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I briefly tried, but was unable to invest the time into it that was needed. From some other folks I've heard who have done it, it's a pretty drawn out process. Definitely a cost savings, but not so much a time saver. The other issue/question I have…
Thanks, Todd, you take great notes!
Rick Wormeli's closing keynote was fun, energizing and informative. But, I really liked the end. The focus on what happens after the conference. Although he jested about us leaving the conference rejuvenated and…
Good stuff!
I was very excited to hear Daniel Pink speak. I read A Whole New Mind for a class in my master's program and hope that many others begin to see it as a call for change.
Todd has great notes here that encompass the main ideas of his presentation. Fo…
I have just begun using an IWB for professional development for math teachers, since almost all our middle and high school math teachers have IWBs. It is so much fun and student engagement is so much greater.
I just read a post by Mrs. Nader - 5th grade teacher on the MiddleTalk listserv - she uses her Smartboard this way: What a great idea!
I have a smart board that has balloons projected on it. Inside each balloon is a student name. They come in, get…
MSP2 Tech Talk: Interactive Whiteboards at On the Web, via Elluminate. Time is eastern (GMT: - 4)
September 16, 2009 from 4pm to 5pm
So you have an Interactive Whiteboard in your classroom, now what? As more and more schools purchase SmartBoards, Promethean Boards, Mimio systems, and a host of other Interactive Whiteboard solutions, the expectation often seems to be that they wil…
Todd, This is great! Thanks for putting up the info, the slides, etc. No wonder you're one of our Teacher Leaders!!
Any chance you'd coach me in how you embedded the file from SlideShare here on the MSP2 site??
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Kevin,
I recommend starting at a couple of the dedicated classroom blogging services like EduBlogs, 21Classes, and David Warlick's Class Blogmeister. Once there you can search for blogs by grade level/subject and find some in various stages of the p…
I'm going to throw in my two cents and vote for a wiki from pbworks. It's easy enough to create and really begs for collaboration. You can create collaborative pages for analyzing the texts. You can also create individual pages for each of your stud…
Hi Susie! The plan is to archive the Elluminate sessions for later viewing. We don't really have any benchmarks for this, so we'd like to see how many folks attend live vs. catching the recordings later. Hate that you can't join us, but hope you'll…
MSP2 Tech Talk: Interactive Notebooks at Online via Elluminate
July 29, 2009 from 2pm to 2:45pm
Few things about middle school students drive teachers to the brink of insanity faster than organization (or lack thereof) and homework. Join us for a discussion of one way to help combat both problems while also addressing multiple intelligences, d…
Hi Kristy! Thanks for sharing this wonderful question...I'm sure my response here will only touch the surface of things I'm considering for the upcoming school year as well, but here are some of my thoughts. First of all, make sure you are aware of…
Keynote addresses, featured sessions, and interviews are also available on the "IsteVision" site.
There are two primary differences...eating habits and location where they are found. Both are large marine mollusks known as gastropods. Essentially they are large snails. Whelks live in cooler waters, such as those off the coast of NC. Conchs tend…
Yes...an amazing experience for the students AND adults!
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MSP2 Tech Talk: Interactive Whiteboards
On September 16th, I moderated a Tech Talk on the use of Interactive Whiteboards in the classroom. During the session, we had 11 attendees and we discussed some basic strategies for implementing Interactive Whiteboards into the middle school math and science classrooms. Many of the attendees were already IWB users and shared some of their experiences with the group. The session lasted approximately 45 minutes and the recording of the Elluminate session is available below as are the slides from t… Continue
Posted on September 17, 2009 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments
Session Archive: Tech Talk: Interactive Notebooks
On July 29th, I moderated the first Tech Talk for MSP2 using Elluminate via LearnCentral.org. This was the first of MSP2's planned Tech Talks. We had approximately 19 people attend the session.
During the session, I discussed some of the basics of getting started with Interactive Notebooks in the classroom. Below you will find the presentations files I used during the session, the ShareTab link wit… Continue
During the session, I discussed some of the basics of getting started with Interactive Notebooks in the classroom. Below you will find the presentations files I used during the session, the ShareTab link wit… Continue
Posted on August 3, 2009 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
Following the Action at NECC 2009 Virtually
Thought some of you might be interested in this opportunity. The National Educational Computing Conference is taking place in Washington, DC from June 28th - July 1st. Chances are if you're reading this post, you're not at NECC being overwhelmed with new ed tech insights. However, just because you aren't in DC doesn't mean you can't join in the fun. There are several ways to join in the action:
--Twitter: Probably your best bet for getting involved is through following the hashtag #NECC09 on Tw… Continue
--Twitter: Probably your best bet for getting involved is through following the hashtag #NECC09 on Tw… Continue
Posted on June 28, 2009 at 9:13am — 2 Comments
Marine Science Academy, Final Day
The final day of the Marine Science Academy is what we generally call "Aquarium Day." We load up on 2 buses and take the entire 55 student group to the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. The day is broken up into 4 parts. Students participate in a squid dissection, a remote operated vehicle activity, and a behind the scenes tour of the aquarium. Afterward we gather all the students, parents, school board members, sponsors and… Continue
Posted on June 27, 2009 at 8:19am — 1 Comment
Marine Science Academy, Day 4
The fourth day of our Marine Science Academy took place mostly back around Carteret Community College. We started off the morning with two activities to culminate our work at Cape Lookout from Tuesday.
Graphing Transect Data
After the students collected data on the topography of the beach Tuesday, we had to work to make sense out of what they had compiled. Students used Microsoft Excel and created a surface map chart of the data. Many of the students had used Excel before, but… Continue
Graphing Transect Data
After the students collected data on the topography of the beach Tuesday, we had to work to make sense out of what they had compiled. Students used Microsoft Excel and created a surface map chart of the data. Many of the students had used Excel before, but… Continue
Posted on June 26, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 9:58am on February 15, 2010,
Jessica Fries-Gaither said… - Hi, Todd! Just got the flyer for the Middle Level Essentials conference and saw that you are a featured speaker. Way to go!
- At 9:50pm on August 5, 2009,
Danita Russell said… - thanks Todd! I'm looking forward to learning from everyone here. I'm an ITF in Lee County and have been for 4 years. Before that I taught 7th grade science and math at West. There are a lot of great things happening in Lee County!
- At 10:55am on July 8, 2009,
Janelle Wilson said…
- Thanks for pointing me in the direction of MSP2! I'm looking forward to another way to interact with science teachers.
- At 9:57am on June 27, 2009,
Dr. Kay Esther Dean said…
- Well, how nice of you Todd, to leave me a welcoming message. I am taking this awesome class from Yavapai College on Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts and other Webtools for the Classroom. It is an on-line class and I needed hours for re-certification, so I thought, "Heck, how hard can it be?" Whoa! I have had a whole new world open up to me. I am interested in how middle school mathematics can use all of the social networking tools, so I googled the subject and came up with your site. I will be anxious to follow what is happening. Have a great summer
- At 4:08pm on February 26, 2009,
Kim Lightle said…
- Hi Todd - Welcome aboard! So glad you have signed on to be one of our 21st Century Teacher Leaders. You'll be a wonderful addition to the project. Regards, Kim
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