Other science postings

I was able to look at summer and Amy Johnson's blog from our class they both had really fun ideas with using the internet to help them in the classroom. Summers was about finding the different organisms in a pond through the internet because she wouldn't be able to get all of her kids our in to the nature very likely. The other one allowed students to explore the different surface of the planets via a program on the internet, they then colored different pictures about those surfaces. I know that there are still so many great ideas out there and the more looking that i do on the internet the more fun we will have in the classroom.

Copywrite's for educators

It's awesome that we are able to use so many copywrited materials either fully or partly for educational purposes, it really shows me that education is looked at as important. To me the point that we are supposed to look at copywrited materials and how they are effected in the business world is really nice. For example i know that i would really love to play some of my brothers music so more people could hear it and become familiar with it if it relates to what we are talking about in the lessons, however other music artists may feel it is harmful to their business and i need to respect that too.Tpak really helps to make the use of technology balanced with what really needs to be involved so that technology doesn't take away from the learning but certainly helps it.

the science wonder!

I made my way though a lot of science class with out really using any technology at all, it wasn't until i was in the physical science class for elementary education that i started to realize that there really are a lot more fun things you can do with technology to make stuff fun. Not to mention all the things we explored this past week, with the solar system and GPS in order to really understand things not ust in theory but see them in actuality. It's been a lot of work to get it up and going but i figure once you do the activity once it's always going to be faster and more fun the second time. It was a good project for the week.

The Tech Savvy Teacher

The Tech Savvy Teacher:
Here is an article so that you can collect some great ideas about being the coolest, savviest teacher around. This week is a science experiment working with GPS...check it out!


“Spruce Up Your Students Lives”



As part of the fourth grade science objectives students must classify Utah plants. A simple way to do this is to classify using the categories of grass, tree and shrub. We have created a simple project that will send your students on an adventure!



You will need the accompanying worksheet, the following websites, GPS tracking system (enough for groups of 4 to 6 students) and an adventure location. Some suggestions would be the school grounds, local parks, city buildings, a local university. Please obtain permission where necessary. Before you begin, make any necessary arrangements to transport students to the adventure location.



First, give the students the accompanying worksheet and direct them to the list of common Utah plants located at the bottom. Ask them to go to this website, http://extension.usu.edu/range/ or Google their specific plant. Draw a simple representation of identifying characteristics.



As the teacher, instruct the class in GPS technology. Accompany students to the adventure location. Have students identify their chosen plant, obtain a sample, and record the GPS location. Return to the classroom.



Have students confirm their choices using the website provided earlier. Compare GPS locations found by the students. Emphasize that everything on the earth is located by coordinates.

A yummy day

So today we used something called delicious, I'm pretty much amazed that there are so many resources there are. I feel pretty silly doing all of this but it's really cool to get to know that there is so much to explore. It only took like five minutes for me to find a ton of ideas for the third graders to use about art. I'm so floored how fast technology has come and that I should be in the middle of it but there is still so much that I have to learn.

Oh my melting mind.

Well pretty much I've found out this week that I don't read, and that i don't have any interest on things with updates except the waves at home that I can't even see because the mountains are in the way. Not that I'm complaining, I've decided to be a more interesting and well read person, even though the Twilight series are still in my to read category i feel like I may be a little more rad if i do read them. So please keep updating your books so you can help this uncultured reader receive more rad points. thanks. i don't want my mind to melt.

IPT 287

Well folks here we are in class, this week I've learned that I'm excited to use technology in my classroom, why b/c i want to be one cool cat of a teacher. I know what I don't like in classes and what I do. I mean really who didn't enjoy computer time playing Oregon Trail in elementary school? We may not have those sweet green pixalated screens now, but I don't think that the kids will complain too much if they're sent over to google earth to find their own house in Utah and then explore the rest of the US that was traveled by it's founders to get here. It's no Oregon Trail but I think it will do the job fine.