This week my computer has been much nicer to me. :) Although it is not allowing me to download spybot- but my fire walls are on high power.
YEAH! I have finally joined Skype. I was waiting for all of you on MSN. I never got the email. This is a technical issue I am having with Walden.
This week, along with completing my classes, I am writing a grant for my school. The grant will request $10,000 for the purchase of interactive white boards for my school. Part of this grant will involve the local highschool students. If we get the smartboards 6 positions will be posted for seniors and juniors to apply. They will send their resume to our elementry school and 6 students will be chosen to be the technology support for these devices. The students will collaborate with the elementry teachers about their technology needs. The students will then complete any streamlining, podcasting, interactive games, that the teachers need for their whiteboard. Not only will the students be teaching the elementry instructors, but they will also become positive role models for the younger students. The 6 students will work as teams to help each other with assignments throughout the week using Wiki spaces and emails. If the team is unable to solve the technical dilema they will work with their community technology mentor. These mentors will be available through email and Wiki boards. This is the program in a nutshell. Wish me luck!
For those of you not in Ohio-- Let me tell you IT IS SNOWING!
Math question- We do alot of team teaching in the 3rd grade. I made up a sheet for the students on multiplication and division. The students were allowed to use calculators and we have been doing this type of math for over a month now. Here is an example. There are 45 bananas. How many can you put in a carton so that each carton has an equal amount. The problems got progressivly harder and were in chart format. Anyways the regular education teachers said I shouldn't be giving them such hard work. They need constant guidance! Why are we so afraid to let these kids try things. The regular education teachers also had a COW when I let them use calculators. They said this helps nothing. I just don't think our teachers understand the importance of problem solving over rote memorization. I was frustrated.
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Sarah-
Well, we had about a FOOT of the white fluffy stuff today. Actually, the snow is very wet and heavy. The news refers to it as "heart attack snow". Happy Spring? It was coming down at 2-3 inches an hour for a bit. We were really in a white-out. My cable service has been on and off. This week was a bear with not being able to login at Walden for a couple of days, and now getting hit with this snow storm. I'm really looking forward to spring break.
Let me know if you need any help with your grant. Our district has tons of smart boards, so we might be able to help if you need data or any technical assistance. At my school we have Promethean Boards, but within the district we have both. Most of the elementary schools tend to have the Smart Boards.
It's nice that it will include bringing in student mentors as well.
Hi Sarah,
First, I loved your pictures. They were great!
Good luck on writing the grant. I believe it's great self-development on writing and implementing grants.
As for your other post regarding urban students, I can relate. I have taught elementary, MS, & HS, and it was sad when I taught elementary. Just seeing how my students came to school in the winter with broken zippers and missing gloves was sad. I teach for the Columbus City Schools and I'm heading back to elementary to teach PE next year.
Have a great week!
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