A project that lives on the web: a visit to major baseball fields

One of the benefits of keeping an open channel to my students and former students is the random email message that crawls into the in-box.  I remind my students to SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE that reads "Look at your email messages.  I sent something about xxxx"... but I happened to see the following anyway:

Mr. Steve: I met a very interesting young man at work he is currently doing a project called the American baseball journey where he goes to all the different baseball park during summer look it up the website is http://www.americanbaseballjournal.com


So let's look at a well-organized project.  I'd like to see more reflection (in addition to the photos)...

Another Procedure to develop independence in students: Volunteer to help the Open Office project

http://openoffice.apache.org/get-involved.html


One of the critical areas that many teachers need to cover is "Here's a project that is worth putting time into."   If you want to support free software for others, why not see how you can help?

CLICK here to learn more

Here's a checklist of tools for you to learn for the future. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS to students at European Leadership School www.ELSleaders.com

What are some of the tools that we need to get started on the Internet?

What tools help us with projects?

OpenOffice.org for a free suite of programs (so you don't have to pay for Microsoft Office)

Google Drive (free 15 Gigs with a gmail account) or One Drive (Sky Drive) for storing files

GIMP for photo manipulation (thanks to Ben Udy for showing me this link)

Linux if you want a free operating system

Google has free software, too.

http://www.freepdfconvert.com/   When you need a file converted.

Scribd.com to share a document with people

Twitter and Facebook and Tumblr and StumbleUpon

Flickr.com to share photos

Blogger to share stories and to create free blogs and quick (simple) websites

Sites Google for more complicated websites

Wordpress for more complicated blogs

... so, these are some of the tools that we use to share information.  You can see some of these items at work when you visit www.TransformTeaching.org and www.EveryoneIsHere.com (the alumni reunion website and free system to share)

Adsense is fun (for earning money with your YouTube account) and Youtube is helpful for sharing videos

Vimeo.com is for sharing videos and easier downloading

KeepVid.com to download videos from Youtube

VidToMp3.com will allow you to download mp3 audio files from Youtube videos.

Here are two other converters:

2. YouTube to mp3 converter - free Youtube download video.

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NOTE to students at ELS (www.Facebook.com/QBEELS)

Here are your instructions:

when the students get on board the QBE school of European Leadership www.ELSleaders.com, ask them if they can go to http://preview.tinyurl.com/QBESkills and become mentors to other people who need to learn these skills.

if they don't know the programs and tools, I am happy to be one of their one-on-one tutors.  

The typical lesson is for them to follow the following procedure

a)  visit the site associated with the skill, such as openoffice.org and drive.google.com

b)  describe the site and the features of the program.

c)  send the description to me at VisualAndActive@gmail.com

d) arrange to create a project using the skill or the web tool

e)  send the product of their skill to me (perhaps posting the tool product and sending me the link)

f)  put the item in their portfolio.

If they need feedback, they can leave a message on Skype  SteveEnglishTeacher.  Note:  Please put your name and contact info in the SUBJECT heading so that I can put a higher priority for your message.  Send duplicate messages to 9546468246@mymetropcs.com with "Please check your email" in the message.  VisualAndActive@gmail.com.  
If you want to text my mobile phone, please send to +1 954 646 8246

the students should aim to create at least one project with at least four of the tools mentioned in that list.

What does a portfolio look like?  Click HERE

Steve McCrea
Online Instructor for ELSLeaders.com
Learn more by getting free ebooks and posters from www.TransFormTeaching.org
Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/TheGuideontheSide
Twitter   www.Twitter.com/freeenglish

Focus on Projects 2013 at a school in Florida: (a) Microsoft's software and recommendations by Lutz Lehmann help the math students learn independence; (b) Dennis Yuzenas and Matt Blazek bring projects that build autonomy and mastery

Dennis Yuzenas presented the following lecture at distance.

Matt Blazek adds these observations about the shortcomings of Common Core standards compared to the international standards (such as IBO.org)

For additional math tips, here's how to engage students in class -- show a camera and ask students to describe a video game.

PART 1

Part 2

For more highlights from the Focus on Projects 2013 training day, please write to TheEbookman@gmail.com and contact

Dennis Yuzenas    www.WhatDoYaKnow.com

Matt Blazek   mjblazek@hotmail.com

Blazek describes the use of projects on a CD (leading to a digital portfolio)

Matt Blazek presents to President Emeritus Abraham Fischler (fischler@Nova.edu)

Here is an example of a teacher in a classroom that was equipped based on advice from Lutz Lehmann (German technology-in-education consultant)

Jaime Torres in a Windows 8 touch-screen environment

Click here for insights about education from Abraham S. Fischler at EdutechFoundation.net

TransformTeaching.org for more free EBOOKS and Posters

Please use your clicks    www.YourNetImpact.com

Fischler and Robert Runcie (Broward Superintendent)

Added view:  CLICK HERE

Fischler speaks with Cindy Burfield about Transformation of Education

Impacts of Distance Education (with Michael Simonson)

Projects with Dennis Yuzenas

Books to engage a teacher... a discussion with Dennis Yuzenas

Scenes from a classroom for Dennis Yuzenas

Track down the former teacher

Projects with Omar Vasile

Special thanks to RiverCities school for providing Doggie Day Care to Dizzie, Matt's pawtner, while Matt Blazek was presenting at Miami Arts Charter School.   miamiArtsCharter.net

Testimonial about The Big Picture (2004) Education is Everyone's Business

A visit to Dennis Yuzenas at Oxbridge Academy.   Why not take time to learn more about his website?   www.WhatDoYaKnow.com    contact Dennis at dYuzenas@oapb.org

Quotes for teachers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRCavzIpGXQ

Enrique Gonzalez   exg068@lausd.net  

Principal of Highland Park High School

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fpXUFFy6DM

Dennis Yuzenas and Mindsets (part 1)

Yuzenas Part 2  Mindsets

PLUS 9 minutes in the Yuzenas Classroom

Dr. Fischler talks about the Transformation of Education

Stonefields School in Auckland uses the walls to show projects (in progress)

This video is posted by Furnware, a furniture company that specializes in "stand up" desks (you are half-standing where you sit, so you can move more easily).

Look at the walls:  Those are not only presentations by teachers ("here are words we are learning this week.")  No, you can also see current work by students.  Students show how far along they are on a project by leaving their work on the walls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCAQogurko0

Go ahead, click and give a view

See Stonefields   http://www.stonefields.school.nz/