Tools you can use

Voice Thread is one of my favorite tools for Web 2.0 in the classroom. Check out this excellent project by elementary students. I will definitely use this tool in my lesson planning for next year:

Re-designed National Archives Website

The National Archives has recently redesigned its website. The site is to use with excellent multimedia effects. Students will have the opportunity to explore digital vaults, where they can build their own personalized collection. Pages are interactive. Students can create their own projects, such as a poster. This site is worth exploring this summer for lesson plan ideas.

past blogs-QUIA

I was looking over the past blogs and I noticed that the district did not pay for QUIA last year. Does this still ring true for this year? I hope it something that we will have access to. It is such a great tool.

wow

I like what George has to say and I am looking forward to working with him (team) also.

Thanks for inviting me to be a part of this project!

Truly creative and too cute and funny! As usual Mike F. you impress me.
Viv

george

it looks interesting but I don't have any volume on my computer I will try it again in the computer lab --later.
Viv

Welcome

Is this working?

Trying it out did I do this right?

wiki training

Mr. Frerichs
Thanks for the tutoring session.
Mike

DBQ practice

testing!!

Getting started

Here are two things to do to make the wiki and blog work for you:

1. Vivian, on the home page go to the discussion tab and check in the way Mike and Vivian have.

2. Everyone, go to the "notify me" tab at the top right. On the second line you will see: Looking for changes to all the pages in this space? Visit the space-wide notification page. Select space wide notification and have notices sent to you email of any changes on the site. That way you don't need to check the wiki, you will get an email whenever we do anything on it.

3. Finally, you can now access the blog through the wiki, I've put a link there. vivian, I sent you an invitation to the blog.

This year's project

Mike and Alice
I am looking forward to this year's project.
Mike

QUIA update

It looks like everyone has done a great job on their updates this summer. I have spent the month of August trying to straighten out our QUIA account. Here is the scoop:

The CCSD library media budget normally funds our QUIA subscription, which expires on September 1, 2007. Due to some administrative errors, the software budget for the library media department was left out of this year's district budget. Unfortunately the distict has not renewed the subscription to QUIA because of this error. I don't have time to fool around with them, so I am renewing a subscription for our team. It will cost $40. I'll write it off my taxes.

Straightening out this mess has used up my 4 hours for August. At any rate, I'll get our work submitted when they ask for it.

On a better note, we have had a beautiful summer here in Alaska. We took a great backpacking trip to Denali State Park. AND we now have electricity in our cabin. I had the electric line extended to our property and installed the electric myself (with the help of Aliy Zirkle's husband Allen Moore, who showed me what to do). It's great to have electricity here.

Talk to you late, Mike Frerichs

Hi Mike and Mike,
I hope you both are having a great summer. Congratulations on your successful baseball season Mike P!!!
I have continued working on our Social Studies terms this week. I have also found some great web quests that were created by other schools in NYS and they look pretty good. I think they our kids would enjoy them. I have spent approximately 4 hours this week working on our project.
Enjoy the rest of your summers!! Talk to you soon.
Alice

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Mike F and Alice
Oh if you are wondering that's Industrial Revolution! I am still hurting after we scored 4 runs in the top of the ninth to come from behind in the American Legion section 9 championship in Newburgh to give up 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth and lose 8 to 7 to the two time Shrub Oak champs last night. It's the first time ever this organization has even made it to the playoffs nevermind the finals and we really had a great run. Second place is an amazing accomplishment I guess.
Mike P

Erie Canal and Indutrial Revolution

Mike F and Alice.
I spent over 5 hours in July focusing on the history of New York including the Industrial Revolution and the building of the Erie Canal just as we had discussed. The first week in August I will use all of my research to create a variety of quizzes and activities the students can complete in the fall. I hope you are both having a good summer and I will talk to you soon.
Mike P

Hi Guys!
I have updated the powerpoint with new DBQ terms. I also linked some of the slides to some new sites that I found. I spent about 4 to 4 1/2 hours this week working on it.
I hope you both are having a nice summer.

Alice

Status of our project

Alice and Mike,
I'm certain you re aware of the changes on the District web page. I no longer have direct access to make the updates for our project.

Fortunately, I was able to post some of your work before the changeover, namely
Erie Canal PowerPoint
Erie Canal Quiz
DBQ Terms PowerPoint

We will still be able to post work to QUIA.

Denise Farro the new district webmaster has been wonderful. She has worked very hard to get my library page up and running. You can locate our project page off the library page --> parent drive.

Please check in when you get a chance and let me know if you are having any difficulty. As of today I have logged in 3.5 hours making the needed corrections. Remember we need to account for 4 hours in July and 4 hours in August.

Talk to you later. Mike

Mike the comprehensive list of key terms and vocabulary is a focus of mine.

Test

This a test!!

Setting up for the 2007 Project

Mike P. and Alice,

I'm setting up the project for the 2007 update. Please take the time to check in on the blog. There are a couple of changes you should be aware of. Hopefully the snow will have melted off the outhouse before I get to Alaska this summer.

1. Blogger.com has now united with Google, so you should confirm that you password and username still exist.


2. Clarkstown School District is about to use a new program and service for all district web pages. I have an oral commitment from Mi Jung that the old pages (including our project page) will not be disturbed and we will still have access to them throughout the summer. Mi Jung, however, will be leaving as head of tech services on July 1, and I have no guarantee that the new head of technology will maintain the same commitment.


3. As a result of #2, we must be prepared to complete the project on QUIA if we need to.


4. You should save the address of this blog and the QUIA page in case we do not have access to the school server.


5. If you have another email other that the school email, we should exchange that, in the event that school email is down.

Please post something to this blog as a test. Thanks, Mike Frerichs