Class ActivitySheet

                                                          Activity Sheet

(Group work)

1. Compare the total sugar content of the 4 different type of cereal products. Rank them from lowest to highest.

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2. Compare the total carbohydrate content of the 4 different type cereal products. Rank them from lowest to highest.

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3. Compare the total sodium content of the different types of cereal products. Rank them from lowest to highest.

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5. Compare the total calories content of the 4 different type cereal products. Rank them from lowest to highest.

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6. Compare and the total potassium content of the 4 different type cereal products. Rank them from lowest to highest.

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7. Which of the cereal products do you think is most nutritious? Explain how you came up with this answer.

Welcome Everyone!

Welcome to my Technology blog, a requirement of completion of ED638 as well as the TESOL Masters program. I have posted my selected websites for the IRA newsletter project. I have also posted my Geo-Narrative lesson plan as well as my other technology related assignments on this page to show how much I have learned in the past five weeks in this course. I can now added pictures on this blog, created blog pages. In this blog, I have included some information on internet tools and sites that I think are worth visiting for excellent instructional resources. Uploading pictures and videos to my blog were some of the skills I learned in this course. The picture shown above was taken last summer when I went to visit my parents. This was one of the many beautiful and gorgeous sunset on my island of Woleai.

This link will take you directly to my wix site I created as a sample. Click on the link and it will take you to explore what I have created using wix.com.
http://beauty052186.wix.com/ed638summerclass

Geo-Narrative Lesson Plan

Geo-Narrative Lesson Plan

Unit/Theme Title: My Summer Vacation Tour
Description: Lesson plan In this unit, grouped students will explore the geography of 3 selected Micronesian islands. Students will create travel journals (or blogs) supported with Google Earth location ‘fly-bys’ to discuss the three places visited, including comparing and contrasting the physical characteristics of each islands.
Goals and Objectives: The student will be able to, • Identify and discuss the major geographic region of Micronesia. • Identify key features and vocabulary for each major geographic region of Micronesia. • Present and compare group findings to determine if the class has similar definitions for each island.
Grade Level:  5th  grade
Standards: Students will be able to describe the people and physical characteristics of modern world region, such as distribution of natural resources and modifications to the environment, by constructing, interpreting, and using appropriate maps, graphs, charts, and data.
Duration: 3rd & 4th period
Skills Addressed: Ø  Writing/Grammar Ø  Written Expression Ø  Communicating
Key Vocabulary: Hagatna               Micronesia                    Culture                       Marshall          Federated State Colonia               Region                           Republic                    Guam Majuro               Characteristic                 Yap                           Territory
Technology Components: • Google Earth software (free download from http://earth.google.com) • Computer with LCD projector and Internet connection • Access to the Internet for teacher and student-based research • Presentation software such as PowerPoint
Introduction: Display different images of people, culture, and islands within Micronesia on PowerPoint. Show a short video clip on the three islands. Display the streaming image “Micronesia” in front of the class and ask the students to group the locations according to geographic region.
Prior Knowledge: Discuss with the students the key elements of Micronesia discussed in previous classes.
Present New content: The teacher will use PowerPoint to introduce the three placemarks by showing images and videos segments of the Micronesian Islands. - Book, Micronesia Handbook by (Neil M. Levy). - Micronesia Geography Close-Ups: Map, Region, Resources, culture, people and Climate. - A Strategy for Studying Geography: Examining Physical Environment, People, and Culture • Have the students complete a KWL graphic organizer of the three islands and have students brainstorm questions they’d like to know about each islands within the region. This will help guides the students as they complete their journals. • Using Google Earth to take the students on a tour of the three islands.
Independent Learning Experience: Divide the students into three equal groups. Each group will be given an island to research and gathers information on its culture and its people. Each group will present a poster board or multimedia presentations discussing their findings. The students will also list the things or places     they have seen or want to see on the three islands that they visited (or would like to have visited) on their summer vacation. Each group will use different tools to find information on the island given to the group. Magazines will also be given to each groups to cut out pictures for their presentations.   • Each group will present a 10 minute overview of their findings to the class with a discussion of each key elements. They will compare and contrast some of the physical characteristics of each islands. • Assign each group a different island, telling them they are to keep track of the key terms/characteristics that each group used describing the geography of their island. At the end of the unit, groups will create resource sheets about that island for the class for future reference.
Materials: Magazines                                        Scissors                     Book (Micronesia Handbook) Glues                                                Markers Poster boards                                   Computer Tape                                                 LCD Projector
Resources: Micronesia Handbook (1999)  by Neil M. Levy
SIOP Features* (See 6 components below and checkmark boxes that apply.)
1. Preparation ü oAdaptation of content oLinks to background ü oLinks to past learning ü oStrategies incorporated 2. Integration of Processes ü oReading ü oWriting ü oSpeaking ü oListening	3. Scaffolding ü oModeling ü oGuided practice ü oIndependent practice oComprehensible Input 4. Application ü oHands-on ü oMeaningful ü oLinked to objectives ü oPromotes engagement	5. Group Options oWhole class ü oSmall groups oPartners oIndependent 6. Assessment oIndividual ü oGroup oWritten ü oOral
Lesson Sequence: Activity: Exploration of Google Earth, in order for the students to learn the different between three islands within Micronesia. Next class Activity: Using Google Earth, the students will brainstorm ideas of places around the Region they’ve visited or would like to visit with in Micronesia.
Reflections: Allow the students to share information about what they have learned from this lesson. Encourage students to be brief (to allow for others to have time to share). Also encourage students that are originally from these three places to share their experience on this lesson with the class.

Internet Tool # 3

Prezi.com is one of a new generation of cloud-based presentation apps that overturns almost every idea a user has about presentations. Prezi was developed by Peter Halacsy, Adam Somlai-Fischer and Peter Arvai. Prezi uses Adobe's Flash technology to create animated presentations with a few clicks and drags. Instead of creating a series of separate slides, the user can put all content—text, graphics, captions—on a single canvas, and then trace a path from one item to another.

To create a presentation, users add topics and main ideas to the Prezi canvas. This canvas serves as a map for the entire presentation. As users add ideas to the canvas, they are able to zoom in and out, adding supplementary details and subtopics. Users can also insert images, shapes, documents, or videos anywhere among the presentation content, in addition to grouping ideas using frames.

Prezi provides an environment for creating highly customizable presentations. The user can select different fonts, colors, and canvas layouts and can incorporate different types of media. The elements can be easily rearranged anywhere on the canvas with the mouse, and further editing (e.g., size, orientation, and relative position) is done with an embedded editing tool. Users also have the option to publish their presentations online, where other subscribers may view and copy them.

Prezi can be used as a tool for creating dynamic and informative presentations. Unlike many existing presentation tools, Prezi allows users to work on and access their presentations online, as well as on their local computer. Other presentation tools require content to fit within the boundaries of a slide, whereas Prezi allows users to prepare and present content of virtually any size. The presenter can focus on different elements by using the zooming and panning features. This can save a significant amount of time in preparing a presentation, and such capabilities can also help the audience view big picture concepts and specific details, which can greatly aid in comprehension and retention of information.

Prezi is a free tool but if a user wants to upgrade from the basic, pricing varies by subscription plan, all of which are billed annually. At this time, a free account is available for users to create and store presentations with a small amount of storage space.

Prezi seems to be a great option for those teachers who use concept mapping or digital story telling in the classes.  It would be a good teaching tool for those visual learners who struggle to grasp the “big picture” of a topic, or how it relates to specific points the teacher is instructing them on.  Instructional designers can use it to help them during their storyboarding phase of production.  But like all software, there are some downsides.  It is easy for one to go overboard with the zooming user interface, leading to nausea for viewers.  And because it utilizes the cloud, the user needs Internet access in order to view the presentations.  Overall Prezi is a great choice for those presenters who are getting bored with PowerPoint and Keynote. Prezi is a great online tool. It is easy to use and its products are practically limited only by the user’s creativity.

Internet Tool # 2

                                                                           wix.com
Wix is a free HTML 5 publishing platform that helps users design and creates beautiful websites with a few clicks. It was founded in 2006 by brothers Avishai and Nadav Abrahami and Giora Kaplan. Wix is set to revolutionize the web by providing everyone the ability to easily create beautiful websites without the need to code. Due to the spontaneous and user-friendly control panel users don’t need to have any programming skills in order to add text to a website, change colors and add pictures, customize that background or even add a photo gallery or a contact form. Wix has something for everyone, so whether you’re a photographer, musician, small business owner, entrepreneur, bride or student, it provided all the tools and features you need to build an amazing online presence for FREE.

Wix offers creative people a way to express themselves without the intense learning curve of some website builders while still creating a design that looks and feels like a professional website. By combining the latest technology with the flash and glitter of a professional design, Wix seems as though it can do it all.

The two types of Editor provided by Wix includes: Flash Editor and HTML 5 Editor. Flash Editor helps users to create a catchy flash website. HTML 5 Editor allows users to build a powerful HTML 5websites that will be visible on Apple mobile devices. All the websites created by Wix are search engines friendly and can be ranked by search engines.

Wix also provides a moble site solution that is fully compatible with IPhones and Androids. Beside this, Wix has two types of accounts: free and premium. Premium packages offer a custom domain name, more storage, premium support and ability to use Google Analytics, etc.

Wix is a great, easy and convenient solution for those who would like an attractive website in the shortest terms and for free. Wix is well-suited for individuals who would like a nice looking website without having to take a class to learn how to build it. 

Internet Tool # 1

Nicenet.org (Free web-based learning environment for classroom, distance learning programs and collaborative academic projects)

Nicenet is a non-profit organization of internet professionals who give their time to provide services to the education community. Developed by Nathan Dintenfass and Ben Archibald, Nicenet’s primary offering, the Internet Classroom Assistant (ICA) is designed to address the pedagogical needs and limited resources of teachers and their students. Nicenet’s Internet Classroom Assistant (ICA) allows virtually any classroom, even those with modest resources, access to powerful tools. Everything in Nicenet is offered free for the public use. Anyone can set up a class in a minute and allow others to join.

Nicenet offers a free discussion forum which can be used by all educators. A discussion forum is a public classroom forum for creating, discussing and reflecting on ideas. In the forum, writing can be posted by students at any time before the appointed date. The forum is where assignments can be posted by teacher and then students post their writing. It is also a place where a teacher can read student work samples and any member of the class can also read other students’ writing. It is in this forum where any member of the class, teacher or student, can reply to a posted piece of writing. The main components of Nicenet include: Conferencing, Schedule, Document Sharing, Personal Messaging and Link Sharing.

Student respond to various topics under what is called “conference” usually posted in advance by the teacher. The writing can be informal or shared with others in the class. Or it can be a final draft posted for assignment by other students and/or of teacher. In the conference it is expected that students will be respectful of the writing and opinions of others and that they will respond accordingly.

Document Sharing is where students and professors have the ability to publish their documents on the site using simple web-based form. There is no need to add the HTML. Automatically students are one click away from up loading their assignments online, giving their peers feedback on published papers and receiving professors’ comments.

Link Sharing is where teachers post links that they think will be helpful to their students. These links can be sorted by topics that the teachers create. By clicking on the link it will automatically take students directly to that website page.

Personal Messaging is similar to traditional email but fully integrated with documents sharing and conferencing. Personal messaging is a great way to communicate with and between individuals in the class, comment privately on conferencing posting or give private feedback on published papers. All the features on this site are fully integrated.

One of the advantages of using Nicenet is that shy students, who are reluctant to speak up in class, feel very comfortable writing their opinions and replying to other students. Also, students can learn from each others' writing, especially if you are using Nicenet.org for the posting of writing assignments. Students can learn to help each other by clicking on "reply" and asking questions if what they read is confusing or missing something. Students can reply by pointing out specifically what they like about a piece of writing. 

Graphics and design elements cannot be easily used in Nicenet.org. Only writing can be displayed, no graphics or design elements. However, as a motivational tool to encourage writing, Nicenet.org is definitely a useful site.

Websites for IRA newsletter project

Part of the class requirements I have to research and select websites on effective literacy that are to be submitted to my professor Dr. Rivera for possible inclusion in the Guam International Reading Association (IRA) newsletters. Below are the links to the websites I have selected and submitted for the project.

Website #1
http://www.education.com/activity/reading/?cid=55000.0271592166&s_kwcid=TC|8363|reading%20activities%20for%20children||S|b|25528811695&gclid=CIWY46HSprgCFYdxQgodXg4Apg
Website # 2
http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/activities/reading-activities

Website # 3
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/strategies/literacy.html

Website # 4
http://www.pitara.com/talespin/story.asp?gclid=CNvH6MrqxLgCFShxQgodqR0ARg

Website # 5
http://teachmama.com/category/early-literacy/

Website # 6
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html -

Website # 7
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/student-activities