Thursday May 26

1. Find and vote on the best geography game you can find.

2. Practice Creepy Creatures Presentation with Mr. Jonathan

3. Time4learning Math

4. Time4learning - Reading

5. One more practice round of Creepy Creatures

Wednesday May 24

1. Goodbye to Geospy (it has been removed) - Lets search for more good geography games. Try them out, save the site, have fun

2. Time4learning math

3. Big Writing - Story day - Write a story about. . .well. . .whatever you want!!

4. Presentation practice or reading block

Monday May 23

1. Warm-up - Geospy - do a couple of tries and see if you can improve

2. Bird Walk with Anastasia - Bring book and notebook, identify as many birds as you can - present your results to the group

2.5 Time4learning.com - Math

3. Time4learning - Reading

4. Time4learning - Science

5. Time4learning - Social Studies

Thursday May 19

1. Finish electronic portfolios (directions on yesterday's agenda)

2. Practice your student led conference with me or Mr. Jonathan

3. Read and response

4. Math work continued

5. See me after this work done

Wednesday May 18

Portfolio Day!!!

To include links to all of the following things :

Papers:

• One finished writing that you select
• One finished writing that facilitator selects

Projects:

• Work with Mr. Randy to decide which projects (videos, prezi etc) to include.

Blogs:

• Link to your two best math posts
• Link to daily work blog

Project Based Learning Reflection (if doing a blog this should be a post on the front)

• What did you learn?
• How do you know you learned it?
• What got in the way of your learning?
• What helped your learning?
• How did you feel?
• What was your favorite project?
• Why was it your favorite project?
• How will you use what you learned this year to help you with next year’s project work?

Other things:

• Pictures etc. (personal and school related)

Thursday May 12

1. Geospy - enter today's score - don't take longer than 10 minutes or so

2. Big writing check with Ms. Sylvia

2.5 Writing corrections and publish second draft

3. Check project corrections and practice presenting - time the presentations, write down what we need to make it work and so on.

4. Read and response

5. Check and finish inquiry math

6. Online math continue

7. Project work -

• Trae - TV-B-Gone
• William - Practice TeslaMap presentaion
• Ellee and Hanna - HeHe dolls?
• Anastasia - Aquarium animals?
• Jack - Radio - history or different wavelengths
  

Wednesday May 11

1. Geospy warm-up - We are looking for improvement in your blog

2. Inquiry Math -

• Which type of candy has the most calories (make a chart of the top 5 or so)?
• Which candy has the most fat (make a chart of the top 5 or so)?
• What are the top 5 healthiest candies (well at least as healthy as you CAN get)
• How many calories should a kid eat in a day anyway?

3. Big Writing - Florida is a state with many unique things. Explain what makes Florida unique and different than other states.

4. Destination Math continue lessons

5. Finish service project

Wednesday April 20

1. Big Writing check and repair (Publish to Edmodo if you want)

• Read and response while you are waiting (online articles, books etc)
  

2. Florida Adventures (prepare a speech to explain 1-2 places you think will be best for us to go to - it must be on the list already)

3. Independent Projects:

• Trae - How to build a foxhole radio
• Jack - History of the Radio
• William - topload calculations and make it
• Anastasia - Pick an animal - do a project on it
  
• Ellee -
• Hanna - out today
  

4. Math lessons - continue - traditional or inquiry

Tuesday April 18

1. Math math math!!! (What are you on? How to find a lesson? How to take the test the lazy way.)

2. Big Writing

3. Florida Adventures

Ocean Day April 17

1. Ocean Trip - fun and sun!!

2. Shark Superhighway Video - write response in your blog

3. Ocean math - TBA

Friday April 15

1. "How Smart are Animals" video with writing reflection.

• Write about which animals you think are the smartest.
• What does it mean to be "smart"?
• Summarize the order of events in the video
  

2. Make a chart to rate what animals are the smartest in your opinion.

• You could give them a score between 1-10
• Pick 6-8 animals and post your chart on your blog

3. Reading and response - should be posted on your blog

Thursday April 14

0. Skype 9:15 - How to prepare for a hurricane - what they can do (Trae in charge)

1. Finish GEP - Send emails after posting on Wiki

2. Do you next math lesson (you should know what you are on or check with Mr. Randy)

3. Post on Edmodo - need to make up work

4. Afternoon projects:

Jack - Work on powerpoint of invention of the Radio
Trae - Help Jack (it is part of your project also) and then look up how to construct a receiver (we have many of the parts!)
William - saw grooves for secondary coil, place secondary coil, practice using TeslaMap
Anastasia - Work on pluses and minuses for your powerpoint on aquarium creatures
Hanna and Ellee - make more HeHes

Monday April 11

Happy Birthday Jack!

1. Math Lessons (how to find answers, where are you?)
2. PBL projects to do with Randy and Jonathan
3. Continue project work
4. Post comments on Edmodo
5. Geospy
   

Friday April 8

1. Geospy - OR prepare (you don't have to write it) a hurricane story about one of your experiences

2. Skype with Wisconsin

3. Destination math tests and lessons

4. Reading and Response

5. PBL work (see Mr. Randy or yesterday's agenda)

Thursday April 7

1. Geospy warm up - Make sure you blog about the score - this will show improvement

2. Skype with SC - GEP, send emails

3. Phylums - Know the phylums - study and pass this test : http://quizlet.com/2837889/animal-phylums-flash-cards/ -- If you pass this quiz, you can go down to the beach today or tomorrow to look for animal types

4. Individual goals:
William - Learn what a capacitor does and what they are used for. Also, find directions on how to make one and how they're made.
Jack and Trae - Find out why your electromagnet did not work. Fix the problem and prove that it can work.
Ellee - Finish your record player project - take metric system test (emailed to you)
Hanna - Continue to build your website
Anastasia - Finish your list of suggestions and do a survey (paper or computer) to the students at OH and what they think. Put a graph on your blog.

5. Destination Math and math lessons - what do you need?

Wednesday April 6

1. Warm-up - choose one or more

• Pipeline
• Grow your garden
• Magnetism
• Dominoes (this one is kinda weird, but maybe you can figure it out)
  

2. Times Attack (Jack, Hanna, Anastasia, William)
3. Math lessons and tests depending on what you are on
4. Afternoon -

• Trae and Jack - electromagnetic motor (take pictures of each of your steps) - geospy when you are done and Timez Attack
  
• Elle and Hanna - geospy and work on your business (this must be blogged to count)
• Anastasia - Pick your top 3 choices for the aquarium and make a "care sheet" about them - you list what you need to do to take care of them - 0r - geospy and timez attack
• William - prepare for your tesla coil parts test by studying. Help Cale and Mason on primary or secondary coils as needed. Blog about what you have learned (pictures, video etc) - also, use your circuit board to show Cale and Mason the difference between a parallel circuit and series circuit
  

Tuesday April 5

0. Start with a warm up of geospy or Times Attack. Put your score in your blog.

1. Big writing today based on your topic. (Ms. Sylvia will sit with you tomorrow and go over your writing)

2. Email composition to school and send today

3. Inquiry Math - Build a cage or habitat for any animal of your choice (pretend or real). Buy your building supplies (list price), measure area and make it happen. Let's see how amazing they turn out. Have fun

4. Talk about the weather last night or today. Post your thoughts on Edmodo (make sure your writing is good quality, as it is public)

Monday April 4

Happy Birthday Anastasia (at the zoo today yay!)

1. Triops research
   

• List your essenttial questions
• Find the research answers and CITE YOUR SOURCES

1. Math lessons and destination tests
2. "What is Creativity" project
3. Reader's workshop afternoon
4. Have each of your emails composed to your schools (you should already have your questions list)
   

Friday April 1

1. Geospy - blog your score and destination

1.5 - Times Attack

1.8 Destination Math

2. Cruising Friday

3. GEP

4. After Lunch - find critters on the beach trip (you must put them in the proper kindom, phylum and class - we won't go unless you know these levels)

5. REP Theater group

Thursday March 31

1. Big Writing (check your email for your writing topic)

2. Destination math (or math lessons on request)

3. Global Education Project (write and send your emails yay!)

4. Inquiry math: Do math that relates to your project. Your choice!

Wednesday March 30

1. Geography Warm - up (please blog what region and your current score)

2. Pick topic (social studies) for big writing tomorrow -

• watch video or read article
• Make brainstorm (prezi, powerpoint, list, ect)
  
• Post to blog

3. Destination Math - next assignment

4. Reader's workshop

5. Global education project

• country picture
• lattitute and longitude
• email example
• flag
• ***Language***
• list of 3 schools (if possible) to contact

Tuesday March 29

1. Global Education Project - skype 9:15- questions and contact - write your email, have it checked - post it on your wiki site

2. Inquiry Math - Find a recipe or formula - copy it into your blog - now double or triple (or more!!) the recipe to accommodate more people or more formula - show your math, have fun

3. Destination Math

Monday March 28

1. What is creativity: Project planning form

2. What is creativity: Write a paragraph with visual examples (online pictures are fine)

3. Edmodo check and replies

4. Destination Math (in morning!)

5. Readers Workshop with Mrs. Amy

6. Check outs

Thursday March 24

1. Prepare for skype meeting - study information on sprites and lightning.

2. Skype Wisconsin 9:15 - pick one weather story to read - give our weather report for the day - share information on sprites

3. Inquiry Math - Which is worse, a hurricane or tornado. Use must use statistics in your explanation. More statistics=stronger argument. You will argue against the HS students at 11:45.

• Present your information to each other and see how strong your arguments are
• Share this information with each other so you can have a discussion with whole school at 11:45
  

4. Destination Math lessons

5. On the wiki! -

• Discuss questions that are best
• Post your questions on your wiki
• Prepare your email to your schools
  

Wednesday March 23

1. Prewriting for weather story

2. Edmodo assignments (we still don't have them all turned in, you need to scroll down and check)

3. Big Writing - (2nd block)

4. Big writing corrections and re-post

5. Destination math meetings, new tests and or lessons

6. Geo-spy - Africa or Europe (or states if you still can not get over 25) - post your score on your blog

7. List your questions for your schools, put them on your blog and list the email or phone number you intend to use to contact.

Tuesday March 22

What the heck is that!

1. Do these 3 new weather vocabulary words:

• high pressure (explain what it means, what's the weather like)
• Low pressure (explain what it means, what's the weather like)
• sprite (now that's a weather word most people don't know!)

2. Weather video - choose together

3. Write a good grammar reflection on the video

4. Edmodo assignments from Ms. Rooney

5. Destination Math

6. Write down your questions you would like to know about how others go to school in other countries - (maybe 3-4 questions depending on what you want to know)

Monday March 21

1. What does it mean vocabulary warm-up. Figure out what these words mean. You can use pictures, words, videos or whatever it takes. Post on your blogger and pick one person to post on Edmodo

• vortex
• supercell
• Jet stream

2. Edomodo Updates, leave comments or questions for the group -

3. Do bigger things weigh more than little things.

• First, write that question on your blog
• Take 5 minutes or so to write an answer with good grammar.
• Use what materials we have to prove your point
• Prepare an argument to present to your classmates at the end

4. Global Education Project : compose the list of questions you would like to know about education, share and use from each other.

5. Destination Math - complete assignments, take a test, or schedule Mr. Randy Time

Friday March 18

1. Warm-Up - Write a short reaction to this video - use good writing and grammar

1.3 Are bigger things heavier than lighter things? You should provide proof.

1.5 Go to Edmodo and do posts on Ms. Rooney's questions (I think there are 2 of them).

2. Big writing (see yesterday's assignments)

3. Skype - Wisconsin 11:15 -(topic is weather and Janitor's boy completion)

4. Destination Math - next assinments

5. Skype - SC - See how far everyone has gotten on their global school education project.

Thursday March 17

1. Big writing -

• (Ellee and Trae) Explain how weather can be dangerous. Use citations in your writing (make parentheses and put the link to the website after you have used the information all the way)
• (Jack, Anastasia, William and Hanna) 2 well written paragraphs same topic - each paragraph focused on one dangerous weather example) - We will do a lesson together

2. Inquiry Math - finish graph on estimation with grams, then make a new graph with actual measurements

3. Destination math

4. Finish Janitors boy

(if done with all of this, you need to see me about continuing on the school education project)

Wednesday March 16

1. Make and post on your blog - top five reasons Rosemary should have more recycle bins (be creative)

2. Make sure you have posted the "Hail" project for Ms. Rooney.

3. Go find your writing on whey recycling is important, and re-post it on your blog for today.

4. Post comments as needed on Edmodo

5. Estimation Graph - how much does it weight (grams) first make a graph with estimates (maybe 5 things, light things):

• tarantula
• pencil etc

6. Actual graph - how much does it weigh (actual things)

7. Destination Math - tests, assignments, or lesson with Mr. Randy (let Mr. Randy know if you are doing this)

8. (Bonus) Find 3 schools that you may want to contact for your Education project.

Tuesday March 15

1. Read this current event article on the Earthquake in Japan: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110314/ts_yblog_thelookout/japans-earthquake-shifted-balance-of-the-planet - In your blog, write a short paragraph on how earthquakes can make geological changes.

2. Edmodo - Submit "hail" assingment and leave comments to friends

3. Post today's weather update from our buoy.

4. What is Education? - Post the countries you intend to use for your study - they don't have to be the obvious ones (big ones) - Post their flag on your site and their latitude and longitude- we will let SC know to do this also,

5. Destination Math - meeting and updates

6. Please check yesterday's agenda to make sure you are done with all assignments. See me if this list is complete.

Monday March 14

1. PBL planning form

2. Get up to 5 resources for your project

3. Weather Vocab - use a picture to describe each word and post in your blog

• Nimbus clouds
• cumulus clouds
• status clouds
• cirrus clouds
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Runoff
• groundwater
• humidity

4. Do the weather assignment from Ms. Rooney on Edmodo and make sure you turn it in

5. Make a map of the water cycle - look at some examples and make your own

5. Destination Math

6. Update your weather spreadsheet (mysterious buoy) http://quizlet.com/2203472/test/

7. Weather test - (test your skill!!)

8. Work on project

Wednesday March 9

1. Do whatever you want

2. Goof off

3. Have fun

4. Do stuff

5. Live on

Tuesday March 8

Today's Forcast: Pure Awesome!
(open the package from Wisconsin)

1. Post today's weather conditions on the Edmodo site for Rosemary Beach.

2. Watch "Dissecting Pitcher Plants from Florida" on Ms. Rooney's site. Leave a comment of your choice (good grammar)

3. Create a spreadsheet that you will use each day to take weather measurements. Think about how that spreadsheet will look. What data is important?

4. Do a sharing session with yesterday's blog with your classmates.

5. Chapter 17 Janitors boy (post on your blog)

6. Destination Math - do your next task

6. Complete any makeup work from yesterday.

Monday March 7

Begin Weather Studies

1. Inquiry Math -

• Weather - Make a list of at 3 different types of weather instruments (find the weird ones if you dare)
• List what units they use (is it inches, centimeters, degrees, mph - things like that)
• Make a pretend (or actual) graph that uses one of those units that is realistic (for example, please don't make a graph that shows a bunch of wind speeds being 500 mph, unless you are doing wind speeds on Jupiter or something like that)

2. Geography - Most Extreme Map - find the locations of the most extreme places on earth for weather - your choice - super hot, super cold, super lightning, super dry - stuff like that)

3. Weather video - your choice

4. Destination Math - Continue lesson or tests - please set up lessons with me if they are needed - I prefer afternoons

5. Janitor's boy chapter 16

Please write down your score on your blog for these things above - 5 out of 5 is 100%

Friday March 4

Mysterious Package Choice Day

1. Go to Ms. Rooney's site and leave a comment on the post of your choice.

2. Check Edmodo and leave replies on at least 3 posts of your choice.

3. Do a graph today. What kind? About what? Your choice!

4. Take your own spelling test - 10 words - Your choice

5. Do a math lesson from Destination Math - Your Choice

6. Write a blog post about an educational video you watch today - your choice

7. Geography Game or assignment - your choice

Post all work on your blog and give them a number 1-7 - your scores is either a 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 or 7 for the day. Good luck!

1. Times Attack - or geography warm up (most of you should be moving on to Africa)

2. Check and give people at least 3 different comments on Edmodo

3. Big Writing (student choice) - no frame today.

4. Destination Math - next test or assignment - check with Mr. Randy

5. Wrap up recycling project.

6. Janitor Boy ch 15 summery on blog

Wednesday March 2

1. Go to Edmodo and leave comments on students posts - as many as you can , all would be great

2. Prepare for skype with Wisconsin - use this as a guide:

• Play - Whos it Gonna Be!! (Hanna)
  
• Talk about the gum idea, maybe a gum sculpture sharing day (Jack)
  
• Trae can share about his new pet tarantula (Trae)
  
• Talk about our carnivorous plants and tell them that we mailed them (Anastasia)
  

3. Big writing preparation - a flow chart/ brainstorm - on paper or computer - student choice

4. Share brainstorms - write a reflection (or post it) on your blog

5. Janitor's Boy chapter 15

6. Exploration Time - think of topics for a group project

Tuesday March 1st

1. Inquiry math:

• Put together a proposal for a carnivorous plant order. You should consider tax and shipping in the order.

2. Janitors Boy - chapter 15

3. Geography (states or Africa if you want to move on) 15 minutes - please post your score

• You can do Africa here as well : http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/africaJigsaw/africaJigsaw.htm

4. Destination Math check in with Mr. Randy (done throughout the day - each person must check in)

5. Inquiry project - essential question - you can look up examples by typing "project essential questions" in google

6. Other stuff - work on adopt a pet certifications - these are projects that have to be presented that make you a "co-owner" of any critter in we have here in the room. You get to feed it, take it home, hold it or whatever. Anyway, have fun!

Monday February 28 - Happy Birthday Trae

1. Times Attack - warm-up
2. Video - TBA
3. Blog -

• geographic location of areas in video
• 3 or more summarizing facts

4. Edmodo- post a picture of your favorite carnivorous plant. Remember, there are some you may not know of yet, so search around
5.Destination Math - new assignments or tests have been given
6. Janitors boy chapter 13- write a summery in your blog

Friday February 25

1. 8:45-9:15 Read next chapter in Janitors Boy (we can do aloud or on your own of course)

2. Skype - 9:30-10:00 with Ms Rooney's class

3. 10:00-10:15 - Times attack or Geography, your choice (no other choices at this time)

4. 10:15 - Brain Break

5. 10:30 - prepare and do big writing (frames will be emailed)

6. OH legal games after big writing until 12:00

7. 1:00 - Destination Math - test or activities based on your assignments

8. 1:45 - Carnivorous plants transfers (finish)

9. 2:15 - geography - states (post score on blog, screen shot is bonus)

10. 2:45 - End of day blog - post video or pictures.

Thursday February 24

Global Assignments - NO big writing today.

1. Edmodo - (see Ms. Rooney's assignment)

2. Rooney page - So you want a tarantula

3. Rooney page - Carnivorous plants discussion

4. Rooney page - Skype discussion - please leave nice compliments and polite thanks - (check grammar before posting)

5. OH legal games, exploration time, carnivorous plant transfers

Wednesday Schedule in Alabama

Hello all, here is your schedule for today - Wednesday


Open these sites and leave them open:

• Edmodo
• Blogger
• Destination Math
• Geography game (either one)
• Symbaloo
• Ms Rooney's Site
• Skype
  
• Your carnivorous plant project.
• Middle School Tarantula Project : https://docs.google.com/a/oh-institute.org/present/edit?id=0AcahQgRWy2c2ZGQ0NzNydjdfMzUycnoyN3BkYg&hl=en

1. Vote and comment on the Edmodo page (don't do long assignments)

2. 20 minutes - Geography (leave this window available all day in a separate window or tab)

3. 30 minutes - Destination Math (leave this open also)

4. 10:00 Skype with Ms. Rooney's class and discuss your posts, show plants (explain that they are dormant, not dead), talk tarantulas if they feel like it

5. Work on carnivorous plant project

6. Work on the following shared assignments:

• Edmodo - Monkey eating plants
• Rooney site - "So you want a tarantula"
• Rooney site - "Carnivorous Plants"
  

7. After Lunch - transplant of plants (keep them with their original soil to reduce shock as much as possible)

8. Here are your options if you happen to finish early or need to do other activities: (you MUST be done with other activities)

• play pandemic (only if you can talk about how it relates to geography and science, don't play this if you can't talk about it)
• Do some research on Alabama salamanders, there are some really rare and strange species, even on Cheaha mountain. You can use any format you like for this. It is just extra