Marsha
Rogers
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Spring Park, MN 55384
952-471-1127
msrogers@mchsi.com
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May, 2003
May 11, 2003
I have received requests for some creative writing sites. In response to the requests, here are a few sites for you to use.
One of my favorite sites for creative writing is the Northwest Regional Educational Labs. They are the ones who developed the 6+1 Trait Writing.
http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/department.asp?d=1
I have used the writing traits for years and have been successful with them. My website includes the rubric used by the State of Nevada in assessing writing.
http://www.msrogers.com/English2/writing/writing_traits_overview_table.htm
The writing process is well defined at the following site:
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/secwplinks.html
Graphic organizers are very helpful for students to work with when developing a story. Getting started seems to be the hardest for many of our kids.
http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
The PIZZAZ site out of the University of Oregon has some great links for all kinds of writing.
http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
Marsha Rogers
Educational Technology Consultants
May 13, 2003
In answering another person I had an idea that I thought might be shared with you. Many teachers are looking for activities to engage students as the school year winds down. The basic aim is to keep their attention and yet keep the educational process in place.
Games. Simulation games such as SimCity, SimFarm, and SimAnt are both fun and teach. A friend of mine used to use a version of Jeopardy as a means of review for her science classes. She would divide the students into teams and they would compete with each other. Crossword puzzles and seek-and-finds were favorites of my high school students for vocabulary.
You can create puzzles online:
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
There are history games online:
http://www.ushistory.org/more/games.htm
There is even a Teacher's Guide for SimCity
http://www.geocities.com/edit6100/Task_4/SimCity.html
Marsha Rogers
Educational Technology Consultants
May 19, 2003
This is the last newsletter of the school year. For those new on the list, it is sent out from Labor Day weekend through Memorial Day weekend. I invite any of you who have questions or special requests for the summer to contact me and I will be happy to send you links I can find for your needs.
I would suggest that as you have more time during the summer months for planning take time to revisit some of the
gateway sites. You can find so many lesson plans available at these sites. These are ones we all should bookmark:
Blue Web'n has thousands of links to lesson plans in all areas of education and all levels:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
The Gateway to Educational Materials can be browsed using keywords and grade levels. As a suggestion, when you use this site, check off one grade below and one grade above what you are looking for:
http://thegateway.org/
Gander Academy has one of the best list of themed lessons for elementary students. It's one of the best sites I have found where you can find links to a given theme. The wonderful thing about this site is that it keeps growing.
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/
The Lesson Plan Page has links to more than 2000 lesson plans for all areas:
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
I can't leave out webquests. Bernie Dodge has his site at the University of San Diego. I am convinced that webquests are a major educational
tool and a way to engage students in learning. Click on examples for the webquests.
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
Have a wonderful summer. I will be contacting you Labor Day weekend. If I find something that is just too good to wait, I will send a short message. In the meantime, I invite you to link to my column at Backwash. I will continue that column on educational topics throughout the summer. There I'm known as The Oldest
Cyber-Geek I Know. Of course, it's listed under "T". Don't ask...
http://www.backwash.com/content.php?id=72
Marsha Rogers
Educational Technology Consultants
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