Final Concept Map

Finishing Touches

The website looks amazing so far guys! Can't wait for us to add the finishing touches today so that we can hand in our final design.

Website

Guys, all we have left to do is create our website! I believe Annie emailed us a link to what we need to make this happen about a week or so ago?

Digital Story

Hey guys!! We did fantastic on our podcast! GREAT JOB!!! Well now moving on to the digital story. We each have to do our own and it leads into a lesson plan so I was thinking that we could each pick one of the two lesson plans we did and do a digital story on that. I think I'll do mine on tools, and how to be safe with them.

Updated Concept Map

Here's our updated Bubbl. Concept Map!

Second Lesson Plan and Updated Concept Map

Happy return from spring break!....

I have added some bubbles to the group concept map, feel free to add/change things in the next few days.  Also this week is the second lesson plan, which needs to include collecting, inputting, and graphing data in Excel.  What do you want the focus of your lesson plan to be?

Podcast

Hey guys, so last week was a calmer week as is this one. Don't forget to do your read and reflect as well as responses for chapters 6 this week and 7 next week. I would like to do the last section to our podcast. I believe Annie wanted to do the first section and Allison wanted to do the middle section? Let's get that all written out so we can meet next week and record our podcast. Don't worry about the music, I have a ton of instrumental on my cell that will work perfectly!

Papers this week

Hey guys, great job on last weeks assignment!!! So this weeek we have a read and reflect and two papers. Let's also start thinking about our podcast ahead of time. I need to make sure my speaker works for my laptop ahead of time, if not I'll be buying a thing.

Lesson Plan 1

Hey guys, so I would like to do my lesson plan on the open house, is that alright with everyone?

Virtual Pen Pals Project Description

For the pen pals project:
We have included a link to a GoogleDoc with the full, detailed description of the project.

View the document here.

Pen Pal doc

Let me know what you guys think of what I typed up in the google doc that Annie started for us.

Google Maps for Virtual Pen Pals

This map will be used to see how far away West Moors Middle School is from Lyndon Grove and how long it would take to get there. The students would use this too zoom in and see what kind of surroundings are in the area and compare it to their own surroundings. If needed they could also use this to see how close the nearest hardware store is located that their pen pal may be using to get their materials.

Revised Concept Map

Assignment 4

So our next assignment looks to be pretty hefty, and is due February 5th by 11:59pm. It looks like we need to write up a detailed description for an assignment of our choice relating to our PBL topic that demonstrates cultural understanding and global awareness. We could do something like different birds in different cultures/regions and how that may effect the birdhouse style/size. If you have any ideas let me know! Or the differences in birdhouse, do they have them at all in some places if they do what do they look like compared to other regions.

Websites

Hey guys here is a list of the websites I'm doing for the evaluation. I have more then three because I'm trying to decide between two of them.
http://www.builditbus.com/tips.html

http://www.buildingsguide.com/kids-guide-building-bird-homes

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/workshop-safety-kids

http://www.kidssafetytips.net/indoor-safety-tips/hand-tools-safety/

Revised Concept Map

Hey guys, so I don't know if this is any closer to what she wants but I made a few additions as well as taking a few things out. Hopefully this is better suited for what she is looking for! If you have any suggestions for what we can add of if she emails you back, let me know.

Website Evaluations

For our website evaluations - since we each need three different sites, we could each find three sites dealing with a separate topic of our project.  For example, one of us could find websites with different plans for children, another could find websites that help children learn how to use tools safely?  Not sure about the third person.

Future Projects

Hello all!

I received an email from Prof. Peterson (assuming you got a copy as well?) Went to open comments to anyone and saw one of you already switched that setting, so thanks.  As far as the open house thing, I'm not sure what is expected for that.  I sent her an email and still waiting back on final answers.  What she did say was this - we're not going to be completing a birdhouse/feeder, but just planning everything.  Updates to come.

 Hey guys so I think I was wrong about my last post. I believe what we need to do is go into module three click on the instructions for web evaluations and then we each individually go to the website she provided and review it and then send her an email based on what we thought. Again done individually I think. Then as a group we need to decide what type of websites we want/need for our project (building) and then each find three different websites and then fill out the evaluation form, also in module three, individually and then hand them in individually. So we just need to make sure that the three of us pick different websites.

Web Evaluations

Hey guys, just posted the concept map! The next step is the web evaluations, we have to do those together and email the same copy to our prof individually in order to get a grade. If we email different copies she will not accept them. That is due on January 29.

Concept Bubble Map

Concept Map

I have looked over the concept map websites and chosen the free, online one called Bubble.  The web address is bubbl.us, and I created the beginning of a concept map.  I'll share it with your gmail accounts so each of you can edit it.

You'll have to register for Bubble's website, but choose the free option as it offers all the tools we need.

Alright guys so we should be up and running now with the blog. I went in and made you both admins, does anyone have any idea on what we should make the focus (how we want to go about it I guess) for our project? It seems that in order to do the concept map we need to know that part.