WEB 2.0 Cool Tool

I love the mix book website. I am having my students create a book about different organism. Each student must complete a page on a Invertebrate, Vertebrate, and Plant. I could use this website to publish a book that other teachers in my building could use and students would be proud to say they made.

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Google Docs #2

This is a presentation I created to review sexual reproduction in my science class.  I really like google documents.  I love that I can pull up these documents anywhere. I can see using something like this for students to complete a group presentation.  Especially if I assign each group member specific slides.  That way students recieve a group and individual grade. I would have a hard time show this presentation in my classroom because, we do not have wifi accesss.  I need to figure out what I can do about that.  If anyone as any suggestions I would appreciate it.  I want to use a presentation assignment for my seventh grade students. I want to show them create a presentation about the changes in an environment overtime. I could also have students complete their article weekly article assignment in google documents.

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION PRESENTATION

Google Doc#1

I created a form that students can use to turn in a project idea assignment. My students are complete a program called GREAT. It is intended to prevent gangs. What I really like about the program, is that it empowers the students to  change their community and school, by making choices. The final project each student  or group of students must complete is school/community project. Students must design and complete the project during the course.  I created a from that students can turn in project ideas.

G.R.E.A.T Form

Album Assignment

I would have students create a slide show like this to demostrate the steps they used to complete a project in class. They show how they worked as group or individually to complete their science fair.  I think this would be a good way to show the scientific process.

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Online Photo Album

I am adding my online photo album of my classroom from last year.  I hope to add more photos from my classroom this year.  I am going to use these photos to create a slide show of student projects.  SHINE SCIENCE

Screencast

I have tried to use the screencast-o-matic in my classroom.  I had students create screen cast on various topics. One class did Acceleration.  One class completed screen cast on the metric system.  Many of my students did not choose to the complete the assignment. I created a rubric for the assignment. 25 points for each recquirement.  Here is an example of one of the screen cast my students created.  I did not inclued their grade.  I will do this assignment again.  I will have students create them in a computer lab, with microphones. I really wish my students had laptops to complete the assignment individually at home.
STUDENT SAMPLE

MY SAMPLE

Webquest

I am adding my webquest to my blog. I hope to use it with my 8th students this year. I really think my job as a middle school teacher is not just to teach the curriculum but to prepare students for the high school and what ever life hold for them after that. So my webquest speaks to that goal. Enjoy! Use it if you like. Let me know if you have any suggestion for me to add. Thanks CLICK HERE