Specific Teaching Practices: Elementary Education Community November 2009 Teachers' Lounge Schedule

1. Specific Teaching Practices: Elementary Education Community
November Teachers’ Lounge Schedule
Date Topic Speaker Description
November “Jing” in the Dr. Join Malia Stevens in a demonstration of how to
4 Classroom Stevens download and use “Jing”. This as an image or allows
you capture images and share
free download
short
movie. Let’s explore the classroom possibilities
together.
http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/r63962485/
November “Using Vokis Dr. Vokis are computer-generated, animated characters
that you can create to spice up your teaching in any
9 to breathe Ross- subject area, and they work quite well for any grade
fresh life Fisher level. You can make your Voki fit your own
into your personality, and you can give it your voice. They are
teaching!” easy to do, and you can use them in your classroom as
long as you have internet access. A great new
teaching and learning tool—and best of all, FREE!!!
We will meet in the Adobe Classroom so that you can
see my computer desktop; I will show you how to
create your own Voki!
http://wgu.acrobat.com/robertaross-fisher/
November “Genre Kylee Most, if not all states require students to learn about
the various genres in literature. I found that most of
18 Passports” Epps, the students in my host teacher's second grade class
WGU really struggled with this concept. To help the students
student understand the differences between the genres and
create incentive for the students to read books outside
of their comfort zone I created a two part
lesson/activity. Day one includes a slide show and a
group discussion covering the elements of each genre
followed. At the end of group discussion, students are
divided into cooperative learning groups to conduct a
book sort. Day two includes a brief description of the
purpose of a passport and ends with an activity which
has the students assembling their own Genre Passport.
For the teleconference, I will provide copies of the slide
show as well as describe the steps I took to create and
implement Genre Passports in our classroom. What is
great about this activity is that it can easily be
modified for any classroom or any grade.

2. http://wgu.acrobat.com/robertaross-fisher/
November “Open Dr. This session will be an “open mic” forum for students
to call in and ask for clarification on task directions or
23 Forum: Ross- to bounce ideas you may have around and get my
Need Help?” Fisher input. We will meet in the Adobe Classroom so you can
see my desktop on your screen.
http://wgu.acrobat.com/robertaross-fisher/
Time:
8:00PM EDT, 7:00PM CDT, 6:00PM MDT, 5:00PM PDT
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