Check out five new books that work off of a launcher. Also note that they are saved in Slide Show Mode, so that they open right up. What else is important in creating a template system?
Download 5 books (12MB)
Here are directions to:
Save a presentation to always open as a slide show
1. Open the presentation you want to save as a slide show.
2. On the File menu, click Save As.
3. On the Format pop-up menu, click PowerPoint Show.
Note When you open this type of file from your desktop, it will automatically start as a slide show without the presenter tools.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
Camp is off to a roaring start! What lessons I have learned this first week. From spending a whole first day of school with a two year old to seeing how the developmental spelling test can inform instruction, it has been terrific!
So...here was a lesson learned today: Last week, I visited the K,1, and 2 class and gave them the developmental spelling test. One student was so adamant about being able to spell the words correctly that he cried. I felt awful and offered to give him the list when we finished. Yet, he wouldn't have it. I told him we could be done. In fact, seeing his frustration and his view that writing was about getting it right, told me a great deal about how he reads and writes. Possibly much more than if he could have done some phonetic spellings, as I presume he can.
So I used that knowledge to teach a predictable chart writing lesson, which I thought would be motivating and also non threatening as it is a supported or shared writing lesson. I bought the 4 blocks book on the subject by Dorothy Hall from a local store. It has a great assortment of ideas. I chose to make up my own topic based on the conversation I heard from the students. We wrote this: On tv, I like ... It worked so well. They could not wait to be able to write and illustrate their own pages based on their sentence on the chart. We did not know if one younger student could write and he gladly made his page about Blue's Clues. The kids got it, but I felt happy too as I saw clearly the difference between writing about stuff you really want to say and spelling things correctly.
Anyways, in multiple classes, this shared writing and linking it with digital photography is working well.
Overall, I think that right from the start of the self selected reading components of the Four Blocks books this point is driven home. Having a love of reading or writing helps a great deal. The literacy seminar surely emphasized this concept. It simply makes sense to me and although it is not new to us as teachers, setting to creating that spark in our students as a primary goal of our literacy instruction is a nice jumping off point. Also, I liked how Dave and Karen said that it does not have to be "fun", as many times we are engaged and have quite a stern or intense look on our face.
So...here was a lesson learned today: Last week, I visited the K,1, and 2 class and gave them the developmental spelling test. One student was so adamant about being able to spell the words correctly that he cried. I felt awful and offered to give him the list when we finished. Yet, he wouldn't have it. I told him we could be done. In fact, seeing his frustration and his view that writing was about getting it right, told me a great deal about how he reads and writes. Possibly much more than if he could have done some phonetic spellings, as I presume he can.
So I used that knowledge to teach a predictable chart writing lesson, which I thought would be motivating and also non threatening as it is a supported or shared writing lesson. I bought the 4 blocks book on the subject by Dorothy Hall from a local store. It has a great assortment of ideas. I chose to make up my own topic based on the conversation I heard from the students. We wrote this: On tv, I like ... It worked so well. They could not wait to be able to write and illustrate their own pages based on their sentence on the chart. We did not know if one younger student could write and he gladly made his page about Blue's Clues. The kids got it, but I felt happy too as I saw clearly the difference between writing about stuff you really want to say and spelling things correctly.
Anyways, in multiple classes, this shared writing and linking it with digital photography is working well.
Overall, I think that right from the start of the self selected reading components of the Four Blocks books this point is driven home. Having a love of reading or writing helps a great deal. The literacy seminar surely emphasized this concept. It simply makes sense to me and although it is not new to us as teachers, setting to creating that spark in our students as a primary goal of our literacy instruction is a nice jumping off point. Also, I liked how Dave and Karen said that it does not have to be "fun", as many times we are engaged and have quite a stern or intense look on our face.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Power Point Books
The pictures in the PowerPoint books we created will not display on my PC! I am getting "a need a TIFF decompresser" message?? HELP!!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
early learning user set up in co:writer
That early learning user set up in Co:Writer sounds cool. Can you please show it to us in the lab tomorrow night?
Spread the Word, Literacy Course Openings
August 12-17, Karen and I will be teaching a version of this course (major difference is there will be no case studies because the instructional day ends at 3:30) in Pontiac, Michigan. There still are slots available for the class. There is a link to the registration info at my homepage, http://faculty.rcoe.appstate.edu/koppenhaverd/. Direct link to registration info is http://events.oakland.k12.mi.us/iebms/coe/coe_p2_details.aspx?eventid=48965&cc=COEe&oc=10. Please share this info with anyone you think might be interested.
Adapted Camera
At ORCCA website, http://www.orcca.com, you can find info on the Switch-Adapted Kodak EasyShare Digital Camera. Good quality, 3.2 megapixel with 5X zoon and a nice sized 1.5 inch color LCD disply. Cost is $150. They also sell mounting systems for wheelchairs. If you can get by with a tripod you have lots of cheap options at discount stores.
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