Website Editing

Hey girls, just wanted to let you know I looked over the Website and it looks good. I made a couple changes to the precipitation page and I looked over all the pages to make sure they had the same font style and size. If you need anything else done just let me know, otherwise I will see you tomorrow at 11.

e-MAIL from Kelsey

Hey girls. I e-mail Kelsey with some minor formatting glitches I've been having. She said to "Ask Lisa to link titles like she did the last url on her Severe Weather Page."

Original Item?

Kristi,
Was the listening for weather lesson that you put on the predictions page and original item? or was it a lesson from the class? If it was, let me know asap, so i can create something new to put up!
-Tabby
Call or text me
269 998 2489

Our Finalized Inspiration Map!!

Web Site pages

I am working on the Precipitation and the Weather Patterns Pages (the second lesson plans will go on this page). Also, don't forget that we are meeting in Sangren Lab at 4:00 on Wednesday. I will try to have both pages finished before then and have them ready for final formatting that day.

2ND PAGE

I'm totally blanking on what to do my second page on. I feel like we have most of it covered already....Do you girls have any ideas of topics for me?

Website Page Decisions

I have decided to do my two pages on severe weather in Michigan and the four seasons. I plan on trying to do most of both the pages this week!

patterns and predictions page

So far I've picked the patterns and predictions page....I'll figure out my other one from there.

Website

I haven't done much work on it either. I kinda feel lost as to where to start. I think we were supposed to come to class with a rough outline of what each page is going to look like, right? We weren't supposed to have it completed or anything... I hope! I figured I could put together the introductory page and the precipitation page, if you girls don't mind.

busy week

I've had a crazy week and haven't caught up on the website yet, hopefull I'll get to it before class on the predictions page?

website

I was thinking that I could do the severe weather page considering its mostly mine anyways. Other than that it doesn't really matter to me :] let me know if/what you guys prefer.

Web site Q's

Hey girls, just wondering if you have done any thinking about the Web site? Are there any pages you two really want to do? I am going to try to work on it later today or tomorrow so if you girls could let me know what pages you want to do or any ideas you came up with, that would be great. Thanks!

Outline of what we talked about 11/15

1)Title Page
2)PBL Intro , inspiration map, podcast
3) precipitation- Kristi LP #1 on water cycle and video on water cycle
4)Sever Michigan weather- Formation of Tornado(lisa) Safety tips (new!) Tornado video (lisa)
5) Weather World Wide- 3 graphs , The reason for the seasons (new!)
6) Patterns and Predictions- Tools (new!) Cloud Video (Tabby) Cloud Poem (tabby)

Remember we need 2 new ideas per page, as well as 1 new example per page. Each person has two pages. We need to include our LP 1, graph, video, podcast, inspiration map, and sites used on web evals.
This is a tentative outline of what we came up with in class. We still need one more page and we need to decide who is doing what over break.

Website - 11/15

Lisa,

Tabby and I started working on the Website today. We started planning a layout for each page and how we're going ot add in each assignment. Tabby wrote out the information and she'll be putting it on here later. If you have any questions just put it on here or e-mail us.

class 11/15

Hey girls,
Just letting you know I won't be in clas today. I've been really sick all weekend and I'm still pretty sick today. If you guys do anything important regarding our website thing if you'd let me know I'd appreciate it! Don't forget we have to figure out when to do our project. If you guys need me or something just call/txt me 269-370-1239 thanks!

class 11/15

Hey girls,
Just letting you know I won't be in clas today. I've been really sick all weekend and I'm still pretty sick today. If you guys do anything important regarding our website thing if you'd let me know I'd appreciate it! Don't forget we have to figure out when to do our project. If you guys need me or something just call/txt me 269-370-1239 thanks!

Class on 11/8/10

Hey Tabby,

We had to choose when we wanted to present our website during finals week. Kristi and I chose Monday, December 13, at 11 AM for our first choice. Our second choice was the same Monday except at 4 PM. We also chose Tuesday, December 14, at 11 AM as our third. We need to know if these times, or at least the first one will work for you. Let us know ASAP so we can let Kelsey know of any changes. If the times do not work with your exam schedule, under week 9 for our class, there is a link to the exam spots available as well as the WMU exam schedule, so you will need to figure out what will work for you and let us know... Mondays seemed to work the best for Kristi and I so hopefully that works for you too!! Just let us know!

Class 11/1/10

No work on the podcast for this week? Just finishing it in the next class period! WOO HOO!

Revised Inspiration Map

Don't forget LP 1 rewrite and LP2 are due today!

inspiration map

Hey guys, just wondering what your lesson plans were? I'm going to put them on our map and I need to know for our podcast as well! If you could let me know that would be awesome!

Weather Tools and Regions (Inspiration Map)

Hey Lisa, here is my list of tools and regions to put in the inspiration map. I included definitions but you don't have to put those in. I wasn't sure about the regions so I just listed what I could think of. You don't have to add all of them either. Let me know if you need more than that though.


Weather Tools:

1. Thermometer - measures air temperature
2. Barometer - measures air pressure
3. Sling Psychrometer - measures relative humidity
4. Rain Gauge - measures amount of rain that has fallen over a specific period of time
5. Wind Vane - determines the direction of the wind
6. Anemometer - measures wind speed
7. Weather satellites

Regions:

North America
South America
Australia
Asia
Europe
Africa

Deserts
Rain forests
Tundra
Forests
Tropical areas

Lesson Plans

My first lesson plan was on an introduction to the water cycle and having students make a water cycle terrarium. My second lesson is going to be about measuring rainfall between the U.S and Brazil.

terms

hemisphere
latitude
longitude
hurricane
tornado
blizzard
tilt
direct rays
equator
tropical
lake effect

Podcast ideas

I will be doing my part of the podcast on the lesson plans that we will incorporate in our PBL. I will also try to incorporate ideas from the book on making lesson plans.

Collaborative Podcast

I will talk about PBL: What it is and why we are using it and our topic and why it's important. I will also discuss concept mapping and the goals of the students.

PODCAST IDEAS

-introduction to project based learning. (what it is, why we are using it, how our topic works)
-goals
-objectives
Content standards
Inquiry and predictions (tabby)
Also, I'm going to do mt lp2 on comparing monthly temps between Detroit and Brazil

lesson plan 1

Have you guys got your lesson 1 comments yet? I don't think I have unless I'm looking at it wrong!

lesson plan 2

Hey girls I was thinking that for my second lesson I would do the snowfall in Michigan compared to another state. I don't know if this is to similar to kristis so I emailed her, but I havnt gotten a response. So I will let you know for sure when she emails me back.

Also, did you guys get your results back on task stream yet? if so how did you get to them because I can't figure it out!

Lesson 2

I think the topic of my second lesson is going to be measuring rain amounts.

Lesson Plan and Movie Changes

Hey girls! I have decided to change my topic to rain for both the lesson 1 and movie. I am still going to incorporate rainbows, but I am having a hard time finding enough lesson ideas for rainbows to do a whole unit.

Lesson Plan/ Digital Story

I'm going to do both on clouds.

Lesson Plan and Video Topic

I am going to do the formation of a tornado for my lesson plan as well as my video!

Movie and Lesson Plan Ideas

My lesson #1 and movie clip are going to be about rainbows; specifically how they are formed.

Part B Google Map

View Detroit to Sao Paulo in a larger map

Missed Class and Questions

Hey girls, sorry I missed class. My car broke down back home and I did not get back to Kalamazoo till today. Anyway, I looked over the instructions for Assignment 3, but I'm not sure I understand exactly what I am supposed to do. I know I have to choose three websites to review, but what am I looking for and do I have to write something out? If 0ne of you could get back to me and let me know what I missed and what I have to do, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

web evaluation sites.

Here are the three websites I chose for my evaluations:
www.weatherwizkids.com
www.theweatherchannelkids.com
www.lessonplancentral.com/lessons/weather/

Epalsdoc

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Qv1eb6DLpiid5J9p7RbO6YSfG6Q3cbMBzPqbVuQ9HPc

weather eval/ google document

Name: Tabby Reynolds Date: 09/27 Instructor: Course: Evaluating Internet Resources URL of Web site: http://www.wxdude.com Name of Web site: Weather Dude Primary use: students teachers others: (mark all that apply) What is the purpose or goal of this Web site? To learn songs and dances about weather What organization created this site? Jen Kitchen Do they have a built-in bias towards the information? No What other references are cited for the information presented? The Weather Channel, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia What other types of organizations link to this site? (Using the Google search engine, type link: and the Web site address (example: link:www.website.com)www.suelebeau.com/weather.htm http://scienceoutreach.ab.ca/children/meteorology/met-grades1-6.php http://blogs.aibs.org/copus/ Who is the author of the page and does that person have valid credentials to present this information? Nick Walker, his credentials are valid as he has Meteorology degrees from Mississippi State University and University of North Texas. Is there a way to provide feedback on the Web site and create an exchange with the author or Web site manager? Not directly on this site, but Nick does have a facebook and Twitter linked to the site. How old is the material on the Web site? Is it current or outdated? The info is current and copyright date is 2010 Describe how this Web site might be used in your Unit- The information is presented through songs and poems to help students apply weather terms. Reviewing your answers above, is this a good site to use for your Unit? yes no This questionnaire used by permission from INTEL Teach to the Future.

Name: Date: Instructor: Course: Evaluating Internet Resources URL of Web site: Name of Web site: Primary use: students teachers others: (mark all that apply) What is the purpose or goal of this Web site? What organization created this site? Do they have a built-in bias towards the information? What other references are cited for the information presented? What other types of organizations link to this site? (Using the Google search engine, type link: and the Web site address (example: link:www.website.com) Who is the author of the page and does that person have valid credentials to present this information? Is there a way to provide feedback on the Web site and create an exchange with the author or Web site manager? How old is the material on the Web site? Is it current or outdated? Describe how this Web site might be used in your Unit Reviewing your answers above, is this a good site to use for your Unit? yes no This questionnaire used by permission from INTEL Teach to the Future.

Name: Date: Instructor: Course: Evaluating Internet Resources URL of Web site: Name of Web site: Primary use: students teachers others: (mark all that apply) What is the purpose or goal of this Web site? What organization created this site? Do they have a built-in bias towards the information? What other references are cited for the information presented? What other types of organizations link to this site? (Using the Google search engine, type link: and the Web site address (example: link:www.website.com) Who is the author of the page and does that person have valid credentials to present this information? Is there a way to provide feedback on the Web site and create an exchange with the author or Web site manager? How old is the material on the Web site? Is it current or outdated? Describe how this Web site might be used in your Unit Reviewing your answers above, is this a good site to use for your Unit? yes no This questionnaire used by permission from INTEL Teach to the Future. Krisiti, we set up a weather folder that was e-mailed to your gmail account, make sure you accept it! Thanks!

Concept Map A