This is the blog of the EAST program at M. L. King Elementary Magnet/LRSD. Visit the national EAST website at http://www.eastinitiative.org.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
100 Days of School Ideas
100 Legos
http://mrsrojasteaches.blogspot.com/2011/07/100-legos.html
100's Day Activity Booklety (Including 100 Day's Trail Mix)
http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/2011/01/hip-hop-hooray-for-100s-day.html
100 Days of School Stations
http://mrsungerskinders.blogspot.com/2011/12/100th-day-of-school-stations-and.html
Paper Chains for the 100th Day
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2012/01/how-to-make-paper-chains-for-the-100th-day-of-school/
100 Days of School Poem and Activities
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3D5Bsh09DJKMzI2OTcwOTEtM2VjYS00Nzc2LTkyY2YtMDBhYTk2MGQzZjQz/edit?pli=1 (Google Docs Login)
Monday, January 28, 2013
100 Days of School Schedule of Events, February 4
Morning
Opening: Poem Reading
100 Days Poem read by broadcast team and/or Jaylah
Hill (100 Days Team Leader)
100 Days of
School Hat Showcase (K-2nd Grade)
Make your own hat representing 100 Days of School,
wear Feb. 4, and be recognized/photographed by EAST at lunch/recess or TBA
100 days of
School Door Decorating Showcase
Decorate doors creatively Feb. 1 – Feb. 5 in
honor of 100 Days of School
100 Days of
School Dress Up Showcase (3rd-5th Grade)
Dress up as if you lived 100 years ago and be recognized/photographed by EAST at lunch/recess or TBA
100 Days of
School Stations
Students/Classes Can Visit the Multi-Purpose Room
During Lunch Recess and/or TBA for:
*100 Multiplication Problems (Individual)*
*100 Addition Problems (Individual)*
*Color groups of 10 to 100 (Individual)*
*Write 100 Words (Individual)*
*Stack 100 Cups (Teams of 3-4)*
100 Days of
School Classroom Showcase
Teachers go to eastatking.blogspot.com, locate the 100
Days of School Post, and share your classroom and school-wide activities as a
comment (Example: Mrs. Smith’s 4th Grade Class will
. . .). Get ideas at http://eastatking.blogspot.com/2013/01/100-days-of-school-ideas.html.
Creating a 3D Building Model with Google Sketchup
Creating a 3D Building Model with Google Sketchup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMLmfrRsu6M&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMLmfrRsu6M&feature=channel
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Podcasting Training
Tell 10 things that someone needs to know to get started with Podcasting.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
NXT Robot Resources
NXT Electric Guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-gcrhmxcKY
NXT Electric Guitar Building Instructions
http://www.nxtprograms.com/guitar/steps.html
NXT 9797 Kit Building Instructions
http://www.nxtprograms.com/9797/express-bot/steps.html
Friday, December 21, 2012
Computer Lab Spotlight October - December
We would like to spotlight the following classes for
computer lab indicators (tidiness, behavior, and NETS) and special recognition
as listed below for October – December (buses start over in January):
K
Baker – Teacher instructed students to close programs.Durham- Most of the class went to Harcourt math independently. The teacher mentioned that they had practiced repeatedly prior to coming to the lab. The class is always highly engaged in their computer activity (preview before coming).
Mitchell – Students have exemplary behavior every visit (stay on task; quiet or low voices).
Woods – I missed observing indicators for this class.
1
Thacker – Student helpers assisted classmates in getting to
assigned website.Fleming – Teacher mentioned to students that they were working on mastering how to login, typing in a website, and wrap-up (closing programs, putting up headphones, etc.).
Sutton – I missed observing indicators for this class.
Layton – I missed observing indicators for this class.
2
Byrd – Observed Teacher NETS with SMARTboard Troubleshooting: Engaged in
Professional Growth and Leadership (Exhibit leadership in their school; Contribute
to the effectiveness, vitality, and self renewal of the teaching profession and
of their school)Collins - I missed observing indicators for this class.
McCollough - I missed observing indicators for this class.
Williamson – The teacher talked through the instructions on what to click with students and gave directions about waiting to load. Most students clicked to the right location. They were instructed to shut down computers (last class for that day).
3
Cagle - The class kept the EAST schedule 100% of the time this
period with regular computer lab activities as needed.Epperson - The class kept the EAST schedule 100% of the time this period with regular computer lab activities as needed.
Fields - The class kept the EAST schedule 100% of the time this period with regular computer lab activities as needed.
Hurtado – The class kept the EAST schedule 100% of the time this period with regular computer lab activities as needed.
4
Allen - The class kept the EAST schedule 75% or more of the time this
period with regular computer lab activities as needed or the teacher sent an approved
group.Fletcher - The class kept the EAST schedule 75% or more of the time this period with regular computer lab activities as needed or the teacher sent an approved group.
Spradlin - The class kept the EAST schedule 75% or more of the time this period with regular computer lab activities as needed or the teacher sent an approved group.
Vanpatter - The class kept the EAST schedule 100% of the time this period with regular computer lab activities as needed or the teacher sent an approved group.
5
Harris- The class kept the EAST schedule 100% of the time this
period with regular computer lab activities as needed or the teacher sent an approved
group. The teacher steered transition to Harcouth Math for 3rd-5th
Grade with sumdog.com/ar and other as a wrap-up/reward activity. Rutherford - - The class kept the EAST schedule 100% of the time this period with regular computer lab activities as needed or sent an approved group.
Thomas- The class kept the EAST schedule 100% of the time this period with regular computer lab activities as needed or sent an approved group.
Please Remember To:
(1) Use class/school rules and procedures in that lab as they apply.
(2) Use low and calm voices and only necessary movements.
(3) . . . close all programs, put back headphones, push up chairs, and take all belongings/throw away trash (The last class should shut down all computers).
Recognized September-October:
K-Baker,
Mitchell, and Durham; 1st- Fleming, Howard, Layton, Thacker; 2nd-McCollough,
Williamson; 3rd – Cagle, Epperson, Fields, Hurtado; 4th-
Fletcher, Allen, Spradlin; 5th- Harris, Thomas, Rutherford(1) Use class/school rules and procedures in that lab as they apply.
(2) Use low and calm voices and only necessary movements.
(3) . . . close all programs, put back headphones, push up chairs, and take all belongings/throw away trash (The last class should shut down all computers).
Recognized September-October:
Recognized
August - September
K - Mrs. Woods; 2nd - Byrd, Collins; 3rd – Fields; 4th - Vanpatter
K - Mrs. Woods; 2nd - Byrd, Collins; 3rd – Fields; 4th - Vanpatter
If for some reason we missed spotlighting
a notable achievement concerning the lab indicators this period, please send an
email to deidre.williams@lrsd.org describing the glow for the class/other.
Also, feel free to point out notable indicators when the class is in the lab.
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