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I updated my website to let KDG parents know about the program. I also attached lyrics, youtube videos, letters, and music to my website, so they could practice at home with their kids or have the information if they lost it or it never found its way home. During their program, I also showed the parents videos on the big screen of when their kids were first starting off in music and then also how they played instruments. I used Powerpoint and a projector/laptop to place them in an organized manner, so I could be organized at the program. I love being able to bring the kids and their parents into the 21st century with technology.

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This quarter I updated my website and also finally figured out how to add documents to my website (better late than never I guess!).  The documents and videos I added pertainto Vowel Town, which is part of the phonics program I teach.  My hope is these documents and videos will help parents understand the program better and also allow students to practice at home.

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Below you will find documents and videos to help you work with your child on the various skills associated with Vowel Town.

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This year, I have tried to incorporate technology in several ways. My website is a work in progress. At the beginning of the year, I added a picture of me and my family with a description to assist the parents of my students in knowing who I am! Also, on my website I have added a scrapbook with student pictures. I put an album on my site including more student pictures. I have used the IPad for many things, including in meeting IEP goals. One of my students came to me with an IEP goal of identifying each student in her regular classroom. With permission from her teacher and all parents, I was able to add pictures of each student along with names. For data collection, we go through the students and document which ones she can correctly identify (she knows 18/20)!! Also, two of my students made ITrailers by using pictures of themselves throughout the year. They really enjoyed this project (and so did I)!

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Creighton Collier - 8th Grade American History (4th Quarter)

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Creighton Collier - 8th Grade American History (4th Quarter)

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To finish off the year, I had students analyze some of the founding principles of the American Constitution after the American Revolution. In order to complete this task, I wanted students to expand on the information that we had covered during the unit. Students worked on and completed research projects to delve deeper into various topics that we did not have time to cover during the unit. My hope in doing so was to peak students' interests in the unit because they got to choose their topics. I did, however, want students to utilize quality primary sources in their research, which is why I created a page where students could find links to primary sources that they could use on their projects. Furthermore, I also asked students to send me links via email where I could then update the page with additional sites with primary sources. Below is the page that we used for our projects.

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Creighton Collier - 8th Grade American History (3rd Quarter)

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Creighton Collier - 8th Grade American History (3rd Quarter)

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During our third quarter, students studied a period of American History when the United States began to expand and grow in size. Furthermore, the country experienced rapid reform movements, which would set the stage for the Civil War. In order to immerse the students into this unit, students played an interactive game called "The Oregon Trail." While the students found the game fun, they also used it as a tool to learn just how difficult the journey was for many settlers who attempted to move out West to explore and establish a settlement for themselves. Below is the page where I had students log-in to "The Oregon Trail."

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4Q I updated my website with examples of student work. Students, or anyone who's curious, can now check my website and see examples of what they'll be making throughout their course. I haven't included examples of all the projects for all classes, but a majority of them are there. I plan to put more up in the future. Dropping the images into place was a bit problematic, as I think you could either choose L, R, or C for each of the images. What I've got is simple, but it will do for now.

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3Q  I added a document manager and drop box to my website. While I don't think the drop box will be used that often, I do really like that I have all my most used documents available now on my website. If a student is absent, they can still get the form and turn it in to me when they are back in class.

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A document manager is where you can provide documents for students and parents to download. The sample document below includes School Center instructions for teachers.

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2Q  Brushed up on some tips & tricks of Google. How would I function without google drive and google docs? Sharing and editing documents has never been easier, including documents from my students.

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1Q A handful of teachers received Mimio training to show us how to turn our regular white boards into smart boards. While anyone can create a presentation from scratch, there are lots of pre-made lessons to choose from on https://www.mimioconnect.com/

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MimioConnect - Lesson Plans for Interactive Whiteboards - Online Teacher Community

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MimioConnect - Lesson Plans for Interactive Whiteboards - Online Teacher Community

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Students worked on individual poster designs for a publicity project. We utilized the website www.canva.com. I selected this website because it is the same one I used for the fall musical poster. It is user friendly, has a big database of photos, and allows you to upload your own photos. Students created their posters based on the criteria I gave them. They shared them with me digitally, and with the class as well.

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I've been doing much better with keeping up with my homework blog page of my website this quarter. I'm also excited to see what the new website will look like for next year! I've also been using Google Docs and Slides quite a bite for my Honors CAII WWII papers and presentations, as well as Thinglink for introducing authors and works.

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I created a Tour of Paris  with Google Tour Builder to introduce some of the classics of French literature to the Horror Literature class. We talked about the very unhappy story of Notre Dame de Paris (everyone dies except for the goat and a slimy villain), compared to the Disney version of Hunchback of Notre Dame. Then they used Chromebooks to explore the Paris with the google tour including a treasure hunt in a cemetery, a guided video tour of the catacombs. panoramic views from Notre Dame, a 3D tour of the Opera including backstage, and the ability to explore inside the Louvre in 3D.

I also added some study tools to my website for students to print and use as they need. I am offering extra credit points to students who find typos in the conjugation sheets.

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In French III we used the imperfect tense to write our own fairy tales.  Students then illustrated them and put the illustrations into Power Point.  They then recorded their story for each illustration to create their own "talking storybooks".

I have added a Useful Links page to my website for practice at home.

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French II used Power Point to illustrate their daily routines.  They presented these orally to the class with memorized narration of their daily routines.

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Fourth quarter (wow, we're here), I updated my website with information about the Spring play, Over the River and Through the Woods. My speech students are writing their outlines in Google docs and they will share it with me. My theatre arts students are currently working on a presentation Google slides and Prezi.

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First semester, my students focused on Acting/Directing. Second semester, we are focusing more on technical theatre and design. Students used the poster creation website www.canva.com to design play posters for our theatre publicity unit. I will include an example below! We also did a makeup design unit that I featured on my website.
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For this quarter, I started updating my document manager with classes I would teach in the Spring (instead of two sections of Speech I, I teach Intro to Theatre). I also included a production photo of the musical to promote involvement both inside and outside of my classroom.

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First quarter, I updated my website for the first time with the syllabi for all of my classes along with a PG-13 permission form. I also updated my contact sheet with my information so parents could contact me easily. This addition was especially helpful for the parents with students involved in my after-school program. I utilized my homepage as a way to announce the Fall musical, Curtains. I also included audition dates and information along with ticketing information. Included is a screenshot of my contact form.

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In this final quarter requirement I decided to revamp my home page. When users go to my webpage they will see a link the Voyager teams homework page. As well, they will see my email and phone number. Finally, users will see my symbaloo. The symbaloo makes it easier for students to navigate the web and find the webpages I use frequently in class.

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This quarter I added a YouTube video to my World History course description tab. Adding the YouTube video was a challenge. I tried using keepvid, but when I added it to my website it said it was missing a "plug-in." So I did some research and found out that I didn't need to use keepvid. Instead, I embeded the video into the website. If you go to the share tab on YouTube, you'll see an embed tab. All you have to do is copy the link and paste it into the website.

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This quarter I decided to add a Life 101 tab to my website. Under this tab, viewers will see a course description and the events that are going on for that month. As well, I added links to our life101 calendars so parents and guardians are more informed.

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I used this quarter to update my website and add a contact page. By adding the page parents and some students are able to get a hold of me quickly. The individual filling out the form must provide me with their name, email, and a brief message.

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Stephanie Pyle~1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters because I forgot about this requirement.  :-\

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Stephanie Pyle~1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters because I forgot about this requirement.  :-\

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1st quarter I got really excited about using Mimio. It is a perfect tool for Kindergarten. They LOVE to write on the board with the "special" pen. I put together a quick and simple slide using the clone feature that helped us graph the apple they think tasted the best.

2nd quarter I learned about a program called Seesaw that is like Facebook but is private-for your class only.  It allows students to scan a QR code and take a picture of something they are working on in school and share it with their parents.  I like that it will not post until the teacher approves it.  It also, like Facebook, allows the teacher to post pictures and notes for parents.  When you post something you select who you want to view the post.  This is a handy feature if you have a picture with only one or two students so you can tag only those students.

3rd quarter I used the Video Download Helper to save youtube videos to my desktop when we were studying chicks, or learning about the water cycle.

4th quarter Google docs and Dropbox have become my friends. I love that I can save files to these drives and access them from home without having to carry a flashdrive. I also use it often to look up files that were shared with me in the past. It is so nice how convenient it is to share files with my co-workers.

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This quarter I found it difficult to keep up with my website "Homework Blog." However, I did make use of Google Classroom and Google Docs for my Honors Sophomores WWII research paper, both of which were extremely helpful in keeping myself and my students organized throughout the process. Those same students are now utilizing Google Slides or Prezi to create a presentation component of that project.

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For the 2nd quarter, I was able to add to my website that we had a 2nd grade Christmas program coming up. This helped the parents know when to come and what to expect. In the 3rd quarter, I also promoted my 1st grade program on my website, but I attached the lyrics as a linked document, so that the students could study if they needed to. used the iPad to video the students doing World drumming, and then I sent it to their teachers as well as let the students watch themselves in class. Also, I was able to show my students a video of my colleagues and I doing a collaborate session on playing instruments.

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This quarter we used the camera on the IPad quite a bit.  Our goal was reading fluency.   Students created sentences and made a video reading them.  Students then shared their sentences with the class.

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This quarter I introduced a few new new iPad apps my kids really love. At a technology class we learned about zookazam, a virtual reality/3D app. The students get to choos an animal, create a moving 3D image and can also learn facts about the animal. It is great for language therapy. Also, this quarter, I updated my website with information on the differences between speech and language, and the screening process for speech and language.

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This quarter I added fraction websites to my math link. I also changed the background on my website. In my classroom, we continue to use technology daily for math and reading. I continue to attend Taste of Tech Tuesdays with Mrs. Rousch in order to learn more about using technology in my classroom.

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I finally got around to uploading pictures. I also played around with the web page options and added some fun backgrounds to add to the photo themes. The parents have seemed to really enjoy it. I also used my iPad to take most of the photos and upload them. I continue to use the mimio board for dance time daily.

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Regarding my use of Technology this quarter. I have found that the 'wh' app you provided from the 'appy Holidays workshop has been very beneficial. I have been able to tailor it to my student's needs/goals and change some of the questions to use it several times in different ways. I am using the iPad as a motivator/reward for a low functioning Autistic student who is learning to make requests using pictures and has requested the iPad and responded favorable to a music app I have on it.

Last quarter I did some video modeling with a particularly difficult student so he could see his behavior and I could supplement the video with /visuals/pictographs of his behavior.

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This quarter I continued the "blog" style for my website, which is used mostly to keep students and parents informed about what's happening that week in my class.

For other technologies--I have made a Google Classroom and plan on using it with my Honors CAII class for their WWII Research Paper.

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Emily Engelbrecht - Title Reading -2nd quarter

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Emily Engelbrecht - Title Reading -2nd quarter

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This quarter I have managed to update my website with more websites for parents to use. I am still trying to find the best way to download a video for parents to use (the video shows 2 of my first grade students demonstrating Vowel Town). I've also been researching more useful apps to use with my lessons involving phonics and phonemic awareness.

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Creighton Collier - 8th Grade American History (WMS) - Second Quarter

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Creighton Collier - 8th Grade American History (WMS) - Second Quarter

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At the beginning of the second quarter, the finalization of the 2016 Presidential Election took place. In order to get students involved in the political process and engaged in the election, I created a tab on my homepage where students could take several political surveys. These surveys would connect their personal and political ideologies to the candidates running in the election. Many students enjoyed the activity because it allowed students to explore many of the ongoing issues in the United States and the world.

Here is just one site that I had students look at: https://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz

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Lara Shaw-Art Teacher @ Maple Grove Elementary-2nd Quarter

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Lara Shaw-Art Teacher @ Maple Grove Elementary-2nd Quarter

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During this quarter as a part of my technology training, I completed a digital drop box on my website. This provides a place for parents/guardians to sign up to volunteer in the art room

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Julie Curtis - This quarter I changed the background on my website to a winter theme.  I have been utilizing technology in the classroom with my students by using the iPad to videotape their attempts at speech production.  By providing them with audio and visual feedback, they are able to assess themselves and make adjustments with their articulators to improve intelligibility.  The students are then able to share the short videos with their teachers and classmates to show their progress and receive positive encouragement from their peers.

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Julie Curtis - This quarter I changed the background on my website to a winter theme.  I have been utilizing technology in the classroom with my students by using the iPad to videotape their attempts at speech production.  By providing them with audio and visual feedback, they are able to assess themselves and make adjustments with their articulators to improve intelligibility.  The students are then able to share the short videos with their teachers and classmates to show their progress and receive positive encouragement from their peers.

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To update my website, I added folders for each subject to my document manager so that I can upload documents for students and parents to access at home. I added a math link to my home page so that I can share lessons and videos for students to practice math at home. Mrs. Rousch has started after school technology lessons in her classroom, and I am attending those to learn more about updating my website. In my classroom, we continue to check out Chromebooks from the library to use for reading and math. This past quarter we read some books with French and German passages in them, so the students used online translators to find out the meaning of unknown phrases in our texts. Almost daily, we research topics online that we come across in our learning that we want to know more about.

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I changed the look to something a little more French and created a Useful Links page for students who are looking for more, and a Documents page for posting printable homework.   I have created a dozen Quizlet sets for individual vocabulary practice and for classroom games.  We have created Duolingo classrooms so that students can get credit for extra time spent learning the language and so that they can do assignments at home in the app.

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I added our Early Out Snack Schedule and the school year calendar to my website and changed the theme. I have been checking out the iPads and the Chromebooks for my students for small group reading as well as for math. For reading we have been visiting different educational sites to learn more about the topics that we are learning about as well as taking literacy skills, vocabulary, and comprehension tests. For math I am learning how to use Math 2.0 and am using it to differentiate instruction for my whole class.

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I have used my website this quarter by consistently updating my daily schedule to help students see what we have been doing in class as well as to check for homework due dates

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Thank you everyone for the great ideas and examples! Let's rock second quarter, too! :) Moe

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I added a fall theme to my website, and also the yearly Sterling calendar. I have been using the iPad to video tape my students as they practice articulation skills. They get immediate visual and audio feedback and it helps them to understand where they need to improve.

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I have changed my main message on the home page.  When school started, I had put up an introduction and welcoming statement to the students and parents.  I changed the message last week to round off the quarter and start the second quarter.  I was trying to add some photos of a career night, but never completed the task, so that is still a work in progress.  I need to post the pictures of one of our labs as well.
We use technology everyday as we are a technology class.  We use an online program for some of our curriculum almost daily.
I also utilize Google Classroom, daily.  I use this as an assignment forum, a way for us to discuss things as needed when we are not in class, and a way to send out links and/or info needed for lessons.

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I have added photos of different activities that have happened throughout the semester. This way the parents can view them and they aren't all sent through email.

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Lara Shaw, Art Teacher, Maple Grove Elementary, 1st Quarter

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Lara Shaw, Art Teacher, Maple Grove Elementary, 1st Quarter

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Kristina Palmer (1st quarter)
I have used my website to introduce myself to all my students and parents. I plan on using it throughout the year to inform parents about upcoming programs. I've also created an Edmodo page to tell people about the Veteran's Day assembly. In my classroom, I have used the iPad to take pics and videos of students' achievements and plan to put them on the school facebook page. I also have received emails of pics of Veterans for the Power Point presentation I plan to create for the assembly. Last but not least, I use YouTube to show fun sing along videos of holiday songs and display lyrics for kids to sing with. I also display lyrics through Word and Power Point.

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I have been using my class website as a way to communicate with my  parents about the program I use in Title Reading called Pathways to Reading.  I have posted some of the posters we use in class and will eventually be posting videos of my students going through some of the lessons so parents can practice with them.

I am also using some of the videos on the Pathways to Reading website in class to aid in teaching some of the lessons.

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Nearpod is awesome! (And, there's a workshop for that!) Thanks for posting!

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I've used my website mostly in "blog" style to keep parent and students informed about what we are doing in class. I do have some documents available as well, but I am still working on organizing and keeping up with them.

For other technology--I have used Nearpod with my classes, though my co-teacher was pretty much in charge of that. I'm still learning how to use the app.