Glogster

What a fun way to create collages and posters!  I think students will love this:)

math poster
LA poster
lit poster

(CC standard 7.L.6)

CC in my classroom

How will I use CC standards in my classroom?  Well, to be honest, I am still figuring that out a little.  Obviously I will need to look at my curriculum next to these standards and make sure they align.  What doesn't align, I will need to adjust or cut completely.  Things constantly need to be refreshed, so this is the perfect reason to re-evaluate what I'm doing in my classroom.

I will definitely be using this site for ensuring I am in fact hitting those CC standards.

Symbaloo to the Rescue!

I love this recently discovered (thanks to some colleagues) organizational tool! Symbaloo.com allows you to bookmark sites according to tabs (home, work, share...whatever). So that all of your bookmarks are available on ANY device with internet. Instead of trying to remember all sorts of web addresses, you just remember this one! It is GREAT! I'm already using it at home, and have a share page linked to my Wiki for parents and students! You've got to see if this is something that will help you:)

(ISTE--NETS.T standard 3b)

Another screencast

This is such an easy and useful tool...didn't take me long to create another one! This is about saving a Word document to a flash drive. Watch!

(ISTE--NETS.T standard 2a)

Screencast-o-Matic

OMG! This is so cool! You capture a live screen and can add your voice to the instructions so kids can watch and hear you doing something in any program. I created a simple one showing kids how to reverse indent citations for a bibliography--it seems like no matter how many times I give them the written instructions, they still don't quite follow it. This should be much easier for them, and it was simple for me to create. Check it out here!

(CC 7.W.6--Writing)

Flip a Lesson

Whoa, this is a little outside the box thinking! The concept of flipping is that what normally gets done (or should get done) at home...aka homework & practice...gets done in the classroom. That means what is typically done at school...aka the lesson & learning...is to be done at home. This learning and such at home, or you can do it at school independently, is completed through videos and such. Sound interesting? It's simple to "flip" lessons and such with tools like YouTube for Teachers and TedEd, but the whole thinking behind this idea is what might bog you down!

 Here is a simple "flipped" lesson on absolute value.
(CC Math standard 7.NS.1)

 Here's another "flipped" lesson on adding integers--although I will probably use the video in class, so it is not technically flipped!
(CC Math standard 7.NS.1)

One more "flipped" lesson--The Giver novel's video trailer to be used as an introductory activity.
(ISTE NETS.T standard 1c)

Wiki vs Website

I am finally figuring out the difference between a Wiki and a website...and now I have both set up! Yeah for me:) For my wiki, I have links for getting extra copies of worksheets and links to websites. One feature I love is that I created a SYMBALOO page for parents and students with website buttons for sites I think will be beneficial to them. It's pretty cool! Now I just have to work on uploading Word documents and such so those extra copies can be accessed! Here's my link if you want to check it out!

(ISTE NETS.T standard 3c)