Sunday, November 27, 2011
Conference
The Session I attended at the 2011 WV Technology Conference was entitled, "Smartboard Magic by Lori Whitt, Kanawha County Technology Facilitator. She gave us all kids of ideas on how to add pizazz to our smartboard lessons. The best part was that she passed out a CD and we added it into our my content section in smartboard. It was a great session one that you could actual take something away and have it with you so you can remember how to do it.
Final Reflection
I have added my blog of my 23 things to my technology resource website. I would like to have a few moments of time maybe during a snowday that I could get teachers in the lab and really go through my blog and show them what all they can do with blogs in their classroom
Webinar
2011 PRECONFERENCE KEYNOTE
The Sandbox Manifesto
Posted by Wesley Fryer on November 21st, 2011
Presenter: Angela Maiers
Location: Clive, Iowa
Presentation Title: The Sandbox Manifesto
Website: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=874
Presentation Description: The “Rules of the Sandbox” are not just for kids. There is much we can learn as teachers, leaders, and citizens of the web and world.
See how playing nice and playing well is not only good behavior it is good strategy for success on the Social Web. Join me as we explore how the tenets of “The Sandbox Manifesto” can serve us in our classrooms and communities.
Summary: The preconference keynote was just fabulous. She talked about 10 items that make up THE SANDBOX MANIFESTO. Watching these children interact in the sandbox was the kind of collaboration, solving problems, innovation and creativity that we want to see in the classroom. Well worth watching. The video was approximately 20 minutes. Can’t wait to watch the rest of the webinars with the K12 online conference.
1. Sharing is Caring
2. Messy is Good
3. Imagination your greatest asset
4. Sand is for filling buckets
5. Hugs help and Smiles Matter
6. Take it to the Community
7. Strangers are future friends
8. Be remarkable
9. Here you are the Master of your Universe
10. PLAY IS THE WORK
The Sandbox Manifesto
Posted by Wesley Fryer on November 21st, 2011
Presenter: Angela Maiers
Location: Clive, Iowa
Presentation Title: The Sandbox Manifesto
Website: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=874
Presentation Description: The “Rules of the Sandbox” are not just for kids. There is much we can learn as teachers, leaders, and citizens of the web and world.
See how playing nice and playing well is not only good behavior it is good strategy for success on the Social Web. Join me as we explore how the tenets of “The Sandbox Manifesto” can serve us in our classrooms and communities.
Summary: The preconference keynote was just fabulous. She talked about 10 items that make up THE SANDBOX MANIFESTO. Watching these children interact in the sandbox was the kind of collaboration, solving problems, innovation and creativity that we want to see in the classroom. Well worth watching. The video was approximately 20 minutes. Can’t wait to watch the rest of the webinars with the K12 online conference.
1. Sharing is Caring
2. Messy is Good
3. Imagination your greatest asset
4. Sand is for filling buckets
5. Hugs help and Smiles Matter
6. Take it to the Community
7. Strangers are future friends
8. Be remarkable
9. Here you are the Master of your Universe
10. PLAY IS THE WORK
You Tube request through Webtop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M6mX-blFiI
The you tube video that I requested is link to a professional development video about the 3D Cube that we will be getting with our Smartboard projectors
The you tube video that I requested is link to a professional development video about the 3D Cube that we will be getting with our Smartboard projectors
Topic of Choice
My first blog!
Something I can go to my teenage daughters and say...get on and follow my blog....maybe they will create one too
Something I can go to my teenage daughters and say...get on and follow my blog....maybe they will create one too
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Acceptable Use Policies
http://www.prestonboe.com/policy/policy3/policy3-32-2.pdf
AUP policy posted on Preston County Board of Education
http://www.edline.net/pages/Bruceton_School/Technology_Resources/Technology_Policies
AUP Policy for students and teachers
Technology Consent Form
Here is how we handle the web2.0 tools
"I will not participate in direct electronic communications such as, but not limited to, text messaging, message boards and web logs, chat rooms and instant messaging unless assigned for a specific educational purpose and under the direct supervision of the authorized PCS personnel responbile for assigning this activity. "
We might want to some of the wording it is outdated. The last date I can find that it was adopted was in 2007.
AUP records are kept in the permanent records at the school. Each year one teacher in our middle school that has all the students revisit the policy and have them sign off on it again.
Our school secretary is wonderful on WVEIS and has everything tagged in it and can print off class reports that list it studnets can be on internet, have picture take, video, etc.
When a student happens to not be able to do research for a project they are sent to the library for "book" to look at.
AUP policy posted on Preston County Board of Education
http://www.edline.net/pages/Bruceton_School/Technology_Resources/Technology_Policies
AUP Policy for students and teachers
Technology Consent Form
Here is how we handle the web2.0 tools
"I will not participate in direct electronic communications such as, but not limited to, text messaging, message boards and web logs, chat rooms and instant messaging unless assigned for a specific educational purpose and under the direct supervision of the authorized PCS personnel responbile for assigning this activity. "
We might want to some of the wording it is outdated. The last date I can find that it was adopted was in 2007.
AUP records are kept in the permanent records at the school. Each year one teacher in our middle school that has all the students revisit the policy and have them sign off on it again.
Our school secretary is wonderful on WVEIS and has everything tagged in it and can print off class reports that list it studnets can be on internet, have picture take, video, etc.
When a student happens to not be able to do research for a project they are sent to the library for "book" to look at.
Share, Remix, and Reuse - Legally
I have several middle school students that like to add music to powerpoint presentations so I have decided to put on the site I am going to share with those teachers.
Here is a link to the site: http://www.jamendo.com/en/
Jamendo is a site filled with nothing but Creative Commons licensed albums that take advantage of all the various versions of the license.
Here is a link to the license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/
Here is a link to the site: http://www.jamendo.com/en/
Jamendo is a site filled with nothing but Creative Commons licensed albums that take advantage of all the various versions of the license.
Here is a link to the license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/
Skype
Skype project at Bruceton School. I will be using Skype to help a fifth grade teacher communicate with a classroom in California. We will be contacting them once a month. The classroom teacher already has the contact information. Things that will be discussed will be a book that we will be reading at the same time and discussing, what we are studying in school, what the weather is like, and what the house and communites are like that we both live in. As the year goes on I'm sure there will be other things that we come up with to do.
Twitter in the Classroom
http://twitter.com/#!/TigersClass
I found this twitter posting in the people results when I was searching ways to use twitter in the classroom and decided to take a look.
This teacher is having the students to write a little summary of the days activities in the classroom. I think the students would be fighting as to who gets to type the activity for the day and I would think that parents would love to get the tweets to see what is going on in their child's classroom. I would hope that parents could then ask the kids sometime in the evening when they get home more details about the day. This sure is a quick way for teachers to keep parents in the loop.
RSS
RSS definition - is a way to save time reading web sites.
I have an iGoogle page that lists my RSS subscribtions.
I have an iGoogle page that lists my RSS subscribtions.
Be A Reader of Blogs
http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/
This blog is designed to offer helpful hints, tips, and tricks to teachers and library media specialists who are modeling the integration of technology in an authentic and ethical manner in the name of increasing student engagement. The content will be driven by questions she is asked or by her own current educational and technology interests. The site has won awards and looks very professional. The other thing I liked about this site is that she updates every Tuesday or more often if time permits. I feel I won't be some overloaded with new information this way.
This blog is designed to offer helpful hints, tips, and tricks to teachers and library media specialists who are modeling the integration of technology in an authentic and ethical manner in the name of increasing student engagement. The content will be driven by questions she is asked or by her own current educational and technology interests. The site has won awards and looks very professional. The other thing I liked about this site is that she updates every Tuesday or more often if time permits. I feel I won't be some overloaded with new information this way.
Mid-Module Reflection
I am learning so many new things. I get frustrated knowing that the county didn't plan any staff development time for me to show off these new "techy" things. I am trying to figure out how I am going to do staff development. It is going to have to be after school and ask teachers to stay.
Something New 2.0
http://www.dipity.com/
I want to share this with the middle school social studies teachers in the county. I think this site would be more interesting. It has more action to it then putting a timeline in a powerpoint.
Dipity is a free digital timeline website. The mission is to organize the web's content by date and time. Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on interactive, visually engaging timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location and timestamps
I want to share this with the middle school social studies teachers in the county. I think this site would be more interesting. It has more action to it then putting a timeline in a powerpoint.
Dipity is a free digital timeline website. The mission is to organize the web's content by date and time. Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on interactive, visually engaging timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location and timestamps
Learn From Video
Here is the link to the video that I watched on School Tube.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/9643b74f1ebb9ef8688c/Area-Perimeter-of-a-Rectangle
It goes with CSO M.O.6.4.2
Develop and test hypotheses to determine formulas for
*perimeter of polygons, including composite figures
I would hope by this time students know how to figure out the area of a perimeter, but I think this video would be a good one to show with a review lesson. Some students need to see it taught in different ways. School Tube and Teacher tube videos could be posted on teacher edline pages so that student/parents can review skills when they have homework to do or have been absent.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/9643b74f1ebb9ef8688c/Area-Perimeter-of-a-Rectangle
It goes with CSO M.O.6.4.2
Develop and test hypotheses to determine formulas for
*perimeter of polygons, including composite figures
I would hope by this time students know how to figure out the area of a perimeter, but I think this video would be a good one to show with a review lesson. Some students need to see it taught in different ways. School Tube and Teacher tube videos could be posted on teacher edline pages so that student/parents can review skills when they have homework to do or have been absent.
QR Codes
Directions on how to make a QR Code
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/qr-code-classroom-implementation-guide.html
Just had to do another one
How to Change a Flat Tire (Podcast)
How to Change a Flat Tire
http://storage.rmsnetworks.com/video/podcast/atv_conedchangeflat.mp4
How teachers can use podcasts in their classrooms
1. Students can post episode of a story
2. Reproduce lessons for absent students
3. Students can create an online newspaper of events in their classroom
4. Students could use for homework help
http://storage.rmsnetworks.com/video/podcast/atv_conedchangeflat.mp4
How teachers can use podcasts in their classrooms
1. Students can post episode of a story
2. Reproduce lessons for absent students
3. Students can create an online newspaper of events in their classroom
4. Students could use for homework help
To follow me on Twitter you will use darlavp
I am following
@WVEducation
@WVTIS
@WEB20CLASSROOM
@kenkay21
@P21CentSkills
@eschoolnews
I did a search using #education
The topic that came up today was where you could ask President Obama questions today during his first tweets. Another was a discussion about why educators don't blog, and I noticed there was an ad posted at the top to the search at all times. Something I hadn't noticed before.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Meet Me, Darla Kuhn
25 years teaching experience in Preston County Schools grades 1-2
Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a specialization in Early Childhood from Fairmont State
Master's Degree in Elementary Education from WVU
18 Hours in Technology from Salem International University
I am currently a Digital Age Specialist for Preston County Schools. I will be starting my 4th year in this position. I work with Bruceton School (Pre-K - 8), South Preston (6-8), West Preston (6-8), East Preston Pre-K - 8) and serve 5 other schools in the county on a as needed basis.
I have received the following training:
Intel Master Teacher Training
TLI (Teacher Leadership Institute) attendee 2 years
T&L (National School Boards Association Technology + Learning Conference) Phoenix, AZ October 2011
Webinar trainings for TLI, RTI, Pearson SuccessNet, Cyberschool, Acuity, and techSteps
21st Century Leadership Team Member
Specific training on software and web-based programs such as Acuity, techSteps, WV Writes, Kaplan, Compass, PLATO, United Streaming, CPS/Smart responders, Interactive Whiteboards, Think.com, Thinkfinify, Edline/Gradequick, Microsoft Office, Teach21, Smartboard
I am the administer of a variety of county/statewide programs
The new program that I will be managing for the county this year will be EasyCBM which is a benchmarking/progress monitoring program for grades K-8. This will help decide RTI placements in Math and Reading. It is costing the county $1 PER STUDENT.....
Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a specialization in Early Childhood from Fairmont State
Master's Degree in Elementary Education from WVU
18 Hours in Technology from Salem International University
I am currently a Digital Age Specialist for Preston County Schools. I will be starting my 4th year in this position. I work with Bruceton School (Pre-K - 8), South Preston (6-8), West Preston (6-8), East Preston Pre-K - 8) and serve 5 other schools in the county on a as needed basis.
I have received the following training:
Intel Master Teacher Training
TLI (Teacher Leadership Institute) attendee 2 years
T&L (National School Boards Association Technology + Learning Conference) Phoenix, AZ October 2011
Webinar trainings for TLI, RTI, Pearson SuccessNet, Cyberschool, Acuity, and techSteps
21st Century Leadership Team Member
Specific training on software and web-based programs such as Acuity, techSteps, WV Writes, Kaplan, Compass, PLATO, United Streaming, CPS/Smart responders, Interactive Whiteboards, Think.com, Thinkfinify, Edline/Gradequick, Microsoft Office, Teach21, Smartboard
I am the administer of a variety of county/statewide programs
The new program that I will be managing for the county this year will be EasyCBM which is a benchmarking/progress monitoring program for grades K-8. This will help decide RTI placements in Math and Reading. It is costing the county $1 PER STUDENT.....
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