Lee Ann Cross's Weblog http://leeanncross.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/24339a0c3b87fff5df74fbf231345596?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Lee Ann Cross's Weblog http://leeanncross.wordpress.com Ideas for using internet in the classroom http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/using-the-childrens-bill-of-rights/ http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/using-the-childrens-bill-of-rights/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:48:22 +0000 leeanncross http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/?p=8 ]]>

June 11, 2008

Web assignments inservice

1.       WordPress.com, teachersdomain.org, wordpress.org,

2.       http://washington.edu/doit/lessons

4.       Blogs good for extra credit assignments as homework!

5.       Have students explore a site before looking for specific answers.  Where to find the answers.

6.       http://www.civilwar.com/content/view/43/80/

7.       http://www.coollessons.org/coolunits.htm#note : rubrics, etc.

8.       http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/dhs/staff/hewitt/hewitt14.htm; webquests! (New Deal)

a.       http://www.kidlink.org/KIDFORUM/Bills/Rights.html : a good springboard for discussion on rights mentioned in bill of rights and compare to these bill of rights for children;

b.      Show children’s bill of rights.  can divide class into pairs to investigate a few of them at a time, give a summary of them, why they think this was added to the list of rights, agree or disagree with the statements, and why. 

c.       Culmination would be for students to explain which of these rights affects their daily life more. 

d.      American Rev, bill of rights, Constitution units

e.      With these American bill of rights, is a Youth’s bill of rights necessary?  Why or why not? 

f.        Compare then to bill of rights.  Which of these rights affects their daily life more?  With time, can guide students to detailing their own rights for students.  Could use the educational contract that helps students name the rights and responsibilities of students and teachers as a starting point.

]]> http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/using-the-childrens-bill-of-rights/feed/ 0 leeanncross Was Imhotep a real Egyptian magician? http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/the-mummy-was-imhotep-a-real-egyptian-magician/ http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/the-mummy-was-imhotep-a-real-egyptian-magician/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:05:14 +0000 leeanncross http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/?p=6 ]]>

Imhotep is one of a handful of Egyptians that we actually know by name.  What made him so famous?  click here to find out more about this ancient Egyptian.

]]> http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/the-mummy-was-imhotep-a-real-egyptian-magician/feed/ 0 leeanncross Clinton’s exit speech http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/clintons-exit-speech/ http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/clintons-exit-speech/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:24:26 +0000 leeanncross http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/?p=4 ]]>

You can read all about it here.

 

]]> http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/clintons-exit-speech/feed/ 0 leeanncross Summer’s Here! http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/summers-here/ http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/summers-here/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:09:53 +0000 leeanncross http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/?p=3 ]]>

Welcome summer!  The Cross family summer is off to a great start.  With a 16 month old son, Ethan, life is never dull.  We’ve been playing in our kiddie pool, wearing lots of sunscreen, and playing in our sand box.  Aaron and I are taking Ethan on his first trip to the beach.  Hopefully, he will enjoy the sand and the waves.  I know I will!

]]> http://leeanncross.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/summers-here/feed/ 0 leeanncross