August 22, 2016

Volume 5, Issue 2

Pokémon Go! By: Bethany Pleyo

Q: What is it?

A: A game that combines the real world and a virtual world that allows you to capture Pokémon as you explore your surroundings!

Q: What do I need to know?

A: By playing this game you are sharing your name and location with other players.

Be aware of your surroundings and watch out for distractions!

Q: How can I incorporate Pokémon Go into my classroom?

A: Here are some great examples!

Science - Discuss the different Pokémon phylum types History - Use Poké Stops as a way to do research on local landmarks Math - Have students calculate the distances between battlegrounds or stops Physical Education - use the egg-hatching feature to get students to complete their cardio distance Q: Still looking for more information?

A: Check out this video from the city of Miami, FL Police Department http://tinyurl.com/PokemonGoTIS

NASA Brings the Robotics By: Amy Hoffman The Elkins Mountain School kicked off summer school with a visit from NASA and 4 days of robotics engineering! Our students were excited to be given the opportunity to build and program Lego-style robotics from the ground up.

OIEP Facilities in WV

The students worked with a partner over a 4-day period to design, build, and program their robots to do a variety of movements; as well as, to incorporate flashing lights and sounds.

The NASA team, in conjunction with the teachers, gave the students creative freedom in a lot of areas to see what they could come up with. At the end of the week competitions took place to see which students’ programming was the most accurate and which robot had the best design to complete the tasks! This will give us the tools we need if we want to incorporate a robotics club.

 Academy Programs  Barboursville School  Beckley Center  Board of Childcare  Burlington Center  Davis-Stuart  Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center  Elkins Mountain School  Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center  J. M. “Chick” Buckbee Juvenile Center  James H. “Tiger” Morton Juvenile Center  Kenneth “Honey” Rubenstein Center  Lorrie Yeager Juvenile Center  Presley Ridge Laurel Park  Pressley Ridge @ White Oak  Pressley Ridge at Grant Gardens  Robert L. Shell Juvenile Center  Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center  Sam Purdue Juvenile Center  Vicki V. Douglas Juvenile Center  WV Children’s Home

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Thinking Outside the Box By: Amy Hoffman With school starting for the 2016-2017 academic year, several OIEP (Office of Institutional Education Programs) teachers are excited to be included in the TIS cohort. Elkins Mountain School just received some amazing new technology for our CTE program. The students will now be trained and have access to a VeriQuest 3D printer, a banner printer, and design software. The students have been able to design and create banners, posters for classrooms, and some 3D objects in a wide variety of colors. In OIEP, the student access to technology has to be extremely monitored. Teachers love this set up because it allows for monitoring but student independence!

West Virginia History Made Easy!

By: Michael Knopp

Nearpod!

By: Bethany Pleyo

Have you ever found it difficult to incorporate WV History into your elementary classroom? The West Virginia State Museum has heard our cries and created a NEW fabulous resource available on the web. It includes standards aligned lessons, teacher resources, videos, and more. There are interactive games, maps, trivia, etc. For the past several years, Ripley Elementary 4th grade students have traveled to the West Virginia Cultural Center and I am disheartened at the lack of knowledge concerning West Virginia’s rich cultural heritage. With these lessons, students will obtain an appreciation and understanding of our heritage as West Virginians.

Find more at http://wvstatemuseumed.wv.gov/elementary.html

Are you ready to bring your classroom to life!?

Nearpod is a program that allows you to create interactive mobile presentations. It allows you to create Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Images, DrawingBoards, Web Content, and so much more!

How it works: 1—Create or Download interactive multimedia presentations 2—Share your interactive lesson and control the student’s activity in real time 3—Your students interact and submit responses through any mobile device PC/MAC 4—Monitor and measure students results on an individual or aggregate basis The great thing about Nearpod is that it offers lessons for all grades K-12 and subjects!

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History of Labor Day By: Hunter Ankrom The first observance of Labor Day happened in the late 19th century. By the end of the 19th century, Labor Day had become a national holiday to be recognized on the first Monday of September every year. Labor Day was designed to be a holiday to celebrate the workers of America and the achievements that they had reached. It comes during a time when a 12 hour work day, 7 days a week, just to make a living, was a very common sight. During this time, there were also many unsafe conditions and even children working in many occupations across the country. At this very hard and drab time of the American Industrialization, Labor Day becomes a much wanted and needed break for the men, women, and children, who worked so hard to build this country into what it is now.

Find Great Labor Day Lesson Plans for ALL Subject areas: https://www.teachervision.com/labor-day/teacher-

Summer Learning Guides By: Hunter Ankrom Summer Learning Guides offer lessons and activities for: 

Reading, Language Arts, Literature  Math  Science  Social Studies  World History  Geography  Government  Languages  Art, Music, Drama  Health and PE  Counseling and Library.

There is a free 7-day trial that allows you

access to all the resources available. After the seven day trial, there is a yearly fee of $39.95.

Summer Learning Guides not only has resources for most subjects, but you can also choose for any grade level Pre-K through 12. In addition to Labor Day, they have activities, printable's, and lesson plans for most major holidays.

Find more information here: https://www.teachervision.com/ 4

Did You Know!?

By: Michael Knopp You can now set up a Facebook page as a public figure that you can access and post to from your personal Facebook account. When creating this page, choose "create page" from the left side of you Facebook home screen. Choose "Artist, Band, or Public Figure" on the next page. You then can choose "teacher" from the drop down menu. Once you have created your teacher page, it will appear in your "favorites" menu even in your Facebook app. When you post to your teacher page, your posts will appear as your page's name (for example, my posts are from Mr. Knopp's 4th Grade Classroom at Ripley Elementary). It's a simple way to create a Facebook presence for your teacher persona without juggling multiple Facebook accounts! And knowing is half the battle!

My name is Hunter Ankrom and I am currently the Social Studies/TIS at Wheeling Middle School in Ohio County. I am also the cross country coach at John Marshall High School in Marshall County. I'm excited to be getting my TIS certification and helping the other teachers in my building incorporate more technology into their lessons.

My name is Amy Hoffman and I am a Title 1 Interventionist in Institutional Education. I am relatively new to OIEP and I previously spent 7 years as a Title 1 Reading Specialist in Upshur County. I have a 5 year old son and another son coming in September! I am looking forward to becoming TIS certified and assisting my staff and students with technology integration.

My name is Michael Knopp. I am beginning my 10th year as a 4th grade teacher at Ripley Elementary in Jackson County. My wife and I just celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. We have two beautiful daughters (5 years and 18 months). My students are stunned when I share stories of "when I was a kid" because I can point out places in the building where the adventures occurred! Working at the school you grew up in can be a surreal experience!

My name is Bethany Pleyo. I am a Special Education Teacher at East Fairmont High School in Marion County. I have been teaching for 8 years. I just celebrated my 6th wedding anniversary with my husband. We have two handsome little boys ages 4 and 6 months! I am excited to complete my TIS certification and learn new ways to incorporate technology into my classroom and school.