Promethean Board

LOVE IT!!! This was really the first time I'd used it without a flip chart. I was so impressed with myself combining two programs (Grapher and Activinspire). I used the Promethean board today for graphing linear equations. This was our conclusion day after the kids had worked for three days on a graphing discovery lab using Grapher. It was awesome. I could sketch graphs then graph them with the computer, make notes on the graphs. Kids go so much out of it and were focused on the learning. So sweet!

Information Literacy

Yes, there is SO much information out there and we have got to teach kids how to navigate through it. In the "you tube" video, the statistic about the amount of information on the web being able to fill books that stack from the Earth to Pluto 23 times blew my mind!!! How is one to successfully navigate that? Students crave instant gratification and want the right answer immediately, they don't want to take the time to dig into the research and decide if it is reliable or not. Many are of the mind set that if I found it on Google it that's a reliable source. We need to teach students to evaluate Internet resources and provide them with examples of reliable sources. A big step in this for students is to persevere and to be critical thinkers.

I really appreciate all the resources Barb shared with us today. As always, it is information overload. I have to use some of those skills above to evaluate the new sources and persevere as a critical thinker to find what will work for me. I am starting with the crew at West Haven Public Schools and seeing how they have unwrapped their curriculum. I also hope to find some useful resources with Britannica. Oh where will I find the time with at 43 minute planning period to get it all done, beyond e2t2!!