UR Instructional Tech Integration

For my last assignment, I decided to create a website, https://sites.google.com/site/internationalartproject/ On this website, students from distant classrooms can connect by posting ideas, sending pictures, and viewing projects from their global friends.  Not only can these students share ideas with each other, but they will create a large work…[Read more]

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For my audio lesson I’ve created an activity where my students can listen to music, without the distractions of visual cues, and create their own visual representations of the music played.  We will discuss the importance of language and other forms of communication.  This lesson is also an introduction into map studies and global awareness. [...]

I love conferences. I know lots of people may find them either boring or completely exhausting, with all of the different sessions and group meetings you have to fit into your already over-booked schedule. However, I love the idea of meeting with thousands of people who are passionate about something. Whatever the conference is, the attendees [...]

Here is a lesson I have planned on Community Helpers. My goal for this lesson is to not only teach students about the many unique individuals living in our community, but to appreciate them for all they do. I also squeezed in a message about needs vs wants in shopping. I think this is an [...]

Here’s a clip from Animal Planet about a cat that steals from it’s unsuspecting neighbors.  The video brings up topics of scientific investigation and prediction (SOL K.1).  As a class, we can discuss why the neighbors suspected Dusty of stealing.  Later, students can journal on a prompt about what their pets do after…[Read more]

Here is a powerpoint I found on a subject near and dear to my heart; teaching children about our environment.  Below each original slide is my “improved” version:                               The main issues I found in the original powerpoint include: a boring, pixelated…[Read more]

Last week I set up a Google Reader account with mixed emotions.  I think this program is great because it sends all my favorite blogs straight to one page.  However, I was skeptical of the fluidity in reading about diy wedding crafts one minute and then the death toll in Somalia the next, followed by vegan [...]

There are certainly a number of helpful books and sites devoted to teaching great presentation design, as well as saving people from boring, ineffective presentations.  After looking over the Garr Reynolds videos based off of Dr John Medina’s Brain Rules , I saw the importance of brain knowledge in creating presentations.  The first piece of…[Read more]

This weekend I’m exploring Savannah, Georgia, as I’m here for a friend’s wedding.  Historic Savannah is even more romantic than I imagined.  The old architecture, drooping Spanish moss, and green squares on each block are mesmerizing.  Less romantic, but still inspiring to me, is the Talmadge Memorial Bridge.  The sharp angle of the cables and the [...]