Integrate the Arts with PBS Pinkalicious & Peterrific

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on February 3, 2021

Based on a comprehensive arts curriculum, the PBS KIDS series, PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC®, can inspire children to think and express themselves creatively. Integrating the arts into children’s everyday and school experiences has been shown to have a positive effect on academic outcomes, as well as in developing children’s social and emotional skills. Using video excerpts from the series, the lesson plans and take-home activities in the PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC® Collection help teachers, students, and families explore four key areas of arts education: dance, drama, music, and visual arts.

For more about PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC®, visit the series website.

Mike Tholfsen’s YouTube Channel on All Things Microsoft

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on February 2, 2021

If you are teaching this year with Microsoft Teams, you absolutely have to take a look at Mike Tholfsen’s YouTube Channel with short, extremely informative, classroom ready ideas.  Mike is famous for being a OneNote guru, and now he is lending his expertise with all the Microsoft 365 programs.

Mike Tholfsen – YouTube

Check out the Microsoft Accessibility Features

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Accessibility, Microsoft Office Programs/Tools, Uncategorized | Posted on April 4, 2019

Want to make your classroom more accessible?  Check out these built in features to the Microsoft Office 365 Suite.

Microsoft Accessibility Resources: https://www.microsoft.com/enable/default.aspx 

 

Read/Write/Think Trading Card Creator

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on March 25, 2019

Your students will have fun with this web site creating trading cards for figures in history, characters in book studies, etc.

The Trading Card tool gives students an alternative way to demonstrate their literacy knowledge and skill when writing about popular culture texts or real world examples. This interactive allows students to create their own trading card about a real or fictional person, place, object, event, or abstract concept.

These cards are can be used with any type of book students are reading or subjects that they are studying, and make for an excellent prewriting exercise for students who are writing narrative stories and need to consider characters, setting, and plot. Specific prompts guide student through the various types of cards, expanding students’ thinking from the basic information and description of the topic to making personal connections to the subject.

The save capability gives students a way to work on a draft of their card and come back to it to rework and revise as necessary, and to save their finished product to share with friends and family. Images can be uploaded into the card to give the finished product a complete and polished look.

Cards can be bundled into a single, small collection (8 card maximum) so that students have a way of sort and grouping similar topics in one file. As an example, we have provided a collection of cards about Shakespeare. Feel free to download the .rwt file (right click the link and pick Save As) and upload it into the Trading Card interactive to see how collections can be used in your classroom!

Women’s History Month Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on March 15, 2019

 

NewseumED has resources geared to teaching students about women in history.  Check it out by clicking here.

Twitter List of Loudon County Educators to Follow

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on August 11, 2015

Looking for great educators to follow on Twitter – check out these folks at Loudon County Schools in TN.

 

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@JasonWVance (Jason Vance Director of Schools)

@mikelgarren (Mike Garren Asst. Director)

@JenMaloneTN (Jennifer Malone Technology/Middle School Supervisor)

@MariaWarrenTN (Maria Warren Elem Supervisor)

@The_ScottMac (Scott MacKintosh Federal Programs, PK, Safety, Spec Areas)

@amburnmelanie (Melanie Amburn SPED Dir)

@HaunMelissa (Melissa Haun Math Coach)

@bethdutton5 (Beth Dutton ELA Coach)

@HayleyABL (Hayley Lynn SPED Coach)

@LoudonCo_Tech (LoCo Tech Dept.)

@LoudonCountyPD (LoCo Professional Development)

@SES_scouts (Steekee Elem)

@feezellm (Marvin Feezell PES Principal)

@PhillyWarriors (PES)

@FranklinT8902 (Tracy Franklin SES Principal)

@tinkerLC (Matt Tinker NMS Principal)

@christieamburn (Christie Amburn FLMS Principal)

@hatenite (Chad Loveday Tech)

@northmiddlestar (North Middle School)

@jtouton83 (Jarrod Touton Tech)

@EatonElementary (Eaton Elem)

@talleyashley (Ashley Talley Eaton Prin)

@kathy_winsor (HP Principal)

@ksdorothyintn (Cheri Parrish LHS Prin)

32 Habits That Make Thinkers

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Thinking Skills, Uncategorized | Posted on May 5, 2014

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32 Habits That Make Thinkers is an article from the TeachThought blog.  The key themes are patience, scale, and perspective.

A Look at the Future – Tech from Corning

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on November 5, 2013

Ask a Tech Teacher – Online Tutorials

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Technology Help, Uncategorized | Posted on September 24, 2013

 

Ask a Tech Teacher – Online Tutorials  Great tutorials on all the free programs teachers use most – from Evernote to Excel to popular Apps.

Final Countdown – Activities for the Last Days of Schools

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on May 21, 2013

Final Countdown – Activities for the Last Days of Schools

Common Core Math Science Initiative

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources, Science Resources, Uncategorized | Posted on April 11, 2013

  Common Core Open Resources for Math and Science   These free resources help implement the CCSS in your state and provide you with specific information to prepare teachers to equip students with the tools they’ll need to be successful on the PARCC assessments.

 

 

 

 

 

Using Data Boards to Improve Student Achievement

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on October 24, 2012

Video Tutorial for Upgrading iPad to iOS 6

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on September 24, 2012

This is a great video showing teachers how to download and upgrade their iPad software to iOS 6.

Guided Access and Text to Speech

Microsoft Keyboard Shortcuts

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on July 20, 2012

Office Shortcuts

 

Compiled By: Dr Sea Owen Turned into infographic By :Mohamed Kharbach

Think, Pair, Share Variations

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Lesson Planning, Professional Development, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized | Posted on June 7, 2012

Think/Pair/Share Variations is a great article by Kathy Perret on shaking up the old Think/Pair/Share model.

Using Edmodo in the Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Edmodo, Uncategorized | Posted on June 7, 2012

Using Edmodo in the Classroom is an article from ASCD by Jason Bedell with a video to show teachers how to get started with Edmodo.

Key.br Online Typing Program

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on May 18, 2012

  Key.br.Com

Keybr.com is very straightforward. You can choose from three basic lessons that start with a certain number of keys on the keyboard, and then, as you progress through the lessons, more keys are introduced to the mix to make things a little tougher. As an added bonus, our software keeps track of all your mistakes and your words–per–minute (wpm) — and even creates graphs of your day–by–day performance.

17 iPad Tips and Tricks

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on April 24, 2012

This is a great video on You Tube giving some basic tips and tricks for using iPad.

 

 

Curating Twitter Feeds and Information from Conferences

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Conferences, Google, Twitter, Uncategorized, Videos | Posted on April 3, 2012

This is a fantastic video showing you how to narrow collect conference resources and find exactly the information you need:

 

 

Glossary of Instructional Strategies

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on March 16, 2012

 

 

 

 

Glossary of Instructional Strategies is a site where educators, students, and parents can go to see what unfamiliar educational terms mean.

How the Brain Learns – Great Video to Show Students that Practice Pays

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Motivation, Odds and Ends, Science Resources, Uncategorized, Videos | Posted on February 22, 2012

Saw this on Larry Ferlazzo’s web site.  What a great video to illustrate to our students how learning can be work and it takes practice.  Just because something seems hard the first time, don’t give up!

 

Think Tac Toe

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on January 20, 2012

  Think Tac Toe 

 T-T-T is a form of alternative assessment and can be used with all grades and will all subjects. The idea is for students to work in groups and choose three projects to do. The top line are simple, the middle line are a bit more difficult and the bottom line are projects that would take several days to complete. Students can select their any of the three columns (which would include on project from each level),or they could choose either diagonal. Teachers may decide to assign particular projects to the groups.

MacMillan Education Advent Calendar

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Reading/Language Arts, Seasonal/Holidays, Uncategorized, Writing | Posted on December 5, 2011

  MacMillan Christmas Advent Calendar would make a great bell-ringer activity.  Click on the day to reveal a fun fact along with a journal story starter.

Typing Adventure

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on November 9, 2011

  Typing Adventure is a fun keyboarding game for students to practice for speed and accuracy.

An Apple a Day is Not Enough – A poem by Taylor Mali

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Health/Fitness, Uncategorized, Videos | Posted on October 25, 2011

Great video about healthy lifestyles for our students:

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An Apple a Day is Not Enough – A poem by Taylor Mali from EricDavolt on Vimeo.

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