Parent Teacher Conferences

Don't forget the Spring Parent Teacher Conferences are this Thursday, March 29th. They are not mandatory.

3/15/12 Homework

Read 20 minutes

Math:  25.1  8-11
25.2  odds on top, all Mixed Review
Review Sheet 14 and 15 are due Thursday, March 29

Study DLR, test tomorrow

Using Video Dorsey

I posted 2 videos on my Trigonometry moodle, and arranged to have laptops available in my room on a day I was absent so that students could access the videos.  They were each about 10 minutes in length and covered how to graph an ellipse which was what we were covering at the time.  If I use them again, I think I would have some guided questions for them to respond to that accompany the video.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nxT6LQhXLM&feature=player_embedded

Video Check of Weekly MAP Packet

I used this as a check for our weekly MAP practice packets.  Students graded their own
packet and scored it accordingly.

Product Demonstrations-Video and Audio Lessons

Students in Marketing I were video taped with a class camera conducting product demonstrations as a component of their Sales Unit. Student will watch and listen to their own presentations posted on the class blog then complete a self-evaluation using a rubric that measures voice, tone, body gestures, word usage, calrity etc. This will better prepare them for their culminating event with is a sales presentation.

Lueking Video Post

The students created 6 test taking tips to help them prepare for the MAP test.

Laura Heller's Video Project

Hays Video

My reading classes created a photostory using the MAP concentration words for Communication Arts.  They had great time and it was so easy to do!!!

Gordon Video

I had the students write new lyrics to a song of their group's choice to go with the branches of government. Then, they performed them for the class and I took a video with my iPhone then uploaded them to youtube. I really liked the project and so did the students. I would definitely do this project again. The only challenge I had was the students having to take a couple "tries" to get it perfect and I would turn the music down a little to be able to hear the kids singing. The kids love being youtube stars and love to see how many "views" they have.

Goedde

Budding Author

Using a microphone and being in a movie motivates my students to write stories.  I encourage them to write about subjects that are of interest to them.  This kindergartner illustrated and wrote about his favorite football team.  Sometimes it's difficult to hear all the words in a kindergarten room but the microphone solved that problem.  His classmate in the front row wrote a story shortly thereafter and is ready for his big day.

Kristin Drinen, video consumption and creation, c12

Consumption:
In PFM we show a video to help students understand the structure and functions of the Federal Reserve. Here's a link: http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/inplainenglishvideo.cfm

Creation:
Having some technical difficulties with this one. My fabulous idea is becoming a little harder to execute than expected. In Intro to Business one of our units is social responsibility. We do a case study on Ben & Jerry's, pioneers for linking business with social values. The company creates numerous flavors that promote and support social initiatives/charities. Students pick a charity to support and then make an ice cream flavor on their website's flavor generator. I then have them present their new flavor and the social mission behind it. I was planning on having them present via a commercial made with PhotoStory. So far issues I have had: 1. getting PhotoStory downloaded on my desktop classroom computers that are administrator locked. 2. using their phones to record audio and then email it, save to H:drive and then import into PhotoStory - PhotoStory does not support the audio file format used on the phones. 3. borrowed the super cool pilot headphones for audio recording but so far no luck - tried plugging into two different places on the computer as well as alternating both input connections but still can't hear my audio play back. Needless to say, I loved the idea but don't have a whole lot more time to spend working on logistics right now; the class is supposed to be starting the project on Friday. May have to be something for next semester, technology permitting.

Art Room Videos

As an introduction to our Egyptian Art unit, my second-graders watched this three-minute .National Geographic video about Ancient Egypt.  The students learned how the people lived and why they made mummies, not just how they made them.  By the time we were ready to begin plaster mummies, they had some background knowledge and visuals.

I also made an Animoto video to promote our annual Art Show.  I am going to show it to the kids the week before and have the web address posted in our monthly newsletter.

Ms. Nelson Linck's Lions

My Animoto Video

This is a short video of some of our activities this year.

video

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.

DECA animoto video

I am not completely done with it but here is the beginning.

Video used for review in Marketing

I used the following YouTube video to reinforce topics learning in the sales section of features and benefits. I inserted the link into my Powerpoint and brought it up after I explained the features and benefits project before they began to work on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiSpUtjEKrM&feature=fvwrel The JT Show has lots of sales videos that fit with my curriculum. One problem is that sometimes he doesn't use the same vocabulary as my curriculum does.

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.

My Animoto Video

My Animoto Video