24-12 work

Hello team
With the recent developments regarding our SS testing we will now have some latitude to spend more time with literature, art and technology studying the American Revolution. I have worked for many hours at home and met with my student teacher for 4 hrs last week reviewing readings and resources and putting together a unit on Ben Franklin and Paul Revere that will greatly enhance our reading strategies and work parallel to the nonfiction unit in our curriculum map.
See you all very soon.
Mike P

Hello

Today I spent two hours reviewing additional student activities for my lesson plan.  I found and uploaded onto the wiki some interesting information on the painter Gilbert Stuart. I also reviewed comments from other team members.

Hope everyone is enjoying the last days of summer.  I bought a real Alaska truck-- a 1979 Ford F250 pickup.  Will send pictures.  In the meantime here's a photo of Cathy working on clearing land for our retirement home.

Hey...

Well, I have been doing some research this morning on videos, documents, graphic organizers etc. I have completed 2 additional lessons with links. I tested them and they seem to be working- all but one the Venn diagram, I had to paste the website to get it to work. I have worked about 5 hours today and am very hot. Going to take advantage of my pool to cool off. Mike P. - sounds like you found some great stuff that we will be able to enhance all of our lessons. Thanks! Mike F. I had a little trouble with one of my content page lessons (#5). It seems to have copied all the content with the label. I have tried to get rid of it and I have been unsuccessful. Any ideas?
See you all a little too soon!:)
Viv

last post

Ok guys! The end is near!!!! I hope you all enjoy the last of your summer!
I spent 4 hours this week finishing up my two lessons for our project. One is based on writing in ELA and the other is based on math.
Talk to you all soon!
Alice

Final Check In

OK all,

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

After several hours researching the addtional pictures of the area in which the painting was made, I opted to keep the map on my page.

If anyone has additional suggestions or thoughts, let me know. I don't mind exceeding hours in the name of education :)

Best Regards,
Sara

PS Mike, I got an e-mail from Valerie asking us to turn in projects/logged hours by the 20th...do we manage this or do you? Let me know and thanks for all of your tremendous help!

Changes to site

Today I spent 2 hours reviewing and making changes to the site.  Sara, I inserted a Table of Contents for you.  Note that the Table of Contents is an automatic widget that builds off the formating of the text: Example Title 1 format is the heading.  Title 2 format creates a sub heading.  Any changes you make to the page will only be reflected on the Table of Contents if you give each new sub-section a Title 2 format heading.
I also reviewed everyone's pages and made suggestions.  Then I researched on my own project.

We have had a very warm few weeks in Alaska at the end of July and first of August.  This is the start of Fall here, so it is usually cool and rainy.  Cathy manages to get a round of golf in every morning, while I train for the Alaska Senior Games at the local track.  Then we spend the afternoon clearing trees on our property for our retirement home.

Just Checking In

Hi All,
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!!

I have included a ppt. in my project Mike P. ...I did it through a connection of the google docs. You might try pasting it in there and connecting it to the project page.

I would love o include a table of contents to my page. Mike F. , If you could either show me or tell me how to include that, I would be very grateful. :)

I am winding down the summer but will be taking a family trip to Boston. I am hoping to get some great pics of the Massachusetts countryside as well as some historic locations in the Boston area.

Wishing everyone the best, Sara

Adding to the Wiki page

Mike
It seems as though the wiki page automatically logs out when I am trying to edit my page.
Also can I add a pwr pt to the wiki? I have worked many hours on a it and would like all of you to give me feedback.
Any tips?
Mike

American Revolution

Hello Teammates
I worked on the Technology curriculum and rubrics committee over the summer and got some really great stuff for us. I have been working on incorporating video filming and postings based on the American Revolution incorporating the photos of Paul Revere and Benjamin Franklin. With the use of a Flip video camera I would like to create short public service announcements of the British heading toward Lexington and Concord. We can reenact live broadcast from the battlefields where "The Shot Heard Round the World" was fired. We can do a live broadcast as Revere was making his ride prior to his arrest. These are just a couple of ideas I have been working on but the options are endless.
John K. at Central is picking us up big with some equipment we will be able to use very easily. AND with Mike on our side it will be a great learning experience for the students. I am trying to also integrate the PBS special, The History of US into the project in similar fashion to the National Parks project of last year.
I hope all of you are well and enjoying the summer.
TTYS
Mike P.

Hey Everyone!
The project is looking great! You all have so many great ideas. I am down in Charleston, SC with all the kids having a great time. While I was touring downtown Charleston, I met a woman who made her own quilts! They were beautiful... and for each one I looked at she could tell me a story about what the patches meant and why she chose them. It was amazing to listen to her. This gave me an idea of having the students make their own quilts with patches that are significant to their lives.
I spent about 4 hours this week researching stories about quilts for my ELA lesson and I also found some great tessellation sites for my math project. I am just having a hard time uploading them so I am emailing my lesson ideas to Mike F. and he will post them for me. Thanks Mike!!!
Talk to everyone soon.
Alice

linking wiki and blog

Is there a way that we can click on a link on the wiki that will take us to the blog and back again? I think it would make it a little easier to navigate rather than having to go back to the library page. Or is there one and I just am missing it?
Viv

vegetarian?

Hey Mike F.
So are those magnificent specimens of Alaskan king crab legs vegetarian or have you fallen off the wagon?

You know it is not nice not to share. They look very yummy! It's not nice to wave around food in front of a foodie such as myself(Just kidding of course!).

Looks like you're having a wonderful time!
Viv

Oh Yeah

By the way I n looked at everyone's pages and you did a wonderful job!

I am here and working

Hey guys! Well so far the summer has been packed with good things and not so good things. The bad news first- my dad is in the hospital again with congestive heart failure. They have him stabilized and may be sending him home in the next couple of days. We'll see...
The good news is my sister is soooo much better and is back home working in Bradley Beach! I brought her home on July 6. Also I went to Paris for 5 days! My friend works for the airlines ( got to use a buddy pass- cheap!) called me up and invited me to go with her family for a short vacation - spur of the moment. I only had 36 hours to decide and pack! It was incredible! I will download a picture or two next time- haven't gotten to that yet- too busy working on the wiki. I also went to Lake George for 3 days and visited Fort Ticonderoga. Lots of fun, I actually went tubing- that is being tethered and dragged behind a boat while on a round floatation device, for the first time in my life. I literally laughed out loud the entire time. I needed a little comic relief even if it was at my own expense.

Wiki- I did some research last night and very early this morning on Booker T. Washington and the artist Martin Puryear. I was looking up sites on metaphors to see if I could find anything more interesting that what I have already in my own "library." I created 4 lessons that can be used with the picture titled, "Ladder for Booker T. Washington." These lessons do not have to be done in any specific order or can be used individually/isolation with other lessons. I still have to link a couple of documents and such, but the first 4 lessons are almost complete. This portion more than completes my requirement of 4 hours of work for the month of July. I have some more ideas brewing for future lessons. Have fun with them!

Just checking in :)

As you could tell, I am not finished. I am adding as I think up new ideas. Glad to see your summer is going well and the food certainly looks delicious in Alaska :) Keep on enjoying! Sara

Revision history

I hope everyone is having a great summer.  Our project is really moving along well.  When you look at the revision history on the wiki, it is apparant that many hours have been spent on the project.  Keep up the good work.  Today, I spent about an hour looking over the project and emailing the team.

As you can tell from the photo, my father in law and I are eating well in Alaska.   Mike

Lesson Plan

Today I added activities to my lesson plan, checked work of our team and sent out a couple of emails.  I put in 1.5 hours of work and have logged in 4.5 hours for July.  Everyone is reminded that we will need to complete 4 hours of work in July and 4 hours in early August to complete the 24-12 project.  So far everything looks great.

One of our local neighbors stopped by to check my work, and Cathy snapped a photo.

My father in law, the retired Marine First Sergeant is visiting us this week.  Here he is in front of our guest cabin:

Hi Guys! I worked 3 hours today on our project. I have a great way to incorporate the quilt picture with math. I am going to create a lesson using tessellations. The students can make a "tessellation quilt" .
Alice

Finished!!

After countless hours of research, creation and linking, I have finished my summer project!! If there are any additional changes anyone would like to suggest, feel free. Hope everyone is having a great summer. Regards to all,
Sara

Hi Everyone! Hope you are enjoying your summer.
Thanks Mike F. for the input regarding our project. I think your ideas are great.
Today I spent about 3 hours working on our project. I came up with a great idea using one of the pictures. I am going to incorporate the quilt picture with math and ELA.

I will keep you posted. Enjoy the rest of your week!

Alice

Lesson Plan

Today I put in 2 hours on a lesson plan on George Washington http://picturingamerica.wiki.ccsd.edu/Mr.+Frerichs

Thanks for the input

Hey Mike,
Thanks for the input on my page. I loved it and will be keeping it. Did you get a chance to see my ppt. for weathering and erosion? This took some time to make, however, I think it took more time to figure out how to download it onto google docs and then link it to the library media page. In any case, it is linked here as well if you click on the heading of my last post.
Glad to hear your summer is going well and that you are in a cooler place than NY at this moment :) I will be, of course, at the dentist tomorrow at 1 so I look forward to reading posts when I get home. Best Regards to you and yours and a safe journey. Sara

Checking in

Greetings from Two Rivers, AK, where we expect to hit a high of 70 degrees today with a clear blue sky.  How's the weather in New York (chuckle).  I plan to work on our project this week.  Leslie, regarding your question to insert pictures-- remember you can't copy and paste into either the blog or the wiki.  You must save the picture onto your computer, then upload it using the insert picture icon.  Let me know if you need anymore help with it and I can send more detailed instructions.

I think this links it :)

If this comes through, it is supposed to be a ppt. of weathering and erosion...here goes

ppt. for The Oxbow painting

I am currently looking for a way to download a powerpoint I made on weathering and erosion that go with the Oxbow painting I currently have on my page. Anyone with any sound advice, I would love your input. Thanks so much and regards to all,
Sara

Using Time Lapse Photography

One of my favorite blogs is Hiking in Finland, which is about ultralight hiking in the Nordic countries.  What I particularly like about the site is the way they use photography to tell their stories.  For example here is a fantastic time lapse video of a mountain camping scene.  Check it out:

Timescapes Timelapse: Mountain Light from http://vimeo.com/timescapes on Vimeo.

Delicious.com Bookmarks

I have set up some bookmarks of resources relating to the project:
http://delicious.com/mfrerich/24-12-2010

Also be sure to check the teacher resource book for the project: http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/educators.php?subPage=edu_guide

What to do

Mike P. filled me in on the plan for the summer...psyched!!

Picturing America

Dear Team
Today's meeting was great. I believe we have a focus for our project.
Mike P

Practice

Today's Meeting

It was great meeting with everyone this morning.  The only additional thing I think we should do is provide our non-ccsd emails in case the system goes down this summer.  Be sure to put it in your address book.  In addition this blog is on google, not ccsd, so in case the wiki site goes down, we can use this blog.  It will also keep a record of our activity.  Mike

Fotopedia

Here's a great resource for pictures in student projects or lesson plans.  It's called Fotopedia.

Photo of the day on Fotopedia

2nd post

Last check in before summer :)

National Common Core Standards

The Federal Government has just adopted new national common core state standards.  As we prepare our lesson plans for the 24-12 project, I suggest we refer to these standards.

Setting up our site.

Team members,
Today, I added links to our wiki project page on the blog page, updated the slide show to include our project pictures, and fixed the wiki page. I would like to meet with you sometime next week to go over any questions you have.  Mike

Hi Just checking in ;)

Checking In!

I am looking forward to utilizing these wonderful classic art pieces into my lessons.

checking in!

Just checking in! This will be the best one over!!!

Checking In

Just checking in with my team on our planning.

Setting up for 2010

I have set up the wiki and the blog for this summer's project. Look for an email inviting you to each if you are not already signed up.
The wiki is at http://picturingamerica.wiki.ccsd.edu/
The wiki is where we will post our stuff.

The blog is at http://projectccsd.blogspot.com/
The blog is where we will prove we did the work. It's like a diary-- we will discuss our project and post our work hours during the summer. When you check in on the blog and the wiki, there is a record of the time and date you checked in. this will provide proof of the dates and times of our work.


I can meet with everyone shortly in the computer lab to go over the mechanics. Thanks, Mike