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New Blog: edtechreflections.com
Sunday, November 4, 2012Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 1:48 PM 0 comments
Summer Professional Learning
Tuesday, June 5, 2012- SimpleK12.com Teacher Learning Community Free Webinars via @SimpleK12
GOOGLE:
- Google Drive and Docs for Teachers (free e-book) via @rmbyrne
MOBILE:
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Summer Reading 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012Weblist -- 2012 Summer Learning Interactives
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Bright Ideas for Summer - ReadWriteThink
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ROE Summer Reading Information
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- HISD Millionaire Club Readers: Read & log 10 books & earn a special bookmark of your choice in September at the ROE Library.
- Houston Public Library: Read 10 Books—get 1 free book! Read 20 Books—get 1 free book & voucher for a free ticket to a Houston Astros game & a coupon for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
- Barnes & Noble: Read 8 Books & get 1 free. Record books in downloadable journal.
- H.E.B: Read 10 Books and mail in for a T-Shirt.
- Half Price Books: Read 600 minutes and earn a $5 Back-to-School Bucks reward.
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Working Toward Integration of Google Apps EDU
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The next phase involves setting up and administering a school domain. Within that protected and private framework, we can offer instruction, training and guidance on ways to integrate GoogleApps for Education to support and drive learning.
Here's just one excellent example among many of the power of moving in this cloud-based direction--Writing & Collaborative Revision. View clip to see the Growth of a Google Doc In the Eyes of an Elementary Student. Drafts can be shared for both teacher and peer comments and suggestions. It is possible to embed feedback immediately at any point within students' work which is specific, interactive, and powerful! Teachers can gain assessment insights. As writers, students have a real sense of audience and community, and are motivated to read both their own and one another's work with a critical eye. Authentic experiences with digital citizenship and crafting 'academic' comments vs. social comments are also a benefit.
- Guide to Going Google
- Becoming a Google Apps Ninja
- GoogleDocs for Learning (Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners)
- Google Drive & Documents for Teachers: What Teachers Need to Know to Get Started (E-Book by R. Byrne)
- Google Launches 'Search Education'
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 4:50 AM 0 comments
Resource Discoveries
- [Kindergarten: Morning Message, Visual Texts, Blogging, & VoiceThread] Interacting with Your Interactive WhiteBoard via
- [TIP: To show a feed from any Twitter hashtag, type in your browser http://tweetchat.com/room/ and then the hashtag.
For example: http://tweetchat.com/room/edtech]
New Paradigm for Professional Development via @markbrumley
- Downloads:
- Digital Citizenship [Edmodo]
- Scientific Method Posters [Scholastic]
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VoiceThread Projects
Thursday, May 3, 2012Posted below are a few recent projects by 5th grade students using VoiceThread.
VoiceThread allows the creation and sharing of interactive multimedia albums or slideshows. By uploading images, documents, or videos, creators or viewers can comment on any slide by typing, recording an audio or video comment, or drawing on the image itself.
Students have recorded presentation narration and reflective comments about their work. They give and receive voice and text feedback from not only their peers, but also the wider ROE school community. This helps to develop greater awareness of audience for their learning products as it expands into engaging online discussion and extends outside classroom walls.
More Classroom Possibilities from VoiceThread Digital Library EDU
- book reviews and sharing 'good fit' books
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 5:11 AM 0 comments
VoiceThread: Overpopulation of Animals
Overpopulation of Animals by Maysen & Atiana
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VoiceThread: Inquiry Projects on United States Symbols
Inquiry Projects on United States Symbols
[Reflections & VoiceThread Discussion by Mrs.Goodman's 5th Graders]
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 5:07 AM 0 comments
VoiceThread: A Day in the Life of a Brain Cancer Patient
A Day in the Life of a Brain Cancer Patient
by Audi, Haley, & Audi
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 5:07 AM 0 comments
Practice Sites for Mouse, Touchpad & Keyboarding
Sunday, April 29, 2012- Keyboarding: ICT @ROE [ Interactives from Beginner-->Challenge ]
- DanceMat Typing
- Ready-Set-Type!
- Typing Games for Kids
- Type Online
- Directions for Artpad Digital Canvas
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 8:15 AM 0 comments
2nd Grade Resources: Where We Are in Place & Time
Sunday, April 22, 2012Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 5:26 AM 0 comments
1st Grade Poetry Resources: How We Express Ourselves
Saturday, April 21, 2012Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 7:50 AM 0 comments
3rd Grade Math & Reading Review Resources
Thursday, April 19, 2012Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 8:27 PM 0 comments
Digital Storytelling with Storybird
Friday, April 13, 2012“Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories that are curiously fun to make, share, and read. Teachers love them because they inspire their most reluctant writers and readers and reward their most adventurous. Kids adore them because they feel empowered by the tools and supported by the social feedback.” (storybird.com/teachers). Here a few recent digital stories created in Storybird by ROE 2nd graders:
- Go Bunny Go! Soccer Adventures by Cami
- Jet Fighter by Andrew
- Leopard by Hampton
- Maya by Orian
- Monkey's Friends by Disha
- Party by Marisa
- The Sky by Jessie
- Sleepover Birthday by Dora
- Treasure Hunt by Brandon
- Triplets by Emma
- The Wonderful Ms. Klapesky by Gabby
Family Road Trip on Storybird by Charlize
More resource links HERE
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 4:34 AM 0 comments
ROE IBPYP Exhibition 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 5:32 AM 0 comments
Online Resources for Developing Researchers
Friday, March 30, 2012These resources require passwords for at-home access. Click here for a downloadable brochure, and look for password reminders in upcoming ROE News. (Contact Ms. Eastman).
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World Book: 'Hear Text Read Aloud'' (Click to enlarge screenshot image) |
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Red arrows point to audio & dictionary features (Click to enlarge screenshot image) |
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 6:39 PM 0 comments
2nd Grade: IIM & Research Studies
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Student Questions by Ms. Klapesky's class |
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Notefacts by Daniel G. |
- Creating a research plan.
- Locating and using multiple sources to answer questions.
- Reading non-fiction and determining importance.
- Taking notefacts and citing sources.
- Understanding concept of plagiarism and ways to avoid it.
- Organizing and summarizing information.
- Creating projects in effective formats using visuals to support meaning.
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Goal-Setting by Ms. Klapesky's class |
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Click to view expanded photo set of 2nd grade research.
Teaching Students to Paraphrase via Amsco Extra!
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Celebrate Dr. Seuss!
Friday, March 2, 2012Silhouettes adapted from original Dr. Seuss illustrations by Mrs. Richardson |
- The Lorax Project
- About Dr. Seuss
- Seussville.com
- The Cat in the Hat: PBSkids.org
- 30 Dr. Seuss Quotes that can Change Your Life! (Infographic)
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 5:03 AM 0 comments
ROE Scholastic Book Fair
Monday, February 13, 2012Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 10:22 AM 0 comments
Celebrate the 100th Day!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012Our 100th day of school is January 31st! Here are a few resources with worthwhile learning activities connected to this event:
SMARTExchange: 100th Day (SMART Notebook file downloads)
SMART Exchange is searchable database of notebook files. Filter your search by standard, subject, topic, and grade level. Preview and download files which can be used as is or adapted and customized for your students.
More Instructional Ideas from...
- Scholastic
- Read-Write-Think
- Starfall
- BrainPop Jr clip with Teacher & Family Activities
- Splat Squares & Reveal (interactive 100s chart)
- 100th Day: Glogster
Pinterest: 100th Day Activities Board
More Interesting Reading on Pinterest:
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 4:54 AM 0 comments
1st Grade Projects
Tuesday, January 10, 2012TuxPaint is a free and families can download it at home too. Students applied touchpad and keyboarding skills. They didn't draw these with a mouse! They also connected back to their earlier study of maps this year in order to create a bird's eye view of the community they wrote about and 'painted.' They used a variety of brush and line sizes, and explored stamps, and 'magic' effects too.
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 5:59 PM 0 comments
Adaptations
Monday, January 9, 2012What do 4th Graders in Ms. Waugh's classroom observe and wonder about how animals adapt physically and behaviorally to their environments? We used these images as a way to introduce and engage students with this concept. Listen and look at this VoiceThread to hear students' comments and discussion about several different organisms. View full screen here & see further project details here.
Posted by Elizabeth H. Eastman at 2:19 PM 0 comments