Helpful websites

 Khan Academy is completely free and caters to math practice. It has videos, worksheets and has a great way to keep track of your progress.
khanacademy.org

Quizlet is great for when you need to study. You can make your own flashcards or you can use pre-made flashcards that other Quizlet users have made. It also has practice tests to evaluate your knowledge on the subject.
http://quizlet.com/

Zamzar can be used to convert basically anything for free. This includes ebooks, mp3s, videos, etc.
http://www.zamzar.com/

Infohio is a great resource for both teachers and students. All the information here is correct and appropriate to the students. It is split into categories and grades in order to meet the students needs.
http://www.infohio.org/

Windows Movie Maker

For class we had to use Windows Movie Maker to make a video that we could use in our classroom. So here is mine about Ancient Greece!

Multigenre Research Project

I am still in the process of figuring out exactly what I need to do for this project so as I go along I will fill you in with what I have done.

Topic:
Choose a topic, either based on students interests or a general unit subject. The general unit subject could be choose a 19th Century British author, or Choose a Pharaoh from Ancient Egypt, etc

We were allowed to choose what ever topic we wanted, so I chose Abbie Hoffman, a Yippie activist that used gurilla-theatre tactics to make his views known during the 1960's.


Research:
Next find 10 books and 5 websites about your subject and make an annotated bibliography.

Research Paper:
I haven't started this yet, but I know I will have to do it eventually. Just the basic research paper, probably 3-4 pages, describing what I have learned.

Multigenre
I struggle with what exactly multigenre is so this teachers blog is a great source to help you understand everything about what it is. She has made a sheet explaing what she expects from her students and she lays out a list of the different genres and ideas on how to carry the genre out.

Great site about Multigenre projects

Making a Website

How to make a website... for FREE!! I am making a website for my technology class using Google sites. Its easy, fun and free!

Heres where to find Google Sites

Step 1) go to Google and sign in
Step 2) go click on your hub ((im not sure what this is really called but its the button with 9 little boxes at the top right)
Step 3) once you have clicked on the hub, choose "more" down at the bottom of the hub window
Step 4) choose "even more from Google"
Step 5) scroll down to the "Home and Office" section
Step 6) choose "sites"
Step 7) choose "create"

There you go! If you still cant find it, Google it or email me and I will gladly help you further.

Some basic buttons to get started.

The pencil icon is the edit button
The page with the plus sign icon is to add a new page to your website
         Some ideas for other pages- Intro, About Me, Important Websites, Homework
The More icon includes page setup, page template, manage site, etc.

Ms. Hannahs classroom site

Concept Maps

Concept maps can be used for collaborating, brainstorming, and can help organize ones thoughts. I was practicing using one to organize my to do list for my wedding.

https://bubbl.us/

text 2 mind map
example of text 2 mind map

my concept map