If you wana change anything feel free.

Lindsey

Lindsey our site was due 10 minutes ago and you still have not completed your creating a blog page. I embedded your video for you and that is all that is done. I am turning in our website but now we will get late points. I expect the page finished by the morning because this is a group grade

You also didn't copyright either of the photos you used, and you didn't complete the final presentation page.

Lindsey,
You need to link both of the pictures you used, if you need help contact Josh or I.
Also, make sure you include info about the final project on that last page, and finish up the creating a blog page :)

Hey just touching base again.

• The rubric says standards on the homepage? 
• Make sure we have a different imagine on every page with the copyright info
• All of the lessons and digital stories we created must be put in! Double check! I made sure mine were in there.
• Virtual penpals- do we need a whole page for that?
• Make sure you included all three web evals you did at the beginning on the year. 

I have been working on the website. Lindsey I see you haven't accessed it. Do you understand how to? 

Josh, how is it going? 

Website Planning

Home

            Podcast, concept map, blog (http://weatherpatternswmu.blogspot.com/)

Standards page

Creating a Blog (Lindsey)

            http://education.weebly.com/ (Joshua)

            New Resource Digital Story (Joshua)

New Information on digital citizenship and copyright: 2 Websites with information (Lindsey)

Weather types (Lindsey)

            http://www.learner.org/interactives/weather/index.html (Josh)

            New Information and websites (Lindsey)

New Resource Research Lesson Plan (Lindsey)[1] 

Sunny

            Rainy

            Dry

            Stormy

            Snowy

            Cloudy

            Humid

            Hot

            Cold

Extreme weather (Katy)

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/index.cfm (Josh)

Blizzards

Tornados

Tsunami

Hurricane

Heat wave

Extreme cold

            Digital Story (Lindsey)

New information on each type with new sources (Katy) http://www.climatecommunication.org/new/features/extreme-weather/overview/

seasons (Josh)

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/index.cfm (Josh)

New Information on reasons for the seasons with a new website http://www.planet-science.com/categories/under-11s/our-world/2010/09/four-seasons.aspx  (Josh)

New Information on places without major seasonal changes with website (josh) http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/equator/?ar_a=1

Fall[2] 

Winter

Spring

Summer

Favorite Season Lesson Data Collection (Josh)

Digital Story (Katy)

Geography (Josh)

New information based on these geographical features and their potential effects on weather and crop development with two new websites (Josh) http://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/geography/agriculture/factors-affecting-farming

Body Of Water

Mountain

Land Use

Latitude

Elevation

Digital Story (Josh)

Google Map

Tools/Measurements (Katy)

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/index.cfm (Josh)

How do we use tools

Safety

Which to use

Temp

Humidity

Dew Point

Sunrise/sunset

Lesson Research Weather Maps (Josh)

New Information with two new websites (Katy)http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/weather-instruments.htm, http://www.rmets.org/sites/default/files/pdf/simweameasurements.pdf

Family/Community

(New resource, digital story) What can you do at home to connect weather in class           to weather at home

            How to access video blog post at home

            Advertising- New Information and websites

FInal Presentation/Wrap up

            Weather Report

            Families and Communities Welcome to School for Webblog presentation

            New Information with website http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/

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New Resource

New Information

FOr Josh

USA- ISTE: National Educational Technology Standards for Students: The Next Generation

Standard: 3. Research and Information Fluency- Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

Indicator: Students: b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Indicator: Students: c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

Indicator: Students: d. process data and report results.

Hey guys, would you wanna meet this week and do some concept map/website work together?

Hey guys.
First we need to redo our story board ASAP. Lindsey have you looked at it yet?
Next we need to decide our
layout
font
color
picture placement
We are using Google sites to create out website, and we need to sign up for a team gmail account

We also need to be editing out concept map

Storyboard

We definitely need to meet to work on this storyboard this week. This is something that I strongly feel needs to be done face to face. I guess that means something like Skype would work. Please list your available times in the comments.

Group,

I will be using extreme weather for my digital story.

-Lindsey

Updated Concept Map

Hey group! I'm posting this here, feel free to edit otherwise this is what we are submitting for out concept map checkpoint 2. I think it pretty accurately reflects our unit.

Hey Josh and Lindsey-
This week we are using taskstream again to write another lesson plan.
Again, it has to come from the concept map but this week we need to use excel to collect some sort of data.
Our lesson plan needs

• A student activity that involves data collection
• a data collection sheet attached to the lesson plan under instructional materials
• Us showing them how to use excel
• A student Sample
• GLCES/Educational Tech standards
• Rubric

We also need to go into Bubbl and edit our concept map to match all the small changed we made about our project. (Then post to blog) 

Great job to us on the podcast! We worked hard and it paid off. 

 I am going to do Measurements: Temperature. I am emailing he now to ask if we can all use the category "measurements" but use a different piece of i. I will let you know. 

Podcast

I was thinking one of the concepts from the book could be "Changing Their Worldview" I think this would be very good to share with the parents. If we were lucky it might even intrigue the parents themselves.

hey group I wanted to let you know in advance next week we have to make a collaborative podcast! Just keep that in mind!

Lesson Critique

Hello gals. I was wondering if you might take a look at my lesson and offer some suggestions for improvement. Feel free to share your links as well. https://w.taskstream.com/Lesson/View/B115DE9271F8616443913F4A26F8AF53 Thanks!

Map

Writing a Technology Integrated Lesson Plan Using TaskStream, Hot list, and Web Safety

Hey Josh and Lindsey.
This week is the first lesson plan!
We will be using task stream to write a lesson plan for an elementary classroom. (5th grade)
Our lesson plans have to focus on a concept within our project and we each have to create a different lesson plan.
The three of us need to decide and discuss what information we will each have our student research.
We all must choose something different. (From different areas of the concept map)

Do either of you have an idea for your lesson plan?

Map:Part 2

        This is our map. We used it to display the distance between our 5th grade class and the class in China. With the map, students can see distance, terrain, and use many other features.
Our class will find it helpful in connecting with the other side of the world. I had trouble linking (didn't find a chain button) but I made the link available to click on.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zsmCDmJMuJmI.kY8a4dSIQupE

Assignment Description

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_P4EpsJgD_RGu3GQ-fb4T69vgYqEDLSEwzI9ADwtioI/edit

Most Recent Concept Map

Google Map

Just letting you gals know I have started the google map. I sent an invitation to Kathryn, but you need a google account for an invitation. Do you have a gmail Lindsey?

Week of (9/22

Hey group!
A face to face meeting would be really great. Linsdey I know tomorrow at 6 works for you but i have class until 8:30 tomorrow. I could make a survey of times I can do and post it on here and then Josh and you can fill it out and we can go from there?
Things we need to do this week
1. Reading reflection (on our own, chapter 3)
2. Look at the concept map and decide if we are comfortable with it and email Peterson and let her know we posted it to regain points. Josh, I read your comment. I like it.
3. (Word for word from elearning below)
     A. What type of assignment we want to use?
     B. write a detailed desciption of our assingment in google docs.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_P4EpsJgD_RGu3GQ-fb4T69vgYqEDLSEwzI9ADwtioI/edit
   C.  I created the google doc , we can all go in and edit it until it is perfect! I invited you both by email
   D. After we complete that, We post it here to our blog
   E. THEN we need to create a google map. (virtual pen pal assignment) I don't 100% understand this part yet!

Part A: The first step in this assignment is for your group to decide what type of assignment you would do with your class (that directly relates to your Project-based Learning topic) to demonstrate cultural understanding and global awareness. Together, your team will write up a detailed description of this assignment. Examples might be having students in your class and in a class from a different place compare and contrast differences and similarities between their regions as they relate to the content of their projects (i.e. different/similar vegetables, birds, weather, etc.) Assume that will use ePals to help you identify and connect with another group of students. Be sure to add the following in this description (this will take some creativity and imagination):

• Who are the students your students will communicate with (specific location, grade level)?
• When would your students contact these other students (at what point in their project work)?
• What kinds of questions would they ask each other and what kinds of information would they share?
• What will they do with the information they get from the other students?

This writing will be completed in Google Documents. Once it is complete, each group member will receive 50 points.

All group members will be able to edit (add to or delete) information to this detailed description. In order to do this, you will have to do the following:

1. One member of your group will create a document. That group member will need to invite the rest of the group members to share the document with the option to edit and make the document public. (Use the Share button and add other group members email.) Your instructor will be invited to share the document with the option to view.

2. Each group member will add to the detailed description and review/edit other members portions until the whole group is completely satisfied with the description. Instructors will be able to see who did and did not take part in this assignment.

3. Once the detailed description has been finalized, it will need to be published to your group Blog. To publish to your blog, open up the document. On the right hand side, you will find a "Share" button. Change from Private to Public on the Web. Then you will need to copy the URL at the top of this box, go to your blog, create a message. Paste the URL, highlight it, click on the Link icon and paste the URL. Then post.

Part B: The second step is for your group to create a map in Google Maps. This map will be related to your Virtual Penpals assignment (see above) in some way .... your team decides how. A different group member will begin the process and then invite group members to share themap.The final map along with a brief explanation about the map will need to be posted to your group blog. Once it is posted, all group members will receive 50 pts.

All group members will be able to edit (add to or delete) to this map. In order to do this, you will have to do the following:

1. Your group will decide what the map will be used for and create a "route" to wherever.

2. One member of your group will go to Google maps and create the map and have other group members review.

3. Once the map is complete, click on Link Icon (chain) in the top right hand corner about the map. You will need to copy the Embed Code under "Paste HTML to embed in web site". Go to your blog and create a new post. Click on HTML and then paste the Embed Code into a post on your blog. Be sure to add an explanation of the map.

Checking in, web evals, concept map

Hey group! Lindsey I haven't heard form you this week.

	8	14	20	Score/Level
# of Web Sites	Only 1 web site was found	Only two web sites were found	All three web sites were found
Evaluation Form	Only 1 evaluation form was used	Only 2 evaluation forms were used	Three evaluation forms were used to evaluate all three web sites.
Evaluation form #1	Only a few areas were filled out	Most areas were filled out	All areas were filled out
Evaluation form #2	Only a few areas were filled out	Most areas were filled out	All areas were filled out
Evaluation form #3	Only a few areas were filled out	Most areas were filled out	All areas were filled out
This is the rubric for web evaluations. Below are the directions. SSIGNMENT III Before sending students to web sites, it is important for a teacher to review those web sites. Please review and evaluate (briefly in email to your instructor - 5 points of this assignment is for the email) the web site,  The Pacific Northwestern Tree Octopus. After reviewing this web site, think about the credibility, safety, and suitability for your students. Once you have decided whether this web site would be a good web site for your students to use, please email your instructor with your thoughts and look for an immediate reply. Once you have received your reply from the instructor ..... Then as a group, you will decide what types of web sites you will need for your Project. Each member of the team will find and evaluate three (3) different web sites. You will need to use your Blog (Assignment I) to keep a conversation going with your teammates. (Please use Blog from now on for any discussion -- you get points for using the blog). NO ONE on the team should evaluate the same web sites.  For the evaluations, you will use the form "Intel Evaluating Internet Resources Questionnaire", which can be found in Module 3. Each group member must be sure to use this form, fill out for all three web sites, and save as one document (Word Document, or compatible form in Mac OS.) This is an individual assignment so EACH group member will turn in their own evaluations of the 3 web sites. The purpose of this is to help you learn how to evaluate a website: credibility, safety and assure it's suitable for your students, and learn to look for other resources. SUBMITTING OF ASSIGNMENT III The brief explanation of the above web site's credibility, safety, and suitability through email to your instructor. The Evaluation of Web Sites will be submitted under Submission of Web Evaluations found in Module #3 in Desire2Learn (D2L). Each group member MUST turn in one document to your instructor. If you submit three separate evaluations, they will be returned to you to combine into one document. ASSIGNMENT III DUE DATE Email to instructor, due immediately after reading instructions and reviewing above web site. Evaluation of Web Sites is due by 11:59 p.m.,Sunday, September 21, 2014. NOTE: All assignments have specific due dates. Late assignments will lose 10 points for each WEEK they are late. NO EXCEPTIONS! We still need to come up with a time that we can all meet on the blog. The three websites that I will be evaluating that I think could be helpful for our project 1. http://www.noaawatch.gov/ 2. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ 3. http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/measuring-weather-with-tools/?ar_a=1

Hey group!
 SO we can re post our concept map and reearn points! We just have to emial our instructor once we do so. I think thats a good idea for us! 
Also this week we are doing web evaluations. (There is a rubric for this)
Lindsey, did you find a time that we can all "meet" on the blog and work on our projects?

SOOO
1. Redo concept map (email her when posted, we have two weeks)
2. Web evals (check rubric and get back to eachother)
3. Time we can all meet

Rough Draft Concept Map

Newest Concept Map

Concept Map

Bubbl works really well I started playing around

It Worked!!!!

Excited to be here. Thanks again Kathryn for getting everything set up. I agree we should come up with a good time to meet and work on the blog at least once a week. If we hash things out together early in the week we can collaborate through messages the rest of the time as people have time to contribute.

Here are my best available times:
Tuesday 12:45-3:00 PM & 6:00-8:00 PM
Thursday 3:00-6:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday after 8:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM


I also have lots of little spaces of time but these are the major chunks.

Hey group members!
I added you both again with the correct emails. Did you both get into the blog? 
Also have either of you began the concept map or shall I? 
We should come up with a time we can all "meet" on the blog and get work done so nothing is last minute. 
What are your schedules like? Do nights work? Tuesdays at 9 maybe? Or mornings? Hope to hear from you both soon

HI Josh and Lindsey! We have to get started. I added you both as admins of the group and we should chat about whats going on and specifics.
We had to create our blog, which I have done.
We had to post out URL in elearning, which is now done.
We also all need to be posting in here weekly. (All due the 14th)

Next we need to do our concept map. This will be a planning tool for our project.