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As we venture forth into various Web 2.0 tech integration strategies, I thought I would share this "Cheat Sheet" to help navigate the waters.

Hope this helps.

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I thought I would share this with the rest of the class. An interesting study, and more interesting results.

Thoughts?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:13:08 -0800 Grade 8 Concept Attainment Exercise http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/grade-8-concept-attainment-exercise http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/grade-8-concept-attainment-exercise Below are the student created learning artifacts that they generated to show concept attainment for Reflection, Translation, then Congruence.  The students were required to create three yes/no examples for each, provide a definition for each, then create a list of Facts - Not Facts.  As this was our first attempt at this exercise (before the students were exposed to this strategy through some of my teaching practices), I feel the students did remarkably well. 

Let me know what you think.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:23:53 -0800 Science 8 Unit 2 Mind Maps 8G http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-2-mind-maps-8g http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-2-mind-maps-8g Here is the collection of this unit's Mind Maps for 8G.  If you go back and compare the quality of work between units, you will see that overall these students had a significant increase in quality.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:21:42 -0800 Science 8 Unit 2 Mind Maps 8H http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-2-mind-maps-8h http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-2-mind-maps-8h Here is the collection of this unit's Mind Maps from 8H.  If you go back and compare the quality of work between units, you will see that overall these students had a significant increase in quality.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:32:56 -0800 Science 8 Unit 1 Mind Maps Final Copies - Part 1 http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-1-mind-maps-final-copies-part-0 http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-1-mind-maps-final-copies-part-0 Here are the copies of my students Science 8 Unit 1 Mind Maps.  These were used by the students to review and cement the knowledge of important topics from the first unit.  Overall, my students did a very good job throughout this process, as shown in this post, and the post titled "Science 8 Unit 1 Mind Maps Final Copies - Part 2".  Overall, my students after this review process did better than I expected on their Unit 1 Exam.  This could be attributed to the graphic organizer, the overall ability of the students, or my instructional ability (doubt it is the last one).  However, this approach will be enhanced for the next unit, by having the students create concept maps instead of mind maps.

In the near future, my class will be using Venn Diagrams to compare and contrast Plant and Animal cells.  I hope to be able to show you the results shortly. 

Remember, please make comments, or suggestions as you see fit.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:08:23 -0800 Science 8 Unit 1 Mind Maps Final Copies - Part 2 http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-1-mind-maps-final-copies-part http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-1-mind-maps-final-copies-part Here is the second group of Mind Maps...  Gmail it appears has a 25 mg attachment limit...  oh well

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:06:23 -0800 Science 8 Unit 1 Mind Maps Rough Draft http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-1-mind-maps-rough-draft http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-8-unit-1-mind-maps-rough-draft My students have started to review for Unit 1 - Mix and Flow of Matter using a Mind Map.  I decided to take a picture of each students early work to have a record of where they started, and then I will post again to see where they ended up.  Enjoy the pics...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:28:22 -0700 Instructional Intelligence with Science 8 U1 T4 http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/instructional-intelligence-with-science-8-u1 http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/instructional-intelligence-with-science-8-u1
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In the attached smartboard file students investigated the concept of viscosity throughout video, hypothesis, mind maps, and virtual experiments.  Throughout this lesson, the word Viscosity was not mentioned, however students clearly stated that the thickness, and rate of flow of a fluid is an important factor in both liquids and gases.  By having students explore the concept, they determined the key elements.  They were then asked to look up the word Viscosity, which matched the definition (or key elements) that they had determined.

By utilizing this approach, with Think/Pair/Share group work my students quickly understood a key concept in Science 8 Unit 1 Topic 4.  If you have any ideas or suggestions to make this or future lessons better, please let me know.  I would love to share...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:08:12 -0700 Something Old + Something New = You Tell Me http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/something-old-something-new-you-tell-me http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/something-old-something-new-you-tell-me Recently I have begun to take the concepts presented from our Barrie Bennett sessions regarding Instructional Intelligence and trying to incorporate these ideas with educational technology (more specifically SmartBoards). 

I have had some success utilizing Concept Attainment Strategies of Yes/No and Testers.  And have begun exploring the introduction of Mind Maps to help formalize concepts the students are exploring during the lesson.

Personally, I have had times when I needed to totally redo an entire file, because I left little hints throughout the lesson as to what the concept was...  For example, when the first slide was titled "RATIOS", and then I asked the class what concept they were exploring one student politely told me Ratios.  I asked them how they knew this, and they told me it was on the first slide... 

Throughout this experience, I will realize that I have been spoon feeding my students too much...  And that it is easy to rely on this method...  However I am getting better.  In the next couple of posts I will be posting some of the SmartBoard files I have created, with a brief explanation in how they were used, and what was done, and how the students performed on the development of the specific concept the lesson was about.

However, I will point out that all video's have been removed, for either FOIP or other legal reasons.  I will mention in the post, what the general video was about, and if you so chose you will be able to locate a video of your own choosing...

Let me know how I have done...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:55:56 -0700 Barrie + Wordle = Blog Visualization http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/barrie-wordle-blog-visualization http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/barrie-wordle-blog-visualization
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After a couple of blog posts I decided to create a visualization of the idea's that have been expressed so far...

I hope to do this from time to time, to see if my idea's and hopefully my educational approaches change...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:16:24 -0700 8G's First Fishbone http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/8gs-first-fishbone http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/8gs-first-fishbone After two intensive periods this morning, both my 8G and 8H class finished their Fishbone Diagram's on the science concept "How to Separate Mixtures". 

These pictures represent the completed Fishbone Diagrams for 8G.  The effort my students put forth can be clearly seen, however at this point with a new approach I cannot clearly say the overall effect this approach will have towards student achievement.  In my future summative assessments I hope to be able to accurately judge the effectiveness of this instructional approach.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:08:54 -0700 8H's First Fishbone http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/8hs-first-fishbone http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/8hs-first-fishbone Here are pictures of the completed Fishbone Diagrams for 8H, please enjoy.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:59:00 -0700 Science Fish Bone Initial Attempt http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-fish-bone-initial-attempt http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/science-fish-bone-initial-attempt

Today was the initial attempt at using the Fish Bone graphic organizer in my classroom.  While it took the students a while to brainstorm ideas to include in the Fish Bone (which may be in part related to the fact that is was a Monday morning), the students were quite receptive to the project.  It will be interesting to see the final results!

Stephanie Werner

Math & Science

Alexandra Middle School

403.527.8571  ext. 3107

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]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:28:15 -0700 Concept Attainment used in Classroom http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/concept-attainment-used-in-classroom http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/concept-attainment-used-in-classroom

The video below provides a clear and quick explanation for "Concept Attainment":



Thoughts?  Comments?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:16:47 -0700 Fish Bone? Fish Heads?!? http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/fish-bone-fish-heads http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/fish-bone-fish-heads One of the techniques discussed by Dr. Bennett is the use of Fish Bone diagrams to help students develop specific concepts.  Below is a fish bone template borrowed from an elementary teacher in our district.  My only concern with this diagram is that "Am I telling my students how many headings I want?", "Am I taking away from their learning experience?". 
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Because of these questions, another teacher and myself edited the original template (we just removed the bones).  This allows students during a Think/Pair/Share with the class to develop as many headings as they see fit for a specific concept.  This new template ca be seen below:

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And lastly, to help students here is an example of a completed fish bone.

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The above information has also been placed inside of a smart notebook file (see attached file to this post) to help guide students through the process of using a Fish Bone Diagram to discovering "Separating Mixtures" as seen in Unit 1 Topic 3 of Grade 8 Science in Alberta.  As well, here is a mini lesson guideline that shows our basic implementation of this idea:

http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddmqct2t_265dt8mbmf5

And lastly, lastly, to get myself and my class ready to try and implement Fish Bone Diagrams for concept attainment in Science 8, I found this old 80's video by Barnes and Barnes...  ENJOY...

Let me know if you have any ideas that can be used to enhance this approach...

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After attending my first session with Barrie Bennett I decided to try the Yes/No technique to help with concept formation.  I integrated this technique with Think/Pair/Share to help.

I have attached the Smart Notebook for this lesson.  It is important to note, that students were specifically placed around mt room for maximum effect, as well they were given a specific partner (designated by the teacher) to maximize high/low pairings.

I hope to see indicators of student success on the upcoming Integer's test to take place on October 21st, 2009. 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:30:43 -0700 Initial Attempt http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/initial-attempt http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/initial-attempt October 15th 2009

I realize the approach that I tried today is not exactly found within Beyond Monet, however the graphic organizer known as the Frayer Model (a modified concept map) was shown in the new Math 8 curriculum and certain Beyond Monet approaches, such as Think/Pair/Share, can be added to make this experience more meaningful to the students. 

To show what my students accomplished today, I have attached the original Smart Notebook file that was used to help the class through this initial exercise.  I have also attached images showing some of the completed Frayer Model's showing the concept of Integers.

Also, had reviewed the following information provided through Google Docs with my class to help them understand the process of completing a Frayer Model:

http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:OpRRgxDMUQcJ:www.lkdsb.net/program/elementary/intermediate/di/files/31Strategies%28The%2520Frayer%2520Model%29.pdf+frayer+model&hl=en&gl=ca&sig=AFQjCNHDPnfEjJ8vsPEM81ehJDBfxPtEPA

Enjoy the process, and please comment if possible...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/11444/tom.whyte1_gmail.com_38f58640.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10CWQcNiHN7 Tom Whyte ubiquitous Tom Whyte Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:54:00 -0700 Meeting Barrie http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/meeting-barry http://ubiquitous.posterous.com/meeting-barry

First off, if you have read this blog in the past I am sorry for the lack of updates.  Secondly, this blog is about to be re-purposed for a new educational exploration (if you are looking for information on CCK08 please read earlier posts), enjoy the experience.

On October 1st, we had our initial meeting with Dr. Barrie Bennett.  This three year district program will introduce various instructional intelligence strategies that can be used within our classrooms to hopefully enhance student achievement and engagement.

I hope to utilize this blog to provide reflections, ideas, resources, and anecdotal comments throughout this educational experience for both myself, and fellow educators.

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Enjoy the ride...  I will...

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