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My classes watched a video on fruit selection and storage, and one on decision-making.  I used Photostory to make a video that featured different fruit pizzas to provide the students with ideas for decorating their pizzas.

Schneider Videos

When talking about sound waves, vibration, frequency, and pitch, I showed the students a video of different pitches. We cannot hear a frequency above 20,000 hertz. The video plays a freqency up to 18,000 Hz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=fFmiLHaKXhI&NR=1

I created a video which shows two different types of electric circuits and how they are different. The students made these circuits in class: a series circuit and a parallel circuit. This is a great way to review and clearify what happens for those students who didn't get their circuits to work. Also, this is a great recap for the students who were absent the day we did this in class.

Videos in my classroom

These "yourteacher" youtube videos are a great way to start the class off and gain the attention of the class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T-rsltsWnM

I have also had the class video tap themselves solving a problem. This is a great way for them to focus on the process of solving that problem and remember it!

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I used Animoto to create a video that I can show to my Clothing students at the beginning of the semester. I will be taking pictures throughout the remainder of the semester of students working in class and finished sewing projects. I found this site to be very easy to work with!
http://animoto.com/play/1V2bax6pmpAv0adHK6rrFg

German listening activity

I wanted to make a video using clips the kids tookof themselves using irregular German verbs.  However, I did not get enough usable clips.  So I made this up on YouTube and am using it as a listening activity for my 7th graders' test this Thursday and Friday.  I have new clips of a German house that I would like to edit into a video for my 8th graders, and hopefully Colin will show me how to do that!

Audio Project

For my audio project, the students called in to explain how a room is heated up by convection. We talked about convection and observed a convection current in a beaker of water that was heated up on a hot plate. I put rice in the water so they could visually see the current. We talked about the process in great detail, wrote down explanations and drew diagrams. A few days later, I gave the students the audio assignment. They first said their name and then started explaining how convection works to heat up a living room.

I really enjoyed listening to the responses. Over all the kids did well answering the question. I recommended that the students would first write it out and then call in the answer. Most kids did this and it worked well. We played some of the responses in class and the kids loved it. They also loved seeing how the transcription was so different than the actual words the person used.

Some students messed up the first time, so they called back a second time to restart. The only complaint, if any, was that an "anonymous" student rapped a song about wearing pants. The nice thing is that it is easy to delete.

Audio Project Idea- Freese

My Child Development II students are observing in the Lindbergh Early Childhood Center on Tuesdays.  After their first visit they were to record an observation.  They were to state the gender of the child, approx. age and what behavior they observed.  After this we went over their observation skills by listening to their recording and then determined if their observation was descriptive or interpretive.  Most of my students participated in the activity.  It was a little difficult to understand what they were saying at times. 

I used Google Voice.  I had my foods students tell me whether they wanted to have any changes made to their lab groups and if they were having any problems in their groups.  I thought it would be a way they could talk to me without worrying about other students hearing them. 
It was okay.  Some of the written responses were hard to decipher.  I could not understand some of the voice messages.  It took longer to go through all of the messages than it would have taken to go through written responses.  The thing that bothered me the most was having my cell phone ring so often.  Perhaps I can make changes to avoid this.  I would like for the messages to just go to gmail.
Here is a link to a good message: https://www.google.com/voice/fm/03424515620539946930/AHwOX_AvPAKNzYW2ijQHqLrxQ0gqQYwuo2A_2ZgeETT-Qi0mP2Z0-xXFZLVYv4SGkp8kqk6LyKDJekNnBq-8RByzk_Mp9pZSiIaHWdWIR24yaaJlqXKsAu2x4xk1v8Z51VkD2C8n0PSHt5pNOquBHcPI9muo3jtwvQ

Audio feedback

I am using Google voice to get ongoing feedback from my general Biology class.  We are
covering some challenging topics, so I asked (...assigned) them to call or text my # and let
me know how they were "getting" our current unit.  Any topic still "fuzzy"? How's the pace? etc.
I've received great feedback - I can pinpoint which topics to revisit, and which ones have been
mastered.

Audio project

I'm using google voice.  I have had students call in to read explanations for concepts that they have written in their notebooks. The kids love doing it.  I play some of their messages in class.  They're engagement level is very high.  It does give kids who don't like to participate in class a voice.  I find it an efficient way to formatively assess kids understanding. Some drawbacks are that the transcriptions are abyssmal and even sometimes print obsceneties that weren't stated in the message.  I have also had students call more than once to leave long messages that have nothing to do with what we are doing in class.  The phone in my room works great for students that don't have a cell phone.  So far I have only used it for in class assignments.

audio project Humphries

Post audio of lecture.

Audio Project Idea Kimker

I am going to use Google Voice for my audio project.  I will have the students in one class call me to report on their satisfaction with their lab groups.  They can tell me what problems they are having and whether or not they would like to have changes made regarding the composition of their groups.  I think this will be a great way for students to give me information that they would not want to share in front of other students.

Audio Project Idea Galakatos

I would like to have students send me audio commenting on what they understand most/least about an upcoming unit.  So far, I have only used Audioboo to add an audio explanation to a video post.

Audio Project Idea - Ramona Miles

In 7th grade German, students are going to call my Google voice number and leave a message.  They will have to say their name, what day it is and what time it is in German.  They'll get a grade bassed on their completeness, vocabulary usage, accuracy, and pronunciation.
They still have to complete a quiz over the current section and then learn to talk about days and time, so I'm hoping it will be done by our next Elite class.  But since my 7th graders only meet every other day, it's going to be close!

Schneider 7th Grade Science

I started a 7^th grade Science blog. I am posting pictures and videos of the students at work in the new science lab. Here is a link to my blog. http://sperrengschneiderscience.blogspot.com/

During labs when there is a calculator needed, I allow the students to use their cell phones. In class we have done a few activities when the students get online to research or look up examples. I have allowed students to use their cell phones or nook/kindle for these purposes.

I will continue to allow students to use their cell phones, nooks, and/or kindle for internet searches and calculators.

Althage

I created a teacher Facebook page.  I am unveiling my page to my students as we start our new chapter.  Also, we are linking my page to our 6th grade team page in Facebook.

I have yet to try anything new with student devices.  I do allow my students to bring in their nooks and they can read at the end of the hour if we have time left or if they get done early with their assignment.
I would like to try posting new videos to my teacher page on Facebook.http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-Althages-Science-Page/144366762330694

Freese-FACS

On facebook I have posted the daily assignments. (This needs some revision as I am not pleased with the way it has turned out.)  http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Freese-FACS/252359471485744
I will try to make this more efficient for my students.

Mr. Tomey's Global Science Classroom

**I have given my blog site to all students.  They can receive extra credit or Action Points if they go on and make a comment.  This one-time event will hopefully attract kids to checking my blog weekly.

**I have allowed students to use their phones to go on the internet and look up information.

**Blog is a great new tool- will help motivated students.  Devices in class give me more problems than they are worth, presently.
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Elite 2 post

I tried to add a blog to this thing.  I have no acess to student devices so I haven't done anything with that, and with that being said, I am unsure how I would use it in the future.

Facebook

I used my facebook page for information about Key Club activities in addition to class assignments.  I also changed the picture next to the messages.  I also added a powerpoint to facebook. http://www.facebook.com/?sfrm=1#!/pages/Kimker-FACS/238100476249835
In class, I had students use their phones to give them reminders to turn in a paper their parents were to sign.
I'm still waiting for some of the slips with parents' signatures so I'm not sure how well that worked, but it couldn't have hurt.  Most of my students do not use planners so if they will use an electronic device at least they probably won't lose it.