My Neighborhood

My initial reaction to Professor Dodge’s slideshow and then viewing the first few webquests that I encountered was that I loved the idea of the format being a “quest.”  Each piece of information that you uncover leads to the fi
Published: Monday, 9 June 2008 08:02 AM

4th Grade Social Studies California State Standards:4.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the physical and human geographic  features that define places and regions in California.  1.  Explain and use the coordinate grid system
Published: Saturday, 7 June 2008 06:45 AM

1- Do you have an initial impression of the student’s work?      My initial impression was “wow, this is much longer than I expected and very detailed!”  The child clearly put a tremendous amount of time and
Published: Thursday, 29 May 2008 02:11 PM

             Being already somewhat familiar with webquests from our Science class and our Social Studies class, the Dodge presentation was a little boring for me, but it was extremely clear
Published: Tuesday, 10 June 2008 11:19 PM

             I would really like my current class in my student teaching placement to join the Monster Project.  This is obviously not possible as the school year is winding down, but m
Published: Wednesday, 4 June 2008 11:40 PM

            As Griffin first began to speak my initial impression was, “Oh great I’m going to have to listen to a 15 minute oral presentation by this little guy.”  But, the
Published: Wednesday, 28 May 2008 12:19 AM

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity: a three-day international festival (grades K-5 integrated), our end of the year bash/pool party, grading and assessment, pulling student work from the walls and ceilings... not to mention finishin
Published: Tuesday, 10 June 2008 05:10 PM

So I've been mulling over various internet projects for the past few weeks, considering ways that I can bring the web into my classroom in a safe and productive way that allows students to experience the power that the internet has to bring peopl
Published: Saturday, 31 May 2008 06:30 PM

So it's taking me a little more time than I initially anticipated to decide on which Internet Community Project to join. So many choices... Instead, I thought I'd take a peek at the WebQuest powerpoint and a couple of examples of Web Quest ta
Published: Monday, 26 May 2008 07:28 PM

Module 6 -- 5/7 - 5/13 Website Review - Critical Analysis Alan November said, "The Internet is the wild, wild west of information and there is no sheriff in town." Given the vast amount of available information on the Internet, your stud
Published: Monday, 14 April 2008 02:13 AM

Module 3 - 4/16 - 4/22 Podcasting in the Classroom: Analysis Optional Online:  I will be in Tapped In on Thur. 4/19 for questions. 7-8 PM PST.   1. Listen to/sample these podcasts.   First grade podcast about ants. Radio
Published: Monday, 28 April 2008 01:58 AM

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Published: Thursday, 17 April 2008 03:44 AM