https://www.theholler.org/122443-2/ Just in case you haven’t seen this.

One of the best apps I have found this year is Teach Your Monster to Read. My FMD students LOVE it! It is a game-based reading program. The website is always free and the app is $4.99, BUT is offered free every few months. If you sign up on the website, you’ll get an email when the app is on a discount or free offer. Even if you pay the $4.99,…Read More

http://pbskids.org/apps/

After reading the articles, I have to admit that I have feelings of excitement and anxiousness. I agree that inquiry is the best method for learners to make meaning of the world around them and to internalize that information to later use again. Reflecting back on my elementary and middle school science science experiences, sadly, it was mostly…Read More

After reading the articles, I have to admit that I have feelings of excitement and anxiousness. I agree that inquiry is the best method for learners to make meaning of the world around them and to internalize that information to later use again. Reflecting back on my elementary and middle school science science experiences, sadly, it was mostly…Read More

The videos and articles reinforced my thoughts of inquiry as the process we go through to make meaning of the phenomena we encounter in the world around us. Learning is so much more meaningful as we engage ourselves by asking questions, investigating solutions, creating new knowledge as we gather information, discussing our discoveries and…Read More

Post-Reading — Through the videos and the articles I felt that my basic understanding of inquiry which is to ask questions and discover answers started to be transformed and developed. I really enjoyed the lines of inquiry in the second video. The lines of inquiry were teacher created to keep students focused on discovering answers that pertained…Read More

My pre-reading perspective of inquiry is that it is a necessary part of education and a natural part of students. People are naturally inclined to ask questions and are have the desire to learn more and to solve problems. Students are even more inclined as their brains are still developing and their minds are being continuously molded on a daily…Read More

I’ve enjoyed reading everyones’ responses to the articles and videos. I felt the same constraints by feeling the need to teach science by using the scientific method and following a rigid step-by-step process. By using our NGSS standards along with the inquiry method, I can really find out my students understandings and misconceptions. Inquiry…Read More

Inquiry is the process of learning about the world around us. Because of our curiosity we begin to question to try and make sense of what we observe by using our senses. Then, we try and gather information about our questions by field observations, researching what others have discovered, and trying to do our own tests to make meaning of what we…Read More

Three questions for June 24th-25th Meeting (Tried to focus on causal mechanisms from observations made on first field investigation:
1) What is the speed of the water at various points along the stream?
2) Is there a difference in the energy of the water between different locations?
3) What is the relationship between the speed of the water and…Read More

I’m really pleased with some of the investigations students have designed. Our QFT focused on different rock formations of the Red River Gorge. I put 4 pictures on the screen of different phenomenon which form the main attractions of the area; sandstone cliffs, cliffs with voids (rock climbers seem to love these) rock shelters and arches. The…Read More

After completing the investigations nearly 2 weeks ago the results were better than I thought. I was expecting students to struggle creating their own plan since they have NEVER been asked to think deeply much less conduct their own investigation. These students haven’t even really ever completed cookbook lab experiences.

As I said I was…Read More

I took a cook book heart rate lab and turned into a more student centered activity. The activity took more days to do the activity but the students were much more involved with the learning. I have attached a copy of the old lab and the revised version as well. Students will make presentations regarding their findings in class on Monday.

I uncovered the practice of inquiry based learning during graduate research for how effectively STEM learning improved student performance on standardized assessments. What I discovered was a strange idea that many students learn more when they don’t hate the process of learning. That said, inquiry based learning is not all fun. As one of the…Read More

After reading the articles and viewing the videos, write a brief essay explaining how what you read and viewed challenged, reinforced, or changed the way you thought about inquiry in general or inquiry as related to the science standards. Use specific examples from the materials.

“Through the process of inquiry, individuals construct much of t…Read More

In my opinion, inquiry is a form of learning that relies on the natural human characteristic of questioning. It is something that we as human beings, especially children, do naturally. Inquiry based learning allows students to take advantage of this natural process and use it to their advantage in the classroom. With inquiry, there is really no…Read More

Here are my thoughts on inquiry after completing the assignments.

We live in the information age, where at the swipe of your finger information is readily available. Since we live in a technological world with loads of information, the use of strategies which promote inquiry is neccessary for the success of students in the 21st century. The…Read More

Write a brief essay describing your ideas about what inquiry is and how it fits into your teaching of science. What do you believe are the benefits and challenges of inquiry teaching and learning? How does inquiry fit in the NGSS?

Prior to reading the articles, I backed up to some of the NGSS Science Standard trainings that I have attended over…Read More

Write a brief essay describing your ideas about what inquiry is and how it fits into your teaching of science. What do you believe are the benefits and challenges of inquiry teaching and learning? How does inquiry fit in the NGSS?

Prior to reading the articles, I backed up to some of the NGSS Science Standard trainings that I have attended over…Read More

Kim, follow this link to the materials:
http://nextgenscience.weebly.com/elf-materials.html

The nature of humans is that of an inquisitive being. I tell my students that one of the best scientist is a 5 year old child because they are always asking questions to understand their world and do not let the fear of failure create a barrier to their learning. My approach to the world was as a natural scientist before I became a teacher, so the…Read More

Where are the articles and videos?

We interviewed some kids last year who said Wolfram Alpha is their “go to” app for Math….

Photomath is a great app for students to receive immediate feedback on a math problem. The student captures the problem and the app shows the solution and steps.

What are some good math apps to use for RTI?

What are some good math apps to use for RTI?

Carly teaches first grade, and asks, “Could anybody tell me whether it is just as easy to use a Macbook as a teacher (syncing with Smart board programs etc.), or whether it is best to use a different laptop?”

Haven’t used this app, but looks very interesting: MoMA: ART LAB iPAD APP. Check it out and tell me what you think.
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I know some of the districts are using Google with their students. I see that google has just released apps, IOS and Android for Google Classroom based on the article from eschoolnews. Here are some of the features:
The Classroom mobile app lets students and teachers the ability to:
1. Snap a photo and attach it to an assignment directly from…Read More

A few weeks ago, I was asked about NearPod, an app that will allow teachers to create, engage, assess students in real time. I will be creating a tech tip that will go out in the future on this app. If there are any teachers using this device in your classroom, would you please post commons on how you are using it and are there any issues or…Read More

In the upcoming tech Tuesday, you will see the tip about Post-it Note App for iPad. I’m sorry it is not available yet for Google Play, but heard it is coming. We are always using post its in the classroom, would it be cool to not only collect the evidence but to use them as tools to enhance classroom and staff meetings.
[bpfb_link…Read More

Anyone have any experience with this resource? I signed up today and am peeking around a bit.
[bpfb_link url=’https://www.opened.io/’ title=’Lesson Plans, Assessments, Homework, Videos, Games. Over a million items aligned to Common Core, PARCC, SBAC’ image=”]Teach, Learn and Analyze with the largest K-12 Resource Library[/bpfb_link]

Interesting
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/how-to-edit-office-files-in-google-drive’ title=’How to Edit Office Files in Google Drive – Shake Up Learning’ image=’http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/how-to-edit-office-files-in-google-drive/ http://www.shakeuplearning.com/uploads/1/7/2/2/1722468/3860323.png?250'%5DYes! You can edit…Read More

An oldie, but a goodie.
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/how-to-create-a-test-that-grades-itself-using-google-forms’ title=’How To Create A Test That Grades Itself Using Google Forms’ image=’http://www.teachthought.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/google-forms.jpg’]How To Create A Test That Grades Itself Using Google Forms[/bpfb_link]

One of my teaching colleagues stopped me in the hallway the other day to share her excitement over using the ClassDojo app. From what I could tell in the two minute exchange that we had, it’s a positive behavior management system. Anyone else had any experience with it?
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.classdojo.com/’ title=’ClassDojo’…Read More

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/apps-that-rise-to-the-top-tested-and-approved-by-teachers/
Apps suggested in Mind Shift blog…this is a wonderful list for lots of different purposes

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-apps-all-content-areas-andrew-marcinek
Great suggestions in Edutopia

Jason Arnett, a high school science teacher in Magoffin County, shared this awesome app with me that he uses with his classes… Check it out!!
https://www.yapp.us/

I have recently been introduced to OTUS. Wonderful site for teachers.

I’m looking for apps and such that can be used to create unique videos for my students. Also an app that you can create cartoon videos?

Some apps that are useful in my classroom.

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Also, you can put Lyn 2013 on Android Phones.
[bpfb_link url=’https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.lync15&hl=en’ title=’Lync 2013 – Android Apps on Google Play’ image=”]Lync 2013 for Android extends the power of Lync to your mobile device – including voice & video over wireless, rich presence, instant messaging, c…Read More

Another great app that I use is Lync 2013 for the iPad. It is a great tool for communication. So the question is who can you communicate with? Anyone who has access to the web. All you need is a State Email account to create, but once created all you have to do is share a link (email, website, tweet, etc…) and anyone in the world can log…Read More

I shared this in the Tech Tuesday Email, but Dr. Hawkins shared the app “Candor”. This app is great for having students, teachers, staff, or a group of individuals do brainstorming activities. I believe the app is for the Iphone on the app store, but is well worth downloading. I have it installed on my iPad and iPhone. I also can use it with…Read More

WHY DO STUDENTS TAKE “SELFIES”

The article below is from EDUDEMIC.com –

You may currently be entrenched in back-to-school craziness, but if you find the time to pick your head up out of your piles of (hopefully paperless) paperwork and organization tasks, you’ll see your students taking selfies left and right. If you’re not clear on the sel…Read More

The apps I use most are EcocClassroom and Prezi. Love the graphics from Prezi and the variety from PPT it has.

Today we began use of the candor app for group brainstorming.

https://www.remind.com is a safe way to communicate with parents and students. Sign up for free!
[bpfb_link url=’https://www.remind.com’ title=’Remind | Remind101 is now Remind’ image=’https://d3498ple9xfqkw.cloudfront.net/common/logos/1200×630.png’]Remind (formerly Remind101) is a safe, free way for teachers to text message students and keep in…Read More