Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Track Star


I don't really understand what to do with track star. I think it is just a site to keep up with your website that you would like your children to use. I think I could just find websites by google if I needed to use websites. I like using the Internet for further learning for children. I don't agree with putting a child on a site for them to learn a concept.

Picture Site (http://www.timetracksoftware.com/Screens/TrackStar.jpg)

RubicStar


I love this site. This is a great way to generate a scale for grading. Using a rubric will allow the students the opportunity to know what is expected for all the assignments. The only thing I find wrong with using a rubric is how to determine the difference between giving a 1,2,3, or 4. When making the different rubrics for the different types of assignments the wording was confusing. The difference between a 3 and 4 was the word "well". How does a teacher take off points for such small word?
Picture Site (http://blogs.learnnc.org/instructify/files/2007/09/rubistar_logo.gif)

Test Maker



I wouldn't use this site to generate my test. I think there is better software that a teacher can use besides this site. I really wouldn't use this site for anything. I think it would take a longer time to generate test using this site. I am not sure if you could use this site for anything but making a test and letting the student take the test right then. I did not enjoy this site as much as the others.

Picture Site (http://stedi.org/subs/submastery/subassessment/test_taking.jpg)

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Children's Story



There once was a fish named Lion. He lived in the ocean blue. Lion was a tropical fish who wasn’t afraid of anything. During spring break Lion’s parents took him to Dollywood.
When arriving at Dollywood, Lion and his parents decided to go watch a music show. The show was very exciting and popular. Lion really needed to go to the restroom. So he left without his parents knowing. At the end of the show, Lion was missing and his mom and dad were worried.
Meanwhile Lion saw everyone leaving and followed the crowd. He began to get worried when he couldn’t find his parents outside of the show. Lion began to cry. Lion was taught not to talk to strangers. So, he didn’t.
“Strangers” kept coming up to Lion to see if they could help him. Lion would run in the other direction. Finally lion saw a kid that looked his age that he could talk to. He decided that his parents would not be mad if he talked to someone that looked his age.
“Hello,” said Lion. “My name is Lion and I am lost. Can you help me?” “Hello. My name is Fish. I am a monkey. I can help you find your parents,” said Fish. “Let’s go look on the roller coaster,” said Lion, “they love the roller coaster.”
Lion and Fish went off to the roller coaster. They had to wait in line for hours. When they got to the top they didn’t see mom and they didn’t see dad. “Let’s ride down and check the pool. It’s really hot. So maybe they needed to cool off,” said Lion.
Lion and Fish went off to the wave pool. They swam from one end of the pool to the other. No mom. No dad. Fish began to get very sad again. He lost all hope of finding his parents. “I am hungry,” said Fish, “let’s go get something to eat.”
Lion and Fish went off to get something to eat at the food court. They looked in every line for mom and dad. They weren’t there so Lion and Fish grabbed a bit to eat. They ate steak, shrimp, chicken, and potatoes. They didn’t stop there. They decide they wanted something sweet. So they ate ice cream, cake, and fruit. “I am getting tired. Mom and Dad said they were going to buy me a toy today, so maybe they went to the toy store,” said Lion.
Lion and Fish went off to the toy store. The toy store was huge. The biggest store the boys had ever been in. It was 4 stories high. Fish took the first and second story and Lion took the third and fourth story. No mom and No dad. “OK. I give up. Maybe I should just live in Dollywood the rest off my life,” said Lion. A big shadow came over the boys. They looked up and it was Dolly Parton. “Why are you boys here without your parents? Where are they?” said Dolly. Fish began to cry. She realized he was lost. “I will help you find your parents,” said Dolly.
Dolly knew exactly where his parents were. They were waiting for him at the show where he ran away. Lion was so excited to see his parents. He ran to give them a big huge and never let go. Lion told his mom he learned to never leave his parents again and strangers can help him find his parents. “Mommy and Daddy, I love you and will never leave you again. I was so scared,” said Lion. “So were we. We love you so much and don’t ever want to lose you. Don’t do that again. Ok?” said Mom. “Ok,” said Lion. The END!!!

Picture site (http://images.clipartof.com/small/30522-Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-Friendly-Blue-Shark-Wearing-Snorkel-Gear-And-Swimming-With-Green-Orange-And-Purple-Fish-Near-A-Reef.jpg)


Thursday, February 26, 2009

Cramberry.net



This is a great website to make flashcards. As a teacher you can put
vocabulary words for your class to review. The site keeps up with the problems
you miss and keeps reviewing those words. This would be faster than writing out
the note cards. You can give each student a user name and password. Cramberry
can be one of your centers or for struggling students. It would take time to
make all the cards but you can share them with the entire class at one time.
If I use this website in my classroom I would give the parent the screen name
and password so they can allow their student to work on the note cards at home.

Picture Site (http://www.mymanmitt.com/mitt-romney/uploaded_images/brain-763982.jpg)

Google Email

Email is the best way to let parents know how a child is doing. Not all
parents have email but the ones that do it would be great to use. This can’t
be a teacher’s only way to communicate but it is fast and easy to just send a
note to a parent or a way for busy parents to contact you. Most schools will
assign teachers email accounts. A teacher could email newsletters to teachers
just letting them know what is up.

Teacher Website

Making my website was easy and fun to do. You can do so much with the site.
You could use this in a classroom as a way to communicate with parents. This
is a good way for them to know more about who is teaching them. Also, you can
put your classroom schedule, what you are going to teach, and who day it is to
bring snack. A teacher could put sites that would help students with math,
science, social studies, reading, and just good websites for fun. Doing this
site I found some websites that look like fun but also will help children
learn.