Brian’s TRT Blog

Promethean Conference/Richmond/March 6, 2010
Trick them into learning! ActivExpressions offer many things –not only allowing you to assess student progress and remediate where necessary–but have fun at the same time!

Saturday, March 6, 2010: I’ll be writing a follow-up soon…stay tuned
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Web 2.0 for Social Studies Tech Tuesday offering
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VETC ‘09==>Check my colleague’s blog at http://ppsblogs.net/nutt
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PODCASTING
==>Rubrics:
a) podcastrubric3
b) Kathy Schrock rubrics (podcasting…scroll down)

Microsoft Word Templates:
==>These were found at Jefferson County Schools:
a) Blank Board Template
b) Color Board Template
c) Cubes
d) gamecards-avery5376
e) ss-grade5-answers
f) ss-grade5avery27881

POWERPOINT TEMPLATES AND GAMES
These items were found at Jefferson County Schools, and Watson School of Education:

a) Jeopardy
b) Millionaire
c) Board game template made on PPT: Game Template
d) Big Wheel: Big Wheel with Big Wheel Instructions
e) Wheel of Fortune: Example 1 and Example 2
f) Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? 5thgradertemplate
g) Countdown clock: digital_clock

EXCEL GAMES:
a) Website: http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/excel_games.html

Make Your Own Bingo Cards

STUDENT MADE PROJECTS
a) Thinkfinity
b) CROSSWORD PUZZLES
c) BIOCUBE
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE SECTION:
D) ABC MATCH
E) SHAPE POEM
F) CROSSWORD PUZZLE

KIDSPIRATION: http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee/tag/kidspiration-3/
==================================================================MY WORKSHOPS FOR 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR

<VSTE CONFERENCE 2008: Thank you for the honor of your attendance! Deloris and I were happy to be able to share with you. Below are some resources that we discussed:
~HistorySpace template designed by some of my colleagues
~Interactive Excel
~and other items we discussed. Questions? Feel free to email or leave a comment below.

==>Would you like to see the PowerPoint?: link here: Go
==>Art MySpace Template
==>Iteractive Excel:Interactive Excel — ratio/percentage/decimal/fraction
==History MySpace tempate: Blank Template; Example: MyHistory Space student example

==>Cloze: Directions for Cloze
==>Interactive PowerPoint directions: Interactive Powerpoint directions
==>Crime Scene Investigation blog (Middle School): http://ppsblogs.net/crimescene/
==>Deloris Eure-Nutt’s blog (along with links to blogs): http://ppsblogs.net/nutt/
==>Other VSTE presentations 2008 by Portsmouth ITRT’s: http://ppsblogs.net/technologyrocks

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Tuesday with the TRTs:
Kidspiration/Inspiration: Links
Fun and Games: Fun and Games: Painless Education
Game Templates: Car Race
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Starbucks Sessions with Brian:
(#1) Lower Your Email Stress: Organize Your Email with Folders
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Technology Integration with Art Teachers
===>Downloading Kitzu resources
===>PhotoStory Tutorial
===>Using PhotoStory3
===>MySpace template discussed at the end of the workshop: What if artists had had a “MySpace” page back then?
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Travel to China with Mr. McKee:
Pictures as Words: Go
Chinese/English dictionary: Go
Write Your Name in Chinese: Go
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Movie Making in the Classroom
===>Where do we go from here? Ideas for MovieMaker in the Classroom
==> Tutorials: MM Tutorial 2