Week 5 - Rubric

Water Quality Project Rubric (Essay)

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Content		Essay needs to focuses on the following 5 topics: ·        What is water quality? ·        What affects water quality? ·        Prevention of water pollution ·        Impact of pollution on humans ·        How is the quality of the water tested?		Essay focuses on 4 of the following topics: ·        What is water quality? ·        What affects water quality? ·        Prevention of water pollution ·        Impact of pollution on humans ·        How is the quality of the water tested?		Essay focuses on 3 of the following topics: ·        What is water quality? ·        What affects water quality? ·        Prevention of water pollution ·        Impact of pollution on humans ·        How is the quality of the water tested?		Project focuses on 2 or less of the following topics: What is water quality? ·        What is water quality? ·        What affects water quality? ·        Prevention of water pollution ·        Impact of pollution on humans ·        How is the quality of the water tested?
Depth/Information/Evidence		Essay must provides multiple examples and data with evidence.		Essay provides some examples and evidence.		Essay provides very few examples and evidence.		Essay has no examples or information.
Accuracy/Grammar/Spelling		Essay is free of grammatical or spelling errors.		Essay has few grammatical or spelling errors.		Essay contains some grammatical and  spelling errors.		Essay contains multiple grammatical, and  many spelling errors.
Graphics/Pictures		Essay has multiple graphics/pictures that enhance the information that is provided in the essay.		Essay has  2 or less graphics/ pictures that enhances the provided information for the essay.		Essay lacks graphics/pictures or has graphics that do not enhance the information provided.		There are no graphics/pictures
Organization/Neatness		Essay is well written, free of errors, organized, and neat.		The majority of the essay is organized and neat		Essay organized and neat is somewhat neat.		Essay is not organized or neat
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Week 5 - Assignment #2

Assignment #2: Human Impact on Water Quality

Grade Level: Middle School

Desired Learning Outcomes:

·        Students will be able to identify different human activities that can pollute the water resources in NY or anywhere around the world

·        Students will learn about scientific equipment to test water quality (such as: Laboratory Water Testing, Dipslide Incubators, Corrosion Monitoring, etc)

·        Students will be able to describe how local communities are impacted by the water resources.

·        Student’s will be able to consider different ways to better protect and conserve the freshwater supplies

Acceptable Evidence:

·        Youtube.com (videos that are about water quality and how it’s tested, and how water quality impacts people)

·        Google.com (articles)

·        www.dec.ny.gov

·        www.epa.gov

Learning Activities:

·       Students will be able to watch videos on the water quality and how its tested.

·       Students will have an article and worksheet to complete

·       Students will listen to the teachers lecture and then participate by answering questions or having a class discussion on the subject

·       Student’s will be asked to write an essay on water quality based on their research through different resources.

·       Student’s will be able to share their essay with peers and teacher

The essay must contain graphics that students get from the internet, and evidence must be from videos, and online articles. Students need to write all of their resources and include websites, and articles. 

Week 4 Assignement#3

Here is my Smore Link:

I decided to do a UbD Lesson Plan for a kindergarten class.

https://www.smore.com/tv0qc

Technology:
Smartboard
Internet

* There were many restrictions on the internet service


https://www.smore.com/tv0qc

Week 3 Assignment#2

Week 3 Assignment#2

VOKI

Features of Technology	Voki
VOKI AVATAR Host	This avatar narrates the instructions on how to use VOKI and it’s features. (it’s a personal teaching assistant)
VOKI Search Tools	This allows for teachers and students to look up information they may need to help them with VOKI.
AVATAR	Teachers and students can upload a character that can look like them, or a cartoon character. There are many options in creating an avatar.
VOKI Classroom Setting	It allows for the teacher to set up a classroom account for students and teachers to share.
VOKI Presenter	Teachers and students can create an account where students can use their avatar and create presentations. Students can edit and also share their presentation with their peers.
VOKI Presenter Editor	This allows for teachers and students to add new slides, there’s a toolbar that they can use to help them with their presentation, and they can save their presentation.
Recorder and Audio	This allows for teachers and students to be able to record their voices or use other voices that VOKI provides, and they can have the avatars talking, and teachers and students will be able to listen to the avatars and presentations.

·        Voki is a fun and creative way for student’s to interact with teacher’s and peers by creating fun and interactive avatars.

Screencast O-Matic

Features of Technology	Affordance
It’s an audio and video software	Teachers and students can use this software to create video or audio recordings.
A tool for recording screenshots	Teachers and students can upload screenshots and demonstrate it to the class with voice-overs.
Video Tutorials	This is an instructional video that teaches how to use this software, and it discusses the different recorders.
Different types of recorders Recorder or Pro Recorder	There are different types of recorders one is much more simple and the other one is Pro which offers more features; but it isn’t free.
Editing Tools	These are tools that can be used to edit the voice-over, screenshots, or any uploads.
Publish and Save	Teachers, and Students can upload their videos on: Google Drive, Vimeo, Dropbox. Students can also save their work to their files.
Screenshot Tool	Teachers and students can use this tool to edit their work or add things to their screenshot.

·        Screencast O-Matic is a tool that I am still learning myself. This software is an amazing tool to upload power point presentations, or any other presentations, and the voice over allows for the teacher and student to present their project. I find that Screencast O-Matic is good for older grades.

BLOG

Features of Technology	Affordance
Customize Design	Teachers and Students can get creative and they can design it anyway they want.
Publishing	Teachers and students can publish their word, pictures, videos, and any presentation.
Editor	Before posting students can check their work with spell check, upload pictures of videos, even links. Teachers and students can even save their work before posting.
Preview	Teachers and students can preview their work before posting.
Feedback	Teachers and students can leave comments, and feedback on their peers post.
Class List (Group Blogging)	A class list can be created so that only members of the list can view the blog and make everything else private.
Creating an URL	Teachers and students can create their own URL blog.spot, and share it with their peers.

·        Blogger is a fun and interactive way for students and teachers to interact with each other. Students can post their work and get feedback and comments from their peers and teachers. Students can create their own page and design it and get as creative as they want. I think this is a fun way for students to interact with each other. 

Week 2 Assignment#4

Here is my Power Point Presentation which includes my Lesson Plans, Study Guide, and Worksheet that I created for a Math Lesson in a Gifted and Talented Kindergarten Class.

https://drive.google.com/a/nyit.edu/file/d/0B82JZWHznTnFelBKc3NRV2QyU1U/view?usp=sharing


Here is my ScreenCast:(Sorry for sounding so nasal I have a cold, and I also apologize if I was speaking  fast I was a bit nervous!!!!! )

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1h4sx_in0AYTEdNOVpWOTR1S3M/view?usp=sharing

*** I think I finally figured out Screencast... Here is my updated video.***

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ibkwjjs6cebfaz/Recording%20%236.mp4?dl=0

Week 2 - Assignment # 3

Power Point Presentation:


https://drive.google.com/a/nyit.edu/file/d/0B82JZWHznTnFdzE4V1piVkFndjA/view?usp=sharing


Assignment #3:

1)     How do people learn?

-        People learn from many different ways. Many people especially children learn new ideas by relating them with things that they already know, and they are able to transfer this information into their long-term memory.  Also people learn and remember information by experiencing what they are learning, and by being hands-on. The opportunity allows for them to be motivated, and make what they are learning come alive.

-        Having structure, and creating safe environment allows for people to have “organization” with the learning process. There are people that are more visual learners, others are more listening learners, and being hands-on and experiencing things.  I tend to believe more in Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligence, and that there are many different types of ways people learn.

2)     How can learning inform teaching practice?

-        Learning can inform the teaching practice by first understand the student’s needs. Every student has a different learning style. Cognition and behavior are two factors that contribute to how teachers can use this information for their learning practices. With behaviorism, it’s a bit easier for teachers to be able to observe the student’s interactions with their peers, lessons, and activities. Cognition is the mental process of how students process and gain knowledge, and also how they understand what they have learned.  There are steps to cognition which are:

·       Thinking

·       Knowing

·       Remembering

·       Judging

·       Problem solving

Getting children ready to learn, teachers need to expose them to different types of activities, and to promote different skills. The skills are:

·       Reading

·       Writing

·       Math

·       Science

·       Socialization

https://drive.google.com/a/nyit.edu/file/d/0B82JZWHznTnFdzE4V1piVkFndjA/view?usp=sharing

Introduction

Hello Everyone!!!!! My name is Melissa, and I'm a substitute teacher. I'm currently looking for a full time position. Becoming a teacher is a career change for me, and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I used to be in the fashion industry and then I became mommy.

Subbing has allowed me to see how all these different schools work, and see the different curriculum they all use and teaching techniques. It's really a great learning experience for me.

I hope everyone has a wonderful semester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)