Thursday, February 26, 2009

Lesson Plan

Here it is:)

2/26 Class; Smartboard and Podcast

Today we showed off our lesson plans (I didn't do mine yet). We got to use the smartboard

We started to discuss our Podcast assignment I am not sure what I am going to do mine on yet. I'll have to think about it

Instasc Standards:

Principle 1:Making content meaningful

Principle 6: Communication/knowledge

Thursday, February 19, 2009

2/19 Class photoshop&lesson plan stuff

Today we discussed google photos. Here is a link to my profile picture.


We then went to Photoshop Express
I tried setting up an account, but it didn't work

We talked about the lesson plan assignment we would be expected to do. We talked about how much better a lesson plan format would be on word if it was done with tables

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

2/17 Class

We discussed what is to be required on lesson plans.



We then went back to the Kid's Zone website and the NAEP site to make a chart of students with IEPs in West Virginia and the three poorest sites. Here is my chart:






That is just a small view of it. I also saved it to this google document:
IEP Chart



We also went to the Crappy Graphics website to create a "Crappy Graphic." I made a Venn Diagram about the differences and similarities in Main Characters. Here is the link to my graph: Crappy Graphics Chart
here is it in a google doc: Google Doc of Crappy Graphics Diagram
and here is a small image of it:




The following INSTASC Standards were used in these lessons today:
Principle 3:
Learning styles/diversity The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.

Principle 4:
Instructional strategies/problem solving The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students’ development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

Principle 6:
Communication/knowledge The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Class 2/12

Today we discussed the power of print screen. Print screen copies what ever is viewable on your moniter. It can be pasted into a paint document. IF you save your image as a JPG, it will use considerably less memory than a BMP.

We then went to the Kid's Zone - a free graphing tool online.


We then went to the National Center for Education Statistics and viewed West Virginia's profile.


I then created a graph at the Kid's Zone comparing WV's NAEP scores in math for 8th grade to the national average:

The graph is also viewable in a google document:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d4qnbb8_13bphjsdx

INTASC Standards:
Principle 4:
Instructional strategies/problem solvingThe teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students’ development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Here is my graphic

This is a graphic that I created in Paint that I could use in a 4th or 5th grade classroom to help students understand the layers of the earth:





This would cover the 3rd INTASC Principle:

Principle 3:
Learning styles/diversityThe teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.

Some learners really need to visualize something and this graphic would be another learning strategy for a visual learner

Class 2/10

Today we talked about mini laptops. Dell has one for only $250. It's a relatively inexpensive way to have internet access. We went over Dale's Cone which I talked about in my last blog post. Here's a pic of the cone from http://teacherworld.com/ :

We discussed where tofind the Resume feature google docs. In google docs, you click "from template" under "new"

We also talked how the web has progressed in the past 5000 days. GPS and online classes are two things that have been introduced. We also discsussed the top 10 web trends.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Class 2/5

Today we didn't have class due to weather, but we were told to read the following link:
http://sites.google.com/site/educ2201/Home/still-images

I went ahead and read the Multimodal Learning Through Media Link and answered the following questions:


Describe what Dale's Cone of Experience is?
A "visual metaphor" depicting types of learning, from the concrete to the abstract

Is Dale's Cone of Experience logical? Factual?
The data can't be found, but Dale's "bogus data" is more a representative of a "rounded-off generalization based on Phillip's experience and probably some test data, at the Ordinance School.

How does Dales' Cone of Experience comport with current research on teaching and learning in the assigned reading. After the reading, comment on your opinion of the validity of Dale's Cone of Experience.
Visual Symbols are part (though small) of Dale's original cone. The difference with today's research is that it is based on a better and more available technology. I do agree with Dale's Cone because I think that Direct Purposeful Experiences will always be important

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

I tried the upload to blog thing on google docs

I tried the upload to blog thing on google docs so that is what the last post is all about. The link I posted last night for my Resume may not work, but this one does:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d4qnbb8_0gz2rbpgc

RESUME



Resume



SARAH
PRYOR


213
N. 1st Ave.


Paden
City, WV 26159



spryor@fairmontstate.edu










CREDENTIALS:




  • America Reads coach (Fall 2007,
    Spring 2008 at Monongah Elementary; Spring 2008 at Watson
    Elementary)



  • Spirit Camp Instructor(summer 2003,
    2004, 2005, 2006)



  • Volunteer at Esther Crumbley Food
    Drive



  • Co-organizer of “Girls Night
    Out” (a benefit held by Paden City High School’s
    National Art Honor Society for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
    (Spring 2006, 2007)



  • B&K Basketball Camp Instructor
    (summer 2005)



  • Vacation Bible School helper
    (several occasions)







LEADERSHIP ROLES/AWARDS:




  • Paden City High School Student Body
    Vice President



  • National Honor Society Member



  • President of National Art Honor
    Society



  • Class Historian



  • Graduated with honors



  • Captain/co-captain of Volleyball
    Team, Cheerleading squad, and basketball team senior year of high
    school







EDUCATION:




  • High school diploma – Paden
    City High School – Paden City, WV



  • Currently a sophomore elementary
    education student at Fairmont State University – Fairmont, WV




Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Resume upload

I uploaded my resume on google docs. Here is my link to it:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d4qnbb8_0gz2rbpgc&hl=en

Intel Education

Today in class we went to the Intel Education website. We got in teams and used the visual ranking tool. We created our own accounts and created our own visual ranking tools. My visual ranking tool is called "Ordering Animals by Size." It would be good for a first or second grader.

If you go to https://ssl.intel.com/EducationUser/student/login.aspx?&LID=en
the Teacher ID: spryor@fairmontstate.edu

TEAM ID: Team A
Password: A

TEAM ID 2: Team B
Password: B