Leanna

Assignment 1

I watched a video segment in Open University's The Environment and You. It is a whole unit with different modules to help students learn about different aspects of the environment and their place in it. This particular video features students at a Catholic school in the UK and how they started a recycling program at their school. It was a short documentary with interviews with students and teachers.

I liked how the video took the viewer through each of the steps the school took to start and implement the program. It also showed students participating in hands on lessons relating to the project. My students would be able to relate to the students in the video and see how a group took a project from start to finish. I hope that the videos in the other modules of the unit would be of the same quality and that it is a unit I could use in coordination with my teachers.

Assignment 2

1. Free graphing calculator--This would be great for my middle school students for both math homework and doing calculations in the field.

2. Just Science--This app is an interactive climate change map. Students can track temperature change over time and zoom in on specific areas. This would be great for students doing reports.

3. Math Ref--Has all sorts of math and conversion formulas all together in one place. Students would be able to look up formulas in an instant.

4. Temperature Convert--Another great app to use in the field or in the science lab. Students can convert F to C and vice versa.

5. Smithsonian Channel for iPad--Searchable database of Smithsonian videos on all different topics. Great for research.

6. Audionote Lite--This app allows both audio and video notes. I would have students use this app to take notes on things they research in the field.

7. Science Friday-- A searchable collection of science-related audio, video and photos. Great for student research and discussion.

8. Backyard Scat and Tracks--A field guide to animal tracks and scat. A great tool for nature walks and field trips.

9. Nature Tap--Field guide to wildflowers, birds, insects. This would be another great thing to take along for identification when out in the field.

10. Peterson Feeder Birds of North America--Another app to have in the field to identify birds. Also students could use it at home to create a bird journal.

Personal apps

I have an ipod touch. These are some of the apps I use on it.

1. Facebook--For reading my news feed and making status updates.

2. Words with Friends--play scrabble with friends and family online.

3. You Version--An app that contains many searchable versions of the Bible. It also has Bible reading plans.

4. Pinterest--I can see what my friends have "pinned" from the internet. What I don't like is that I can't "pin" from the internet without a computer.

5.Dora's ABC's--My three year old daughter uses this app to practice writing the letters and learning their sounds. It is good for keeping her occupied in "boring" places.

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 * Assignment 3**

Fleming, Alisa, ed. //Smart School Time Recipes: The Breakfast, Snack, and Lunchbox Cookbook for Healthy Kids and Adults//. Fleming Ink, 2010. Electronic.