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 **Objective** - Students will use the poems they constructed from research in science to monitor their own writing and poetry reading.  **Summary** - Student recorded their animal poetry in one of our recording studios (the closet) into a digital recorder. They then listen to the recording. After returning to their desk they wrote a one page reflective summary about their performance. They reflected on word choice, sentence structure, pace, pitch and inflection. After modifying their poem and/or practicing their poem, they rerecorded and listened to their poem again. Returning to their desk, they once again reflected on their performance.  **Implementation** - My students did a wonderful job of signing up to use one of the two studios in class. Once a student was done they would inform the next person they were ready to go.
 * 2. Reflective Poetry Read ** (Scott Mazur)

**3 ****. Poetry Anthology** (Heather Brower)  **Objective -** Students will create their own original poems from models demonstrated in class, and use varied media to present their finished work.  **Summary -** We will cover seven types of poetry forms in class: haiku, window, cinquain, triangular triplet, bio poem, diamante, and five W's. One typed will be modeled and taught each class period. Students will take their rough drafts home and to the computer lab and create final drafts using a variety of media - type them using different fonts and colors, add photos and graphics, etc. All seven poems will be presented in booklet form when complete.  **Implementation -** Students did a fantastic job on this project. I was impressed at their creativity. Many students even chose a theme from the beginning of the project (ie. baseball, horses) that ran throughout all their poems.

1. __**Target Words**__ (Joyce Hommes-Belena) <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Objective** - Students will read a list of words and identify chosen words. Students will follow up lesson by accessing web site http:pbskids.org/lions/games/pounce.html and clicking on target words. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Summary** - This lesson is intended for a first grade class which is reviewing target story words. Teacher will read a story and chart target vocabulary words. Students will take turns calling on each other to find and spell words targeted by teacher. As a follow up to the lesson, students will be scheduled to use computer. Students will access above website and use interactive site to reinforce basic target word vocabulary. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Implementation** - This is what happened when you implemented the lesson.

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Objective** - Students will read a story about growing plants and chart the parts of a plant and their functions. Students will follow up lesson with an interactive activity found at Harcourt Science website (http:www.urbanext. uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/ <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">facts.html). <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Summary** - Teacher will read //Apples, How They Grow// by Bruce McMillan. Students will be assigned text pictures about plants to study with a partner, then read with teacher. Students will summarize/chart the parts of the tree and tell what important job each part performs. Students will then partner and follow up on the computer at the above website to solve to trace the growth of a plant. Student pairs will choose one activity to complete. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Implementation** - This is what happened when you implemented the lesson.

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">1. **__Digital Library__** (Scott Mazur) <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Objective** - Students wil listen to digital recordings of the books they are reading. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Summary** - Using a [|Simply Audiobooks], [|Learn Out Loud], or any other site that has MP3 down loads of books, download stories in your library on to MP2 players. Create bags that have the MP3 player and the book in them. Students can then listen to the bok as they read along. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">**Implementation** - I have found that all my students love this. It's just an advanced form of books on tape but they love to use the digital recorders at the end of their listening to make a review that can be added to the MP3 player. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128)">http://literacyhooks.pbwiki.com/Classroom+Libraries+and+Integrating+Technology

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">**Secret flight sim found in Google Earth** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/123840/secret-flight-sim-found-in-google-earth.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Secret flight sim found in Google Earth Bloggers have discovered a secret flight simulator in the latest version of Google Earth. Whilst lacking the sophistication of Microsoft Flight Simulator, the hidden feature allows users to fly over the Google Earth landscape, complete with in-depth satellite photography of the ground below. Players have a choice of two aircraft: a nippy F16 or the more cumbersome, SR22 propeller airplane.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">**Back to School: Educational Uses with Google Earth** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/36vxbb <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Back to School - Educational Uses with Google Earth For those of you who are educators and have thought, or heard, that Google Earth would make a good tool for geography lessons - let me suggest you look closer. Google Earth (GE) is not only a great tool for geography - it has the ability to entice kids to learn about information tied to location in a huge variety of important educational subjects. Here you will find a sample of possible useful content for Google Earth in a variety of subjects such as geography, literature, science, history, and more.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">**Google Earth 101 for Educators (teachinghacks)** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://tinyurl.com/fbnx4 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Google Earth 101 for Educators (teachinghacks) While taking this course you are not only a learner but also helping to build this course. Please take advantage of the collaborative opportunitiy of this wiki course. Each topic introduces you to new skills and gives you opportunites to explore pedagogical implications and classroom ideas. Resources will be highlighted throughout the course in order to extend your learning. Google Earth Simple Help Sheet | Google Earth Advanced Help Sheet | Examining Environments Screencasts | Using Layers To Ask Questions | Examining Physical Features | Making Geographical Comparison | Google Earth Curriculum Ideas | Google Earth Web Site Resources | Google Earth Edumaster Certificate |