Please click on the following link, read the article and answer the reflection question below.

http://www.edutopia.org/plagiarism

How do you help students and parents in your class understand plagiarism?

Year End

Well, the end of the year is upon us and so is the end of the grant. How has this grant changed you as a teacher? As a learner?

What advice would you give teachers who are coming upon year 2 of their grant?

Energy Drinks in the Classroom

Check out this article from Technology & Learning, March 08.



http://techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196605072



What are your thoughts on it? How might you use this in your classroom?

Vision for your Classroom

I am reading a book right now about instructional coaching and in it the author talks about working with teachers on creating a vision for their classrooms. He then goes on to discuss how the visions helped focus the participants to find their voice. This made me reflect on you and my desire to help you find your voice within your own classroom.

I thought it would be helpful for you to write a personal vision for your TRC classroom. Think about your classroom and how it is functioning right now, is it working the way you want? Are you happy with how you are integrating technology? What is your classrooms LoTi level average? What worked well? What didn't work so well?

If you feel comfortable posting your vision for next year please do so, if not at least write it down for yourself to reflect on later. Instead of posting your vision for next year, please post on this question: What is your biggest fear about the grant ending? What ideas do you have on how to overcome this fear?

Top Ten Children's Book Titles Reflection

I want you to reflect on your TRC experience over the last semester and compare it to one of the following book titles:

Top Ten Children's Book Titles 2007 (taken from TIME http://www.time.com)

10. Olive and Cherry
9. City Lullaby
8. Smelly Bill
7. The Chicken chasing Queeen of Lamar County
6. Diary of Fly
5. Great Joy
4. Iggy Peck, Architect
3. Motherbridge of Love
2. Today I Will Fly
1. When Dinosaurs Came With Everything

Which one best describes your experience and why? Once you have written your response, respond to someone elses post as well.

Half way through year 2

We are half way through year 2 of the grant, reflect on how you have changed. Share with us several ways being in this grant has changed you as an educator.

Data...Data....Data

How does data drive your instruction in a Technology Rich classroom? What can technology do to help?