glenna

I am born and raised in Baltimore and have loved every minute of it. I currently teach 4th grade at Perry Hall Elementary. I am a huge Ravens and Red Sox fan and I also love NC State basketball. I love and will buy pretty much anything with polka dots. And in my spare time I enjoy a nap. :)
 * Glenna Brown**
 * gbrown2@bcps.org**
 * Note to self- file all things with you first name and assignment
 * Bio**

Guess who I am?!

Splash Math (grade 4) - others available [|Conundra] [|Quento] [|Grade 4 Learning Activities] [|Fraction Calculator] [|Tangram Puzzles] [|Probability Tools for Elem. and Middle Schoolers] [|3D Protractor] [|Number Tap]
 * Links to Mobile Apps:**


 * Possible Web 2.0 Tools for Project:**
 * 1) [|Kidblog]
 * 2) [|Glogster]
 * 3) [|VoiceThread]
 * 4) [|GeoGebra]
 * 5) [|Wordle]

Web 2.0 is a term for the 2nd generation of the WWW. This new generation includes more sharing of information and allows more information to be stored, uploaded, and shared with everyone on the web. This also includes the availability of apps and online stores. Web 2.0 can be accessed by anyone and can be used almost anywhere, anytime.
 * Work from Class 1:**

[|What is Web 2.0?] [|CBS News- web 2.0 explained]

__**Survey Results**__ [|My learning style- edutopia] [|What type of learner are you? -Discovery]

__**How Can I Use a Wiki in My Classroom:**__
 * To compile weekly team meeting information
 * Team can upload new lessons or ideas for Common Core
 * Share lesson plans with other teachers in a class or building

__**Today's Meet**__ We just finished working with Folktales and I wanted to see what the students learned and liked from the activities. [|TM- folktales]

SMP #1
 * Work from Class 2:**

__**Journal Prompts for Math**__
 * 1) [|Insightful Math Prompts]
 * 2) [|Pinterest Prompts]
 * 3) Prompts by Skill
 * 4) [|Prompt Starters]

[|My Kidblog]

__**Using Wordclouds in the Classroom**__
 * Have students create word clouds that generate understanding of a concept, standards or vocabulary word.
 * Have a students analyze their frequency of word usage in a writing
 * Create a word cloud and have students create a story from what they see in the cloud. They can then make a word cloud of their own story.
 * Have students predict what might happen in a portion of text that is coming next. This can also be used to have students pick out possible important words and meaning of something they just read.
 * Have students create a word cloud of biographies of famous people in history.
 * Create word clouds using geometric shapes with vocabulary words to fit in those shapes. Since Wordle cannot do this you will need to use Tagul or Tagxedo.


 * Work from Class 3:**

[|Angles]
 * Work from Class 4:**

[|All About UDL]

[|Why UDL?]

[|Equivalent Fractions Checksheet] [|Response Data]
 * Work from Class 5:**

[|PRACTICE]


 * Work from Class 6:**

[|USA Women break the World Record in Swimming] This video could be used before an addition or subtraction with decimals lesson. Students could record different decimals and solve various problems using the numbers. Students could also find the difference between the old WR and the new USA WR. This video gives a real life example of decimals being used.

[|Chance of Winning the Mega Millions] Use this video as a motivation before starting a probability unit. This video could be used in intermediate elementary grades or middle school grades. For the elementary students, this video could just show how probability is used in daily life. For middle school students, they could reenact their own lottery and try and find the probability of drawing various numbers. Students can go into the ideas of permutations and combinations.

[|Math found in "Star Trek"] This video shows how math can be used to find statistics in movies. Students can work through the math with the two men leading the video. They can find the odds of different scenarios happening in Star Trek. LearnZillion [|Using Circle Modeis to Find Equivalent Fractions] [|Use Fraction Strips to Generate Equivalent Fractions] [|Equivalent Fractions with Models]

KhanAcademy [|Equivalent Fraction practice] [|Equivalent Fractions video example] [|dividing to find equivalent fractions]

I actually used these recently in my classroom. I had found the LearnZillion videos first and used them to reinforce the skill in class. I liked that they were easily accessible and quick and detailed. The students enjoyed the video, but the same fractions were used in each video which made them redundant. I would have liked different fractions being used so I could more accurately tell if my students were understanding the information. Also, the practice on one of the videos would not load. :(

I wish I would have found the KhanAcademy videos first because of the practice links. The links include hints that the students can use to help them find the correct answer. Each time they click the hint button, a more detailed hint appears. The videos can be a little drawn out which causes them to lose their effectiveness.


 * Work from Class 7:**

Text2mindmap

Popplet [|Types of Fractions]

Padlet [|Shape Sort (padlet)]


 * Work from Class 8:**
 * Educreation: [|What is Probability?]**

[|Problem Solving Rubric]
 * Work from Class 9:**

Today's Meet [|measurement]
 * Web 2.0 Tool**

Poll Everywhere [|question 1] [|question 2] [|question 3]