Week 11 - Website Creation

I created this website because my school is thinking about having each teacher in the building create a website that would be linked to our school website. My principal would like us to have the capability to post what we are working on during the week and what homework assignments that students will have for the week. Since I am an elective teacher, I decided to include a syllabus or a course description for each grade level. I only have students for nine weeks, so this will help keep parents informed. I like the fact that parents or students can subscribe to my announcements and homework posts. This will give them instant updates anytime I post something new. I also did the contact me form that way if there are any questions, parents or students can easily reach me. Here is the link to my website: https://sites.google.com/site/pinewoodmiddleschooltechnology

Week 10- Concept Mapping

The concept map above represents a mapping for creating a website for the classes that I teach at my middle school. One thing that my school is trying to start is to have each teacher create a web page for their classes. Because I teach multiple grade levels and classes, I have the idea to create one website that contains several pages for each class. Each page for each subject will be connected back to a homework hot line page that will be updated weekly with the weeks assignments. There will also be a page that contains resources for each class for students and parents. This is a nice tool to be able to organize your thoughts as you start a project. Students could easily use this application to construct an outline for projects or papers that they are writing.

Week 9 - Screen Cast

The screen cast that I made was an intro for students getting ready to use a software application from Google called Google Sketch Up. It is a free application and teachers can upgrade to the Pro version for free also. This program is a 3-D CAD (computer aided design)applications that allows you to draw three dimensionally. This screen cast teaches the students where to find tools and the basics to doing some basic construction. This would compliment my lesson in my technology class when we begin our unit on Google sketch up. I typically start out demonstrating to the students on my computer and projector, but now students could view it at their own pace or if a student was absent when I covered this info, they could simply follow the tutorial when they get back to school or home. This is great to make lessons interactive or differentiate for learners with different learning styles.