C/1 -- Thursday, January 31, 2013

Shannon's Class -- Things I Love VoiceThread (Day 2)

Students learned to access and created a Voicethread by uploading their Things I Love.  Students wrote a script for their Things I Love VoiceThread.  Students learned to record their comments and some students recorded their comment on their Things I Love VoiceThread.  Demo'ed how to share VoiceThread with other classmates.

• Next Time:   Finishing and sharing Things I Love VoiceThread.

Hilgers' Class -- Twalkers on Digital Passport
Students learned to how and why to avoid the dangers of multitasking while using Twalkers on Digital Passport.   Students earned the all 4 required Digital Passport badges and completed Digital Passport Assessment and Dig Passport Twalkers quiz. 

• Next Time: Students will learn to access and use voki.com to create talking avatars.  
• Had an additional time in tech on Monday, February 4th -- Students completed Digital Passport badges (Share Jumpers, E-volve, Search Shark and Twalkers) and quizzes (Dig Passport -- Twalkers and Digital Passport Assessment).

Little's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched Dancemat Typing website.  Students practiced keyboarding.

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

B/5 -- Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Hale's Class -- Things I Love VoiceThread (Final Day)
Reviewed how to add comment to VoiceThread and view 2 windows side-by-side (script and VoiceThread).  Students added their recorded comment as needed.  Reviewed how to share their voicethread.

• Next Time:    Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms)  to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Hoffert's Class -- Poetry VoiceThread (Day 1)
Students created a poem using the poetry forms or starting from scratch.  Students created a pic in paint or  powerpoint slides with their poem.  Students converted/saved their pictures and/or slides as jpegs.  Some students uploaded their pictures to Voicethread and recorded their poem. 

• Next Time:  Finishing and sharing poetry Voicethread.  Sending an Edmodo message to me explaining that their poetry VoiceThread is finished.

Barefoot's Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched Dancemat Typing website.  Demo'ed Dancemat Typing and how to sit properly when keyboarding.  

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

 

A/4 -- Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Faulhaber's Class -- Animal Adaptation Voicethread
Students learned to save their picture as a jpeg and upload it to Voicethread.

• Next Time:   Choose a Brod Bagert poem to create a presentation.  Students create a picture(s) using paint or PowerPoint.  Pictures will be uploaded to create a Voicethread and students will perform the poem.

Monroe's Class -- Things I Love VoiceThread
Students created a picture of things that they love while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Pictures were uploaded to Voicethread.

• Next Time: Students will create and read their Things I Love VoiceThread scripts.

Nixon's Class -- Intro to Keyboarding
Students learned to access folders in newer version of Edmodo.  Students learned to launch Dancemat Typing website.  Demo'ed Dancemat Typing and how to sit properly when keyboarding.  

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

D/3 -- Monday, January 28, 2013

No rotations for 4th or 5th due to 3hr delay (weather)
Reynolds' Class -- Keyboarding
Students accessed Dance Mat Typing folders in Edmodo.  Students launched Dancemat Typing website.  Demo'ed Dancemat Typing and how to sit properly when keyboarding.  

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

C/2 -- Friday, January 25, 2013

NO rotations due to 4hr early close (weather issues)

B/1 -- Thursday, January 24, 2013

Hale's Class -- Things I Love (Day 3)
Reviewed how to add comment to VoiceThread and view 2 windows side-by-side (script and VoiceThread).  Students finished their script as needed.  Students added their recorded comment.  Demo'ed how to share their voicethread.

• Next Time:  Most students  need to record their comment for their Things I Love Voicethread.  Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms)  to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Hoffert's Class -- Things I Love (Day 3)
Students reviewed how to record their comment for their Things I Love Voicethread. Students recorded their comment and learned to share their voicethread if they choose to do so.

• Next Time:  Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms)  to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Little's Class -- Intro to Keyboarding
Students learned to access folders in newer version of Edmodo.  Students learned to launch Dancemat Typing website.  Demo'ed Dancemat Typing and how to sit properly when keyboarding.  

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

A/5 -- Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Faulhaber's Class -- Animal Adaptation Voicethread
Students created a picture of animal adaptations while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Picture will be used in a Voicethread.

• Next Time: Students will learn to save their picture as a jpeg and upload it to Voicethread.

Monroe's Class -- Catch up day
Students completed Digital Passport Assessment and Dig Passport Twalkers quizzes if unfinished.  Students used Edmodo apps and/or Digital Passport.

• Next Time: Students will create a picture of things that they love while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Picture will be used in a Voicethread.

Barefoot's Class -- Intro to Keyboarding
Students learned to access folders in newer version of Edmodo.  Students learned to launch Dancemat Typing website.  Demo'ed Dancemat Typing and how to sit properly when keyboarding.  

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

D/4 -- Friday, January 18, 2013

2-hr delay -- Substitute

Lee's Class -- Keyboarding

Students practiced keyboarding while using Type To Learn

• Next Time: Students will create a picture of things that they love while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Picture will be used in a Voicethread.

Bolebruch's Class -- Info Text PowerPoint (Day 4)

Students finished infotext voicethread and shared voicethread with teacher.

• Next Time: Students will learn to access and use voki.com to create talking avatars.  

Nixon's Class -- Edmodo Apps
Students used Edmodo apps

• Next Time:  Demo Dancemat Typing and how to sit properly when keyboarding. .Students will learn to access Dance Mat Typing in Edmodo.  Students learned to launch Dancemat Typing website.  

C/3 -- Thursday, January 17, 2013

Shannon's Class -- Things I Love VoiceThread (Day 1)

Students created a picture of things that they love while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Students saved picture to home directory. 

• Next Time: Students will learn to access and create a Voicethread by uploading their Things I Love.  Students will write a script for their Things I Love VoiceThread.  If time allows, students will learn to record their comment on their Things I Love VoiceThread.

Hilgers' Class -- Sharing Info Text PowerPoint (Day 5) and  Using Keywords to search online
Students finished their InfoText PowerPoints and shared their PowerPoints with Mrs. Hilgers.
Students learn how to use keywords to search online while using Search Shark on Digital Passport.  Students earned badge on Search Shark.

• Next Time: Students will learn to access and use voki.com to create talking avatars.  

Reynolds' Class -- Intro to Keyboarding
Students learned to access folders in newer version of Edmodo.  Students learned to launch Dancemat Typing website.  Demo'ed Dancemat Typing and how to sit properly when keyboarding.  

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

 

B/2 -- Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Hale's Class -- Things I Love (Day 2)
Students wrote a paragraph about what they love to be used as a script for their Things I Love Voicethread.   Students learned how to access their previously created Things I Love Voicethread and add a recorded comment.  Some students added their recorded comment.

• Next Time:  Most students  need to record their comment for their Things I Love Voicethread.  Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms)  to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Hoffert's Class -- Things I Love (Day 2)
Students finished things I love pic (powerpoint, paint or wordle) and save as jpeg to prepare for VoiceThread upload.  Students logged into Voicethread and verified that their clayyourself avatar is chosen.  Students uploaded their Things I Love pic to VoiceThread.  Students wrote a paragraph about what they love.  Students reviewed how to record their comment for their Things I Love Voicethread. 

• Next Time:  Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms)  to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Blackwood's Class -- Intro to Keyboarding
Students learned to access folders in newer version of Edmodo.  Students learned to launch Dancemat Typing website.  Demo'ed Dancemat Typing and how to sit properly when keyboarding.  

• Next Time:  Students will continue to practice keyboarding while using Dancemat Typing.

 

A/1 -- Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Faulhaber's Class -- Twalkers
Students learn how cell phones can be a dangerous distraction and a hindrance while using Twalkers on Digital Passport.  Students complete 2 quizes (Digital Passport Assessment and Twalkers).  

• Next Time: Students will create a picture of things that they love while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Picture will be used in a Voicethread.

Monroe's Class -- Twalkers
Students learn how cell phones can be a dangerous distraction and a hindrance while using Twalkers on Digital Passport.  Students complete 2 quizes (Digital Passport Assessment and Twalkers).  

• Next Time: Students will create a picture of things that they love while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Picture will be used in a Voicethread.

Little's Class -- Posting and Sending Messages on Edmodo
Students learned to reply to a post or send a message in reply.  Students checked profile to verify whether or not they had received a "You Can Post" badge.  Students learned to access their library and launch Digital Passport.  Demo password protection as whole class. Students had a short opportunity to start Share Jumpers.

• Next time:  Students will learned to access the Digital Passport using their Edmodo library.  Students will log into the Digital Passport and started using Space Jumpers to learn about online privacy.

D/5 -- Monday, January 14, 2013

Lee's Class -- Twalkers

Students learn how cell phones can be a dangerous distraction and a hindrance while using Twalkers on Digital Passport.  Students complete 2 quizes (Digital Passport Assessment and Twalkers).  

• Next Time: Students will create a picture of things that they love while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Picture will be used in a Voicethread.

Hilgers' Class -- Info Text PowerPoint (Day 3)

Students used Mrs. Hilgers' powerpoint template (volcanoes) as a guide to create their individual powerpoint. Students learn to customize their PowerPoint and save their PowerPoint as jpegs.  Students learned to upload their saved jpegs to Voicethread.  Students uploaded and added fav paragraph comment to Voicethread. Finished Info Text PowerPoint. 

• Next Time: Students will learn to access and use voki.com to create talking avatars.  

Barefoot's Class -- Learning about online privacy
Students accessed the Digital Passport using their Edmodo library.  Most students earned Space Jumper badge in Digital Passport.

• Next time:  Students will learn about what to do when they encounter cyber bullies online while using E-Volve on Digital Passport. 

C/4 -- Friday, January 11, 2013

Shannon's Class -- Twalkers

Students learn how cell phones can be a dangerous distraction and a hindrance while using Twalkers on Digital Passport.  Students complete 2 quizes (Digital Passport Assessment and Twalkers).  

• Next Time: Students will create a picture of things that they love while using Powerpoint, Wordle or Paint.  Picture will be used in a Voicethread.

Hilgers' Class -- Info Text PowerPoint (Day 4) and Being an Upstander

Students used Mrs. Hilgers' powerpoint template (volcanoes) as a guide to create their individual powerpoint. Students learn to customize their PowerPoint and save their PowerPoint as jpegs.  Students learned to upload their saved jpegs to Voicethread.  Students uploaded and added fav paragraph comment to Voicethread. Finished Info Text PowerPoint.  Students logged into Digital Passport and used E-volve to learn how to protect their selves and others from cyberbullies.

• Next Time: Students will learn to access and use voki.com to create talking avatars.  

Nixon's Class -- Learning about online privacy
Students did Ice Breaker part of the Space Jumper Lesson.  Students accessed the Digital Passport using their Edmodo library.  Most students earned Space Jumper badge in Digital Passport.

• Next time:  Students will learn about what to do when they encounter cyber bullies online while using E-Volve on Digital Passport. 

 

B/3 -- Thursday, January 10, 2013

Hale's Class -- Create a Voicethread -- Things I Love (Day 1)
Students created a wordle, a pic in paint or a powerpoint slide to show what they love.  Students saved created pic as a jpeg to prepare for voicethread upload.  Students logged into voicethread and verified that their clayyourself avatar was chosen.  Students uploaded their love pic to VoiceThread. 

• Next Time:  Students will write a paragraph about what they love and record this as a comment for their Things I Love Voicethread.  Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms)  to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Hoffert's Class -- Unfinished Quizzes and Create a Voicethread -- Things I Love (Day 1)
Students completed Twalker Quiz and Digital Passport Assessment Quiz in Edmodo as needed.  Students earned unearned badges in Digital Passport.  Some students created a wordle, a pic in paint or a powerpoint slide to show what they love.  Students saved created pic as a jpeg to prepare for voicethread upload. 

• Next Time:  Students will finish things I love pic (powerpoint, paint or wordle) and save as jpeg to prepare for VoiceThread upload.  Students will log into Voicethread and verify that their clayyourself avatar is chosen.  Students will upload their Things I Love pic to VoiceThread.  Students will write a paragraph about what they love and record this as a comment for their Things I Love Voicethread.  Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms)  to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Reynolds' Class -- Learning about online privacy
Students did Ice Breaker part of the Space Jumper Lesson.  Students accessed the Digital Passport using their Edmodo library.  Most students earned Space Jumper badge in Digital Passport.

• Next time:  Students will learn about what to do when they encounter cyber bullies online while using E-Volve on Digital Passport. 

 

A/2 -- Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Faulhaber's Class -- Voki Upstander
Reviewed how to create and post an upstander voki.  Students created voki's to explain how they could be an upstander. Students used Search Shark on Digital Passport and earned badges for Share Jumpers and/or E-volve as needed.  After all 3 badges were earned Digital Passport students could return to a Dig Pass fav or an Edmodo app

• Next Time:  Students learn about dangers of multitasking while using Digital Passport (Twalkers).

Monroe's Class -- Change VoiceThread avatar and commenting on VoiceThread
Students learn to remove the generic voicethread avatar and add their clayyourself avatar.  Students learned to access a shared VoiceThread and add their comment. Students added their comment to their class' Grocery Store VoiceThread while typing text or recording using the microphone.

• Next Time:  Review creating and posting upstander voki.  Students will  create voki's to explain how they could be an upstander. Students learn about dangers of multitasking while using Digital Passport.

Blackwood's Class -- Learning about online privacy
Students accessed the Digital Passport using their Edmodo library.  Most students earned Space Jumper badge in Digital Passport.

• Next time:  Students will complete the Space Jumpers on Digital Passport. 

 

D/1 -- Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Lee's Class -- Using Keywords to search online
Students learn how to use keywords to search online while using Search Shark on Digital Passport.  Students earned badge on Search Shark and completed Digital Passport Assessment Quiz.

• Next Time:   Students learn how to create a VoiceThread.

Bolebruch's Class --  Info Text PowerPoint (Day 2)
Students used Mrs. Hilgers' powerpoint template (volcanoes) as a guide to create their individual PowerPoint. Students learned to customize their PowerPoint and save their PowerPoint as jpegs. 

• Next Time:  Students will continue to work on VoiceThread Book Report. Students will learn to upload their saved jpegs to Voicethread.  Students will upload and add their fav paragraph using comment option on Voicethread.

Little's Class -- Polls, Quizzes, Joining Groups and Using Edmodo apps
Students logged into Edmodo and completed both their 1st poll and quiz.  Students will join their grade level group and their class group.  Students will learn to access the Edmodo apps.

• Next Time:   Students learned how to check their badges to verify whether or not they can post.  Students will post or message their goals for 2013 on their classes wall.  Students will learn how to access and use links (including Digital Passport) in Edmodo's library.  Students will learn about online privacy in Share Jumper (Digital Passport).  

C/5 -- Monday, January 7, 2013

Shannon's Class -- Catch up day

Catch up day... Complete upstander voki and 3 Digital Passport badges.

• Next Time:  Students will think about how cell phones can be a help and a hindrance while using Twalkers on Digital Passport.

Hilgers' Class -- Info Text PowerPoint (Day 3)
Students used Mrs. Hilgers' powerpoint template (volcanoes) as a guide to create their individual powerpoint. Students learn to customize their PowerPoint and save their PowerPoint as jpegs.  Students learned to upload their saved jpegs to Voicethread.  Students uploaded and added fav paragraph comment to Voicethread.

• Next Time:  Finishing Info Text PowerPoint.  Students will learned to access and use voki.com to create talking avatars.  Students will log into Digital Passport and used E-volve to learn how to protect their selves and others from cyberbullies. After completing E-volve as time allows students will create voki's explaining how they could be an upstander. 

Barefoot's Class -- Edmodo Profile, Posting and beginnings of Share Jumper lesson
Students completed Ice Breaker part of Share Jumper Lesson. Students learned how to check their badges to verify whether or not they can post.  Students posted or messaged their goals for 2013 on their classes wall.

• Next time:  Students will learned to access the Digital Passport using their Edmodo library.  Students will log into the Digital Passport and started using Space Jumpers to learn about online privacy.

B/4 -- Friday, January 4, 2013

Hale's Class -- Twalkers
Students logged into Digital Passport and used Twalkers to learn how dangerous and distracting multitasking can be.  Students complete the Twalkers quiz and returned to Digital Passport to complete any other areas without a badge.

• Next Time:  Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms)  to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Hoffert's Class -- Twalkers
Students logged into Digital Passport and used Twalkers to learn how dangerous and distracting multitasking can be.  Students complete the Twalkers quiz and returned to Digital Passport to complete any other areas without a badge.

• Next Time:  Creating a short poem (using poetry forms poetry forms) to be changed into a powerpoint and uploaded to Voicethread.

Nixon's Class -- Posting and Sending Messages on Edmodo
Students learned to reply to a post or send a message in reply.  Students checked profile to verify whether or not they had received a "You Can Post" badge.  Students learned to access their library and launch Digital Passport.  Demo password protection as whole class. Students had a short opportunity to start Share Jumpers.

• Next Time:  Do "Ice Breaker" part of Share Jumper's lesson.  Have students complete "Privacy Mission" worksheet.

A/3 -- Thursday, January 3, 2013

Faulhaber's Class -- Using keywords to Search Online
Tried to demo creating upstander voki and posting on Edmodo.  Edmodo site was down :(
Students used Search Shark on Digital Passport and earned badges for Share Jumpers and/or E-volve as needed.

• Next Time:  Review creating and posting upstander voki.  Students will  create voki's to explain how they could be an upstander. Students learn about dangers of multitasking while using Digital Passport.

Monroe's Class -- Using keywords to Search Online
Edmodo site was down :(
Students used Search Shark on Digital Passport and earned badges for Share Jumpers and/or E-volve as needed.  Students choose to redo an activity once all Dig Pass badges were earned.

• Next Time:  Voicethread -- need to complete grocery store budget voicethread. Review creating and posting upstander voki.  Students will  create voki's to explain how they could be an upstander. Students learn about dangers of multitasking while using Digital Passport.

Reynolds' Class -- Posting and Sending Messages on Edmodo
Students learned to reply to a post or send a message in reply.  Students checked profile to verify whether or not they had received a "You Can Post" badge.  Students learned to access their library and launch Digital Passport.  Demo password protection as whole class. Students had a short opportunity to start Share Jumpers.

• Next Time:  Do "Ice Breaker" part of Share Jumper's lesson.  Have students complete "Privacy Mission" worksheet.

D/2 -- Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Lee's Class -- Creating Voki Upstander
Reviewed how to create, publish and post/embed a voki to Edmodo.  Students created, published and posted/embeded a voki explaining how to be an upstander when they encounter a cyber bully on their class' Edmodo wall.

• Next Time:   Students learn how to search online while using Search Shark on Digital Passport.

Bolebruch's Class -- Creating a Voki
Demonstrated how to create, publish and post/embed a voki. Students created, published and posted/embeded a voki to share their goal for the new year. 

• Next Time:  Students will continue to work on VoiceThread Book Report.

Blackwood's Class -- Edmodo Profile, Posting and Access links in Library
Students learned how to check their badges to verify whether or not they can post.  Students posted or messaged their goals for 2013 on their classes wall.  Students learned to access the Digital Passport using their Edmodo library.  Most students logged into the Digital Passport and started using Space Jumpers to learn about online privacy.

• Next time:  Students will complete the Space Jumpers on Digital Passport.