Flat Stanley Video

This is the Flat Stanley Project video that Hae Mi and I completed in Ms. Stacy's 3rd grade class. As you can see the kids had a blast! We did too. I enjoyed the activity and working with the kids. They were so into their flat stanley's that they wanted to keep them instead of mailing them out...hehe.

I used jumpcut.com to create this video. I had a really difficult time uploading the video clips because my internet connection was just too slow. But I was really patient and I got most of my clips uploaded. I'm so glad because now everyone gets to see what a wonderful activity this is to do in the classroom.

Professional Porfolio

Here's my professional portfolio. It's still a work in progress. I will be adding more information in the future.

Here's the link:
http://rosec.weebly.com/

Flat Stanley Slide Show

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Combining Technology with the 6 "C's" of Motivation - Teachback

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My presentation was on Combining Technology with the 6 "C's" of Motivation. I chose this topic because I believe that encouraging and enhancing our students' self-motivational drive is an effective method when trying to expose students' to self-propelled and open-ended learning.

As teachers it is important that we allow our students' to become more aware of their own capabilities by managing lessons oriented with: student choice, challenges for students', student control and decisions, collaboration between students, constructing meaning for students', and consequences that affect the student's outlook.

And also by manipulating the lessons our students' rely upon and are driven by the C's, therefore their own motivation is better utilized.

I enjoyed doing this project. It was interesting since it's my first time doing a presentation online and with the use of a headset. I think its great that we had the opportunity to do this. We can apply this in our future classes.

Flat Stanely Letter Writing Rubric

Wow! I've never used Rubistar.com before but I will definitely use it again. It was so easy to use. I like how it can be accessed at home or school and can be edited at anytime. For this activity I chose to create a rubric for the letter writing portion of my Flat Stanley Project. It's great and I will use it to evaluate my students. Rubrics are great and can help students know how their projects, activities, and/or tests will be evaluated. By using rubrics students will know what to do and will follow the guidelines to get the score/point they want to earn. I myself appreciate it when my teachers use rubrics because it makes it easier for me to complete my assignments by following the guidelines provided by the instructor. It also gives me an idea of what my grade will be since everything required is stated. I hope that more teachers will use rubrics in their classrooms. It is a very helpful tool for both teachers and students.

Crossword Puzzle

I chose to do the crossword puzzle for this activity. It was interesting and fun to create. I never thought to use Excel to create a crossword puzzle but I can’t believe how easy it was to make it. This is great for students to learn how to do. They can each create their own crossword puzzle based on their favorite book and share it with their classmates. It will help them learn new vocabularies while having fun.

It is very important for parents to be informed of what is going on in the classroom. As teachers we should always let parents feel welcome to discuss their child’s progress with assignments and activities. Having a good communication with parents will also help us teachers in knowing what our students are going through at home and what we can do to accommodate their needs.

I would not change anything. I would probably explore more activities that I could use in the classroom with this software.

WebQuest

WebQuest - Rainforest

[WebQuest Link: http://zunal.com/webquest.php?user=7943]

For the webquest project I worked with Elena. It was great working with her as she was very creative and helpful. We created one on the rainforest. The rainforest is amazing and students should have the opportunity to learn about all the plant and animal life within it. This project is something we believe students will be excited about.

For this activity we wanted to have students’ work in groups and study the different layers of the rainforest. They will do research and become experts of their assigned layer. Each group will have the chance to complete a KWL chart using pbwiki and keep a journal using notesake.com. They will then have the opportunity to share what they learned with the other groups.

The webquest allows them to gain more knowledge about the rainforest—the layers, the animal life, and plant life. It is exciting and they will be incorporating technology into their projects.

For the most part zunal.com was user-friendly. However, we did have a few minor setbacks. But all in all I agree with Elena this was fun to create and will definitely share it with other teachers.