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code - You joined the Main Room. ( 3:08 PM ) - Crystal Theaker 3:08 PM Gilbert Public Schools Mary Cassidy 3:08 PM Hello, happy Thursday! Crystal Theaker 3:08 PM in Arizona Gretchen Sting 3:08 PM What do you teach? Crystal Theaker 3:08 PM Online Math courses and Online Business courses 3:08 PM Gretchen Sting 3:08 PM How do you like online teaching? - Kelly Michon joined the Main Room. ( 3:09 PM ) - Melissa Henning 3:09 PM Welcome to OK2Ask - please bookmark our session start page - http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/ok2askstart49 Gretchen Sting 3:09 PM Hi Kelly Sharon Hall #2 3:09 PM Hi Kelly and Mary Kelly Michon 3:09 PM Hi there! Mary Cassidy 3:09 PM Hi Sharon Melinda M #2 3:10 PM Hi all! Mary Cassidy 3:10 PM hello - Katie Kinnamon joined the Main Room. ( 3:11 PM ) - Sharon Hall #2 3:10 PM Hi Katie Gretchen Sting 3:10 PM Hi KAtie Melissa Henning 3:11 PM Welcome to OK2Ask - please bookmark our session start page - http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/ok2askstart49 Katie Kinnamon 3:11 PM hi Crystal Theaker 3:12 PM

Katie Kinnamon 3:13 PM ($) Kelly Michon 3:14 PM (h) Mary Cassidy 3:20 PM New Jeresy, I teach Grade 4 Katie Kinnamon 3:21 PM Gilbert AZ, HIgh School Science Melinda M #2 3:21 PM Pine Grove, PA, I teach 8th grade science, online science and I review for TeachersFirst - Robin 1 joined the Main Room. ( 3:21 PM ) - Sharon Hall #2 3:21 PM Lots of higher levels - good to see! Crystal Theaker 3:21 PM Gilbert AZ, High School / Jr High Math & College Business Robin 1 3:21 PM I'm a tech coordinator for K-12 Kelly Michon 3:22 PM St. Amant, Louisiana I am a student teacher in a 7th grade ELA classroom Thanks 3:22 PM Sharon Hall #2 3:22 PM Nice mix of grades and subjects! - Margie joined the Main Room. ( 3:23 PM ) - Sharon Hall #2 3:23 PM Hi Margie Gretchen Sting 3:23 PM Hi Margie! Welcome 3:23 PM Sharon Hall #2 3:23 PM Welcome to OK2Ask - please bookmark our session start page - http://teachersfirst.wikispaces.com/ok2askstart49 Melinda M #2 3:24 PM i think me Sharon Hall #2 3:27 PM Please type in any questions you may have at any time - Melissa Henning left the Main Room. ( 3:28 PM ) - Margie 3:28 PM Glad to be here! It took me a little configuring to get in... - Melissa Henning #2 joined the Main Room. ( 3:29 PM ) - Sharon Hall #2 3:28 PM We're glad you are here too! Ask if you need any help Melissa Henning #2 3:29 PM Sharon - I will need YOU to SAVE the chat log and email it to me since I had to sign off. I will explain HOW after the session is over - thanks! Sharon Hall #2 3:29 PM sure the best way to say something is to chat - using microphones brings down band width if there are too many of us 3:30 PM Kelly Michon 3:31 PM I am not a member. Sharon Hall #2 3:31 PM oh, good to know, thanks Gretchen Sting 3:31 PM No problem, it's free and easy to use! - Robin 1 left the Main Room. ( 3:39 PM ) - Mary Cassidy 3:39 PM for featured sites will it ever be organized by grade? Gretchen Sting 3:39 PM You can search by grade level, or subject Sharon Hall #2 3:40 PM good question, Mary, we will make sure to have Melissa address this - she is the one in the know, but for now they do indicate grade levels and there aren't too many to scroll through each time Katie Kinnamon 3:43 PM is this a free service to be a member? Gretchen Sting 3:43 PM Yes! Crystal Theaker 3:43 PM good question katie Katie Kinnamon 3:43 PM B) Margie 3:44 PM life cycles? Mary Cassidy 3:44 PM i was looking for a weather map Margie 3:44 PM 2 Mary Cassidy 3:44 PM gr 4 Margie 3:49 PM Great! Thanks! Mary Cassidy 3:50 PM I wanted a weather map for grade 4 Thank you :) 3:50 PM your site is a wonderful resource 3:51 PM Crystal Theaker 3:51 PM 6 days til pi day Margie 3:53 PM Nope, I'm good. Thanks! Have to fly now... You too! 3:53 PM Kelly Michon 3:53 PM This defnitely seems like a great tool for my future classroom. Sharon Hall #2 3:53 PM it definitely is Kelly Melissa Henning #2 3:54 PM [] Melinda M #2 3:54 PM Thanks for attending Margie. Mary Cassidy 3:55 PM my spanish class is canceled for tomorrow, do you have a site to recommend that I can show my class? Sharon Hall #2 3:55 PM you are getting ready to have a bit of time to explore, you may want to search by a topic - Margie left the Main Room. ( 3:56 PM ) - Sharon Hall #2 3:55 PM do you have an area in mind you are thinking of? Mary Cassidy 3:56 PM grade 4 I do not, not spanish inclined 3:57 PM Katie Kinnamon 3:57 PM searched electron orbitals, but nothing came up Sharon Hall #2 3:57 PM will your students have computers or will you use an iwb? Melinda M #2 3:57 PM try electrons instead Mary Cassidy 3:57 PM but since my class is missing it, I wanted to still share with them Melissa Henning #2 3:57 PM [] Mary Cassidy 3:57 PM wonderful, thank you Sharon Hall #2 3:58 PM I get it, I'll search around a bit too, I think I recently reviewed a site that had something to do with Spanish Crystal Theaker 3:58 PM I searched adobe flash, but only came up with when it was needed for the resource, not as a teaching subject Kelly Michon 3:59 PM I love that they have the common core standards attached to the lesson plans. Louisiana is switching to the common core next school year. Sharon Hall #2 3:59 PM [] this site lets students do karaoke in Spanish! Melissa Henning #2 3:59 PM Crystal - so you want to teach students ABOUT Flash? Melinda M #2 4:00 PM We are transitioning in PA too. Crystal Theaker 4:00 PM yes i teach adobe software also, when i search matrix - many subjects come up, how do I limit it to math? 4:00 PM Sharon Hall #2 4:00 PM try adding math to your search phrase Melissa Henning #2 4:00 PM Try math matrix Crystal Theaker 4:01 PM oh ok ty Melissa Henning #2 4:01 PM and search by phrase Gretchen Sting 4:01 PM Have you looked on adobe site? [] Melinda M #2 4:02 PM Katie -did you find anything good? [] 4:02 PM Gretchen Sting 4:02 PM Sounds like I have a new direction to look for in my site review! Crystal Theaker 4:02 PM well I was just trying to search here...for the task Katie Kinnamon 4:02 PM found a lot on electrons Melinda M #2 4:03 PM try plural and singular versions when you search too, sometimes it provides different results because of the way reviews are done. Kelly Michon 4:03 PM I was looking for poetry. Awesome resources! Katie Kinnamon 4:03 PM Found something similar to Ray & Charles Eames movie Power of Ten Which I thoroughly enjoy 4:03 PM Kelly Michon 4:04 PM I will have to check it out. Mary Cassidy 4:04 PM can't wait to show my class the clouds on Earth page Melinda M #2 4:04 PM Nice. :-) Crystal Theaker 4:04 PM Found more info on Polldaddy which i have used before Katie Kinnamon 4:05 PM how long are these sites active? are they monitored for broken links? Melinda M #2 4:05 PM Hard poll to answer! Melissa Henning #2 4:05 PM Katie - they are, but some "fall through the cracks" Yes, please let us know. We try to keep everything active. But especially the sites in Beta - come and go 4:06 PM Katie Kinnamon 4:06 PM thank you! Mary Cassidy 4:08 PM sent another site to remember to show my class Gretchen Sting 4:08 PM You always find new ones every time you are on TF! Melissa Henning #2 4:09 PM We LOVE hearing from you! And you could win a free t-shirt - best comment of the month :) [] 4:11 PM Melinda M #2 4:11 PM By the way Katie, I'm digging on the web for good electron orbital resources. Melissa Henning #2 4:11 PM [] Katie Kinnamon 4:11 PM oh thank you! Melissa Henning #2 4:13 PM Sharon - your Mike is on Mary Cassidy 4:13 PM In my math unit I have done angles, I am excited to use the site where I can show them with the proctractor protractor, sorry 4:13 PM Melissa Henning #2 4:13 PM Glad you found some more! Sharon Hall #2 4:14 PM Great! mary, I think there are several sites with protractors, you could do a keyword search to find them Katie Kinnamon 4:14 PM good site on building atoms i can definitely have students interact with that Melissa Henning #2 4:15 PM So Mary - have you used ABCya - they have some fun last minute stuff in all subjects. If you are looking for an educational and FUN time filler. That is great Katie - it is amazing how interactive some of the science sites are now! 4:15 PM Gretchen Sting 4:15 PM The kids just love the intereactive sites! Melissa Henning #2 4:16 PM interactive = engaging - - at all ages, in my opinion Gretchen Sting 4:16 PM It keeps it new and fresh Crystal Theaker 4:16 PM I found an AWESOME site - Pauls Online Math Notes - lots of notes on different subjects from Algebra - college calculus and beyond Melinda M #2 4:16 PM Katie - this is specific to electron orbitals and it is also laid out as a lesson plan - not on TF yet but much of this site's other stuff is. (It will be soon.) [] 4:16 PM Sharon Hall #2 4:17 PM Crystal, I did that review and was amazed how much is there!! Katie Kinnamon 4:17 PM Thanks! I'll check it out Kelly Michon 4:17 PM I love all of the sites for concept mapping. All students in 6th-8th are provided with an Apple laptop at the school I am teaching at. These sites offer great ways for the students to organize prewwriting and writing ideas. YES! 4:18 PM Gretchen Sting 4:18 PM The kids really benefit with the organizational tools Melissa Henning #2 4:18 PM Wow - Kelly.... That is a great treat for the kids. Mary Cassidy 4:18 PM I had posted some earlier, sorry I was excited Kelly Michon 4:19 PM I know. Most do not realize how lucky they are! Melissa Henning #2 4:19 PM Everyone seemed to find some great stuff - yeah! Katie Kinnamon 4:20 PM no Crystal Theaker 4:20 PM not yet - its working tho 4:20 PM Melissa Henning #2 4:22 PM General tech tips page:[] Tips: [] Tips for School Policy:[] Katie Kinnamon 4:25 PM I'm more interested in multiple users collaborating, but I don't see a link (tips for school policies) Mary Cassidy 4:25 PM a couple probolems I found with sites; link to some required payment to access info, others didn't load my favorite has been the professional development, it has been hard to find and I have been craving the new information 4:25 PM I am so grateful and happy 4:26 PM Crystal Theaker 4:26 PM Since katie and I are at the same school and we are developing collaborative online projects that is what I am interested in as well Melissa Henning #2 4:26 PM Mary - do you mean problems with TeachersFirst sites?? If so, please give me the name so that I can fix ASAP Sharon Hall #2 4:26 PM Mary, sometimes sites change after they have been reviewed and we don't find out unless someone lets us know Mary Cassidy 4:27 PM When clicking on the link, it did not initially load, so I had to click a second time Katie Kinnamon 4:27 PM see above (couldn't find specific info) Mary Cassidy 4:28 PM edhelper.com I believe is a site you need to pay to in order to get to all worksheets Katie Kinnamon 4:28 PM yes collaborite projects Kelly Michon 4:28 PM Form a Tech Team with your fellow teachers Katie Kinnamon 4:28 PM what? great thanks 4:29 PM Sharon Hall #2 4:29 PM I like the tech team idea too, there is strength in numbers! Mary Cassidy 4:29 PM it has been wonderful, thank you! Sharon Hall #2 4:29 PM
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Melissa Henning #2 4:30 PM Thanks Mary - I will check into edhelper.com - they change their "free" policy a lot Mary Cassidy 4:30 PM thank you your site has been superb!!! 4:31 PM
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4:31 PM Kelly Michon 4:31 PM I will be sharing this info with my classmates and mentor teacher! Sharon Hall #2 4:31 PM Kelly, I think this is an excellent resource for both student teachers and classroom teachers Mary Cassidy 4:32 PM Absolutely wonderful, happy Friday!! Katie Kinnamon 4:32 PM Can't wait to sign up!!!!!!! Mary Cassidy 4:33 PM the global site that will show the change of clouds Gretchen Sting 4:33 PM It is very easy to do and so helpful! Sharon Hall #2 4:33 PM great site - Mary Cassidy left the Main Room. ( 4:33 PM ) - Kelly Michon 4:33 PM Poetry-so much! I will! 4:33 PM Sharon Hall #2 4:33 PM lots of poetry, so many ideas! Gretchen Sting 4:33 PM always a favorite Katie Kinnamon 4:33 PM collaborative projects Sharon Hall #2 4:34 PM hopefully with a tech team? Katie Kinnamon 4:34 PM thanks - Kelly Michon left the Main Room. ( 4:34 PM ) - Gretchen Sting 4:34 PM THe more the merrier - Katie Kinnamon left the Main Room. ( 4:34 PM ) - - Crystal Theaker left the Main Room. ( 4:34 PM ) -

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