Here are some handouts to help you convert SMART Notebooks to ActivInspire Flipcharts:
SMART Exchange
Create a SMART Exchange Account
Convert SMART Notebooks to ActivInspire Flipcharts
Monday, December 16, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
Embed YouTube Video in a Flipchart
If you want to embed video into an ActivInspire flipchart, I have a blog post for you :-)
There are several online tools you can use to download and embed video right into your flipchart.
This helps make sure you have materials you need in case the internet is down and you have a class to teach. It is also great for avoiding inappropriate "suggested videos" at the end of YouTube videos, if you are showing a video to little ones... You also avoid seeing the comments at the bottom of the videos that are sometimes inappropriate.
Keep copyright law in mind and cite your sources! Once downloaded, you should use a program like Any Video Converter or FreeMake Video Converter to take a shorter clip out of a longer video before you embed it into your flipchart. (FreeMake Video Converter is on our GST Software Center for you to download at work).
KeepVid.com Handout (Go to KeepVid.com website)
KeepTube.com Handout (Go to Keep-Tube.com website)
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You can also embed a video directly from YouTube without downloading it. Follow the directions below:
Go to YouTube.com
Search for and locate a video you want to embed.
Click SHARE | EMBED
Deselect the checkbox next to SHOW SUGGESTED VIDEOS
Left click and drag to select the HTML code in the box, right click and COPY it.
Go to ActivInspire:
Click INSERT | LINK | EMBEDDED FILE:
Right click in the box and PASTE the HTML code in it. Add http: to the YouTube address in the code before you click OK.
That's it! You'll see a player with a play button you can use to play and pause the video. Have fun!
There are several online tools you can use to download and embed video right into your flipchart.
This helps make sure you have materials you need in case the internet is down and you have a class to teach. It is also great for avoiding inappropriate "suggested videos" at the end of YouTube videos, if you are showing a video to little ones... You also avoid seeing the comments at the bottom of the videos that are sometimes inappropriate.
Keep copyright law in mind and cite your sources! Once downloaded, you should use a program like Any Video Converter or FreeMake Video Converter to take a shorter clip out of a longer video before you embed it into your flipchart. (FreeMake Video Converter is on our GST Software Center for you to download at work).
KeepVid.com Handout (Go to KeepVid.com website)
KeepTube.com Handout (Go to Keep-Tube.com website)
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You can also embed a video directly from YouTube without downloading it. Follow the directions below:
Go to YouTube.com
Search for and locate a video you want to embed.
Click SHARE | EMBED
Deselect the checkbox next to SHOW SUGGESTED VIDEOS
Left click and drag to select the HTML code in the box, right click and COPY it.
Go to ActivInspire:
Click INSERT | LINK | EMBEDDED FILE:
That's it! You'll see a player with a play button you can use to play and pause the video. Have fun!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Promote Language
I was meeting with a middle school French teacher today and she shared this site with me: http://www.promotelanguage.com
It looks like an excellent resource for ELA and World Language teachers. There are ideas to help you plan lessons using a wide variety of strategies. Their goal is to "... share tried-and-true activities that are also rooted in research...". They want you to look at the techniques and associated the activities, change them to meet your needs, and share them with colleagues.
Check it out and let me know what you think!
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Common Core Checklists and Rubrics
Have you seen these Common Core resources for teachers?
I found these Common Core Checklists on a blog called The Curriculum Corner. These checklists are an excellent tool to help you track the standards you've worked on with students during the school year.
Kathy Schrock also has a list of Common Core assessments and rubrics on her website.
Here is a Common Core Standards Writing Rubric for Grades 9-10 and 11-12.
Check out the Smarter Balanced Writing Rubrics posted on the Saluda County Schools Website.
Do you have any Common Core resources you'd like to share? Please leave a comment! :-)
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Wibki.com as an iGoogle Substitute
I just saw this site on Twitter and thought I would share. It looks like a nice alternative to iGoogle and is available on the web and has a mobile app. Keep track of your bookmarks in a nice organized way! http://www.wibki.com/
Do you have a favorite site you use to keep your bookmarks organized?
I use Symbaloo and Diigo, but I think I am going to give Wibki a try! Let me know what you think if you decide to try it!
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Common Core and Pinterest
Are you on Pinterest? Check out Pinterest, especially if you're looking to jazz up some of the materials in the Common Core Modules!
Use the Search Tool in Pinterest to find all sorts of great resources for your classroom. You can search by grade level, strategies, skills, etc...
Did you know that there are dozens of anchor charts aligned with Common Core on Pinterest? Narrow your search by searching for anchor charts on a specific subject. For example, a search for Math Anchor Charts provides many anchor charts for all kinds of math. You can be even more specific by including a specific math topic, such as Algebra Anchor Charts in your search.
A search of Close Reading offers anchor charts specifically about close reading along with strategies and questions to ask when doing close reading with students...
You can plug in different words and phrases from the Common Core Standards into the Pinterest Search Tool to find pins on the many different skills students are learning within the Common Core. Examples:
Cite Text Evidence
Main Idea
Text Structure
Ratios and Proportions
Make sure to sign up for your own Pinterest account. Once you have an account, when you search for pins, you can add the pins you like best to your own boards. You can invite others to pin to your boards. If you work as a team with your grade-level or department-level colleagues, together you'll find many excellent strategies and tools to use with your students very quickly.
If you have a Pinterent account, what are some of your favorite searches and pins?
Happy Pinning!
Use the Search Tool in Pinterest to find all sorts of great resources for your classroom. You can search by grade level, strategies, skills, etc...
Did you know that there are dozens of anchor charts aligned with Common Core on Pinterest? Narrow your search by searching for anchor charts on a specific subject. For example, a search for Math Anchor Charts provides many anchor charts for all kinds of math. You can be even more specific by including a specific math topic, such as Algebra Anchor Charts in your search.
A search of Close Reading offers anchor charts specifically about close reading along with strategies and questions to ask when doing close reading with students...
You can plug in different words and phrases from the Common Core Standards into the Pinterest Search Tool to find pins on the many different skills students are learning within the Common Core. Examples:
Cite Text Evidence
Main Idea
Text Structure
Ratios and Proportions
Make sure to sign up for your own Pinterest account. Once you have an account, when you search for pins, you can add the pins you like best to your own boards. You can invite others to pin to your boards. If you work as a team with your grade-level or department-level colleagues, together you'll find many excellent strategies and tools to use with your students very quickly.
If you have a Pinterent account, what are some of your favorite searches and pins?
Happy Pinning!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Student Self-Evaluation Idea
It's been such a long time since my last post and I need to make blogging a habit. I was inspired to blog today by one of the middle school teachers I am helping today.
She told me that she will be out and there will be a substitute teacher in for her on Thursday and Friday. In order to make sure that students will continue to be productive while she's gone, she came up with a very nice way to make students accountable for their work in her absence.
On a handout she created, she put the Project Due Date, the Project Objective, and the Task. The students are making a PowerPoint to practice knowledge of House and Home vocabulary in French. They'll record audio in PowerPoint to demonstrate correct pronunciation of the words in French.
She also included space for them to record their goals for what they want to accomplish each day. At the end of each day of the project, they will submit a written response to the following questions:
Did you accomplish today's goals?
If yes, how and why?
If not, why not? What will you do differently tomorrow?
Tonight for homework, I am going to...
What a great way to help keep kids on track and help them set and achieve their own goals!
Nice artifact for APPR!
She told me that she will be out and there will be a substitute teacher in for her on Thursday and Friday. In order to make sure that students will continue to be productive while she's gone, she came up with a very nice way to make students accountable for their work in her absence.
On a handout she created, she put the Project Due Date, the Project Objective, and the Task. The students are making a PowerPoint to practice knowledge of House and Home vocabulary in French. They'll record audio in PowerPoint to demonstrate correct pronunciation of the words in French.
She also included space for them to record their goals for what they want to accomplish each day. At the end of each day of the project, they will submit a written response to the following questions:
Did you accomplish today's goals?
If yes, how and why?
If not, why not? What will you do differently tomorrow?
Tonight for homework, I am going to...
What a great way to help keep kids on track and help them set and achieve their own goals!
Nice artifact for APPR!
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