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Web Wednesday - 11/4/2009

100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School - http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/10/25/100-google-tricks-that-will-save-you-time-in-school/

If you’re a Google user, you will definitely find some great tips here. Learn how to generate better search results, use Gmail and Google Calendar to organize your life, and tips on using Google services on your cell phone.

SMART Board Thanksgiving Resources - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/smartboard-thanksgiving-holiday-resources.html

Interactive Thanksgiving timelines, Turkey stories, Notebook files, and primary games related to Tom Turkey Day.

Teacher Training Videos - http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

This is another nice site with video tutorials mainly covering web 2.0 applications and open source software. Some of the applications covered are PBWorks, Audacity, Jing, XTimeliner, Podcasting, etc.

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Web Wednesday - 11/4/2009

100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School - http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/10/25/100-google-tricks-that-will-save-you-time-in-school/

If you’re a Google user, you will definitely find some great tips here. Learn how to generate better search results, use Gmail and Google Calendar to organize your life, and tips on using Google services on your cell phone.

SMART Board Thanksgiving Resources - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/smartboard-thanksgiving-holiday-resources.html

Interactive Thanksgiving timelines, Turkey stories, Notebook files, and primary games related to Tom Turkey Day.

Teacher Training Videos - http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

This is another nice site with video tutorials mainly covering web 2.0 applications and open source software. Some of the applications covered are PBWorks, Audacity, Jing, XTimeliner, Podcasting, etc.

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Web Wednesday - 10/28/2009

I’ll be out at the Region 4 Technology Applications Conference on Wednesday so I’m sending this a little early. Enjoy!

We Podcasted Today! So, Did you Learn ANYTHING? - http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/10/19/we-podcasted-today-so-did-you-learn-anything/

Really nice reflection on using podcasting in elementary classrooms. Take a read, take a listen and let me know if when you’d like to start podcasting projects in your classroom.

A Lifetime of Color - http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/

A collection of lesson plans that incorporates Art in cross-curricular activities including Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. If you like this, also check out 73+ Lesson Plans for Arts and Media Educators.

Free Clipart - http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm

I’ve seen a LOT of clip art sites but none with this kind of quality. This site has clip art that was drawn by one artist so the look is very consistent. Use this site to find images to spruce up your Notebook files. Good stuff!

SMARTBoards and Inserting Sound Into Notebook - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/2009/10/smartboards-inserting-sound-into-notebook.html

This is a short video tutorial to help you insert sounds into your Notebook files. Using sounds for student feedback in Notebook is a great way to make your lessons more interactive and engaging for your students.

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Web Wednesday - 10/28/2009

I’ll be out at the Region 4 Technology Applications Conference on Wednesday so I’m sending this a little early. Enjoy!

We Podcasted Today! So, Did you Learn ANYTHING? - http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/10/19/we-podcasted-today-so-did-you-learn-anything/

Really nice reflection on using podcasting in elementary classrooms. Take a read, take a listen and let me know if when you’d like to start podcasting projects in your classroom.

A Lifetime of Color - http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/

A collection of lesson plans that incorporates Art in cross-curricular activities including Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. If you like this, also check out 73+ Lesson Plans for Arts and Media Educators.

Free Clipart - http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm

I’ve seen a LOT of clip art sites but none with this kind of quality. This site has clip art that was drawn by one artist so the look is very consistent. Use this site to find images to spruce up your Notebook files. Good stuff!

SMARTBoards and Inserting Sound Into Notebook - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/2009/10/smartboards-inserting-sound-into-notebook.html

This is a short video tutorial to help you insert sounds into your Notebook files. Using sounds for student feedback in Notebook is a great way to make your lessons more interactive and engaging for your students.

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Web Wednesday - 10/21/2009

SMART Boards and Halloween Resources - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/smartboards-and-halloween-resources.html

If you are looking for Halloween related activities for your SMART Board (or without your SMART Board), take a look at this blog post from Teachers Love SMART Boards. It has an extensive list of games, SMART Notebook files, sound files, clip art, puzzles and interactive activities… all Halloween related.

SMART Boards Teacher Online Training - http://www.teacheronlinetraining.com/library/mod/resource/view.php?id=746

Here are some free training resources, links and tips to help you get more out of your SMART Board.

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Web Wednesday - 10/21/2009

SMART Boards and Halloween Resources - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/smartboards-and-halloween-resources.html

If you are looking for Halloween related activities for your SMART Board (or without your SMART Board), take a look at this blog post from Teachers Love SMART Boards. It has an extensive list of games, SMART Notebook files, sound files, clip art, puzzles and interactive activities… all Halloween related.

SMART Boards Teacher Online Training - http://www.teacheronlinetraining.com/library/mod/resource/view.php?id=746

Here are some free training resources, links and tips to help you get more out of your SMART Board.

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Web Wednesday for Oct. 7, 2009

Scoring Guides and Differentiation

This seems to be the year to explore all aspects of differentiation. Today, I am going to share with you some resources that relate to scoring guides, or rubrics, which can help differentiate learning with respect to assessment. Scoring guides and rubrics are great ways to assess projects that may not be as objective in nature (i.e. multiple choice exams) so that accountable consistency can take place when assessing big assignments with less than clear-cut answers.

RubiStar – http://rubistar.4teachers.org

This is my go-to site for creating scoring guides for class projects. You can start with a template rubric that you can then customize to your needs and then you can save it for future use or editing. Best part of this site is that it is 100% free.

iRubrics - http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm?

This is another free rubric generation site. I haven’t looked closely at it but it looks similar to RubiStar.

Roobrix – http://www.roobrix.com

If you rely heavily on scoring guides or rubrics to assess student work, this site is a MUST HAVE. Teachers who tend to use rubrics for grading can inadvertently cheat students out of a grade if they simply use the number of points earned divided by the total possible points. Check this site out to learn more how it works and how it can better generate scores that are more in line.

Assessment and Rubric Information - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

This site contains a huge amount of information and resources relating to using scoring guides and rubrics.

General Articles about Rubrics and Scoring Guides
from http://www.bestteachersites.com/web_tools/rubrics/

1. 10 Uses for Rubrics You Never Thought Of
2. 5 Features of a Highly Effective Rubric
3. How Rubrics Make Elementary Teachers Day Easy!
4. How Rubrics Make Middle School and High School Teachers Day Easy!
5. How Rubrics Make Scoring Quick And Easy
6. How to Create an Outline for a Rubric
7. How to Make a Rubric in Less Than 5 Minutes
8. How to Tell If Your Rubric Works?
9. Students Grading Themselves? - Rubrics Can Change Everything
10. The Pros and Cons of Using Rubrics
11. Why Rubrics?

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Web Wednesday for Oct. 7, 2009

Scoring Guides and Differentiation

This seems to be the year to explore all aspects of differentiation. Today, I am going to share with you some resources that relate to scoring guides, or rubrics, which can help differentiate learning with respect to assessment. Scoring guides and rubrics are great ways to assess projects that may not be as objective in nature (i.e. multiple choice exams) so that accountable consistency can take place when assessing big assignments with less than clear-cut answers.

RubiStar – http://rubistar.4teachers.org

This is my go-to site for creating scoring guides for class projects. You can start with a template rubric that you can then customize to your needs and then you can save it for future use or editing. Best part of this site is that it is 100% free.

iRubrics - http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm?

This is another free rubric generation site. I haven’t looked closely at it but it looks similar to RubiStar.

Roobrix – http://www.roobrix.com

If you rely heavily on scoring guides or rubrics to assess student work, this site is a MUST HAVE. Teachers who tend to use rubrics for grading can inadvertently cheat students out of a grade if they simply use the number of points earned divided by the total possible points. Check this site out to learn more how it works and how it can better generate scores that are more in line.

Assessment and Rubric Information - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

This site contains a huge amount of information and resources relating to using scoring guides and rubrics.

General Articles about Rubrics and Scoring Guides
from http://www.bestteachersites.com/web_tools/rubrics/

1. 10 Uses for Rubrics You Never Thought Of
2. 5 Features of a Highly Effective Rubric
3. How Rubrics Make Elementary Teachers Day Easy!
4. How Rubrics Make Middle School and High School Teachers Day Easy!
5. How Rubrics Make Scoring Quick And Easy
6. How to Create an Outline for a Rubric
7. How to Make a Rubric in Less Than 5 Minutes
8. How to Tell If Your Rubric Works?
9. Students Grading Themselves? - Rubrics Can Change Everything
10. The Pros and Cons of Using Rubrics
11. Why Rubrics?

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Web Wednesday for 9/16/2009

Tutor USA – free Math tutorials and video lessons - http://tutor-usa.com/videos

Geared more toward high school students, this website presents tutorials and lessons from nearly all math subjects including Algebra, Geometry, and for the adventurous, Trigonometry and Calculus.

Real World Math Using Google Earth - http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html

Take one of the best geography tools out there and sprinkle it up with some real world applications to create a great way to teach basic math skills. If you need Google Earth loaded on your computer or need some extra training, let me know.

Creating Original Artwork - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/2009/09/smartboards-original-artwork.html

OK, and for you right-brainers (who Daniel Pink thinks will eventually rule the world). This is perfect for those SMART Boards and creating original artwork. Give it a try and appeal to your inner-right brain. Gayle and Leslie, check the site out and schedule some upstairs lab time to bring the kids.

BTW, Wednesday’s after school meeting will be technology training. We will be taking a bigger look at our new technology professional development tool called Atomic Learning. See you all there!

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Web Wednesday for 9/16/2009

Tutor USA – free Math tutorials and video lessons - http://tutor-usa.com/videos

Geared more toward high school students, this website presents tutorials and lessons from nearly all math subjects including Algebra, Geometry, and for the adventurous, Trigonometry and Calculus.

Real World Math Using Google Earth - http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html

Take one of the best geography tools out there and sprinkle it up with some real world applications to create a great way to teach basic math skills. If you need Google Earth loaded on your computer or need some extra training, let me know.

Creating Original Artwork - http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/2009/09/smartboards-original-artwork.html

OK, and for you right-brainers (who Daniel Pink thinks will eventually rule the world). This is perfect for those SMART Boards and creating original artwork. Give it a try and appeal to your inner-right brain. Gayle and Leslie, check the site out and schedule some upstairs lab time to bring the kids.

BTW, Wednesday’s after school meeting will be technology training. We will be taking a bigger look at our new technology professional development tool called Atomic Learning. See you all there!

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