http://danitarussell.edublogs.org A middle school technology facilitator trying to find sanity in a middle school world Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:30:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SciJinks :: Classroom Activity ArticlesArticles with classroom activities related to weather. Previously published in the educators' journal of the International Technology Education Association.tags: science, activities, earth, weather, sciencelessonplans, sciencelessons, sciencegames, atmospherePosted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/08/25/sites-i-bookmarked-08252009/ FizzSafely broadcast your classroomtags: video, videos, videosharing, howto, tutorialPosted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/06/17/sites-i-bookmarked-06172009/ Image from FlickrWOW! We had our first meet and greet of our PLN for educators in my county. It was fabulous! We had 14 strong educators there that truly love technology and want to use it more in their classroom. The ideas were flying. And the ... http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/03/21/meet-and-greet/ I presented a Google Applications workshop on Thursday afternoon. While I was sure that no one would come, in came 4 very diverse learners. Granted, I would have liked to have had a roomful, I will take 4 eager learners over a roomful of relucant learners anytime. ... http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/03/15/google-workshop-2/ Session 7Session 7Matrix Reloaded – GeometryIan Nelson – Asheville High School- Students create a frame-by-frame animation of a geometric figure on a TI graphing calculator- Individuals – pairs – small groups http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/pbl-conference-session-7/ Session 6Session 6Roller Coasters and Energy ConservationJeff Milbourne – NC School of Science and Math- Kids design roller coaster for CaroWinds- Scaffolding activitieso 1 what makes an enjoyable roller coaster? Used blog to post ideas and drawingso 2 energy skate park Think about new physics that is involved in roller ... http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/pbl-conference-session-6/ Session 5Session 5Emerging PBL Part CMatt Sears- 21st century Student Outcomes and Support Systemso http://www.21stcenturyskills.orgo Life and career skillso Learning and innovation Skillso Information, Media, and Technology Skillso Core Subjects and 21st century Themes What might you find in your classroom Communication – present ideas o Presentation skillso Collaborationo Writing ... http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/pbl-conference-session-5/ Session 4Emerging PBL Part BLee FlemingSchool Development Coach with New Technology Foundation- General Questions – Need to know for our group:o Midway project crash Greater front end planning versus end grading in regular classroomso EOCo Pacing guideo Big picture too big or too smallo Content and processo Engagement in content ... http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/pbl-conference-session-4/ Session 3Fredrica NashThe Weather Report- Entry Doc: Job advertisement for a team fresh out of meteorology school- Posted Entry Document around the school so that students were reading the document before the project began – looked like a job application form- Scaffolding activitieso Choose cities around the worldo Daily ... http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/pbl-conference-session-3/ Session 2Paul Fomalont – The Putney School- Mathematics of Tank Battles- No mandated curriculum- No standardized testing- Pre-Calculus project- Tank Battle Game is free, advanced addition $25 http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/pbl-conference-session-2/