HTHS+Technology+Workshops

=Here is a list of cross-curricular ideas for using "cool tools" to enhance current lessons. = Heide Trask High School Pender County October 26, 2009

__**Block 1**:__ For my Occupational Preparation I and II, I teach self-awareness for career exploration through various inventories. I could have student compile the results and make a comic strip using Toondoo. //Janice Aldret, EC Department//

Polleverywhere source: Use as a student response system in the classroom. Good for feedback with collaborative classroom projects. //Daniel Rhodes, Media Coordinator//

Create a voki to use in Spanish instruction so that students can hear different Spanish accents as they are introduced to a variety of cultures. //Dekia Worthy, Spanish Teacher// media type="custom" key="4663367"

Use wordle to do a brief assessment of prior knowledge of vocabulary terms on a mathematical topic. For instance, linear equations wordle is attached - a student just typed every word that came to mind when hearing "linear equations." //Felicia McPherson, Math Department media type="custom" key="4650261" // For my USH and Human Geography, I would have the students create a voicethread for a historical figure for a powerpoint presentation. //Kelly Jones, History Department//

Students can make a cartoon on about any relationship between two people. This way they can learn the positive and negative aspects of a relationship. //Jonathan Batts, Health and Physical Education Department//

Weekly SAT vocab. For homework I have them write sentences using their vocab. words. They receive 10 a week. They could do this for warm up in the comp. lab and type their paragraphs into the wordle. We can hang the wordle up around the room with our illustrated definitions to reinforce the vocabulary more. //Kelly Cromartie, English Department//

Activity: type in a quote from a character. Use the results to have the students determine character traits, tone, mood. Also a good way to discuss diction for AP exams. Can also type in Essay prompts or EOC questions to break down the words for understanding. //Dr. Steve Sullivan, Principal, Heide Trask High School// media type="custom" key="4650891"

Using the ToonDo tool which allows you to create cartoons, I would have my students research an appropriate career for themselves and instead of creating a PPt presentation or a paper, they would create a 9-12 frame cartoon about the job and the qualifications, etc. //Nancy Neill, Career Management//

The wordle below is the vocabulary/term used in Health Team Relations when teaching health care systems. //Annis Collins, Allied Health Science Department media type="custom" key="4651221" // Wordle: Physical Science Problem Words: Students focus on most common problem question words to determine variables. //Jim Laramee, ESL Department media type="custom" key="4651239"// //// Wordle: Today we are working on more advanced yeast recipes. We started learning about yeast and CO2 production 2 weeks ago. Last week we started by making simple yeast bread and rolls. Now that we have had more successes we are using more advanced yeast recipes. //Cheryl Griffis, Family and Consumer Science// media type="custom" key="4651259"
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As we read literature in class, I think that Mixbook would be a great assessment tool to see if students understood the action and major concepts in the work. I could use this program to have them analyze characters, themes, motifs, symbolism, etc. through the use of words and pictures. //Antoinette Melvin, English Department//

I made a wikispace !! Name: Scienceesfun In order to see it I have to invite you but it is there and i will use if for all my science classes. I will put a link on my HTHS webpage!! This will be a great tool to use across disciplines as well when you want to do projects with other curriculums. I also like the voki. I would have my chemistry students pick an element and list the mass number, atomic number, name and chemical symbol. Once the class did it, we would have a talking periodic table (kind of!!) The periodic table is the largest part in chemistry. If the students can see it, hear it, draw it, etc I think it will be very beneficial!!! //Chelsea Coleman, Science Department//

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My music history classes are getting ready to do a research project on famous composers. Notefish would be an excellent tool for them to use while they research the internet. //Hoy Colson, Director of Music//======

I could use http://www.toondoo.com/ making cartoon to support 7.01 Communications Systems (Fund. of Tech.). The cartoon could be use to advertise something the students are interested in. The voki would also work well. //Daryl Martin,// //CTE Department/Drafting Instructor --// I can see myself using the voki in class to just give my self-contained kids a break from ME actually talking all day. Good for them and for me! I can have some information prepared to play in class as a warm up ...give them instructions for warm-ups also. //Darlene Lewis, EC Department // That was a very interesting presentation. Ii believe it can and will be a valuable tool for the classroom. I plan on doing the voice one (voki) in my career management class on vocab. as well as weekly notes//. Mark Lewis, CTE Department -// I can incorporate a wikispace into my earth science class. My students can use the site to post their research, rather than making a brochure or other medium. This would be good, because it would compile everyone's work into one place. //Blake Konny, Science Department -// Hamlet's Monologue. //Shannon Lancombe-Clayton, Drama Teacher media type="custom" key="4658937"//

I believe that students would really enjoy the toondoon program because they can use their own creativity to reinforce what has been covered. Examples that I am thinking about are things like photosynthesis books, mitosis, and meiosis books. This would be a great program for students. //Tinika Pierce, Science Department//

In math we are studying nutritional food choices as we count calories. We had a discussion re: cafeteria food. On edutopia I found a 4-minute video about a school that is serving healthy foods. We would watch the video. Students could then do wordles on foods mentioned in the video. Healthy choices could be typed several times. Their results would be posted in the room. Additionally, they could, using a flip camera, create a short video about healthy food choices. //Lynn Saye, OCS Math, English, Science//

Jessica Croson, Science Department media type="custom" key="4658961"

__**Block 4**__
In my Earth Science class when we are studying mapping I use google maps. I have students find their home and we discuss latitude and longitude in relationship to where they live. I also use the USGS (United States Geological Survey) website of recent Earthquake data and can sometimes see earthquakes as they happen. //Bill Mercier, Science Department//

I would use penzu in my health class when we are doing our unit on nutrition. This will be a great resource for journaling about the food a student eats and analyzing the calories being consumed vs. calories being burned. Great weight loss strategy. //Karen Williams, Health and Physical Education//

I would use voki as a tool to remind students about completing their college applications. //Kristina Lazzarri, Counseling Department// media type="custom" key="4659021"

I plan to use Wordle for personal sonnets and probably some Shakespeare key lines/quotes. //Jamie Britt, English Department --// I could use wordle when going over Goal #2 Civics & Economics and how the Constitution established the US government. //Ed Gilroy, History Department media type="custom" key="4659037"//

My students are assigned to complete 2 world Current Event articles per week. By using Newseum and wikipages I can allow my students to research the front pages of newspapers in different regions and make assumptions about what the articles are about based on the pictures they see. Students can share their findings on a wikipage and share the sight and/or newspaper where they found it. //Tony Hudson, History Department//

In English we would use wordle to view paragraph construction and see words that may be overused. Would be used to model and teach paragraph construction. //Glenn Sellers, English Department// media type="custom" key="4659111"

I would use wordle to help students visualize main ideas and details in writing. //Amy Tarillion, English Department/Teacher Intern// media type="custom" key="4659103"