooms.com/project.htm Again, much to see here, prepare to bookmark and revisit.


 * IBL** Going all the way back to Socrates the use of inquiry based learning has been one of the strongest methods for teaching. When you get a chance, google "socratic method" and explore. With the world wide web at your fingertips it is important to realize that you are no longer the expert in the room. With a few clicks, students can access much more information than you can deliver. It has been said that we are in an age where the collective knowledge of the group is more valuable than the knowledge of the expert. The internet is all about information sharing. We may want to soon consider shifting our approach from giving information to helping find, sort and validate information. Lets face it, "google it" is a household phrase that I have heard from my 8 year old! In one of our next sessions we will take a look at //nettrekker.// For now prepare your bookmark list for this one- http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic43.htm and while you are there you might as well check out //**Problem based Learning**// too!

One last site fo you to see today. Nicole Pritchard, Dana Delker and myself collaborated on a PBL/DI project for Nicoles 9th grade English class centered on the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". Students got to choose from a list of project ideas and then post to the wiki. It is in progress, tell us what you think. [|www.mrspritchard.wikispaces.com]


 * Hour 2** = Time on your own to finish unit 3. If you are done, feel free to peruse the info from the first hour, or start unit 4.


 * Hour 3** = Discussion on the following:

video intro from http://www.imtyler.org/ //a. Knowing what you have learned about 21st Century instruction, how would// //you assist a brand new teacher coming into your school make the 21st// //Century transformation? What would you teach him/her first? How would you// //teach them this? What would you teach them last? Would your assistance// //change if it was a veteran teacher coming into your school? What would be// //the difference?// //b. What have you learned and what insights gained from this unit?// //c. What unanswered questions have been raised in your mind?//

=Day 5: Agenda= Today we will start each session at NPHS. We will begin in Barb Stagers room upstairs for a look at the Promethean board in the math class including the activotes. We will then move downstairs to TR Smith's room to see the Promethean and Google Earth for History class. I will also provide a brief introduction to the basic tools of the software. We will then return to the district office and work on unit 3 for the remainder of our time together. The district has agreed to provide 5 hours of act 48 if you complete the Promethean online training including the completion certificate. Next meeting we will look at Power Point, Learning Styles, DI, a new chat site and conclude unit 3 with an open discussion. = = =Day 4: Agenda= Today we will finish unit 2. We will get a chance to use [|www.coveritlive.com] as a discussion tool for a video presentation featuring [|Jerry Seinfeld]. We will also look at video in the classroom as a tool for improved student learning. including the united streaming video site. Please let me know when you are done with the unit so that I can plan the open discussion. When we are done you may begin unit 3 or work on the Promethean training. We are working to provide act 48 for the Promethean training if you show the certificate.

http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=playaltcast&altcast_code=e26cedb4f2



click the link on the left to STSD CFF Teachers to see a video I stored on my computer then uploaded to this site, maximum of 10MB. click the link on the left to Day 1-3 Agenda to see an embedded video. click Jerry Seinfeld above to see a link out to a video site.

If you haven't had a chance yet check out [|www.freerice.com] click the subject areas to see what is offered for your subject. Good idea for Christmas week?

Since we are visiting the Discovery Ed site [|click here] Take a minute to look at the links under // Free Resources // Free clip art, a puzzle maker, and Kathy Schrocks page which is loaded with links to great sites, a MUST SEE!!

We will also briefly discuss bookmarking today including [|www.delicious.com] and [|www.diigo.com]



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