Finished!

I finished steps 2-4! Thanks for a great semester.

Internet Safety

1. For my article of choice I read President Hinckley’s talk on the media entitled, “Opposing Evil”.

2. I watched a video on cyber bullying, on a revolution on social and classroom life, as well as some other videos of people’s personal stories relating to online relationships and virtual realities.

3. What I learned most from this activity is how involved students are in the media and how much access they have to harmful, unsafe material. I also enjoyed the talks by many of our church leaders who give great suggestions of how to avoid harmful media. I like that they talk about prevention instead of repairing. I realized that you have to start very young in teaching children the importance of creating plans for how to address dangerous situations when they come up.

4. The person I talked to was in his teens. He surprisingly didn’t know much about any of the things we talked about. He hadn’t heard of cyber bullying and didn’t know of anyone who has ever had an online relationship. This person seemed to think it was funny that we were talking about this stuff and even felt a little uncomfortable with the topic. I think this person will hopefully have a better understanding of what is really out there so that if he is ever confronted with it, he’ll know of the dangers associated with such.

Google Tour

http://sites.google.com/site/sailingacrossthewaters2/google-tour-2/Sailin%27AcrosstheWaters.kmz?attredirects=0&d=1

TPACK Report

Science Lesson with correct template

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dftk2ggn_15dvxxqvcx

Guided Reading Lesson with correct template

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dftk2ggn_14c4cqxfdf

Math Lesson with correct template

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dftk2ggn_13cn49zkdv

Math Lesson

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dftk2ggn_10hnw9xzcf

Guided Reading Lesson

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dftk2ggn_9fwxb8xg6

Science Lesson- Sink or Float?

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dftk2ggn_8fb4gfqgx

Technology in the Classroom

The teacher I am working with is especially known in Midway Elementary School for her use of technology in the classroom. She used this thing called Interwrite board. It is a board that you can use anywhere in the room to manipulate your computer screen that is being projected in the front of the room. It is like a big wireless mouse. She projects most of their worksheets and then they can do them together. The teacher can write the answers from her interwrite board and it shows up on the projection. The classroom also has 6 computers that the students use for centers. They play math and literacy games on them. I am really excited to see really technology being used in effective ways in the classrooms.

I have completed the surveys in part 2&3

Science Video Thread

Science Lesson

1. Standard 2: Students will understand that organisms depend on living and nonliving things within their environment.
• Objective 2
Describe the interactions between living and nonliving things in a small environment.
• Identify living and nonliving things in a small environment (e.g., terrarium, aquarium, flowerbed) composed of living and nonliving things.
For this activity, the students will look at pond water through the electron scanning microscope to identify living and nonliving organisms. They will be working in groups. To help them identity the living organisms, they can use the virtual pond dip website to gain more knowledge about the organisms. They will fill out a chart of their observations, which will include at least 5 living and 2 nonliving organisms.

2. We will be using a guided lesson plan to allow the students to discover living and nonliving things in pond water on their own. We will also be using inquiry-based learning so that students can discover the difference through observation instead of direct instruction. This fits well because it is easier to understand the difference between living and nonliving things through actual observation than an explanation from a teacher.

3. We will be using the virtual electron scanning microscope to observe pond water. The students will use the virtual pond dip (found at: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/ponddip/index.html) to help discover living and nonliving organisms. This is a good fit because it allows them to see the actual living and non-living organisms as well as learn about them through virtual interaction.

Link to Chart

http://casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/scienceforohio/living_nonliving/images/classifylivingnon.pdf

Sailin Across the Waters

Google Earth Assignment

Fourth Grade Science:
Standard 1: students will understand that water changes state as it moves through the water cycle.
Objective 1; Describe the relationship between heat energy, evaporation and condensation of water on Earth.
a. Identity the relative amount and kind of water found in various locations on Earth (e.g. oceans have most of the water, glaciers and snowfields contain most fresh water.)

I chose this topic because I thought it would be fun for students to get a visual understanding of the relative sizes of bodies of water and to really understand how much water there is in the world. This might hopefully lead to a discussion about why some places have very little water, why some don’t, and how much water is actually drinkable in the world.

I will be having students label bodies of water, measure the width of bodies of water, compare how many other bodies of water are in the area, and create paths across the ocean. I like these activities because they directly address what I am wanting the students to learn. First the students will label all the Great Lakes on a separate assignment to help them learn which lakes are which. Second I will have them measure the width of the Arctic Ocean. We can then discuss that the Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean and talk about how it compares to the size of a river or lake. Thirdly, I will have the students look at the Nile River. They will look around and see how many other bodies of water are close by. This will allow us to then talk about how important the Nile River is to the people who live there. Lastly, I will have the students create paths across the Pacific Ocean from different destination to give them an idea of how large the ocean is and how many different peoples from different continents travel across it to get to different places.

I like using Google Earth because it helps students get a real and accurate picture of these bodies of water that a regular map could not convey. It also allows the students to interact by measuring, making paths, comparing, and such. Google Earth helps the students realize how real this stuff we are talking about is, which a flat map they colored could not convey to the same extent.

Google Earth

Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1.Great Lakes	I will have the students label the Great Lakes on a separate assignment, and have them write a short paragraph about their differences and similarities in size and location. In their groups they will discuss these lakes and their possible impact on the people living nearby	Place Marker
2. Arctic Ocean	Students will measure the width of the Arctic Ocean and record it. They will then go to a web page that talks about the dimensions of the ocean and physical description.	ruler
3.Nile River	Students will notice how many other bodies of water are in the general area, and in the country. They will discuss in their groups how important this water is to those living nearby and how it affects the rest of the landscape
4. Pacific Ocean	Students will create paths from four different locations to a second location across the ocean. They will discuss in their groups how many people might use the ocean and in what ways they use it (travel, trade, etc.)	Path Feature

What Time is It?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7muTel7t_A

What Time is It?

8:30

7:45

2:15

12:00

10:30

7:00

bedtime

Dinner

school

Playground

Pictures for my Story!

Storyboard

Google Reader

Ooops, here is my image for Diigo

Diigo

Good Reads

Converation

Wiki: http://kayladawnwood.pbworks.com

I really enjoyed this weeks assignment. I had no idea how much technology was out there to help with education. I really enjoyed learning about the wiki and figuring out how to add sources. It was a lot easier than I thought once I started getting the hang of it. Goodreads is a really cool website. I like that you can talk to other people. It will be really helpful to use when collaborating with other teachers and getting good book ideas. Diigo was also really neat. It is a great way to organize all these amazing resources that help with lesson preparation and other aspects of teaching. Google Reader is convenient because it can be easily accessed from your google mail.

The most difficult thing I did was definitely trying to figure out my web cam so I could do a video chat. I spent over an hour trying to get it to work and then I finally ended up using my

friend's Skype. The most useful thing was my Wiki. I really want to use this with my own students and their parents so they can get more information, learn more about me, and have a place to look up their assignments.

I love Education

I love education because it is fun to learn about new things I've never experienced or thought of. Education gives me more freedom by allowing me to make more intelligent decisions, make plans for my life, and enjoy life for all it has to offer.