SCES

We will be working hard on measurement in the next few weeks. Students will learn how to convert customary units of measure. Check out this Harcourt site of matching the conversions. We will be using FunBrain to learn how to measure customary and metric units with a ruler.

The students also watched the video on weight and capacity and then completed the practice scenarios. I have placed the flipchart I used with this on the S: drive.

Of all the math training that we have done, today was one of the BEST! We learned so much from the fifth grade teachers. This is what eMath is all about SHARING! You guys did great!

Cynthia Bargeron shared that she used graph paper to help students keep their thoughts and work organized when doing long division and multiplication. She also said that she uses the graph background in the promethean resources. Her TIS featured a website (link below) that helped students interpret remainders.

Jennifer Smith showed us a website that allows students to self check long division problems.

Carol Thomas gave us some great ideas on long division. The PowerPoint that she showed modeled each step of the long division process. The website, Mr. Nussbaum, also allowed students to go throught the division process by dragging numbers (link below).

Dana Mattos shared a website (link below) that took students step by step through mean, median, and mode. She also showed us WeatherBonk (link below), which is a great resource for multiple content areas. Dana also has created some great flipcharts on averages. Her flipcharts can be found on the "S" drive in the "FifthGradeShare" folder (inside math, look for mean (soccer) and mean).

Allison Sturdivant shared a Halloween flipchart that she created to guide students through using pictures to solve problems. Her flipchart can be found on the "S" drive in the "FifthGradeShare" folder.

We can't wait to see what the third grade teachers have to show us on December 7th. Remember the TIS form is on the "S" drive in the "MathLabShare" folder. When you have completed your TIS form, e-mail it to your grade level Math coach and save a copy in your portfolio. Third grade teachers, please let me know if I can help you post your links to the SCES math blog.

During the session, we also learned how to score BAMS. Please don't forget to add your BAM scores to your student profiles. Next BAM, Make a Map, must be completed by December 7, the next collaborative.

Copies of the Math Exemplars will be made and distributed to eMath teachers.

Fifth grade teachers, please save your Student Profiles/Testing Data to your laptop, so that the originals can be deleted from the "S" drive (they are in the "MathLabShare" folder).

Third grade teachers will need to keep their Electronic Portfolios up to date and 4th grade will upload theirs this year at the end of the year. Remember to check the portal for upcoming information and to review old agendas. Winona demonstrated our use of porfolios for this year and the following year. Some of the links on the Portfolio Link page on the Portal are not good sites, but their are some that are good. Winona is going to journal what we did today in the Portal Journal. Questions, concerns, issues, etc. will be recorded in the journal.

Again thanks for a good day!

These are the sites Mrs. Thomas used for her first TIS.
Long Division
Draggable Division

I saved the Problem Solving: Draw a Picture or Diagram to solve a problem on the S:/ Drive for your use. This is the site Quia I used for the group interactive word problems.

This is a wonderful site that helps with division problems on how to handle your remainders.
Cynthia

BBC school (find the mean activity)


Weather Bonk

Our first collaborative for the year is Thursday at 11:30. Look for the lunch order form on Tuesday. Money for the lunches will be collected Wednesday. As part of our session, we will plan and write a Techno-Instructional Strategy that you will implement before our next collaborative on December 7 (Fifth grade teachers – your TIS will have to be implemented before our next Face-to-Face on November 9). Please bring the math resources (math text book, etc.) that you will need to plan a lesson that will be taught prior to the date above. You will also need to bring all student completed “Millie & Mel” BAMs. We will score these during the session. See you then.

Fifth grade teachers please remember to blog (or send to me) any internet links that you will need for your presentation.

I recently attended a class on United Streaming. It was absolutely incredible! I wanted to share what I learned . . .

Why should I login to United Streaming through GPB.org?
When using United Streaming, login to united streaming go through GPB!!! The web address is gpb.org, once there, click on “education” at the top of the page and then click the “video streaming” link on the right side of the page and you will be directly link to United Streaming. (The State of Georgia pays for the GPB site and GPB has a partnership to United Streaming – the State pays for our ability as teachers to login “free” to United Streaming. In other words, our tax money pays for these wonderful resources and we need to us them – GPB.org AND United Streaming)

How do I create and account on United Streaming?
If you have not created an account, you must use our school pass-code the first time you use United Streaming. Once you enter the pass-code, you will prompted to create your own login and password. You will need to keep up with this information. Once you use your e-mail, you will not be able to create another account with that same e-mail address.

How can I use the resources on United Streaming?
Keep in mind, that videos are only one piece of united streaming. We can use video clips in broadcasts, but they can not be used on school website (videos, images, etc). Go to discoveryschool.com for clipart. You can use up to 10 clipart pieces in one document (or file). Remember that you any time you use a video, clip art, image, etc. you must cite where you got it from!!! When using United Streaming, look for the citations tab.

Can students create their own logins?
Students can not create their own accounts on United Streaming. They can, however, subscribe to COSMEO at home for $9.95 a month.

What else am I missing?
The GPB site is also full of great resources!!!!
Go to GPB.org, click “education” and visit “GPB productions” - on the left side of the page.
Count on It - math series – for all grades
Georgia Outdoors – great for habitats
Professional Learning - ethics training
Road Trip - show Reece
SALSA - Spanish for elementary
State of the Arts - Virtual Field Trip (watch on-line - June 2005 - glassblowing & for educators - October 2004 - Fabulous Fox)

What else should I know about using United Streaming?

• Right above the video window, there is a link to a “Quick Start User Guide”
• When you find a video or image that you like, add it to “My Content” so that you will be able to locate it again quickly. To access “My Content,” click on the link at the top of the screen. We also have the ability to share what we find as a school and as a district. I am working on this J.
• Use Advanced Search - narrow down by publisher or specific content - editable titles (you can strip music and narration) - must be editable!! for you to make changes to it
• YOU CAN SEARCH BY GPS!!!!!!!!!
• Visit the Teacher Center - Thematic Focus - Created Units!!!
  United Streaming provides the citation – Make sure you cite what you use!
  
• Help, I have found a video that I want to see, but it won’t play . . .Go to “Help” at the top of the screen and click “Trouble Shooting” for links to download plug-ins.
• Visit the Teacher Center - Thematic Focus - Created Units!!!
• United Streaming offers free play music, but it is only for use inside the classroom or school. (Visit archive.org - free music for any use.)
• Look at assignment builder and quiz builder! Once you make assignments or quizzes, create bookmark to student center and the students will be prompted to type in a code that comes with the assignment and/or quiz when they type in their name.
• There are also online training modules - professional development - interactive training
• You can request a trainers toolkit to use for redelivery (look for the link on right with other applications)

Other FREE goodies . . . (mentioned during training, but not related to United Streaming

• Picasa.org (created by Google) is a FREE photo editing software
• Get FREE pictures from flickr.com WARNING – use at home, not for student searching as some content may not be appropriate.
• If you have a Google account, you can use Picasa to create a FREE web album
• Use Segatech.us (a site from First District) that offers unlimited information on use technology in the classroom.
• Google SketchUp a FREE user friendly "CAD" program to allows users to create 3-D geometric shapes - use the tutorial
• wordpress.com and wetpaint.com are sites that allow you to create more advanced blogs

BOOKMARK this for your kids or for you if you are working on advanced degrees!!!!!!!
ottobib.com - automatic bibliography in MLA and APA style

And for your free time . . . (some sites Jeff shared with us)
bookmooch.com - book trading website
whatshouldIreadnext.com
librivox.org - books that no longer fall under copy write - download them and listen to them
ottobib.com - automatic bibliography in MLA and APA for more see SEGATECH