Summer Science Institute

Strategies for using Technology in the classroom.
Strategies for Using Technology in the Classroom


Setting Objectives: Organizing Templates, Kidspiration, Inspiration, Microsoft

Data collecting tools: Survey Monkey, www.surveymonkey.com

Creating Standards-based objectives: Using Rubrics: Rubistar

http://rubistar.4teachers.org and Teachnology.com

Using a blog: http://mkhartwell.blogspot.com

Providing Feedback: Microsoft word: Using Review Toolbars, Insert comments

Kincaid Readability Scale : This is under Spelling and grammar.

Data Collection tools: Classroom Response Systems: “The Clickers”

Web resources: Math Playground www.mathplayground.com/index.html

Explorelearning: www.explorelearning.com

Cut The Knot: www.cut-the-knot.org/games.shtml

BrainPOP: www.brainpop.com

Providing Recognition: Using positive feedback , Creating certificates:

Online Certificates: Microsoft Office Education Resources:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates

Education Oasis: www.educationoasis.com/teacher_tools

Cues,Questions,and Advance Organizers: Standards based learning: www.fno.org/feb01/pt.html

Applying Bloom’s: www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm

Welcome to Team Mosaic

Layers of the Atmosphere

Hello Mosaic. Today we looked at the layers of the atmosphere. We learned that as altitude increases, pressure and density decreases. Tomorrow we will review some of the layers of the atmosphere and look at how Density effects our atmosphere.

Our Atmosphere

Welcome 8B to my blog. We are starting out the year discussing our Atmosphere and how it impacts us. We will be looking at how altitude effects pressure and density of our air.

How the Circulatory System works

Happy June. The Circulatory system is one of the most important systems in our body. Click on the title to find out more.

The Circulatory System

Hello Champions. We are starting the Circulatory system. There are three major components: The Heart, The Blood Vessels, and The Blood.

Virtual Human Body

Hi Champions. Well, we are getting closer to the end of the year, but we still have to go in and explore the Human body. If you click on the title, it will take you on a virtual tour of the Human body. Good luck.