A8 Inspiration Lesson

July 25th, 2007

I created an Inspiration lesson linked to this blog.

First item on my wish list for next year

July 24th, 2007

One of the activities of Summercore this afternoon was our discussion about the Smartboard. It is so much fun, and what an incredible teaching tool to have in anyone’s classroom, and for any age group. We had a blast!

A4

July 24th, 2007

These are my del.icio. us bookmarks.

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The Giver, by Lois Lowry Webquest

July 23rd, 2007

http://www2.franciscan.edu/webquests/thegiver/

A terrific book and an interesting webquest. The student’s quest is to rewrite the ending of this novel, by paying attention to character, theme, and plot.

Senior Time Capsule Webquest

July 23rd, 2007

http://collier.k12.fl.us/WebLessons/WebQuest/timecap/index.htm

This webquest is for a Language Arts 7th grade class. The student’s task is to create a time capsule of his/her present life, school, community, etc. to be buried in the ground and reopened upon graduation from high school.

No More Bullying!

July 23rd, 2007

 Here’s the link to a great webquest on bullying. The students are asked to research bullying past and present and present their findings in a podcast.

 http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/cfe/RPT/RPT_Zero_Tolerance/student.html

Wild about Harry!!

July 23rd, 2007

Book number 7 has caused a lot of hysteria amongst everyone!! People were trying to get their hands on copies of the book weeks before it was due to come out. There were lines out the door at bookstores all around town waiting for the stroke of midnight to get their hands on a copy on the last book in the saga. What will Harry’s fate be?