Portfolio+for+Shaunda+Foltz

Shaunda Foltz Twitter: TuscanyMom //**Edutopia's New Teacher Boot Camp Portfolio**//  //**Week 1 - Wordle**// **//﻿ //** We used Wordle in my Grade 3 practicum class as an entry point into our inquiry. Students simply came up with words that helped them describe life in Peru and helped us see where their interests lay to direct our teaching. Also, I have seen this used in poetry writing where the whole class brainstorms words that might help them write a poem on i.e. nature.  *Comments taken from other Wikispaces on Wordle - for my own future use. Wordle generates “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. Here are ways to use Wordle: - making lists, brainstorming  - spelling words, word familie s - review concepts, key words - describe a character - summarizing - word walls - poems - intro to a unit - making predictions - discuss current events - compare 2 different articles on same event & see most common words - school philosophy statement - describing yourself/students introducing themselves at the beginning of the year - key events that illustrate a trait of a main character <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- use color and font to support your expression  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- practice and learn keyboard commands like copy and paste  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- teachers can informally assess students' basic keyboard skills while observing  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- input a paragraph and see if you are overusing certain words-teachers can model this process of editing. (Paste your own writing and make a Wordle to show use of words) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- previewing story vocabulary, predicting- math keywords to solving word problems (words that signify addition, subtraction, etc)  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- student assignment of a reading text Wordle: Choose three words from the Wordle and explain how they relate to one another- quick class surveys (what is your favorite animal?)  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- providing key words for cooperative learning  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- front page of the class wiki, teaching portfolio, unit binder  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- introducing new vocabulary (can you guess the topic?)  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- pre-reading activities (first: match adjectives and words, second: write as many sentences as you can)  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- listing words to insert in a text (write a story using all the words in the Wordle)  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- c haracter education: students create a word cloud showing how they exemplify a trait like honesty or responsibility <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px;">- math units: create a word cloud of the big ideas in a math unit in their own words <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">- print unit words in black and white, students color in as that vocabulary is discussed during unit <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"> //**Week 2 - VoiceThread - Introduction to Georgia O'Keeffe**//

http://voicethread.com/share/2143230/

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0600; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">*Voice Thread - comments from other wikispaces for my own future use. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">- use in an online class to be more interactive- upload PP and videos, add teacher comments/thoughts before sharing- students comment on content- teacher can jump in to clear up confusions or try to push student thinking more- uploaded videos can be paused for comments to be made at particular points- use for literature circles- reading fluency practice- sharing original work- use with students for peer feedback- student response to literature- teachers collaborate on a fun birthday wish- post student work and have PLC use it to comment- students explain how to do a math problem- show students talking about school during parent open house- document the water cycle- post an unlabeled picture of scenery, an event, etc and have students guess [] (26 interesting ways to use VT in the classroom) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"> //**Week 3 - Storybird - The Lonely Ice Cream Cones - a creation by me and my 9 year old daughter - she was so thrilled she made several others. Not sure if Storybird is slow in reviewing before placing in public files? Just takes awhile for Embed and Badges blue type to come up ... needs to be approved.**// http://storybird.com/books/the-lonely-ice-cream-cones/ <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0300; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">*StoryBird - taken from other wikispaces for my own future use. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">- homework excuse books - students collaborate to create a book/poem - math word problems (making the literacy connection during math) - descriptive writing practice - tech class learning to create, save, upload to share

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"> //**Week 4 - Wetoku**// media type="custom" key="10114151" <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"> //**Week 5 - Blogs**//