ErinPollock

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I want to 1) establish a Delicious account 2) register for the MLTI conference at Bowdoin and 3) get restarted on learning Moodle so I can make better use of it in alignment with our new math units, specifically to use it as a tool for students to get missed assignments/notes when they are out so they don't have to bug me for them :-) (That took up SO much more of my time than I want it to next year!)

Date: 6/29 Hours: 2 Comments/Needs: I accomplished #1 and 2 above and deleted out all the old stuff from my Moodle pages. I also revamped my class expectations sheets and reposted them to Moodle.

Date: 7/6 Hours: 2 Comments/Needs: Today I got all my units and assignments typed in for Geometry, except for loading the worksheets which I don't have yet. Next will be Algebra II. I also registered for a webinar from SimpleK12 on Glogster and digital posters for 7/14 at 1:00pm. I won't be here next week, as my husband is away on a trip. I will work from home that morning. Thanks!

Date: 7/13 (and some 7/14) Hours: 2 Comments/Needs: Worked from home this week. I got all the assignments loaded for Algebra II onto Moodle (aside from links to worksheet files) for the units that are done so far (about 3 of them). I also participated in a webinar on Thursday afternoon for Glogster. I had never heard of a glog before (graphic + blog). It was neat, the idea of having students use it to create interactive posters. They can load sound and videos and links and there is a lot of creativity involved with choosing individually pleasing graphics. I think I might adapt this for one class of Geometry's vocab book projects this year, we'll see... Not well taught though. The presentation focused too much on the actually logging into the website and creating an account stuff and not on the walkthrough of what to do. Seems easy enough to learn w/o help though.

Date: 7/20 Hours: Comments/Needs: Will be working from home again this week. Looking good just let me know what you need from me and when. Have you set up your Delicious Acct yet? ^ Yes, but I need help when I get back, because I think the installation process stalled or something. Or I just don't get it, which is more likely. :-) Today I spent looking on the EDC in Maine project website through the pre-made GeoGebra applets to see what Algebra II stuff there was there -- a LOT! -- and begin thinking about what my project goals are for the conference next week.

Date: 7/27 Hours: ** over 3 days at MLTI = 19 hours Comments/Needs: Will be at MLTI conference at Bowdoin College... Look what I did today! Point Plotting Practice (I don't know if the link I made will work, but if not, it's the last resource listed under the summary for my Algebra II course on Moodle)

Link works once I login. This is great, kids will love the immediate "Great" nice job.

Date: 8/3 Hours: MLTI Conference follow up Comments/Needs:

Date: 8/10 Hours: 2 Comments/Needs: Today I worked mostly on getting my computer ready for reimaging (backing up, etc.) and relogging into Delicious after I forgot my password (took forever to get the email from them!!) I am still trying to figure out the benefit of Delicious and how to use it... I also tweaked my GeoGebra file for putting in another reminder about when students reverse their x and y coordinates...

Date: 8/17 Hours: 2 Comments/Needs: Today I am just getting my computer back after reimaging and I am going to create a survey for my students to complete regarding their computer/Internet access, as I have just finished reading the book "Understanding Poverty" by Ruby K. Payne, and have come to a better realization of what some of our students' home lives may be like, especially with regard to the technology we teachers (chiefly myself) might assume they can access...

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