tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1868259971301732282024-03-13T15:57:06.576-07:00American History FoundationsSirimannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957595719744841426noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-55884898717604803592014-01-21T17:00:00.000-08:002014-01-21T17:00:02.266-08:00Revisiting Search and ResearchYou asked for it, so here it is. For our last session of technology integration PD for the Foundations of American History group, we'll be looking again at using online search and research in the classroom as well as a couple of other ideas mentioned in the survey.<br />
<br />
<b>Want to help your students find and evaluate good resources</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Use the right tools - Google isn't really the best place for elementary students.</li>
<ul>
<li>Check the Symbaloo from <a href="http://ahfoundations.blogspot.com/2013/11/searching-for-treasure.html" target="_blank">"And I Still...Haven't Found...What I'm Looking For" - Online Research Skills</a></li>
<li>Check Livebinder from <a href="http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/40572?present=true" target="_blank">Foundations of American History Project - December 3rd/4th 2010</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Teacher Channel - "<a href="https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-strategies-internet-research" target="_blank">Improve Research Skills with Effective Keywords</a>"</li>
<li>The Teacher Channel - "<a href="https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyzing-websites-with-students" target="_blank">Using Critical Thinking to Find Trustworthy Websites</a>"</li>
<li>"<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lAbERtnWaUUWS5IQqESdfci-HjAg-S38U5y60ydvp7g/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Got Credibility</a>?" - website evaluation Google document for students. Click on "File" - "Make a Copy" to create your own version to use. (<i><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><a href="http://catlintucker.com/2013/06/common-core-evaluating-research-credibility/" target="_blank">Document adapted from Catlin Tucker</a>)</span></i></li>
</ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnqihGn1viCDaljE70Emw1uLHa6uoMUS1y7Z4Il_Qzb5L_lLxTzk0fNfFQoJjw6EG7MhcepxkgBgjngsNr7R5Nh_Aew6F3wbSxkZaCtDAMA-EtXDwRruCQxm5IcY1NTjDwiQjvVdu5uV5/s1600/Got+Credibility+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnqihGn1viCDaljE70Emw1uLHa6uoMUS1y7Z4Il_Qzb5L_lLxTzk0fNfFQoJjw6EG7MhcepxkgBgjngsNr7R5Nh_Aew6F3wbSxkZaCtDAMA-EtXDwRruCQxm5IcY1NTjDwiQjvVdu5uV5/s1600/Got+Credibility+1.png" height="640" width="553" /></a><br /><ul></ul>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjVavAmxChB0DoJJkmtuKgOfEEORAs4-0Vd4L3SIzOYSY2Lj0zBxF0Z5Wlg1Dv-HNe4zHt6LxCUlgCgO_Ta2VuczN_w1Rl3Ma6s8XX08B5LVAir-dhFWYCxYaoMYy-vv3ltTUpW6nNPPl/s1600/Got+Credibility+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjVavAmxChB0DoJJkmtuKgOfEEORAs4-0Vd4L3SIzOYSY2Lj0zBxF0Z5Wlg1Dv-HNe4zHt6LxCUlgCgO_Ta2VuczN_w1Rl3Ma6s8XX08B5LVAir-dhFWYCxYaoMYy-vv3ltTUpW6nNPPl/s1600/Got+Credibility+2.png" height="232" width="640" /></a><br /><ul>
<li>Catlin Tucker - "<a href="http://catlintucker.com/2012/04/google-search-10-questions-10-answers-to-help-you-search-smarter/" target="_blank">Google Search: 10 Questions & Answers to Help You Search Smarter</a>"</li>
<li>SMUSD <a href="http://www.smusd.org/Page/435" target="_blank">Digital Literacy - Online Professional Development</a></li>
</ul>
<div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<b>Want to know how to get your students going on the SMUSD Cloud Google Apps?</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Go to cloud.smusd.org</li>
<li>Student username = first.last####@smusd.org (#### = last 4 digits of student ID)</li>
<li>Student password = birthday as yyyymmdd</li>
<li>See the SMUSD.org - Technology Department - <a href="http://www.smusd.org/Page/448" target="_blank">Video Tutorials and How-to Articles</a> for more on accessing the SMUSD Cloud and Google Apps</li>
</ul>
<div>
<b><br /></b>
<b>Want to start blogging with students?</b></div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>While there are blogging features available as part of Schoolwires and My Big Campus, my non-SMUSD connected recommendation is <a href="http://kidblog.org/">Kidblog.org</a>.</li>
<ul>
<li>Can control how private/open it is</li>
<li>No student emails needed</li>
<li>No ads</li>
<li>Parent access option</li>
</ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.simplek12.com/social-media/i-blog-you-blog-lets-all-blog/" target="_blank">Classroom blog content suggestions</a></li>
<li><a href="http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/12/30/blogging-unit-for-download/" target="_blank">Lesson plans to help your kids get started with blogging and commenting</a></li>
<li><a href="http://huzzah.edublogs.org/commenting-guidelines/" target="_blank">Commenting guidelines</a></li>
<li><a href="http://facultydevelopmentbgsu.blogspot.com/2005/11/rubrics-to-evaluate-classroom-blogging.html" target="_blank">Evaluating student blogging efforts</a></li>
<li>Connect your class with others around the globe by signing up with <a href="http://quadblogging.com/">Quadblogging.com</a></li>
</ul>
<div>
<b><br /></b>
<b>Looking for history-related virtual field-trips?</b></div>
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/videoconf/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> - You can request a video conference on one of the listed topics</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nps.gov/teachers/distancelearning.htm" target="_blank">National Parks Service</a> - Multiple topics are offered related to American History</li>
<li>Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (<a href="http://cilc.org/" target="_blank">CILC</a>) - you can search for a topic (ex: American History) and find content providers. Please note: many of these include a cost or may no longer be available.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.history.org/history/teaching/eft/" target="_blank">Colonial Williamsburg</a> - cost involved</li>
<li>"<a href="http://www.onlineeducation.net/resources/virtual-field-trips" target="_blank">A Teacher's Ultimate Destination for Virtual Field Trips</a>"</li>
</ul>
</div>
Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-80709097417052042572013-11-11T18:00:00.000-08:002013-11-12T09:50:33.326-08:00"And I Still... Haven't Found... What I'm Looking For "- Online Research Skills<br />
<iframe frameborder="0" height="510px" name="_symFrame" noresize="noresize" src="http://www.symbaloo.com/embed/search-research1" width="740px"></iframe>
Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-79896262150104106472012-09-28T13:40:00.000-07:002012-10-01T15:57:55.974-07:00AHF: Let Freedom RingHere are all the links mentioned in the Web.2.0 technology integration portion of the October 2012 PD session<br />
<br />
<b>Blogs</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=65078&blog_id=&listclass=9406" target="_blank">Brian Crosby class blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=88116" target="_blank">Lisa Parisi class blog 1</a></li>
<li><a href="http://kidblog.org/DentonDynamos/" target="_blank">Lisa Parisi class blog 2</a></li>
<li><a href="http://quadblogging.net/" target="_blank">QuadBlogging</a></li>
</ul>
<div>
I'd recommend using one of the following services if you're interested in blogging with your students. They are both aimed at education blogging and don't require student emails in order to set up your class. KidBlog in particular also let's you determine how open or closed your student blogs are to the outside world.</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://kidblog.org/home/" target="_blank">KidBlog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://edublogs.org/" target="_blank">Edublogs</a> </li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>Wikis</b></div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://ahfoundations.wikispaces.com/" target="_blank">AHFoundations wiki</a> from 2011-2012</li>
<li><a href="http://crosbyprojects.wikispaces.com/Animal+Ark" target="_blank">Brian Crosby class project wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lisaparisi.wikispaces.com/Collaborations" target="_blank">Lisa Parisi collection of project wikis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ahfletfreedomring.wikispaces.com/" target="_blank">AHF Let Freedom Ring wik</a>i - 2012-2013 + ???</li>
</ul>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Video Part 1</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1tOZLmqUVGo?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br />
<br />
Video Part 2<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9wjxp-czd1c?rel=0" width="420"></iframe>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-67775499674228741242012-04-06T13:13:00.000-07:002012-04-06T13:15:33.967-07:00Sharing Student Work for 2011-2012As mentioned early on in the year, you will be presenting student work samples year instead of putting together a PowerPoint, Prezi, etc. Since the original plan for attaching documents to your blog posts isn't going to work quite as hoped, we've worked out an alternate plan. You have a couple of choices as to how you'd like to share your student samples.<br />
<br />
<ol>
<li><a href="http://ahfoundations.wikispaces.com/">Ahfoundations.wikispaces.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.livebinders.com/" target="_blank">Livebinders</a> - If you choose to use a Livebinder, please place a link to your Livebinder on your page of the Ahfoundations.wikispaces.com wiki.</li>
</ol>
<div>
You can embed or link documents, images, videos, or whatever else makes sense to show what your students have done to demonstrate their learning and growth related the Foundations project. You'll be sharing your student work via the wiki or Live binder at the May18th session.<br />
<br />
More information about wikis and sample wikis- <a href="http://smusd.org/Page/10222" target="_blank">Wiki Wiki What?</a><br />
<br /></div>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-13869680207133674232012-01-13T11:13:00.000-08:002012-01-13T13:46:50.105-08:00Student Writing Reflection Part 2 - Analyzing Creatively<a href="http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/4671785/Untitled" title="Wordle: Untitled"><img alt="Wordle: Untitled" height="150" src="http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/4671785/Untitled" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 4px;" width="200" /></a><br />
Sometimes, it is nice to change-up the way we reflect on our writing or thinking.
A word cloud is one visual way to do a more creative analysis. Wordle is just one of those word cloud tools.<br />
<br />
1. Select and Copy your writing<br />
2. Go to <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle.net</a> or another word cloud program<br />
3. Click on "Create"<br />
4. In the first box, paste in the text you copied from your writing<br />
5. Click on "Go"<br />
6. Adjust the color, language preferences, layout, etc. <br />
7. You can now either print it, take a screen shot of it to use elsewhere, or post on a blog or website.<br />
7a. To post on a blog or website, you'll need to save to the public gallery (bottom of the page)<br />
7b. Once it finishes, scroll to the bottom, select and copy the HTML code<br />
7c. In your blog post or site, make sure you have enabled HTML editing.<br />
7d. Paste in the HTML code<br />
7e. Add any additional thoughtsAdina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-57070136776480760362012-01-13T09:54:00.000-08:002012-01-13T09:54:10.274-08:00Student Writing Reflection Part 1Now that you have taken a close look at and discussed your student writing, take a few minutes to do a quick write about what you've observed. The following are some guiding ideas :<br />
<ul>
<li>What does it show about their understanding?</li>
<li>What does it show about their writing skills?</li>
<li>What is the connection to the rest of their academic/intellectual growth?</li>
<li>What does it show about your growth in teaching writing and/or social studies?</li>
<li>What does it show about their challenges?</li>
<li>What does it show in a positive way?</li>
<li>What would you do differently?</li>
<li>What would you make sure to do exactly the same way?</li>
<li>Other observations </li>
</ul>
After the quick write, we'll be using a tool to analyze what you see.Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-68650067528406209922012-01-12T16:41:00.000-08:002012-01-12T16:41:07.742-08:00Follow That BlogFor those of you who would like another way to access the blogs from from your colleagues and/or new blogs you may find, there is a way to do this by setting up an RSS reader to collect any new posts from blogs you select. You can find information on RSS (Real Simple Syndication) and how to set up an RSS reader on the SMUSD website in the Technology Department blog Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) under the title<a href="http://smusd.org/Page/10222" target="_blank"> Keeping Up With Your Reading</a>.Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-49614281804225923832011-10-07T09:48:00.000-07:002011-10-07T09:48:33.589-07:00Blog Like You Mean It!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTXGHkcr8JjcYhFL3CtDxbjk_VMfvZ9JxDecoU_-daZvqPpvrqp9O5J-9OXqWxwCF2MD2H64j5_zJUbMV028RMxJJ_Pm33cIOgtLCrMjQh1Ek46SfpV0RbyNBds7tcB4MfKQlkSu6XLei/s1600/BLOG+http_www+flickr+com_photos_barnett_2836828090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTXGHkcr8JjcYhFL3CtDxbjk_VMfvZ9JxDecoU_-daZvqPpvrqp9O5J-9OXqWxwCF2MD2H64j5_zJUbMV028RMxJJ_Pm33cIOgtLCrMjQh1Ek46SfpV0RbyNBds7tcB4MfKQlkSu6XLei/s400/BLOG+http_www+flickr+com_photos_barnett_2836828090.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">http://www.flickr.com/photos/barnett/2836828090/</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="color: #fff2cc; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Writing an Effective Blog Post</span></b></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yes, this post breaks some of the rules ;-)</span></i> </span></b></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Appealing Title</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Include a keyword that applies to your message </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Capitalize the Key Words in Title</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Share Your Opinion and Be Honest</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Write what you think, not what you think someone else wants to read</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do so professionally </span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Include Links if Applicable </span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Point of Reference - article, web site, etc. you are talking about.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources</span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make it Easy to Read</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bullet points</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Short paragraphs - Several short paragraphs are easier to read than long paragraphs</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The first sentence of each paragraph should make your reader want to read the rest.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Headings</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid overuse of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">bold</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">italics</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">colored text</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, etc. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">You don’t want to make it visually uncomfortable to read</span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Don’t Cut and Paste from MS Word</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Formatting can change and may look different in different browsers </span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Short Posts are Okay</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make it easy to read. It isn’t supposed to be an essay </span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Proofread</span></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">------------------------------------ </span></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Examples </span></b></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/1315-A-School-Id-Love-To-See.html">Practical Theory</a></span></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<a href="http://www.thethinkingstick.com/personalizing-education-in-a-standards-based-system/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheThinkingStick+%28The+Thinking+Stick%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Thinking Stick</span></a></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=899&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CreatingLifelongLearners+%28Creating+Lifelong+Learners%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Creating Lifelong Learners</a></span></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-51927813027859477542011-10-07T09:35:00.000-07:002011-10-07T09:35:24.035-07:00So What Do You Think About That?<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpqL1fABRIjl5Ewj2EhFCIsKfv42S4ye1S1Z0SN7XbB3aHE3J343Ks4BvIYvarTymOoCnuF6CTAnga50I1z5iQWPEyva6aXLFDVzlqSh0fdD-xOINWSDMX3lEfRjy02zdZoJNYlS_jiu_/s1600/freefoto+com+download+04-04-7+Computer-Keyboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpqL1fABRIjl5Ewj2EhFCIsKfv42S4ye1S1Z0SN7XbB3aHE3J343Ks4BvIYvarTymOoCnuF6CTAnga50I1z5iQWPEyva6aXLFDVzlqSh0fdD-xOINWSDMX3lEfRjy02zdZoJNYlS_jiu_/s1600/freefoto+com+download+04-04-7+Computer-Keyboard.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">http://www.freefoto.com/download/04-04-7/Computer-Keyboard</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing an Effective Blog Post Comment</span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Be Specific</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> compliments, questions, adding new information </span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s Okay to Disagree</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s OK to be critical, but be respective and constructive about it by offering an alternative</span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide Context</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Explain what part the post you’re responding to</span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make a Point</span></div>
<ul style="color: #fff2cc;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Great post”, “Thank you”, and “Well said” don’t add to the conversation</span></li>
</ul>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep it Short</span></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #fff2cc;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Proofread</span></div>
<span style="color: #fff2cc;">-----------------------------------------------</span><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<b>Example Blog Posts</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<a href="http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2011/08/let-the-kids-touch-the-computer.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Dangerously Irrelevant</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/10/5-places-to-find-and-watch.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FreeTechnologyForTeachers+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Free Technology for Teachers</a></div>
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/10-assessment-tips-for-class?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Edutopia </a></div>
<br />
<br />Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-27296184926185344242011-04-29T16:39:00.000-07:002011-04-29T16:39:58.927-07:00A Few Last Links for the YearFirst, I want to say "Congratulations" to everyone for putting together and presenting some great lessons to end this first year of the project. What a great resource of lessons for everyone to share.<br />
<br />
I also wanted to add a few links to your collection.<br />
<br />
1. <a href="http://www.lessonwriter.com/default.aspx">Lesson Writer</a> - This site allows you to input your own text and then create vocabulary, comprehension, writing activities, and more from it.<br />
<br />
2. <a href="http://www.technogogy.org.uk/blog/text_help.html">Creating an interactive cloze text</a> - To create a CLOZE activity, you could just delete selected words in a document. This site is a screencast tutorial that shows you how to create a CLOZE activity in Microsoft Word that's interactive.<br />
<br />
3. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint-slidefest/do-and-dont.aspx">Microsoft PowerPoint SlideFest</a> - This is a humorous set of video tips from Microsoft on how to/how not to create effective PowerPoints. Be sure to preview them carefully. You may not want to use (in their entirety) with kids.<br />
<br />
4. <a href="http://historybuff.com/">History Buff</a> - History Buff has primary source documents showing how events were reported in their time.<br />
<br />
5. <a href="http://historytours.wikispaces.com/world">History Tours</a> - History Tours is a wiki source for Google Earth files. They won't open if you don't have Google Earth installed.<br />
<br />
Thanks again for teaching me along the way. I'm looking forward to next year!<br />
<br />
AdinaAdina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-20919624952438106972011-02-21T16:30:00.001-08:002011-02-21T16:30:34.505-08:00Technology Tools Livebinder Part 2<div style="width:75px; height:78px; background-image:url(http://www.livebinders.com/images/binder_icon.gif); border:0px; margin-top:4px; background-repeat: no-repeat"><a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=60742"> <img src="http://open.thumbshots.org/image.pxf?url=http://www.googleartproject.com/" style="width:60px; height:60px; border:0px; padding:0px;margin:11px 0px 0px 13px;" /> </a> </div><div><a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=60742">Foundations of American History – Technology Tools Part 2 – Febr</a><br /></div>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-56222464884851880302011-02-21T16:27:00.000-08:002011-02-21T16:27:04.935-08:00Technology Tools Livebinder Part 1<div style="width:75px; height:78px; background-image:url(http://www.livebinders.com/images/binder_icon.gif); border:0px; margin-top:4px; background-repeat: no-repeat"><a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=40572"> <img src="http://open.thumbshots.org/image.pxf?url=http://www.trycicero.com/" style="width:60px; height:60px; border:0px; padding:0px;margin:11px 0px 0px 13px;" /> </a> </div><div><a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=40572">Foundations of American History Project – December 3rd/4th 2010</a><br /></div>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-68820003622667940092011-02-21T10:22:00.000-08:002011-02-21T10:22:22.664-08:00Predictive Writing from Google<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There's always something new! Predictive writing software is a great tool that can help writers think of words, choose between words, and spell so that writing becomes simpler and less stressful. It also can help reduce keystrokes so that writing can be faster. Some schools have purchased predictive writing software for their computers, but for those who don't have it, try out <a href="http://scribe.google.com/">Scribe.Google.com</a>. You type your text (English or Spanish) and select suggested words as appropriate. You can then copy and paste the text into a document for final formatting. It takes a little getting used to, but once you do, it's a great option.</span>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-17293330670374175662011-02-20T10:44:00.000-08:002011-02-20T10:44:32.526-08:00Reading Level in Google Results<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At the December meeting, we talked about how to use the Google advanced search features as well as using <a href="http://kidsclick.org/">Kids Click.org</a> when you are interested in approximate reading levels. Well now Google has stepped up too and added Reading Level to their <a href="http://www.google.com/advanced_search">advanced search feature</a>. You can choose from beginner, intermediate, or advanced. The results aren't perfect, but they are a start.</span>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-25680463125748540012011-02-20T10:17:00.000-08:002011-02-20T10:17:20.440-08:00Google Earth - Presidents and History Videos+<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here are a couple of new resources I just learned about that you may find useful. The first is <a href="http://www.google.com/earth/explore/showcase/uspresidents.html">Google Earth - Presidents</a>. Here you can view lots of information about U.S. Presidents using the powerful format of Google Earth. I was able to get Google Earth downloaded on my classroom computers via tech request. The second resource is <a href="http://havefunwithhistory.com/index.html">Have Fun with History.com</a>. There are plenty of resources here, but of special interest is the video section. You may be able to use various resources on this site to present lessons or your students may be able to use information from it in their presentations and reports. Enjoy!</span>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186825997130173228.post-13393010892141196882010-11-30T20:35:00.000-08:002010-12-01T11:05:04.412-08:00Welcome!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to the SMUSD/DMUSD Foundations of American History project blog! You'll be hearing more about how you will be contributing to this blog. To start things off, <a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/40572">here</a> is a link to the technology portion of the December 3rd/4th professional development day. </span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm looking forward to watching the project grow!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adina</span><br />
<div></div></div>Adina Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011509325519923298noreply@blogger.com0