Thursday, September 18, 2014

Checking in, web evals, concept map

Hey group! Lindsey I haven't heard form you this week.
8 14 20 Score/Level
# of Web SitesOnly 1 web site was foundOnly two web sites were foundAll three web sites were found
Evaluation FormOnly 1 evaluation form was usedOnly 2 evaluation forms were usedThree evaluation forms were used to evaluate all three web sites.
Evaluation form #1Only a few areas were filled outMost areas were filled outAll areas were filled out
Evaluation form #2Only a few areas were filled outMost areas were filled outAll areas were filled out
Evaluation form #3Only a few areas were filled outMost areas were filled outAll 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

19 comments:

  1. Hey guys hope to hear from you both soon! We have a lesson plan coming up and it will be a lot easier on us if we can communicate about our concept map, ideas we have, and when we want to work on things together! If you guys have trouble remembering to check the blog I can try to remember to email you whenever I post.
    I like Josh's idea of a video blog. Maybe we can incorporate the whole school into the video blog, like having our students talk on the daily newscast every morning at school, and interviewing teachers.

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  2. WOW!!!!!!! I love the idea of having the students collaborate with other teachers and the entire school. Yes, yes, and more yes! Brilliant. I have work until 8 tonight and can work on the map around 8:20. Will anyone be available to finish that up?

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  3. Kathryn, I remember we have a grade for a web eval, does that indicate you reviewed the Pacific Northwest site?

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  4. So far I am thinking of evaluating these sites:
    http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-forecasting.htm (for weather information and how to report the data they find)
    https://education.weebly.com/ (A free tool to help create a blog for their video blog)
    Is that alright?

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  5. And Maybe this one
    http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/airpressure.cfm?Slide=1

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  6. I like the email reminder idea too.

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  7. Josh, yeah it does include the email! the email to her is 5 points, the three websites are 95 points, and yes! I did a link of weather wiz too!

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  8. I see now I will find a substitute for weather wiz kids

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  9. Josh, I still haven't heard from Lindsey so I will do some editing today as well on the concept map. When we think its good we can post it and email the professor!

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  10. Kathryn,
    That would be awesome if you emailed me. I check my wmich account multiple times a day.

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  11. I will look over the concept map. I am so sorry I haven't been on this week. Just everything has happened this week.

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  12. I have made corrections and have added to our concept map. Our blog will NOT let me post the new one.

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    1. Are you having the same problem you had last time? With posting the map? If so, Josh gave really great instructions previously when you encountered this problem!

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    2. I tried to follow his directions but I have no where on my side of where to post a new blog!

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    3. I am going to do the following three websites:
      http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/precipitation-weather
      http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/meteorology
      http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/

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    4. I am also going to use this website http://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/html/storms2.html.

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    5. I took a look at the concept map. I see that we now have a much better description of the actual project/product tat the students will work on. Are there any other ideas to improve the concept map? Are there any parts we are uncomfortable with?

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    6. Are we going to meet tomorrow night at 6?

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