Michelle

My name is Michelle McGraw and I am originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Yes..... I am a Steelers fan. I have lived in Maryland for 13 years and currently teach fourth grade at Villa Cresta Elementary School. I have been teaching fourth grade for 5 years. Previously, I taught Special Education for eight years. My favorite subject to teach is math, which lead me to wanting a masters degree in middle school math. I have been married for 6 years and have two children Isabella, 5 and Colton, 7 months.
 * mmcgraw@bcps.org**
 * Bio**

[|Mathway] [|eighth grade Math app] [|The ruler] [|Mastering Math Grade 6] [|Math Quizzzer]
 * Links to Mobile Apps:**

1.classdojo 2.poll anywhere 3.youtube 4.remind101 5.testmoz
 * Possible Web 2.0 Tools for Project:**

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.html
 * Work from Class 1:**

Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the world wide web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online. Web 2.0 basically refers to the transition from static HTML Web pages to a more dynamic Web that is more organized and is based on __ serving web application __ to users. Other improved functionality of Web 2.0 includes open communication with an emphasis on Web-based communities of users, and more open sharing of information. Over time Web 2.0 has been used more as a marketing term than a computer-science-based term. Blogs, wikis, and Web services are all seen as components of Web 2.0.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-web-20/

In general, the key characteristics of Web 2.0 are: All of this has major implications for the future of information technology and personal communications. Web 2.0 creates new ways for large groups of people to collaborate and exchange information while reducing the importance of the PC itself as an information-delivery platform. When both the applications and the data that feed into them reside online, a variety of devices can function as information terminals: your smart phone, your music player, the computer you use today, and whatever computer you'll use next year. Web 2.0 not only makes all this possible, it also makes it inexpensive and easy to deploy.
 * Web-based applications can be accessed from anywhere
 * Simple applications solve specific problems
 * Value lies in content, not the software used to display content
 * Data can be readily shared
 * Distribution is bottom-up, not top-down
 * Employees and customers can access and use tools on their own
 * Social tools encourage people to create, collaborate, edit, categorize, exchange, and promote information
 * Network effects are encouraged; the more people who contribute, the better the content gets

Results http://www.edutopia.org/node/6140/done?sid=5069571

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/what-type-of-learner-are-you-quiz.htm


 * YOU SCORED: ** 14  out of 20
 * How might I use a wiki page in my class**
 * Post homework assignments
 * Post files and resources to be accessed and used at home
 * Communication with parents and students
 * Allow for planning and sharing of websites and common lesson ideas with coworkers
 * Allow students to post long term assignments and projects for presentations

TodaysMeet.com I used Todaysmeet with my reading class today. They completed a question asking "How are all living things connected?" They seemed to enjoy the lesson with Todaysmeet. Of course I had a few students who needed to ruin it for others by posting inappropriate things. This allows them to piggyback on others writing and my quieter students were allowed to have a voice in the lesson. We try to use genuine converstations in our lessons during reading and this allows kids to have conversations while the teacher is monitoring all students. Our new curriculum asks us to tally when students participate and answer questions. This can help keep record of the participation and answers. [|www.todaysmeet.com/reading2]


 * Work from Class 2:**




 * journal prompts: **
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 * [|math writing prompts] **
 * [|Math Journals]**

Word Clouds: One way I plan to use wordle in my classroom is to have my students use their new vocabulary to create their own wordles. My reading students struggle learning new vocabulary. I think this may be a fun way to have them remember the words and be able to refer back to them as they learn the definitions to each word. I think this is more fun than the traditional sentence strip with words on the word wall.

[|Kid Blog]
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[|Glogster] Blooms Taxonomy Questions for Geometry
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[|Practice Form] [|Math Survey] Math survey with results: [|Survey Response]
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 * Work from Class 6:**
 * 2. I teach fourth grade, so my students can use the decimals to the nearest hundreth of a second**
 * [|100 Meter Dash]**
 * Students will be asked to estimate the current records. They may check these records via the most current almanac or the internet.
 * Have students estimate how quickly they think they could complete the same task.
 * Students could accurately collect measurements to the most appropriate decimal place
 * choose appropriate graphic representations for the collected data and graph their findings. (Such as line graphs)

To tie into language arts: Students could,
 * research the history of world record performances in the 100 meters.
 * prepare a short essay supporting which class ran fastest, using collected or derived data computed during class trials.

[|100 m Freestyle] Students can order the information given in the video and then and compare decimal representations correctly as well as relate these decimals to the closest equivalent fractions. They can practice subtraction with decimals.

[|Long Jump] Students can collect data based on the jumps. They can find the median of the data, mean, mode, and range. They can then create a line graph that shows the comparison in data.

3.I am currently teaching division in my class and I have used Khan academy as stations when students are finished with their assessments. I just used Learnzillion for the first time for this class and found it to be more of a good resource for teachers than students. I noticed the tab at the top that shows it is aligned with common core. I found it difficult to find what I wanted at first and it took me a while to learn my way through the site at first.

Learnzillion allows you to choose a playlist, you can organize your students by class or a certain set. Learnzillion allows you to view a students progress which allows teachers to monitor students understanding. Learnzillion targets teachers, students, and parents. [|learnzillion solving word problems] [|Learnzillion rounding] [|Learnzillion adding fractions] Khan Academy has a wider range of subjects rather than only science and mathematics. It is easy to type in what you are looking for and it actually has lessons that explain math steps. I have used Khan Academy with my own higher level math classes and found it to be very helpful. I have also had studnets and parents use the website to help explain steps for solving long division problems. They have all said that it has helped. I like that when you type in a topic multiple organized videos appear. I think that some of my students may get bored with the videos if they need to use this often. [|Khan Academy Multiplication] [|Khan Academy Division] [|Khan Academy multi step word problems]

Baltimore County uses Safari Montage as a major source for getting videos for teaching purposes. [|Safari Montage Multiplication] This particular video for multiplication uses children to solve problems in real life and with problem solving strategies, are able to teach studnets about multiplication. [|Safari Montage Decimals] This Safari Montage uses cartoon characters to describe different uses for decimals. This allows for studnets to participate in answering quiz questions by applying what they learned in the video.
 * //__VIDEOS__//**

[|Division Video] This video was created by a teacher and his students to demonstrate how to divide using the steps: Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down. My students are motivated by mnemonic devices and music and this video has both.

[|Mindmap]
 * Work from Class 7:**

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 * Work from Class 8:**
 * [|Educreation]**

Work from Class 9: [|Testmoz]