Becky+Granneman

Web 2.0 Connections

1)Google Earth - Google earth is a tool that I could use several different ways in 8th science. We do a unit on space exploration and being able to show the satellite images of the moon, mars and other planets would be really nice. We can also explore the landing sites of the Apollo missions through Google Earth. We also read Alone in Her Field: The Barbara McClintock Story, we will be able to show the various locations where she worked as we read the story.



2)Wall Wisher- http://www.wallwisher.com/account/walls Wall wisher will allow students to share ideas. I think I could use this to assess prior knowledge and identify common misconceptions among my students.

3)PhotoPeach - This is a great tool, easy to use and fairly quick to set up. I think we can use Photo Peach as a way of sharing information either researched or from an experiment that was conducted. I prepared a photo peach that could be used to introduce students to plants of Iowa. http://photopeach.com/album/drkkn9

4)Animoto- I have many students who enjoy using Animoto to share research projects. This year I added it as an option for sharing Alternative Energy Projects. Attached is an example of a student created project.j http://animoto.com/play/xYqFjPMuh6EEqoohYg2Lbw

PLN 1)Twitter/ tweet deck- Twitter can assist in a PLN by allowing teachers to share links and information from a huge variety of locations. 2)Google Reader - google reader is a great tool to help gather information from a variety of sources. It is hard to find the time to always surf through the net or visit useful sites. Google reader sends the updated information to one place. I also like that you can link other team teachers wiki's and blogs to see what other teachers are currently doing.



==== 3)Diigo - I have been using Diigo on a regular basis since discovering it during class. I love that you can access your bookmarks from any computer that you log into. I can see this also being great for students when they are doing team research and need/want to be able to share web sites! ====

-http://www.diigo.com/user/grannebe
ICC lesson plan: completed and posted. Team: J Grunwald, J.Courtright, S. Steinbeck, B. Granneman--

Reflections- completed for all the appropriate discussions.