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/
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Windows Movie Maker
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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
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
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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
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
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
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
https://bubbl.us/
text 2 mind map
example of text 2 mind map
my concept map
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Social Bookmarking
Social Bookmarking is a way to save all your favorite websites to one place that can be accessed from any computer. Its like a normal bookmark you make on your laptop or computer but you can look at and find those bookmarks using any computer anywhere! its like Google Drive, but with bookmarks!!
Heres a link to one social bookmarking site
Heres a link to one social bookmarking site
Reading Strategy: Book Pass
The Book Pass is a neat way to get students to look through many different kinds of texts in a short amount of time. You would use this strategy as an introduction to a unit to build background knowledge, to choose a new reading book, or select research texts for a project.You want to choose books from many different genres, including poetry, research texts, novels, etc. You want these texts to be based on a certain theme.
What you do:
1. You can do this with either the whole class or small groups depending on the topic.
2. Once you have decided the grouping, you want to pass out the Book Pass sheet, and then explain to the students that they should write the authors name in the author box, the title of the text in the title box and either comments, questions or something they have learned through the book, in the comment box.
3. Give students 2-4 minutes to "sample" the book. Once the time is up, say "Book Pass" and have students fill in the boxes and pass the book to their partner.
4. When everyone has gone through the books, you can bring the class together and discuss some of the things they have learned as well as any comments or questions they have.
1. You can do this with either the whole class or small groups depending on the topic.
2. Once you have decided the grouping, you want to pass out the Book Pass sheet, and then explain to the students that they should write the authors name in the author box, the title of the text in the title box and either comments, questions or something they have learned through the book, in the comment box.
3. Give students 2-4 minutes to "sample" the book. Once the time is up, say "Book Pass" and have students fill in the boxes and pass the book to their partner.
4. When everyone has gone through the books, you can bring the class together and discuss some of the things they have learned as well as any comments or questions they have.
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