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Flubaroo for You!

05 Nov 2013 by Briana in Google Apps, Language Arts, Math, PE/Health, Science, Social Studies, The Arts 0 comments tags: assessment, Flubaroo, Google Docs

Do you use (or want to!) Google Forms to give your students assessments? If not, you should be! Environmentally friendly, easy on the back and organized, Google Forms are a great way to assess students whether it be a short quiz or essay test. But what about grading? And giving students feedback? Their scores? I hear you, but that’s where Flubaroo comes in! It’s a free add-on service available to Google Apps users that will grade all of those tests for you! Whoo hoo! Don’t you just love less work! So, how does it work, you may ask. You begin by creating a Google Form and creating your questions. After the form is created, you take the quiz, creating the answer key. Next, assign the quiz to your students. Once everyone is done, grade the quiz with Flubaroo and review the grades. Lastly, you can email the grades to students. (This assumes you asked them for their email as part of the quiz.) That’s it! Pretty easy, huh! You can learn more and get the Flubaroo Script here. Here is a step-by-step overview as well. Have fun giving quizzes! I’m sure your students will LOVE it! 😉

Facebook for Rocks?

05 Nov 2013 by Briana in Language Arts, Math, PE/Health, Science, Social Studies, The Arts 0 comments tags: facebook, internet safety, tomorrow's tech in today's schools

While searching for a “fake” profile page to help teach Internet Safety I came across the Tomorrow’s Tech in Today’s Schools blog by David. The post I came across, Facebook project & template, is about Facebook templates for the classroom! David has done all of the work for you by creating a Facebook template in PowerPoint. It’s not just the Wall or Info page, he hyperlinked the Wall, Info and Photos pages to make a more realistic Facebook page. His example is a Facebook page for John F. Kennedy. It’s a great way to get kids to think about a person, what they did, what they may have thought and how they impacted history. Not only can students use this as a way to report on a person’s life, they can also use it for writing about any object, invention, theme, or process. Just imaging a Facebook page for Schist! Schist Boy, it’s getting hot around here! Sandstone I’ve got ya beat! Not only is it hot around here, but man am I ever getting the squeeze! Schist Hot! There! You’re not the one being subducted by these tectonic plates! Basalt Will you both quit you’re whining! I’m wastin’ away […]

BrainPop & ActiVotes/ActivExpressions

05 Nov 2013 by Briana in IWB Resources, Language Arts, Math, PE/Health, Science, Social Studies, The Arts 0 comments tags: ActivExpression, ActiVote, assessment, BrainPop, Promethean

So, this isn’t new, but it may be for some. BrainPop, that wonderful animated video site, is integrated with Promethean’s ActiVotes and ActivExpressions. What does this mean for you? Well, the next time you show your class a video and get to the quiz, you can plug in your ActivHub, fire up the votes or expressions and have your class take the quiz using a familiar tool! To set up the connection between BrainPop and the ActiVotes or ActivExpressions, you will need to download and install the Flash Bridge. It can be found here. Once the Flash Bridge is installed you will be able to see the ActiVote or ActivExpression icon seen at the bottom or the image. To see the ActiVotes and ActivExpression in action visit BrainPop’s web site to view a webinar. Or, stop by and see me for a demonstration!

What kind of scientist will you be?

05 Nov 2013 by Briana in Science, Useful Resources 0 comments tags: jobs, scientist

White lab coats and glasses…is that what comes to mind when you think about scientists? Well, at the Smithsonian there are many scientists with unique and interesting jobs, all minus the white lab coat! How about being a Coral Whisperer or an Amphibian Ace? Kids (and adults) often don’t know much about what scientists do, where they work or just how fun their jobs can be. Being a scientist doesn’t mean always being stuck in a lab! Whether your learning about different scientific areas or talking about jobs people have, don’t forget to share the awesome jobs on the Scientists @ the Smithsonian site! Students can see the scientists in action, read their profiles and explore resources related to the scientist’s job. Photo from the Smithsonian Institution’s photostream on The Commons