White Oak Intermediate SchWhite Oak Intermediate Schoolool

Pam CranfordPam Cranford

www.tinyurl.com/pcranfordcranfordp@woisd.netcranfordp@woisd.net

Creating Monthly PDF Creating Monthly PDF AssignmentsAssignments

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From our Class Website, each month From our Class Website, each month students students

select, download, and print pdf select, download, and print pdf assignments.assignments.

Step One:Step One:Choose an appropriate Choose an appropriate database.database.

Facts4meFacts4me

Kids YahooKids Yahoo

Surf Net KidsSurf Net Kids

Cybersleuth KidsCybersleuth Kids

KidsClickKidsClick

Kid SpaceKid Space

Step Two:Step Two:Choose a topic for research.Choose a topic for research.

SeptemberSeptember - Varied - Varied

OctoberOctober - Bats - Bats

NovemberNovember - Trees - Trees

DecemberDecember - Kitchen - Kitchen

JanuaryJanuary - Penguins - Penguins

FebruaryFebruary - Presidents - Presidents

MarchMarch - Clouds - Clouds

Allow Allow me to me to share share just a just a few of few of

my my mistakemistake

s!s!

Allow Allow me to me to share share just a just a few of few of

my my mistakemistake

s!s!

Levels of difficulty -Levels of difficulty -

Changed to -Changed to -

Multiple topics - confusing and time Multiple topics - confusing and time consuming consuming

Changed to single topicChanged to single topic - completion of task & - completion of task & allowed time for students to explore within the allowed time for students to explore within the databasedatabase

Mistakes are the portals of discovery Mistakes are the portals of discovery ~James Joyce~James Joyce

Login to the database.Login to the database.

http://www.facts4me.com/login.php

Scroll down the topics list orScroll down the topics list or

enter a topic in the search bar. enter a topic in the search bar.

Once a main topic is selected,Once a main topic is selected,

a number of subtopics pop up.a number of subtopics pop up.

Using the subtopics as your source,Using the subtopics as your source,

formulate your questions according to the levels.formulate your questions according to the levels.

Step Three:Step Three:Type the questions for each Type the questions for each level and save as a pdf.level and save as a pdf.

Google DocsGoogle DocsYouTube Google DocsYouTube Google Docs

Open OfficeOpen Office

Cute PDFCute PDF

Remember: Remember: Each level increases in Each level increases in

difficulty.difficulty.

type the questions you wrote from your own type the questions you wrote from your own database research.database research.

Download and save your document Download and save your document as a pdf.as a pdf.

Find the folder and open it.Find the folder and open it.

Hot PotatoesHot Potatoes

http://hotpot.uvic.ca/tutorials6.htm

Nine HubNine Hub

http://ninehub.com/

Our district’s server hosts our media files. Below are Our district’s server hosts our media files. Below are some open source websites.some open source websites.

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are needed to see this picture.

Ask if your school has a hosting site. If not, go to a free, Ask if your school has a hosting site. If not, go to a free, open-source and use one of those. open-source and use one of those.

http://vr.woisd.net/users/cranfordp/

From our school server, we go to From our school server, we go to

USERS.USERS.

Find your Username.Find your Username.

If you are not listed, contact your technology department and If you are not listed, contact your technology department and ask for one.ask for one.

From my user site, I click on the + sign to add a newFrom my user site, I click on the + sign to add a newentry and upload my pdf assignments,entry and upload my pdf assignments,

After logging in, you’ll get After logging in, you’ll get a pop-up box asking for a a pop-up box asking for a title for your new entry.title for your new entry.

Delete the placeholder and enter Delete the placeholder and enter your own text introducing the your own text introducing the

Monthly PDF Assignment.Monthly PDF Assignment.

Images can also be added to this entry.Images can also be added to this entry.

When you have finished with your When you have finished with your entry, choose the icon that indicates entry, choose the icon that indicates “attach a file”. A pop-up window will “attach a file”. A pop-up window will

allow you to browse your files for allow you to browse your files for your pdf.your pdf.

Find the folder and open it.Find the folder and open it.

Select the pdf and choose “open”.Select the pdf and choose “open”.

The file location appears in the File box.The file location appears in the File box.Choose Attach.Choose Attach.

Repeat this process until all Repeat this process until all three documents are three documents are

attached. Then click Save.attached. Then click Save.

To link to your To link to your website, put website, put

your cursor on your cursor on top of each top of each

document and document and right click. right click.

Choose “Copy Choose “Copy Link Location”.Link Location”.

This will be the This will be the hyperlink that hyperlink that you attach at you attach at your website.your website.

So let’s go to So let’s go to the website.the website.

Once you select the target of Once you select the target of the link and the icon to attach the link and the icon to attach

the url . . .the url . . .

...you will get a pop-up box. ...you will get a pop-up box. Paste the url address. I like to Paste the url address. I like to open my pdf in a new window. open my pdf in a new window.

Update/insert.Update/insert.

Once everything is saved, we just need Once everything is saved, we just need

Children!Children!

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are needed to see this picture.

Students will go to the Students will go to the website...website...

www.tinyurl.com/pcranford

...click on A, B, or C....click on A, B, or C.

A pop-up box will A pop-up box will appear asking if they appear asking if they would like to Open would like to Open

with Preview.with Preview.

Choose OK.Choose OK.

When the file opens, students go to When the file opens, students go to file and from the drop down, choose file and from the drop down, choose

print.print.

Students retrieve the printed document and Students retrieve the printed document and follow the links to the database website. Login follow the links to the database website. Login

and begin to fulfill Technology Application and begin to fulfill Technology Application requirements.requirements.

Technology Rubric - 3, 2, 1, 0Technology Rubric - 3, 2, 1, 0

My Technology Application My Technology Application RubricRubric

Rating 3 - 90-100 Completed Independently

Rating 2 - 80-89 Cueing Provided by the Teacher or a Student

Rating 1 - 70-79 Prompting or Direct Help Provided by the Teacher

Rating 0 - 60-69 Student was Dependent on Teacher

Can you rate these students?

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Roughneck Moodle LessonsRoughneck Moodle Lessons - Transferring 150+ - Transferring 150+ lessons so please create a new account and use lessons so please create a new account and use these for your own studentsthese for your own students

Holiday Hey DayHoliday Hey Day - These are changed MONTHLY - These are changed MONTHLY with new calendars and activities.with new calendars and activities.

Student WebsitesStudent Websites - Math, Language Arts, Weather - Math, Language Arts, Weather Watch(pdf), Facts4MeWatch(pdf), Facts4Me

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East Texas Woods and Water Foundation - East Texas Woods and Water Foundation - Spectacular Spiders Roughneck Research Lesson Spectacular Spiders Roughneck Research Lesson Plans Plans

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Ok, I’m home now, Ok, I’m home now, so what so what cancan I do? I do?

Let there be Let there be Questions.Questions.