Week-12

=EDU 356A Technology in the Classroom Week #12 Agenda=

Class Objectives:

 * Plan for integrated lessons utilizing technology (S11.P3)
 * Discuss issues/concerns (sociological, ethical, economic, etc) related to technology use in the classroom (S12. K4)
 * 7. The educator plans effective instruction based upon the knowledge of all students, community, subject matter, curriculum outcomes, and current methods of teaching reading.

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//The thieves who broke into the Royal Geographical Society left behind this code. (As a bonus clue, we’ve added the number of letters in each city’s name.) “First letters from each place-name read. Spell out the town and come with speed.”// // LATITUDE LONGITUDE LETTERS 40° 58’ N, 5° 39’ W 9 21° 18’ N, 157° 51’ W 8 36° 52’ S, 174° 46’ E 8 1° 17’ S, 36° 49’ E 7 6° 48’ N, 58° 10’ W 10 21° 2’ N, 105° 51’ E 5 16° 51’ N, 99° 55’ W 8 41° 1’ N, 28° 58’ E 8 KEY: ° represents degrees of latitude or longitude. ’ represents minutes (out of 60) within a degree //
 * Consider signing up for a free educator's account with Animoto
 * Go to sign-up
 * Click on bottom portion of sign-up "Promo/Referal Code: and enter //**A4E111309lab**// as the classroom code.
 * Complete the remainder of the registration process and click on "Sign Up".
 * Visit Wordle
 * copy your favorite poem or quotes and create a wordle for your classroom
 * save your wordle project and copy the "http://" portion of the url//
 * //create a brief blog post explaining how Wordle could be used in your classroom. Be sure to use the "camera" icon to paste in your Wordle "url" so the image appears within your posting.//
 * //Students will experience using Google Earth and a variety of layers to explore our world//
 * //Students will complete 2 scavenger hunts using Google Earth.//
 * //[|googleearthhunt.pdf]//
 * //Crack the Code//
 * //Students will experiment with different layers downloaded from Google Earth website.//
 * //[|Google Earth Layers]//
 * //[|Google Literature Trips]//

__Homework for:__
Students will be e-mailed a link to Discovery Education's student portal. The portal will provide the 3 assignments needing to be completed before class starts on November 30th.


 * username = first initial + last name + 09 (ie dmantz09)
 * password = pre-service
 * portal address can be reached using link from e-mail or visit students.discoveryeducation.com