grade_4

 Hello teachers! A wiki is a way to collaborate on documents and share ideas. I have created this wiki for our campus so that if you have ideas when maybe you are away from your Lotus Notes, you can post your thoughts or add to information.

Next, Click on the "Notify Me" tab and check the You are monitoring "Page Changes", then click on the Update Monitoring button. Now, when there are changes to our page, you will be sent an email so you don't have to log in to check for changes.

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PicLit

Wow, I just found something fun. The site is called PicLits. Here’s the link: http://www.piclits.com/viewpoem.aspx?PoemId=4799

There are various photographs to choose from, then you choose some words that are descriptive–or different parts of speach. The re is a word bank or you can write Freestyle. I love this. I am definitely going to send the link to my teachers. I do have a couple of questions, though.

1. Would all the pictures be appropriate for Elementary students? I’ll have to check this to see for sure. 2. I noticed that to sign up, you need an email address. Not all of our students have email. This may be a problem unless I show them how they can make a bogus email address. Which that in itself is not right. Hmmm.

PicLit from PicLits.com

I love this little ditty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpcgRlXe40k Basically, the participants are coloring in the cells to create thier image. Each participant has a color and, I imagine, a plan in mind. Add music and speed up the images and voila! Art with spreadsheets! Enjoy.

__**This man's father is my father's son....who am I?(Math Question for Teachers...good luck...and good morning, good evening, and in case I forget...goodnight.)

I bought some powdered water the other day....what do you mix with that?(Science Question)**__


 * //__The other day I....oh wait...that wasn't me.(Writing Prompt)__//**

=Training Agenda, 11-17-08=

Good news--Promethean for all of 4th grade 
 * 1. How are things going?**

Sign up sheet for kids and sign up sheet for teachers should be on-line?__//**
 * //__Put Wiki Spaces Page on School Web Page


 * 2. How can I help you with your training of your students? I know I've asked this before, but I don't have many takers yet.**


 * 3. Do you have suggestions you'd  like to share with your team?**

Talk about wikis.   Let's make sure everyone can log on, and practice using the tool.   **4. Promethean stuff:** Activotes Sharing flipcharts http://rrisd-icplan.wikispaces.com/Flipcharts

want to make a book of usernames and passwords for all teachers! (website, lotus notes, wikispaces, envision...etc)

Karen wants to know how to record demonstrations on the Promethean.

  How to add a class list... <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">  Can make quizes for kids to take home online!
 * 5. Envision training, no need to install!**

(Only if you want to cover this...)
 * 6. Teacherweb--let's take some time to add to or work on your Teacherweb.**

I have a couple new lesson ideas. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/ict2.htm
 * 7. Excel spreadsheet--what can we graph?**

<span style="color: rgb(248, 247, 247);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">  //The site above came from the Education Appreciation newsletter that I forwarded you yesterday. It is worth your while to check this <span style="color: rgb(248, 247, 247);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(250, 250, 250);"><span style="color: rgb(248, 247, 247);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">     out and take a moment to sign up for it.//

//Cracking codes in excel. Harry is Lost! Other activities are good for inferencing and drawing conclusions and being detectives!// http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/ict2.htm

Here is a wiki that has all of the TA TEKS so you can see the continuum. http://rrisd-its.wikispaces.com/TechApps+Continuum+K-8 <span style="color: rgb(248, 247, 247);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">  Key boarding lesson! Charts for what fingers go where. 3rd graders need to learn Home Row. http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 8. TA TEKS--explore and see what we can use.**

Typing Pal Exercises <span style="color: rgb(248, 247, 247);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">  Web Library <span style="color: rgb(248, 247, 247);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">  A Trip through the Solar System!!! super cool <span style="color: rgb(248, 247, 247);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">  Assignments
 * Connected Tech:**

Class story ideas Document events
 * 9. Photostory3-**


 * 10. How to scan a document into the Shared Folder.**
 * Camico stuff
 * Pearson Envision

<span style="color: rgb(3, 3, 3);">There is a cool way to do arrays on Microsoft Word! Go to Insert---Table... and the students can make arrays! [| Using Tables for arrays.docx]

http://www.geography4kids.com/ Geography Site--very cool