https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2 Exploring New Possibilities en-us 2019-02-27 23:17:01 UTC 2023-05-16 16:00:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png jonesa44 https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336193789 I was unaware of the science and engineering standards because my school's administrators have given the computer teacher the job of making sure the technology standards are met, so there wasn't a real need for me to review them, but I was aware of the other categories of science standards.

 SEPS.8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information can go along with a project we just started. Students are creating their own local business for our town. Students chose a name and three products they would like to sell and a price for each item. We also have discussed the "mark-up" on items so business can make money to stay in business. Eventually, students with similar businesses can get into groups and critique their prices and items based off the demand in the community. They can do this by researching prices of similar products in actual stores and can see how many people in the region or state are looking for Beanie Baby stores, handymen, etc. From here they can decide together what needs to change in order to become successful.


]]> 2019-02-27 23:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336193789 jonesa44 https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336197945 I chose to review second grade math standard.

 2.G.2: Create squares, rectangles, triangles, cubes, and right rectangular prisms using appropriate materials. 

I can use technology for this standard by having students open Google Drawing and either free-hand draw the shapes required or use templates already in the program. From there, we can open Google Docs, create a table for each shape, and begin classifying each shape by the number of sides and angles. We can also display our shapes on our Chromebooks and have a gallery walk. If a student (or students) does not have all the shapes required I know to go back over these shapes again or make sure the student knows how to work the program efficiency. I think students would be engaged with this activity because they get to use technology and they get to choose what size or color their shape is as well as giving it effects, such as a shadow. They have limited freedom, which kids need.

]]> 2019-02-27 23:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336197945 jonesa44 https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336202332 I found the Pinterest boards to be very useful. I use Pinterest daily but was unaware of the amount of information collected and categorized by IDOE. Knowing that I can go those the credible resources takes a bit of weight off my chest because I know whatever is coming from them is most likely valuable and usable unlike some random activities I tend to find that leave me needing more. I can use those small activities as bases for what the IDOE has as well and create stellar lessons!]]> 2019-02-28 00:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336202332 jonesa44 https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336204433 Symbaloo caught my attention because it is like a virtual dashboard that contains all the websites I may need. Not only are the websites I add to the board easily accessible by me, the site also says more than just one person can access it by using a code. My students are used to this because we use Google Classroom, but everything I post continually gets pushed farther and father down and the sites and info gets tricky to locate. With Symbaloo, my students can go to this site and click on what they need without needing to search for anything.]]> 2019-02-28 00:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336204433 jonesa44 https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336207452 I skimmed through the Indiana eLearning Twitter page and was shocked to see how much important information there was for teachers. The first thing that surprised me was that there were grants to be given and so many eLearning courses to be taken to better ourselves. Now that I know about this I will take advantage of it and attend eLearning classes/training in the future to only become a better teacher with technology.]]> 2019-02-28 00:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336207452 jonesa44 https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336209885 My most recent find and most recent love is Pear Deck. I have used it and loved it because I have to option to control the pace or I can allow the students to work on their own time. It is a creation that feeds from Google Slides, but contains interactive pre-made slides where students can move dots to show how well they feel about a subjects, can type, and connect pictures to corresponding words using lines. This new find is so savy and there are so many bells and whistles attached to it, I can't even begin to explain every little piece of it. Also, students cannot see what others are doing; only the instructor can. When I use this, my students are so engaged and the work they do on it quickly shows who and how many students understand the material and who does not so you can choose to reteach or move forward. If I am in control they know to work efficiently because if I say I am clicking to the next slide in 34 seconds, I mean it, and they crank out the work by using fun tools.]]> 2019-02-28 00:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesa44/eqamkqf8oni2/wish/336209885