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Funding Education

Grants I’ve Found: One grant that I found is a teacher development grant provided by The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation. The main goal of the grant is to support small teams of teachers working in grades K-12 with the implementations of newer methods and groundbreaking teaching strategies that inspire active learning. The grant, through theseContinue reading “Funding Education”

Technology Lesson Plan

Subject: Reading Topic: Plot Lesson Title: Charlie & the Computer Grade Level: 4th Lesson Objectives: Get familiar with PowerPoint Add images Add text Add animations Add transitions Integrate technology with a fun story that everyone loves Summary of Tasks: Read the novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Pick out main points of the plot for:Continue reading “Technology Lesson Plan”

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a site that has thousands of topics to choose and learn from. It is used as a tool to help educate students and to help them improve their knowledge without the help of a physical instructor. The site has videos, written works, and quizzes to help students gain a better understanding ofContinue reading “Khan Academy”

A New Globe

I started out this project by installing Google Earth. Once in the app, I searched for my points in the search bar. I zoomed in on the map to verify that the location I chose was the correct one. From there I added my pinpoint to the map and I added the photos and videosContinue reading “A New Globe”

Worksheets

There can be many perks and shortcomings to the use of worksheets in the classroom. I personally believe that the positives outweigh the negatives when it comes to utilizing worksheets in a classroom setting. With the worksheets, kids can reinforce what they have learned in class by writing down their thoughts and ideas. Not onlyContinue reading “Worksheets”

Personal Learning Network

What is a Personal Learning Network? A Personal Learning Network, or PLN is a way for people in their career field to connect and find resources that can help improve the outcome of what is trying to be accomplished. For example, a teacher that is not so well versed in technology might need the assistanceContinue reading “Personal Learning Network”

Visual Learner

In this assignment the class was instructed to create a concept map or a graphic organizer using a free program to do so. I selected the website Creately.com. There was a wide selection of shapes to use as the text boxes, a large arrange of colors, and many styles to make the text boxes lookContinue reading “Visual Learner”

Web Quest Evaluation

Web Quest One: http://questgarden.com/177/95/6/150120070522/task.htm This Web Quest is titled: “New Animal for the Zoo”. I Would use this Web Quest in my classroom because it not only gives students the opportunity to learn about different types of animals, but they get to learn about the physical environment that the animal lives in and has toContinue reading “Web Quest Evaluation”