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OMSSI Idea Share ** Teachers, YOU TOO can edit this page!!! ** If you want to share an idea or resource with or ask a question of your colleagues at both campuses, just click the **Edit** button in the upper right corner of this page and type away. You can upload files and add links and widgets. **Remember** to click the **Save** button in the upper right of the Edit page when you are finished. 0000000000000000000000000 Teachers, here are links which some of us discovered during our exploration time at the Faculty Meeting on Friday, April 20, 2012.

[|discoveryeducation.com] and some videos to watch at [|youtube.com]
 * Regarding "Flipping the Classroom" **

 [|discoveryeducation.com] THEN type in search topics such as "anger management," "peer pressure," etc.  [|brainpopjr.com] - There is "free stuff" on this site; however, you can also google the words "free logins for brainpop" and find usernames and passwords to use.
 * Regarding character education topics: **

[|ilearntechnology.com] - blogs written by educators which outline useful websites and tips for integrating them into lessons in the classroom
 * Regarding technology topics in general: **

[|Lakeshore Learning] has free language game downloads for Grades 1-6. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Grammaropolis.com] has grammar tools and games for younger students. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Read Me] is a program of 6 modules to help students develop a love for reading by connecting with interest areas. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|3D Toad] is a visual glossary to help students explore objects and new vocabulary that they are learning (interactive whiteboard possibilities). <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Word Dynamo] prompts students to answer questions to determine a word score, then takes them to word games based on their skill levels. When words are mastered, the next level will be unlocked. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Google Lit Trips] is an interactive learning site to help make great literature come alive!
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Regarding language arts topics: **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|World Digital Library] enables you to explore artifacts around the world. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Secret Builders] allows you to play quests and games as an historical character. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Picturing the Thirties] is a virtual web activity from Smithsonian.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Regarding history topics: **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Scholastic provides [|science explorations].
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Regarding science topics: **

<span style="color: #02b802; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 80%; text-align: left;">**Special thanks to Jessica, Bridget, and Blamoh** for the information above. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 80%; text-align: center; text-decoration: line-through;">0000000000000000000000000

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">Here is some info from a teacher in the summer technology class. It is self-explanatory. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">(Rosanne) Hi All, Just wanted to share a few Global Projects that you may want to take part in this year. 1. Global Read Aloud - 2 books: Flat Stanley & Tuck Everlasting - Schedule for teachers to read certain chapters each week and allow classrooms involved to connect Blog with info -http://globalreadaloud.blogspot.com/ Wiki to connect -http://globalreadaloud.wikispaces.com/Home 2. Global Classroom 2011/12 - Group of 48 teachers (and counting) from 15 countries at all different grade levels, who want to connect their students this year. I am part of the organizing team for this project and we hope to have a variety of projects for teachers to choose from. http://globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/ Good luck with your first day back next week! Tina Schmidt

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Here's a wordle I just made about the Preamble. It's fun experimenting! <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">(Rosanne) media type="custom" key="10646626"

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Here are some ideas about how to use wordle in the classroom. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 70%;">(Rosanne) media type="custom" key="10648326" align="left"

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