Student Passcodes FLW

Sharon Becker--C4E9-4A7F
Sandy Brick--401A-4275
Lauran Eastman--F3D1-4DB4
Judy Halat--F86F-45E0
Fran Kirsch--8524-4F7C
Sarah Myers--A7C1-4FA7
Mark Scheiber--3AD5-4E41
Kathleen Seiler-- F14F-44C9

These are the student passcodes for those of you registered for FLW.

I had a little time to look at some Math stuff on Wed. but with the holiday I've had no time to do too much exploring yet. At least I knew how to get into Discovery Streaming:)

Fran

Exciting Stuff!!

As I was working with a couple of my students yesterday, one of my second graders came in unexpectedly for math. Knowing that my second grade students have been working on skip counting, I searched over the weekend for a video, not thinking it would come in handy so quickly. Even though I was hesitant, not knowing the program well and unsure how much time it would take, I decided to give it a quick try. In a very short time, she was watching the video. After repeating the video a few times including some written and oral review, she was counting by 3's to 21 before she went back to class! How exciting is that? Of course, the other two students in the room were quite interested and I assured them that today we would watch one that would pertain to them, addition with regrouping.

Digital Streaming Class

On the Monday before the digital streaming class we had a faculty meeting and I found out that I need to create a PDP even though my liscense is renewed by taking 6 credits every 5 years. I was not real happy about the prospect of one more thing I have to do to keep my job. I recently finished my masters, I am working on units, I am taking more classes to get to my masters plus 30 and I was overwhelmed with the thought of producing a PDP. While I was in class I decided that digital streaming would be the perfect goal for my plan and this process could really enhance my teaching. With the standards & assessments included in the format of digital streaming I think this could all come together so I can produce a meaningful PDP. I came out of class with enthusiasm & excitement. Now I can't wait to put it all together and utilize the new information I will be learning.

You Tube Alternatives

This is a link to a wiki created to compile a list of online videos sites of interest to teachers:
http://freetech4teachers.pbwiki.com/Great+Alternatives+to+YouTube

I've only started exploring the list but I notice that previewing them is essential and we cannot just give students this list. The snagfilms documentary site has films which have mature content. The Free Educational films link doesn't give an "about us" statement on the site but in looking at it, I wonder if it is created by Mormon church members because of one of the films included. I am about half way through the list and some sites are very good!