TIS and That Nov 8 2013 V2 I6

Contributors: Megan Gorby mgorby@access.k12.wv.us Laura Brown

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Veterans Day

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lkbrown@access.k12.wv.us

VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES Website

Ideas

Links Audacity

Blogging

Threaded Discussions

http://bit.ly/HkwL65

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 Create a public

American Legion http://bit.ly/170DJGU

Thanksgiving Ideas

service announcement  Interview a Veteran  Highlight a local event

AudioBoo http://bit.ly/17pyVeE Screenr http://bit.ly/1deAYmF Jing

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http://bit.ly/1dAb9jJ Classroom Management

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 Research local or “Thankful” Things

national memorials

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs WV Listservs

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http://1.usa.gov/1axGInE

 Research major events  Create a timeline of the

history of Day

Veterans

FlipSnack http://bit.ly/1g52wyz ReadWriteThink http://bit.ly/1cJKZIf

By: Megan Gorby

What is a BLOG?

Blogs, Blogs, and MORE Blogs!

Definition: a blog is a personal website or web page on which an

Did you know that the term “blog” is an

individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular

TOP RATED EDUCATIONAL BLOGS 4 YOU TOPIC & Link

Website Description

basis.

Examples of Top RATED BLOGS!

General Education http://bit.ly/topedblogs

Special Education http://bit.ly/topspedblogs

Speech /Language Therapy http://bit.ly/topslpblogs

“Inside Higher Ed”,

A daily ranking of the TOP 100

“Edutopia”,

and beyond Education Blogs

“Free Technology for Teachers”

50 Must-See Blogs For

“Life in Special Education”,

Special Education

“The Assistive Technology Blog”,

Teachers

“Special Education Law Blog”

A Resource List of over 125

“Speech Room News”,

Speech-Language Pathology Blogs

“Crazy Speech World”,

& Websites

“Geek SLP”

Occupational Therapy

A list of GREAT Occupational Therapy Blogs

“OT Tools For Public Schools”, “Miss Awesomeness (Days of our OT Lives)”,

http://bit.ly/topotblogs

“The Recycling Occupational Therapist”

Interested in creating your very own blog?

Tips 4 Beginning Bloggers: Define your goals Know your audience

Check out these websites to help you get started!

Be consistent Be persistent

Blogging– For Dummies http://bit.ly/blogging4dummies

Be inviting

Blogger Getting Stared Guide http://bit.ly/guide4blogger

Take risks

Top 10 Tips for Beginner Bloggers http://bit.ly/tips4bloggers ...Blogs can focus on one specific subject, or a whole range of subjects...

Be visible Ask for help Keep learning Be yourself

THREADED DISCUSSION Learn to Learn Online Getting students actively involved in classrooms discussions could be just a website away. Using a threaded discussion platform gives each student in class an opportunity to respond to an open-ended question. Students have the opportunity to analyze the question and prepare a thoughtful answer and then respond at anytime, within a set time period. Threaded discussion can also integrate digital citizenship in the classroom by teaching students how to respond to classmates and accepting and responding to the ideas of other students.

http://bit.ly/1eXLTSk Threaded Discussion Rubric http://bit.ly/1c9OFlU

TODAYSMEET One quick and simple platform for threaded discussions is TodaysMeet found at http://todaysmeet.com. This is a free website to be used by the classroom teacher. As the teacher you create the name of the room, how long you want the room open, the time ranges from two hours to one year. After creating the room, Communication the teacher is prompted to ask pose a question to the class. Then, simply give the class the address that was created and the class will then have the from Collaborize opportunity to respond. A downside to Todays Meet would be that the teacher Classroom does not have the capabilities to monitor the thread prior to the thread being published for other students to read and respond. CollaborizeClassroom.com http://bit.ly/1fQvxfR has a several great free resources for teachers to use in the classroom. One that would be helpful for starting threaded discussion in the classroom in the “Dos and Don’ts of Online Student Discussion.

Dos and Don’ts of Online Student

SUGGESTIONS 

If you have multiple class periods, make a new name for each page, it will be easier for students to respond to each other.

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Use Todays Meet as a platform to practice appropriate online discussion.

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Use Todays Meet to collaborate with other classrooms.

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Use the transcript tab at the bottom of the screen to make a hard copy if you would like to use the transcript for grading purposes.

By: Megan Gorby

Gobble up these great Thanksgiving Apps 4 kids!

GOBBLE,

{Apps Available for download on the Apple AppStore}

GOBBLE! Thanksgiving is a time to give THANKS for the many Blessings in our lives!

I am very thankful for the invention of the iPod & iPad! How about you?

Check out these apps to help make teaching

App Name

Description

Turkey Words

Like the famous game of Hangman! Try to figure out

FREE

the mystery words of Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Fun, Facts, &

This app is filled with interesting Historical facts and

Trivia FREE

trivia about Thanksgiving!

Kids Fingerpainting-

Choose from 10 different coloring pages. Save crea-

Thanksgiving HD FREE

tions to Photo Library.

Thanksgiving Matching

Help develop visual discrimination and memory skills

Game $.99

with this matching app!

Starfall Turkey

Students can have fun while learning with the Silly

$.99

Turkey! Dress up, puzzles, & jokes!

My Thanksgiving

Interactive storybook to learn vocabulary and the

$.99

traditions of Thanksgiving.

My Turkey, Where are You?

This eBook focuses on “WH” questions,

$.99

punctuation, pronouns, & language concepts.

The Turkey Who forgot How

Teach students about animal sounds, friendship, and

to Gobble $2.99

working hard with this interactive story.

Syllable Awareness-

Increase the vital pre-literacy skill of syllable aware-

Thanksgiving $3.99

ness with Thanksgiving vocabulary!

The Berenstain Bears Give

Join the Bears as they act out the 1st Thanks-giving.

Thanks $3.99

Record your own voice option!

Classroom Management Tools for Teachers!

ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behavior that teachers can share with parents and administrators. ClassDojo works with smartphones, tablets and computers. ClassDojo is engaging, customizable, & FREE! Go to http://www.classdojo.com/ to learn more!

Engage and inspire students with interactive multimedia presentations using Nearpod! Share content with students in real-time. Send information, questions and activities to student devices with a click of a button. Available for iOS, Android, PC, and MAC. Go to http://www.nearpod.com/ to learn more!

TOO NOISY is an interactive noise level meter designed to help manage the noise level of groups of children. The TOO NOISY app is a great visual tool and can help individuals self monitor their own noise level.

Teachers are easily able to control the sensitivity of the noise level meter depending on the activity. FREE and PRO version available.

“Tell me and I Forget, Teach me and I Remember, INVOLVE me and I LEARN! -Ben Franklin

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G R E AT S I T E S & A P P S

“Thankful” Things Apps Gone Free: Great apps for iPads and iPhones, for home or school.

http://learnzillion.com/ - Free site to prepare students for Common Core assessments.

Great ideas for Math and Reading Language Arts.

http://bit.ly/1dAvh59—Grab your students attention with ease. Create a talking squirrel, owl, create a newspaper headline and more using Fodey.

http://Faceinhole.com—allows you to put a face in the hole. Click on scenarios and find the perfect picture.

Morfo and YAKIT are two great apps that students can create a talking character.

They simply upload a picture, move the mouth, and record to let the learning occur.

http://newseum.org—is a great site to use in the classroom. Get local, national, or international news for the students to use in the classroom. See Today’s Front Pages, teacher lessons plans, and view a world map of newspapers available around the world.

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