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A free software disaster recovery, disk cloning and deployment solution. Allows a user to clone an individual machine or many computers Skills for Success for teachers (AW Framework) BigHugeLabs is one of my favorite sites where students can make cool stuff with digital photos. For example, using the Motivator, students can make their own inspirational/famous person or inventor motivational posters. With the Trading Card, students can feature people of honor with researched facts and a photo. The Movie Poster can feature a book and include characters, setting, plot and climax, author info, copyright, etc. or feature an explorer. If you would like to know more about BigHugeLabs, just contact me.
http://bighugelabs.com/deck.php Professional Standard 2 QR Codes
What is a QR Code? QR stands for Quick Response. It is a bar code that can be generated and then decoded with a QR Code scanner on a mobile device, to take you to a digital destination. When scanned, the QR Code can open a web page, bring up a text message, or read a recorded message. QR Codes are commonly found on posters, signs, menus, signs and even student work. Step 1) RecordMP3To record an audio QR Code go to: (no sign up or registration): http://www.recordmp3.org/ Then go to QRHacker (see above) to create the QR code. Step 2) grhacker Create QR Codes for a text message, phone numbers or open a URL - (no sign up or registration - very easy to use) http://www.qrhacker.com/ AudacityUse Audacity to record and save file as a .wav file. Then add to DropBox (you must have DropBox downloaded to your computer). Once in Drop Box, right click the file (within Drop Box). Choose the DropBox option from the pop up menu. Select "Copy Public Link". Now you can use QRHacker to create the QR code. Step 3) If you need an embed code for your wiki or webpage:Use this QR Code generator to get the html embed code http://www.mobile-barcodes.com/qr-code-generator/ Other QR Code Creators that I haven't used: Kaywa - http://quikqr.com QuickQR - http://quikqr.com GoQR - http://goqr.me/ Delivr - http://delivr.com/qr-code-generator Goo.gl - http://goo.gl What do I do with the code?Once the code has been generated, simply download it, copy and paste it into a document or webpage, or use the mobile-barcodes website to obtain an embedding code for your wiki or website. Where to get a QR Code Scanner for your Phone or Mobile Device Some come with barcode readers that are already installed. If not, just go to the app store and search. You can also Google search "QR reader for Nokia", "QR reader for Droid", "QR reader for iPhone". I use the "free QR Code Reader" for my iPhone". Educational Uses: {for students with iPod touches (with cameras) or smart phones* Display student artwork in the hallway. Add a QR code that provides additional info about the student or artist. * Display student reports. Add a QR code so that parents/others can listen to a child read the report. * Add a QR code to the back/inside of a book with a student recorded synopsis of the book/book review/info about the author. * Create a QR code scavenger hunt in or around the school. Each new QR code provides a new clue. * Create a QR code to take student directly to a website or video. * Have students create a QR code to provide additional information to their resumes (for a 21st century resume). Not only will this help engage them in technical writing, but also their work will be innovative. * Students can create the QR codes that link to content they create. If students helped create awareness around bullying or digital citizenship, for example, they might put the codes around the school or in a parent newsletter. They can take it a step further by creating codes for a local business or organization. Professional Standard 2 ReadWorks
http://www.readworks.org/ - This site is aligned to common core and includes lesson and unit plans. Some categories include: skill and strategy units, author’s purpose, cause & effect, character, classify & categorize, compare and contrast, figurative language, main idea, and more… Items are divided by age, lexile levels, skill, etc… The site also provides reading passages that correlate with skill categories. Professional Standard 2 This site has 30,000 free resources on the site to use, videos and lesson plans that go with them. It is free! You will need to sign up for a free account.
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ Professional Standard 2 Here are a couple of resources that you may be able to use. The resource is called Studyladder and has activities for Math, English, Art, Science, Health, and a few others. It is a free sign up for educators.
https://www.studyladder.com/teacher/home Studyladder - Halloween activities http://www.studyladder.com/guides/halloween Professional Standard 2 A website with strategies, skills and activities in Math. It includes games, handouts, books and other great resources for struggling students.
http://www.gregtangmath.com/ Professional Standard 2 Certificate StreetThis is a fabulous site. The site has a variety of fillable certificate categories - just choose what you want, click download and you will have a fillable form to use. You can even build your own.
Free Certificate MakerHere is a great site that lets you choose a certificate, click download and provides fillable fields. http://www.certificatestreet.com/templates/education/5/education.html A cross-curricular Science/Language arts activity called the sensory poem. Your students may choose their themes, but they must involve all the senses. Holidays, seasons, and other broad concepts make nice topics. List the five senses -- sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch -- for the students. Tell them that they must address one sense in each line of the poem. The first line should include a color, and the last may include touch or emotion. You may allow students to put the other lines in any order they choose. This could be done on Google docs, and then shared with the teacher.
Here is an example: Spring [Color] Spring is green with bright yellow buds, [Sight] New shoots emerge from the dark brown earth, [Smell] The scent of rain mixes with blossoms in the air, [Hearing] Birds chirp with newfound vibrato in the trees, [Taste] Succulent strawberries ripen in the sun, [Emotion] All is fresh, warm, and beautiful in the world. Professional Standard 2 This is a fun site called emailsanta.com. Students write letters to Santa online, using a partially filled template, and then Santa writes back to them within a minute. The letters can be printed when the letter is finished (and there is no saving).
Professional Standard 2 The idea is to create a map of places that students like to go (for fun) and map out a route from their house to those places. Then they create labels on the map with business names, followed with cardinal direction labels and an informative essay about where they enjoy going and why.
Just click "create map" - http://www.scribblemaps.com/ Professional Standard 2 Explorer Trading Cards ….. using bighugelabs.com Big Huge Labs Directions: a) Scroll down and open “Trading Card” b) Click – choose file c) Navigate to q saved your image – then select it and click open d) For the title – type your explorers name e) For the sub-title, type in the sponsoring country f) In the description, type: (only about 7 lines of text will fit) --- year of birth and death --- 1 major accomplishment --- 3 interesting facts --- by: your name 8. Choose a style 9. Choose a few icons that represent your explorer (just click on a circle and then choose an icon – IT MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR EXPLORER) ---- then repeat for other icons 10. Crop – leave it on “center” 11. Click Create (If your image cuts off part of the head, click Edit. Locate a new image. Click upload and locate your new image). When you are finished creating the trading card: 12. Click Download 13. Locate the downloaded image. Select it and then click open. 14. Click Print 15. Click Next 16. Your image should be the defaulted selection (has a check mark) 17. Click Next 18. Choose a printer 19. Click Next 20. Choose whatever size your teachers asks you to choose (5 X 7 or 4 to a page) 21. Click Next 22. Click Finish Professional Standard 2 Digital Storytelling – Honoring the memories of someone special
Students will write a personal narrative about honoring the memories of someone special to them. What did this individual do to leave/have an impact on your life? They will use the writing process of prewriting, writing, revising, editing and publishing to create the narrative story. While writing, students will apply the 3/6-traits of writing to create their project: ideas/content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency & conventions. The final product of digital storytelling will be published through Google Slides and then recorded through Screencastify. Original art work would really make this great. To take a picture of original art work, check out the Alice Keeler webcam extension. Professional Standard 2 Grade 5 Revolutionary War LetterHere is a project idea that integrates technology and transfers a student’s keyboarding skills (learned last year) into the writing of a friendly letter. Students would compose a letter to a friend or relative as a colonist describing why they would support the Patriots, the Loyalists, or the Neutralists using the Friendly Letter Generator as an online tool.
This letter would be written after your students have studied and understand what the each group stood for with the British (Patriots, Loyalists, Neutralists) and be fairly knowledgeable in the events that led up to the Revolutionary War. What a great way to assess higher-order thinking - (defend and support a position, make judgments in regards to strengths and weaknesses of the position, construct a quality letter, evaluate viewpoints, etc.). If you would like any assistance with a project like this, or would like for me to post this website on the Mrs. Tush website (in student’s corner), just let me know. Attached is a sample Revolutionary War letter, using the Friendly Letter Generator. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/letter-generator-30005.html Professional Standard 2 Penguin WebquestI have created a webquest for your students while they study about penguins. It covers the Emperor, Adelie, African and King Penguins. Students are asked to research, write and draw for this webquest. It is based on a subscription program called Pebble Go. Without this subscription, you won't be able to use it.
Here is the webpage that it is created on. http://tushwebsites.pbworks.com/w/page/92811141/Grade%202%20Penguin%20Webquest Professional Standard 2 |
Dawn TushInstructional Facilitator @ Pauline Central, Topeka, KS Archives
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