If you’re available to participate in an online interactive webcast tonight, August 23rd, at 5:00 PM PST. Please join us. I will be cohosting along with two LAUSD teachers, Henry Anker of the world famous Anker tests and Jose Rodriguez, web 2.0 superstar. All of us are experienced with working with English Language Learners and …
Category: Educational Technology
Online Webcast on Integrating Technology in Curriculum
If you’re available to participate in an online interactive webcast on Thursday, August 23rd, at 5:00 PM PST. Please join us. All districts are welcome. I will be cohosting along with two LAUSD teachers, Henry Anker of the world famous Anker tests and Jose Rodriguez, web 2.0 superstar. All of us are experienced with working …
Schools 2.0
This is in response to being tagged by Alice Mercer. Alice Mercer has done some interesting work integrating technology into the Open Court program, putting class discussions and unit openers online in the form of podcasts… For the uninitiated, Web 2.0 is a concept floating around the ed tech world. Web 2.0 refers to the …
Heritage Poetry Writing Idea
submitted by Francie Kugelman This is a popular poem template which I found http://www.swva.net/fred1st/wif.htm”>online: The WHERE I’M FROM Template I am from _______ (specific ordinary item), from _______ (product name) and _______. I am from the _______ (home description… adjective, adjective, sensory detail). I am from the _______ (plant, flower, natural item), the _______ (plant, …
Comic Life and Open Court: Simple Technology, Higher Level Thinking, 21st Century Skills
see Comic Life examples used with Open Court Reading see general curricular uses of Comic Life At the second session of Closing the Digital Divide, Integrating Technology in the Open Court Curriculum which I taught at the Los Angeles County Office of Education, we continued our work with Digital Video and Clay Animation. …
Success with Technology
Thanks to Carolyn Daly of Tech4Learning for pointing out this article on the Apple web site about Escondido Unified School District’s success using video production in the classroom which has concrete data to back up claims of technology increasing student achievement.
At Long Last, Gumby
Well, almost… I’ve finally uploaded some of the films created by teachers in my class on Integrating Technology in the Open Court curriculum at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. They are filed under the appropriate units. In particular, check out: First grade, Keep Trying Second grade, Fossils and Look Again Second Grade Kindness …
Apple Distinguished Educator Institute
This week I had the privilege of attending the Apple Distinguished Educator Institute as one of the newest members. While not Open Court related, if you’re interested in reading about my exepriences, you can read the blog.
How an iPod could revolutionize your teaching…
I’ve already written about how you can easily use an iPod to turn reading fluency assessments into a tool for students to review and self-assess their own reading as well as allowing you to keep recordings of readings to review and play for parents at parent conferences. See previous post. If that seems like too …
New Powerpoints 3rd & 6th
3rd and 6th grades have gotten a huge boost. Thank you to Pam Chinelli who is continuing to create vocabulary powerpoints for all of the 3rd grade units. So far the first three units are finished. And thank you to Carol Harms who has submitted background knowledge powerpoints for some of the 6th grade units …