About
I am one of the two Social Studies Specialists for Portsmouth Public Schools. This blog will be another way to communicate and will help me organize my information and resources. I have a page for each subject, which will make any resources easily available, not to mention easy to find.
Also, notice the sidebar. There are links to sites that may be useful. Check out the portaportals for information and websites organized by SOL. I’ve also included a link to Sarah’s blog.
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September 18th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Lisa,
How can I make the PPTs bigger so that my whole class can see them better?
Thanks,
Tracey
September 18th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Hi Tracey,
You should be able to click on the Slideshare logo in the bottom righthand corner of the powerpoint. It will take you to the Slideshare website where you can download the file. If you’re having problems (I was earlier when I checked it, I’m not sure if it’s the blog website or Slideshare) I have added the web address to my Slideshare profile where all of the powerpoints are stored and you can download it from there. Check under the page you need and the address is listed under “Slideshare Profile for Powerpoints.” Let me know if you need anything else!
Lisa
November 6th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Dear Lisa,
I teach 7th grade in Poquoson which is a very small district and there are only two seventh grade SS teachers for USII. Joyce Alexander our 8th grade civics teacher was able to attend the conference in Richmond a few weeks ago, and has shared some of the inforamtion that you provided in a seminar. Thank you, thank you, and thank you very much. You are truly an amazing resource. Since we are such a small district I can not tell you how much I appreciate the sharing of ideas.I have a few questions about some of your activities and how to use them. I would appreciate the opportunity to speak with your directly. This will be our first year for break out testing and to be frank I am someowhat intimidated by the idea. One question I had was what do you do with the inforamtion for the booklets? Also what happens with the tabbed exercises? If anyone needs an immigration webqeust there is a fantastic one on the Scholstic website for Ellis Island that my kids love. Take care, Patricia