Thursday, February 26, 2009

Launching Video!

This is a launching video that will give an intro to the subjects that we will be covering to gain interest of the kids! My Video


NCTS-S Standards
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design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

*develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

Lesson plan one Launching lesson

This link Launching lesson will taken you to my launching lesson! It an intro to a ten day unit !

NCTS-S Standards

*engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
*develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Crapy Graph

This will take you to my venn diagram that I created so that the students can do a compairson between me and them. This is a getting to know you activity!

NCST-S Standards
*promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.

02-17-2009 Link to google document

This is the link to chart number two Crapy Graph. This link is posted through google document.
I created this graph by using kids zone graph which is a quick and easy way to make charts an graphs to use in the classroom. I found my IEP data for the graph on National Report Card and then the per capital income was on Info please.

NCTS-S Standards
*develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

Friday, February 13, 2009

NAEP 4th grade West Virginia math tren


As you can tell from the graph 4th grade West Virginia math scores are contiuing to go up, although they are not as high as the National Standars it is looking promising that they will soon get there.
NCTS-S Stnadards
*demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
*develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

02-10-09 My first graphic


NCTS-S Stnadards-
*advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
*address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Resume 2-4-09

This is my up to date resume of all my skills and past experiences that I have had..Please feel free to contact any of my refrences to get a knowledgeable background of my character.
See this site:My Resume

NCTS-S Standards
*demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
* communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.

Response Questions 2-4-09

I read the article about Dale Cones Experience and viewed his charts that he had gathered by factual information. To view some information about Cones thoughts and ideas and my response to questions that arose after seeing the article see the following link Dale Cones Experiences

NCTS-S Standards
*model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
*participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

NCTS-S Standards


*communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.

*model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

*participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.

A new exciting tool! 2-3-09

Today we dove into a new and exciting education tool, the website to this tool is intel teaching tool or is also found in my blog under the links as Intel teaching tools. The new tool that we used today is called the Visual Ranking Tool. It is a handy new tool for teachers to be able to test the abillity of there students right here on the web. I created a sample evaluation that you are more than welcome to explore my topic which is patritoic holidays. If you click on the visual ranking tool from the site you can use my user name which is khickson @ fairmontstate.edu and for the user name and passoword you can use on of the following: Team 1 password. A, Team 2, password B, Team 3, password C, Team 4, password D, or team 5 password E. Check it out it a very useful tool!
Nets-S Standards
*design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
*collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.