Google Sites

I am using my google site as an inspiration for teaching. So any kind of inspirations I have for teaching I will put on there, quotes, my own mission statement and lesson plans I develop. I may even find photo's or things like that I may be inspired by. What ever it may be I figured I could easily post it there. Then if I get discouraged by a failure in technology :0) I can go look at an inspiration to pick me back up!I created a link for site but it won't actually link to it, so I put the web-address below just in case so you can go to it anyway.


https://sites.google.com/site/inspirationsforteaching/

Google Documents

Here are some picture's I was able to upload since I couldn't get Jing to work right. It show's the Google chrome search engine,the area where you choose to start a new document, a document I've already started with a couple of people and then there's the area where you can share the document and the different setting's you can actually set the sharing to.

Concept Map

Creative Writing Class

I did my concept map on a lesson plan for a creative writing class or a Language arts class. I would be able to use this as an inspiration for learners because they can see the basic concepts of the projects they are going to be doing. Although I would have liked to included pictures but wasn't able to and I also would have liked to included reading examples of the poetry and the short stories so students can see actual examples of what it is I want them to do I can always do that later in class. I would also like to have an example of a book for them to look at as an example of what I want them to create. Sometimes it is easier for students to have visuals to learn from, I know it is me, so that is what a concept map is good for. But when you can't really add pictures it's hard to have those visuals. Although you can always use main ideas of the projects so they know what they are to do next. Mine is a little more detailed then the main ideal concept. But it doesn't have all the instructions. Students could also use a concept map in a project to set up their own thinking of how they plan to do a research project or do group projects and determine who is going to work on what.

Google Document Jing Video

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I can't get it to work no matter what I do. I was finally able to get Jing to accept my images through a different computer but I wasn't able to post a video. I tried many times it keep saying there wasn't a page for it. And I couldn't get the images to stay in the right order, very frustrating. This is why I think it would be difficult for me to incorporate technology in the classroom with out someone who knows how to actually do this kind of stuff. My instructions were on how to use google documents in the classroom. I went step by step showing how to enter through either internet explorer then search for google or to use google as your main web browser. Then the students would need to create a google account to use google documents. One student would have to be the owner of the account and set up the document. They would click on document which is one of the top search engines with images or news etc. Once they've done that they will come to an area where they will have to click on create so they can create a document, but there will be other options in there too that they can use later on too. Then a blank page will come up and the student can type their paper in the document and it saves automatically in the document and it can be accessed from any where there is internet. There is an option called share at the top right corner that the student can click on and add the other students. But the student most choose to what degree he wants to share this document. Students can be editors, may comment, or just view the document. If they are working on a project together they want to be able to edit it. But a student may want to add their teacher as someone who can comment. Students can also remove anyone any time they want to. Although a student may have many documents saved in google not all can be viewed by thease people. Everything is saved automatically too, which is very handy. My jing video was suppose to show this but I couldn't get it working I will keep trying but I figured I would write about it at least.

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Podcast

1. It talks about filling in the gaps, so everyone can perform on the same level. By creating partnerships, using the resources available and creating good organizational techniques to help. I think everyone could always improve with the right resources and help available to them. 2. Reading rocket This podcast talks about and some even have classroom examples of ways to improve literacy in the classroom. There are authors and illustrators of children's books that are interviewed on the topic but also professionals in the area of literacy. It was interesting, but did take a long time to load. Special Education Topics I really liked this one, but of course that is my area of study. But it brought up a diverse selection of topics to choose from. Current news about things that have happened in schools because of children with special needs to basic health insurance issues for children with Autism. There were also links to other educational topics on this site.

3. pod casting is a great tool to research any current issues in the news. Students or teachers can also do their own little broadcasting system using pod casting. It could be done based on unit's in a book or set up on one main idea then branched off of there incorporating a bunch of other idea's. It should use many class subjects though. Just another way for the teacher to use PB learning in the classroom to gain student interest and parent involvement by allowing them to watch the pod cast's.