one of the GREATEST Math and Tech sites...EVER!!!

The link above will take you directly to Robert Fant's website!! Make sure to let us know what you think!!

Robert Fant has the GREATEST Math site and TECHNOLOGY integration site for teachers out there!! So- If you are a Middle or High School Math Teacher- This is the site you will want to list as a FAVE- and if you are into integrating technology into instruction- you're going to definitely want to list this as a FAVE and bookmark it under a few different lists... It has several tutorials and examples of student work- so if you are not sure how to use the example of tech that are listed... there are plenty of examples to show you how to use them in your classroom!!! Check it out today!!! You'll definitely want to use it for this upcoming school year...

Technology for the 21st Century Teacher! ISSUU- Self Publishing- too cool!!

Open publication - Free publishing - More 21st century

A Resource for New Media in the Classroom | Edutopia

A Resource for New Media in the Classroom Edutopia

This is a great resource for educators. We now need to teach content and prepare students for 21st century businesses, which we don't even know what that will look like, but we know students must be able to use and adapt to technology. This resource, created by Edutopia, is a great tool! Download it and check out other fabulous resources, including "Schools that Work" and sign up for the online community to develop new relationships with educators around the globe!

**Don't forget to click on the link above to download the PDF-

10 top tips for teaching with New Media- from Edutopia.

Webquests!!

Webquests are FUN and might be a great tool for the end of the year!

Are some of you packing your classroom to move? I know it's difficult to transition to a new school and yet have to teach at the same time but sometimes we all have been placed in these situations where we need to do this! We need to pack an entire classroom and get it ready to move by the end of the last day (yes this is true... sadly) and yet we have to continue to teach our students too. Do we get paid additionally to stay above and beyond those paid hours to continue working to pack up that entire classroom, that could consist of 20 years of teaching?? NO- we don't get paid extra and I don't know about other educators but I know that Florida educators with over a decade of experience make about $43,000... which isn't much when you have a family of four to feed.

So the question remains... how do you attempt to resolve this situation? How do you pack an entire classroom and continue to teach at the same time? I think a WEBQUEST for the class, could be a great solution for the time being... You can present the information, integrate it with some summer reading choices, and then allow students to choose partners for the activity. Then have them take turns using the computers to access the WEBQUESTS. If you don't have enough computers, pull some books from the media center to allow students, who are not on computers , to find information until they have a chance to access the computers. Rotate the groups every 15-20 minutes so that students have enough time to research their topics.

Here is a link to assist you in finding some wonderful WEBQUEST topics:
http://www.bydewey.com/webquests.html

As far as the topic of Teacher pay: Check back tomorrow to Read the upcoming post re: Diane Ravitch's letter to Legislature and watch her video.... then pass it to every educator you know.

If we are proactive and united... a change will begin to emerge.

Do you DEWEY?

Are you a librarian looking for Dewey materials for this coming school year??




I've been helping out in our school's media center to organize some books and I must admit...it's been a long way since I "deweyed." I had forgotten all about the Dewey system, how it works, the beautiful art of organization and systematic placement of books into departments based upon topic. It's really amazing to think about this amazing feat when you look at tens of thousands (or even hundreds of thousands) of books- yet every year- librarians across the world do it daily!



Here are some resources you can use to help orient your students to the Dewey system. (btw... I have never taught this skill to my students- but plan to in the future... I do see it as useful and I wish I had memorized the numbers myself!)



Here are some links to help you plan for future instruction:

http://languagearts.pppst.com/deweydecimals.html (powerpoints on the system itself- kid friendly)

http://www.scottpublib.org/dragon/Dewey.html

http://www.breitlinks.com/dewey_for_kids.htm

http://www.cf.k12.wi.us/library/deweydecimal.htm

http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/libskills/

http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/Dewey+Decimal+System (great link to Dewey bingo- Dewey poster- and other items for your media center, library, classroom library, or homeschool library!!)

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listthedeweli.html (a list of more resources)

http://www.mikids.com/Deweygroups.htm (resources broken up by grade level)

http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/public.htm (powerpoint presentations on the Dewey decimal system)
http://www.lisd.org/library/Bramlette/Rohner%20_Dewey%20Decimal%20System.htm
 (even more resources than you could ever imagine- there is a GREAT ThinkQuest activity which would be great to use- however you need to sign up for an account first- which you will need an administrators permission)

The above resources will keep you busy for a good while... If you need more- Let me know and I will post more resources for you on this website but for now... have fun!

A GeekyMomma's Blog: Wiffiti: Interactive Personal Billboard

A GeekyMomma's Blog: Wiffiti: Interactive Personal Billboard
http://macmomma.blogspot.com/2010/05/wiffiti-interactive-personal-billboard.html#links

You must check out this post from GeekyMomma's blog (by the way- she is a mom (I'm pretty sure of that) and I am- 100% sure- she is not a geek-but if knowing your stuff about integrating technology into education is being 'geeky' then maybe we'll let her get away with it ...
;-)

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I've moved my blog to ......

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Please bookmark my new page as I won't be updating this blog any longer. I am not able to access it other than to add posts- I can no longer see the blog itself...(virus takeover!!!)

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