SS3

This was a fairly easy assignment to figure out, however it was time consuming. I had no problem with google sites because I was familiar with it from doing our group project. I had actually already done this lesson in my classroom, but did not include the spreadsheet and pie chart. I did not include an instruction sheet because I didn't feel like that was designated to meet my students needs, since they cannot read. I also didn't have each of them do their own spreadsheet and pie chart because my students work on a kindergarten level so we would complete this portion (excel) of the assignment together as a class.
Here is my lesson. I hope you enjoy "Macaroni Madness."

SS2

This grading worksheet was much harder to figure out than the first one. I had no idea about the formulas and had to do a lot of searching to figure out how to get them to work. It was very time consuming however after using the help I figured things out and think it is very interesting all the things you can do with a grade book. I had no idea all of these functions could be performed such as mode, range, max and min. Very neat! I think the next time I would do a grading sheet like this it wouldn't take as long after learning how to do it this time. Here is the link to my grading spreadsheet!

SS1

This project scared me much to begin with. I am not familiar with Excel at all but after studying the assignment I decided to give it my best shot. I struggled with the formulas but once I figured out that I needed to put the column number and letter in the cell it wasn't that bad. I searched the web help to figure out how to do the 45 degree on the titles and filling the cell 3 black.

After uploading the spreadsheet to google docs it was easy to cut, copy and paste the columns in the correct order to make the chart which was also easy. The whole google documents was very user friendly and I didn't realize that things such as graphs could be created that easy from a spreadsheet. Good experience. I just HOPE I did everything correctly.

Here is the link to my chart and spreadsheet!

Visual Ranking Tool (Group Project)

We decided to do our project on a reading story that she was teaching her second graders. It worked out well for me also because I teach a K-3 mentally impaired classroom and I can use this lesson and ranking tool as well. I thought it was pretty neat to be able to go online and make assignments and lessons for our students to complete online. This project also allowed us to use google sites again and learn more about it.

My partner for this project was Mollie Toppe. We worked really good together and I actually hate group projects especially ones where you have to communicate to each other via email, but Mollie made it pretty easy. The project was equally divided and we both discussed what we thought of each part and shared our opinions. I am glad she was my partner! Thanks Mollie!

To view our project click here!

Photoshop Express

This was really neat and fun! There were so many things you could do with photoshop. I was able to upload my pictures and decide what transition I wanted and choose audio to go along with my slide show. I didn't bother with downloading my own song, but I just used what the program already had. My pictures go in a circular motion...it was my favorite transition. After I made my album, I save it in my gallery and was then able to use my photoshop address to link it to my blog. Hope you enjoy my album!

Web Album

I never knew it was this easy to upload photos online. Picasa is a great tool to use when you do this. I downloaded picasa 3, chose which photos on my computer to upload, and them uploaded them as a web album. After they were uploaded I was able to add captions. There were other things you could do with Picasa such as crop, adjust the brightness of you picture, transition the pictures and much more! This is a very efficient way to share images and I see myself using this tool in the future to upload my pictures!
Click here to view my web album...ENJOY!

Online Graph 2

My graph is organized by the lower state per capita income to the highest state. I thought this was a very interesting graph to do because I had no idea that the results were going to be as they are. My graph shows that WV has the second to lowest per capita income, yet has the lowest amount of students on an IEP. I found that the state with the least money is not always the state that has the most students on an IEP. As my graph shows, there is a big jump from Utah to Kentucky. Kentucky has the most money on my chart and also has an abundance of students on an IEP. The results of this assignment and my graph show that even though some states are poorer than other, the students on an IEP appear to be lower, with the exception of Mississippi that is the poorest state and has more students on an IEP than West Virginia, Arkansas, and Utah.

Online Graph 1

This chart was interesting to see the difference between the NAEP scores of fourth grade students and the national average. Even though it is disappointing that WV is still behind the national average I feel that we are consistently close to the average. Our biggest gap was in 2005 with a difference of six. We were closest to the national average in 2000 by a difference of only one point. If we keep building from our scores in 2007, hopefully we can be close to the national average and possibly even tie or exceed the average.
I have never used kids zone before, but this graph was so easy to create! I will definitely use this in the future for making my own graph or even having my students create graphs. Aftering entering all the information to make my graph, I made my graph to a JPEG file and saved it to my image formats folder on my desktop, then embedded it into my blog. Pretty neat, check it out.

Image Formats

This assignment was pretty simple. I discovered a lot of details about images that I didn't know. View my: Spreadsheet and Narrative.

Reading Quiz

This article was very difficult to understand. I feel that I answered the questions as best as I could. Here is my reading quiz.

Screen Grabber

I searched the internet for a country scence. I love country scenes and my house is decorated and located in the country. Once I found my image, I used the print screen button and then pasted my image into paint. I then used paint to copy just this picture and not the rest of the web page then opened a new paint screen and pasted just the picture. I added text and saved my image as a 24-bmp Bitmap. My picture is 503 KB and 451 X 380 pixels, with a 24 bit depth.

I could use print screen in a variety of ways in my class. A lot of times I want to save images from the internet for my class to view later and not all images can be copied and pasted. Using print screen I can retrieve the image, save it and view later.

Graphics from Scratch

I wasn't sure whether to do this assignment since it wasn't on the activities sheet but I went ahead with it since I had seen some others in the class had. The assignment was pretty easy and didn't take long. I used paint to create my portrait. I used spray paint for my hair, curved line for my mouth, brush for my nose and pencil for my eyes, using only five lines. Then then saved my image as a 24-bit bitmap and uploaded it to my FTP. Here is the link to my self portrait.

Module Two Reflection

Thank goodness! That was a very time consuming module! I feel very good about all the presentations that I was able to create and I know they will be useful in my career. For more about module two-presentations, read my reflection!

Jeopardy

Wow! This is so neat! My jeopardy is a money review on a first grade level. I think students will be really into a review of this type. It was hard to figure out, however it was a little time consuming. I think it was worth it though. I have put together jeopardy lesson before on the board and actually it takes no longer than a hand made jeopardy game. Very useful and I think I will use this a lot!

Here is a link to MONEY JEOPARDY!

Photo Story Lesson Plan

Oh, this is neat. I never knew you could do this, but this is an excellent way to teach lessons and I thought about even uploading it to my website for some of my parents! This way they can see what we are doing in class and can help them at home. Hope you like it!

Here is my link to my photo story lesson plan.

Movie Maker

This way easy as soon as I figured out how to save my slides as images. I thought that this was a very neat tool to use. There were so many effects and transitions that could be added. Another problem I ran into was how to save it in order to upload it as a .wmv file to teacher tube. I finally figured out that I need to publish my post instead of save it to my computer. It also helped me to look off other people's pages to get an idea of how to complete the assignment. Hope you enjoy my movie!

Embedded Google Presentation

My sister and I worked on this together to try to figure it out. At first, we were trying to copy and paste our html into the box and save it, however, the presentation kept diappearing after we saved it. So...then we FINALLY figured out to insert the power point as a presentation and save it. And...it WORKED! I hope this is right. Hope you like it! Click HERE!

Google Docs Presentation

This took a little bit longer for me to figure out. However, I think this is very useful. It is amazing what all you can do! I never had a clue about any of this! I am learning so much. To make my google doc presentation work, I uploaded my lesson plan and had to edit the size to post it to my blog. Now anyone can view my lesson. Enjoy!

Power Point Web Page

This was another easy assignment to do once the power point was completed. There were very specific directions to create a web page, which was very helpful. When I first saw that we had three assignments due in one day, I was a little scared. However, after my lesson plan was finished, all the other things only took a couple of minutes to do. I could use this web page for students to look at or can view a lesson from their home. Also, any of my coworkers can access my lessons.

Here is a link to my power point web page.

Power Point Show

Once I completed my lesson plan on a power point, the power point show was extremely easy. All I had to do was save my power point as a .pps instead of a .ppt. I uploaded onto my FTP then linked it into my blog. It took about five minutes...if that!

I think this would be beneficial in the classroom because students can post their power point shows for other students or other teachers to view.

Here is a link to my power point show!

Power Point Presentation Lesson Plan

This was probably the easiest assignment for me so far. I was already familiar with power point and I actually didn't have any trouble saving it to my FTP and linking it to my blog.

Using power point is a great way to teach a lesson to keep the students focused or to even give a presentation. Power points are more appealing than just lecturing or using an over head projector.

Here is a link to my power point presentation lesson plan.

Photo Story

It took a while for me to get my photo story saved correctly as a wmv file. However, I think this is a neat tool and could use it in the classroom as a project to get to know my students better. This would be something they would enjoy to create.

Here is a link to my photo story.

FTP

I had no previous experience with FTP. I had to go to a friend's house in order to be able to log into the FTP site. Once getting logged in I had no problem saving documents to the site.

I think this is a great way to be able to access saved documents, however, I wish I could access it easier.

The link to my document saved on FTP is here!

Personality Activity

I made my guess before I took the personality test and I guessed that I was an ESFJ. After taking the test, the results showed that I was an EFSJ. However, I scored a 50% Thinking and a 50% Feeling. I was surprised to see that my guess was the same as the results. I figured this test would prove something different.

This makes me believe that this personality test is pretty accurate. After reading through the description of each one on SCORM, it was easy for me to make a guess as to what personality fit me best. Once the results showed that my hypothesis was correct and I read the description of my personality type, I felt like it was reading my mind! Everything was very true. I believe this test was valid.

To view results of my test click:

ESFJ -"Seller". Most sociable of all types.

Nurturer of harmony.

Outstanding host or hostesses.

12.3% of total population.

Cover Letter and Resume

It took me a while to figure out how to get a URL for my cover letter and resume to link to my blog. I finally figured it out and now I feel pretty confident for when I have to do it again.

This will be very useful for applying for a job. I think it is neat and that they can pull up your blog and look at you resume and cover letter. I think employers would be impressed to see that.

I would use this in the classroom for students to type, save, publish, and post their assignments. I think that this would be of interest to students now a days. They would probably enjoy creating a blog and viewing each other's assignments and submitting them to the teacher.

Here is a link to my cover letter and resume.

Finally....YAYYYY!!!!!

I feel as if I've reached a milestone just getting my blog and calendar finished! I THINK I am starting to finally get the hang of things! I really like the calendar that I created. It is a useful tool to keep my students organized and on top of things. My students can click on the calendar to view what is due and coming up. This way they know ahead of time what is expected and complete their work on time.