This is my Wiki page for PSU 464. 

 

I am a Title I Reading teacher at Lynch-Bustin Elementary in the Athens Area School District.  I am beginning my 28th year in education with the first five years at Sloan Elementary in Franklin Regional School District,  Murrysville, PA. I have been with Athens since 1985.  In addition to being  a reading teacher, I am a coordinator for Staff Development and enjoy my role as a teacher of teachers.

 

 

This summer I spent my BIG 50 birthday at the MALL OF AMERICA in Minnesota. It took us three days, but we managed to see it all!

 

Tom and I have been married 29 years and have two children, Lindsay -20 and Nate - 17.  Lindsay is a junior at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA.  A marketing and accounting major, she plans to make Pittsburgh her home.

Nate - AKA Goose is a junior at Athens HS.  He is a varsity soccer player and works at McDonald's for gasoline money. 

 

Various Websites I recommend:

http://www. scholastic.com

http://www.starfall.com

 

http://www.yahooligans.com

 

http://www.teachercreated.com/

 

 

 

Pod Cast - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G0M_KhUZlw

 

Online Collaboration - 

 

                http://del.icio.us/primaryposse

 

 

 

PowerPoint/Excel/Inspiration

 

http://techtrainer.pbwiki.com/f/United+Streamingfinal.ppt

 

 

Virtual Technology

 

http://www.schoolhousevideo.org/

 

http://www.apple.com/education/products/ipod/

 

 

A new way to learn with iPod.

iQuiz, the trivia game for iPod, allows students to reinforce their learning on the go.  Educators can create custom quizzes, based on classroom curriculum.  From Math to Geography to Structural Biology, educators can build their own trivia packs to share, or add trivia packs created by others.

 

Prep for SAT tests with iPod

Help students maximize their SAT study time and score higher on admissions exams with Kaplan’s SAT prep software for mathematics, reading and writing. Apple brings Kaplan’s exclusive test taking strategies and tips to the iPod so students can prepare for college admissions anytime, anywhere.  

 

 http://nationalgeographic.com

 

http://www.pitt.edu/~natrooms/

 

 http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np.html

 

http://www.virtual-field-trips.com/

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCdnq2rZtPY

 

 

Web-Quest

 

Word Families

A WebQuest for the Primary Grades (Literacy)

Designed by

Webquest by Martha Close, Lisa Simons, Janet Hughes, Glenda Otten, Cathy Gabriel

mclose@mail.athensasd.k12.pa.us

 

 

 

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits

 

 

Introduction

 

WELCOME TO THE WORD

 

 

What is a word family?

 

 

 

New ways to build your vocabulary!

 

 

 

 

How many words can you find in the same word family?

 

 

 

The Task

 

It is your job to make new words and see words of the same word family!

 

 

 

Go to http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/play.htm?f

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Process

 

 

You will:

1. Chose a word family
2. Pick letters to make words that match the pictures. 
3. Drag the letter to the space to make the word.
4. At the end, you will read the words that you have made.
5. Click the green arrow to choose another word family.

 

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Evaluation

 

Show your teacher what you've learned by making a flip book with one of the word families that you learned.  Read the words to a partner and then your teacher.

 

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Conclusion

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There are many word families that you worked with today;

 

Were you able to match the words with the pictures?

 

Did you learn a lot?

 

Would you visit this website again?

 

 Credits & References

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This webquest uses Starfall.com

 

Also try instantprojects.org

 

 

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Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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