Media Info Bits Live!
Join me on Monday, November 2, 2009 in the E 22 Lab at Marshall Middle School for the first Media Info Bits Live! Morning session will be from 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM and the Afternoon session will be from 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM. I will present information about the Follett Destiny Card Catalog and Resource Page, how teachers now can login to place holds or request books and how students parents teachers and staff now have home access to the resource page and card catalog. CEU's will be available and I will bring treats too.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Middle School and High School Info
From the 6/18/08 issue of “Edutopia Magazine” at:
http://www.edutopia.org/student-plagiarism-teacher-strategy
Beat the Cheat: Teaching Students (and Parents) It's Not OK to Copy
http://www.edutopia.org/student-plagiarism-teacher-strategy
Beat the Cheat: Teaching Students (and Parents) It's Not OK to Copy
Sunday, October 18, 2009
District Wide Information
Marshall teachers below are some grant opportunities available. Be sure to notice deadlines.
The Minnesota Business Partnership Education Foundation is proud once again to administer the Qwest Foundation Teachers & Technology Grant Program. Applications are being accepted through Nov. 30. Nearly $100,000 in grants will be presented to Minnesota public school teachers in April and May of 2010. http://www.mnbp.com/article.cfm?aid=6&atid=90&cid=2
McDonald's USA: Champion Kid CorrespondentsMcDonald's USA is offering the chance for 10 young people from across the country to attend the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games in February 2010 as a McDonald's Champion Kid and hometown correspondent. Maximum award: a trip to Vancouver, Canada for 4 days and 3 nights for winner and parent or legal guardian to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games to attend events, meet athletes, tour cultural sites of Canada, meet other participants from around the world, and as serve as a McDonald's Champion Kid Correspondent. Champion Kid Correspondents report back to their friends, family, and the world all about what they are experiencing at the Olympic Winter Games by posting online journals, videos, and photos. Eligibility: American youth ages 11-14. Deadline: October 30, 2009.http://www.mcdonalds.com/championkids
Payless ShoeSource: Holiday Giving CampaignPayless ShoeSource's 2009 Holiday Giving Campaign provides new shoes to children in need throughout the United States. Payless will award allotments of $15 merchandise gift coupons to nonprofit organizations in order for its clients to receive new shoes for the holiday season. Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations in the U.S. and registered charities in Canada that serve disadvantaged children in an area where Payless stores are easily accessible. Deadline: October 30, 2009.http://www.paylessgives.com
College Board: Bob Costas GrantsBob Costas Grants support exceptional teachers who through their innovative teaching methods motivate their students to write. Winning teachers are awarded grants to enhance successful projects currently under way. Projects can be carried out in school (public or nonpublic), through an after-school writing workshop, or during a summer program. Maximum award: $2,000. Eligibility: Teachers from all academic disciplines grades 6-12. Deadline: November 20, 2006.
AAPT: High School Physics Teacher GrantThe American Association of Physics Teachers High School Physics Teacher Grant will reward a proposal designed to result in better teaching practice, student understanding and interest, and increased class enrollment. The proposal may use a new teaching method or an adaptation of an existing idea. Maximum award: $500. Eligibility: members of AAPT. Deadline: December 1, 2009.http://www.aapt.org/Grants/hsgrant.cfm
The Minnesota Business Partnership Education Foundation is proud once again to administer the Qwest Foundation Teachers & Technology Grant Program. Applications are being accepted through Nov. 30. Nearly $100,000 in grants will be presented to Minnesota public school teachers in April and May of 2010. http://www.mnbp.com/article.cfm?aid=6&atid=90&cid=2
McDonald's USA: Champion Kid CorrespondentsMcDonald's USA is offering the chance for 10 young people from across the country to attend the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games in February 2010 as a McDonald's Champion Kid and hometown correspondent. Maximum award: a trip to Vancouver, Canada for 4 days and 3 nights for winner and parent or legal guardian to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games to attend events, meet athletes, tour cultural sites of Canada, meet other participants from around the world, and as serve as a McDonald's Champion Kid Correspondent. Champion Kid Correspondents report back to their friends, family, and the world all about what they are experiencing at the Olympic Winter Games by posting online journals, videos, and photos. Eligibility: American youth ages 11-14. Deadline: October 30, 2009.http://www.mcdonalds.com/championkids
Payless ShoeSource: Holiday Giving CampaignPayless ShoeSource's 2009 Holiday Giving Campaign provides new shoes to children in need throughout the United States. Payless will award allotments of $15 merchandise gift coupons to nonprofit organizations in order for its clients to receive new shoes for the holiday season. Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations in the U.S. and registered charities in Canada that serve disadvantaged children in an area where Payless stores are easily accessible. Deadline: October 30, 2009.http://www.paylessgives.com
College Board: Bob Costas GrantsBob Costas Grants support exceptional teachers who through their innovative teaching methods motivate their students to write. Winning teachers are awarded grants to enhance successful projects currently under way. Projects can be carried out in school (public or nonpublic), through an after-school writing workshop, or during a summer program. Maximum award: $2,000. Eligibility: Teachers from all academic disciplines grades 6-12. Deadline: November 20, 2006.
AAPT: High School Physics Teacher GrantThe American Association of Physics Teachers High School Physics Teacher Grant will reward a proposal designed to result in better teaching practice, student understanding and interest, and increased class enrollment. The proposal may use a new teaching method or an adaptation of an existing idea. Maximum award: $500. Eligibility: members of AAPT. Deadline: December 1, 2009.http://www.aapt.org/Grants/hsgrant.cfm
Sunday, October 11, 2009
District Wide Information
Watch for a letter to send home with students about home access for the Follett Destiny Card Catalog.
eyePlorer is a new website I learned about at the MEMO Conference I attended the first weekend of this month. The link is on the left side of the blog under Web Sites to Check Out! eyePlorer is visual search of facts and the relationship between the facts. It is considered a graphical knowledge engine. Type in a keyword for a unit you are teaching to see how this might be helpful. For students this tool could help students to narrow or broaden a search term or a topic for research. For younger students, this helps them to visually see the relationship between a topic or term and other related things. The negative aspect to this site is the advertisements on the left side.
I would like to provide afterschool or during lunch professional development sessions not longer than a half hour. Sessions would demonstrate websites such as eyePlorer or Thinkfinity, provide information about the Follett Destiny Online Card Catalog, or bits of information about SMART Notebook 10. Please comment on this blog or send me an email if this is something you would attend.
eyePlorer is a new website I learned about at the MEMO Conference I attended the first weekend of this month. The link is on the left side of the blog under Web Sites to Check Out! eyePlorer is visual search of facts and the relationship between the facts. It is considered a graphical knowledge engine. Type in a keyword for a unit you are teaching to see how this might be helpful. For students this tool could help students to narrow or broaden a search term or a topic for research. For younger students, this helps them to visually see the relationship between a topic or term and other related things. The negative aspect to this site is the advertisements on the left side.
I would like to provide afterschool or during lunch professional development sessions not longer than a half hour. Sessions would demonstrate websites such as eyePlorer or Thinkfinity, provide information about the Follett Destiny Online Card Catalog, or bits of information about SMART Notebook 10. Please comment on this blog or send me an email if this is something you would attend.
Monday, October 5, 2009
High School Information
MHS and MECLA Teachers please share with your students that they now have login access to the mpsfollett, our online card catalog. Students use the same username and password (student) that they use to log onto to the computers. Students, like faculty, can see what books are available in any of school libraries. They can place holds on materials too. Please share this with your students or I can meet with your class for a quick presentation.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
District Wide Information
I attended the MEMO (Minnesota Educational Media Organization) Thursday through Saturday and came back with many great ideas! The theme this year was School 2.0: Get Connected. I attended many sessions where presenters introduced Web 2.0 tools or used Web 2.0 tools with Reading. I hope to share some of these ideas in my PLC group and will be sending invitations to teachers and administration at each building to show some ideas.
Win a prize! When I introduced this blog as a means of communication I encouraged teachers, staff and administration to comment on things that I have posted or have available on the left side of the Marshall Media Blog. I will put names of teachers, staff and administration that either comment on this blog, send an email comment to me or become a follower. I will draw a winner once per month! Good luck!
Win a prize! When I introduced this blog as a means of communication I encouraged teachers, staff and administration to comment on things that I have posted or have available on the left side of the Marshall Media Blog. I will put names of teachers, staff and administration that either comment on this blog, send an email comment to me or become a follower. I will draw a winner once per month! Good luck!
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