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Celebrating
the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"What I miss
most," declared Cathy Meccariello of the Yates Computer Lab,
"is all the neat things we used to be able to do in the Lab for Martin
Luther King Day." Yes, with SRI and Star Math, it is
difficult, if not impossible, to enjoy those internet activities
in the lab. However, there are lots of ways you can use
the Internet to study Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in your classroom:
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View
the Internet sites with your whole class using your
school's computer on wheels (COW) with a projector, or
your AverKeys.
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Listen
to King's famous speeches on a computer that has speakers.
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Do
you read picture books to your whole class at once?
Most computer screens are larger than a picture
book. Select sites with pictures for the entire
class to see as you read to them.
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Set
up a computer station for centers or computer rotations.
Use desktop short cuts or web page links to keep students
on the correct sites.
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Have
small groups of students view the web pages on one
computer.
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Print
the web pages to use for classroom discussions. It
is more economical to photocopy papers than to print
them. So print one copy to photocopy.
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Use
Kidspiration or Inspiration to make a web about the life
of Dr. King.
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Use
the TimeLiner program to make a time line about Dr, King.
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Have
your students use the AlphaSmarts to write an Open
Response on Dr. King.
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Cathy says she really
misses the excitement the students showed as they explored
Martin Luther King in the Computer Lab. Cathy added that
the students would comment on their Internet experience
indicating that "...they felt like Martin Luther
Kings was right here with us."
As always, if I can
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Web
Sites of the Week
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
http://teach.fcps.net/trt4/JanuaryHolidays.htm#MLK
K-5: Links to
individual student activities and teacher resources.
Student activities include picture links for pre and emergent
readers. Teacher resources include King's speeches in
audio, reading comprehension activities, printable books, and
lots more.
INTERNET SAFETY
http://www.safetyclicks.com/
Elementary:
Here's a good website dealing with Internet safety. It's geared
toward elementary students, but the content is appropriate for
any age, and could be adapted for middle school. There's a 7 1/2
minute video on the site. Our department has a VHS version of the same video.
If you want to borrow it, let me know. Thanks to Greg
Drake for this site!
100th DAY OF SCHOOL
http://teach.fcps.net/trt4/100thDay.htm
K - 5: Looking
for something new to do for 100th day? This site includes
links for ALL elementary grades, and all curriculum areas.
If there are no more snow days, 100th Day could be on Feb. 3rd
this year!
KENTUCKY
DOCTORS:
http://www.kbml.org
Personal Use: The media
frequently features stories about Doctors who have had problems
in the past. You can find out about your doctors on this
site, and his/her training and background at this site.
My
Schedule
| Thursday,
Jan 16 |
Harrison |
| Friday,
Jan 17 |
Harrison |
| Monday,
Jan 20 |
Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Tuesday,
Jan 21 |
Yates |
| Wednesday,
Jan 22 |
Yates |
| Thursday,
Jan 23 |
Staff
Meeting/Grants |
| Friday,
Jan 24 |
Grant
Writing |
"I am almost overwhelmed by
the courage and dedication of teachers" (Sylvia Solomon)
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