One-to-One+Notes

National Archives Session
· NARA video- use when I introduce primary documents the first time “Democracy Starts Here”- Discovery Channel : available at [] · Use to introduce History Day students- sources, where to get them, how to tell a story The National Archives doesn't tell us what to think, it is a repository that gives us the FREEDOM TO THINK. Use the galleries as jumping off points for searching. It is possible to search only their digital holdings. Can arrange a web conference with an educator at NARA. WebSite
 * Arc for Educators and Students- has a section on learning about primary documents
 * There is a guide for finding digital copies of documents
 * Arc search page- online database- 63% are described in arc, 130,000 are in ARC digitally
 * Advanced Search- type of material, location, years, etc.
 * You can search digital copies (blue tab)
 * Each Pres. Library and regional library has an educators section
 * ARC Galleries breaks things down a bit

Dr. Scott Garrigan- Higher Level Task Engagement Using Technology
[] Analysis- Sythesis- Evaluation Learn best if we study in Depth, apply in real world, in creative ways, following student interest Do a **google sketch up** of the school or a community building- can then be incorporated on Google Earth- published, authentic work- based on architecture, cannot do a sphere because of this

Links from his site for different content areas:
 * Mathematics**
 * [|GeoGebra]
 * [|POV-Ray]
 * [|MegaPOV (for Intel Macs)]
 * [|Google Sketchup]
 * Science**
 * [|PHeT Simulations]
 * [|Molecular Workbench]
 * [|Phun]
 * [|NetLogo (science)]
 * Social Studies**
 * [|Gapminder Home]
 * [|NetLogo (social science)]
 * Language Arts: Publishing & Collaboration**
 * [|Write a Wikibook]
 * [|Organize and plan with //CmapTools//]
 * [|Collaborate online with Elluminate (free 3-site vRoom)]
 * [|Podcast online with iTunes or Audacity]
 * [|Publish video online with YouTube]
 * Social Learning: Immersive Social Environments**
 * [|Second Life (teen grid)]
 * [|Croquet / Cobalt peer-to-peer immersion]
 * [|Qwaq immersion (free trial)]
 * [|Elementary/Middle/High School 3D Learning Academy Case Study]
 * Elementary Software**
 * [|Tuxpaint drawing program (ages 3-12)]
 * [|Squeak]
 * [|Scratch]

Another Project?- Heather Ryder (Midd-West School District)

 * Differentiated**
 * Student interest
 * Student readiness
 * Learning styles- give an option other than a PowerPoint, how often do you dictate the mode in which they present?

Rubrics tend to downplay the content in favor of the product We need to make sure that we are still grading the info we would grade on the test


 * Ask yourself (while making a rubric):**
 * What skills am I trying to evaluate?
 * What concepts have I taught?
 * What are the essential questions I want my students to be able to answer?
 * Next step:**
 * Develop a scenario
 * Give students a task or problem to solve
 * Provide a rubric to guide and direct student in the process
 * Introduce the task and allow students brainstorm ways to deliver and/or accomplish the task


 * Suggestions made:**
 * Have student complete rubric first, then you do it, conference on areas that don't agree
 * Use rubric as a guide for revision of a project


 * Enjoy the Projects**
 * Creativity of the students
 * Enthusiasm of the students
 * Engagement of the students
 * Growth of the students

Creating School 2.0: Building the Schools We Need" - Chris Lehman (Principal at Science Leadership Academy) (practicaltheory.org)
If I lived in Philadelphia I'd want to work at this school. They are doing amazing things. It is a magnet school with a relationship with the Franklin Institute. My goals for you (his students):
 * Quotes from his keynote:**
 * To be... thoughtful, wise, passionate, and kind

Kids must be able to do these things:
 * Research
 * Collaborate
 * Create
 * Present
 * Network

Involve the world in their learning, or enable the world to see their products- it give them on more reason why what they are doing matters

"Welcome to Their World"- David Warlick, The Landmark Project
Students go here and create their own video games... //Phun//- this website has laws of nature programed in (ie gravity, wind, etc) Student create objects and see how the laws of nature affect them; can check out youtube for some incredible examples //whyville//- students answer Science questions and earn "currency" to buy things for their avatars; the only science game site that is being used by more girls than boys
 * Gaming sites he shared.**
 * Little Big Planet
 * Scratch

He used //prezi// to create his presentation- amazing, cool app, not sure how easy it is to use, just know it looked fabulous and dynamic


 * 21st Century Projects in CFF English and Social Studies- State College Area School District**

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Analyzed the book at the end with a []- the picked a song that related to the them of the book- pick out the words that are repeated the most, they come up the largest words, then students would try to guess the song======

Twitter Session/Discussion- Cole Camplese
we even access twitter at school? creation of a learning community in the classroom possible good tool to use for the student tech help group Mash-ups- huge copyright issues, but it is stuff they want to do! Book suggestion- Remix: Making Art & Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, Lawrence Lessig

Check out this video he shared with us from YouTube.... []

Dr. John Glantz- Famous Inventions and Inventors (JohnGlantz@comcast.net)
Inventions and Inventors Project Based Report Writing- Grade 6 to adult eOrganizer Report Writing Prior to getting started you need: A. The teacher packet with guides B. Sufficient copies of the four page sample Penicillin project C. Sufficient copies of the blank Organizer, checklist and bibliographic guides. D. A theme with selected topics Conduct research Read and review notes Summarize the note in a write format Bibliography

First task- Select a Topic Pick from a pre-selected list that is based on a theme Plan time for research- in classroom, library or room using, books, encyclopedias, Internet