January 2008 - Posts

http://www.quia.com
Quia: If you haven't checked out Quia yet, it is worth the time. Quia is an online tool for generating quizzes and collecting student data. Look at all the cool formats in the list below. The library has purchased a subscription. Username SedgwickMS password sedg. Sign in and try it! See me for additonal support.


Matching, flashcard, concentration, word search
Matching, concentration, word search puzzle, and flashcards.   Activities with this icon include one or more of these types. Although the activities are Java applets, the flashcards activity is also playable in HTML format. Sample: World Capitals.

Quiz
Quiz.   Sample: Basic Human Anatomy.

Battleship
Battleship.   Sink your opponent's ships by answering questions correctly. Sample: Exponents.

Challenge Board
Challenge board.   Score points by answering questions correctly. For one or two players. Challenge board is now available in both Flash and HTML formats. Sample: English Irregular Verbs.

Columns
Columns.   Draw a line between the matching terms in the columns. Sample: Animal Classification.

Cloze
Cloze.   Complete the paragraph by filling in the missing terms. Sample: Mingling at a party.

Hangman
Hangman.   Guess the letters in a hidden word or phrase. Hangman is now available in both Flash and HTML formats. Sample: United States Presidents.

Jumbled Words
Jumbled words.   Unscramble the letters to guess a word or phrase. Sample: Latin American Countries.

Patterns
Patterns.   Complete the pattern by choosing the correct item from each group. Sample: Irregular verbs in Spanish.

Picture Perfect
Picture Perfect.   Reveal the entire picture hidden underneath the squares. Sample: Order the Planets.

Pop-ups
Pop-ups.   Choose the correct answer from a list of choices. Sample: English Vocabulary: To/Two/Too.

Rags to Riches
Rags to riches.   Answer increasingly difficult questions in a quest for fame and fortune. Rags to riches is now available in both Flash and HTML formats. Sample: Luna and Beyond.

Ordered List
Ordered List.   Put the list in order before running out of attempts. Sample: Multiplication Madness!.

Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt.   Track down answers to the questions by following the Internet links provided. Sample: Animal Facts.

Survey
Survey.   Sample: Class and Instructor Evaluation.

I really liked this listing of computer ethics that students could understand. Especially with all the confusion over music downloading and image credity. I think I'll post it in my lab. Found it out in the blogosphere http://www.cpsr.org/issues/ethics/cei

The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics
Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
Thou shalt not interfere with other people’s computer work.
Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files.
Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.
Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.
Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.

The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics was written by Dr. Ramon C. Barquin, President of the Computer Ethics Institute

 

Great NY Times article about graphic novels and their impact on student literacy.

Superman finds new fans among reading instructors
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/education/26comics.html?ref=opinion

Thanks Rona!

 Great Booklists for Middle Fiction 

ALA

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm

 

IRA

http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices_young_adults.html

 

Nancy Keane

http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/ya.htm

 

NCTE

http://www.ncte.org/middle/topics/content/117565.htm

 YA Fiction

http://readingrants.org/

 

Best of Lists, If You Liked Lists, Topic Lists

http://www.seemore.mi.org/booklists/fiction.html#Topics

 

New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/index.html

 

Find Historical Fiction

http://www.waterborolibrary.org/oldsite/bklistjh.htm#jhna