Sunday, June 27, 2010

Technology error

Hey, I can't sign into my Western account. I've been trying for the past hour and it says there is an error. Are you guys having trouble too? Are the peer evaluations due by midnight? Is anything else due by midnight besides the group website?

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Friday, June 18, 2010

I made our collaborative gmail account for our group!
here's the information so you both can access it etc

recyclinggroupedt3470@gmail.com

password: recedt3470

if they ask you the security question: what was your first teacher's name--- put: mrs. martin

:) see if you can both access it

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

INSPIRATION FINAL

hey guys! Just wondering who was doing the final inspiration concept map thingy, i was trying to think of ideas of what we need to add, and for sure we need to add in our lessons somewhere that we all did with our different parts of the project. Mine for example that needs to be added would be added to the area on the map where it says research on recycling terms etc. You could just add in lesson plan 1 with computer lab research on terms and materials. Also, we need to add in the collection of info and inputting it into excel. so basically we have 6 total "lessons" to add, 2 for each of us. other than that i am not sure what we can add or do to improve it! keep the ideas going and someone accept the 30 day trial and start doing it off of the old one :)

Friday, June 11, 2010

PODCAST NOTES FOR OUR FIRST 1 OUT OF ALL 3 OF OURS:

As guardians and friends of my first grade student, you might of noticed them gathering garbage items over the past couple of days. Don't worry! This is all part of our recycling unit and will eventually lead to new and improved recycling system at our school and eventually to our community.
So far students have learned how to safely search the web for answers to "what is recycling" and "what can be recycled." The information they received was then presented on a group poster .They've also collected data on recycling in various households, inputted the data into Excel and created a graph based on the data collected.
The use of digital tools such as a computer and programs such as Excel are starting to occur because they are essential features of the environments in which todays students are living and learning. I'm starting to move away from the so-called "traditional teaching" and toward a new vision of instructional design. All of which will benefit your student!
I'm getting students comfortable with working in teams, accessing and analyzing information and to think creatively to solve problems. My goal is for them to see the big picture and to work on projects and assignments that relate to real-world problems and experiences.
If students come home frustrated, do not worry. Not all answers come easy and that is good! I want students to really have to be creative in their thinking and this takes time. Encourage your students and perhaps you will learn something too!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Hello ladies :)
I was just starting to look at the instructions for our podcast and I was wondering what "part" of it everyone wanted to do ... I was thinking I could do the beginning portion since I am more familiar with that from the first lesson plan etc. Let me know what you girls think and what ideas you have!

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Cultural Awareness document

http://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1_0c9vexuZYjpNHWUuiZMZGXmTsyHhvRldC9NVEyC588

This should open properly now, let me know if there are still problems!