February+5,+2009

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Join the Wiki
Click the Join this Wiki link located in the left nav bar or the upper right of the page - it's your choice. When you submit your request to join the wiki, I'll receive a notification of your request and then accept your request. Once your request is accepted you'll be able to edit content in the wiki by clicking the edit button. Don't worry about messing things up. The wiki keeps a history of changes so I can revert back to what the wiki looked like before a major mistake. Feel free to add to content already posted, correct spelling/typing errors and add your own content.

New Resources for students and teachers
DoDEA has purchased subscriptions to the Gale and ProQuest online libraries. We can't publish the links or user information online but you can see the links on computer desktops. You'll receive the login information today.

Wow! Sheets
Wow! Sheets are quick lessons that you may assign to students in centers or the lab. They are easily changed to suit your learners, are aligned with DoDEA standards and exercise higher order cognitive skills. ** Please feel free to edit the current lessons and add others as you are inspired. **

Organizing resources for projects
As you plan for future units, extended lessons or lessons involving student creating a product with technology tools (computer-based or web-based) these organize tips will be useful * :
 * 1) Create a folder in the students' My Documents folder. For example: If you are Mrs X in pod 4 you'll create a Mrs. X folder in the pod's My Documents folder.
 * 2) Create a subfolder in Mrs. X's folder and name it for the unit or lesson.
 * 3) Will your project require images and/or photos? Let Janet and I know in advance and we will assist you in collecting and saving images. I creating an images or picture folder inside the project/lesson folder and place all images in it so you have them all in the same place.
 * 4) Save the URL's students need. Log on with the pod account and save the links in My Favorites. All students who log in to the pod account will have those favorites available. Alternately, you may find it useful to place links to the websites on your class page in our school's website. Then students with the help of parents can continue to research the recommended websites.
 * 5) Primary school students can save work they create for the project in the lesson folder you created.
 * 6) When you want to review their work; it will all be in one folder. This makes it easy if you want to compile their work into a book, slideshow, BubbleShare, or other collection.

***NOTE** : These tips are tailored for students at Fort Rucker Primary School so you may need to tailor the instructions for your school's network.

Route 21
Are 21st Century Skills the same as using technology? Take a look at [|Route 21].

HOT Lessons
Make your lessons HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) Our creativity technology and Web 2.0 tools are a perfect match for Bloom's higher order thinking skills. One helpful tool is a [|Bloom's Planning Template] created by Dr. Beth Holmes. Use[| Bloom's Planning Sheet] along with this to get a good picture of what cognitive skills within the selected standard are addressed in your plan.

As you take time to review these planners you'll also want to explore Andrew Churches "Educational Origami Wiki". His page on Bloom's and ICT Tools helps us to more clearly see how this all relates.

These resources will inspire you to turn your already good lessons into 21st century lessons. Please post the lessons you develop on our wiki pages so we may all benefit from each others creativity.