The Animals Save the Planet – Meerkat Traffic

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQdXXkJD_8&feature=channel]

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Good Morning America

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLrVCI4N67M]

The Animals Save the Planet – Leopards Hate Litter

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvFsMe8_NIM&p=39A8B21DB7AA91B6&index=6]

The Animals Save the Planet – Elephant Shower

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Ek3v1RBEU&p=39A8B21DB7AA91B6&index=9]

The Animals Save the Planet – Romancing The Bag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzsQwwnqSGo&p=39A8B21DB7AA91B6&index=7&playnext=2

The Animals Save the Planet – Lions Recycle

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUeNyPTjfec&p=39A8B21DB7AA91B6&index=5]

The Animals Save the Planet – Polar Bears Overheating

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmNqpKbH0co&p=39A8B21DB7AA91B6&index=2]

The Animals Save the Planet – Energy Efficient Penguin

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kocZ-j-o3I&p=39A8B21DB7AA91B6&index=3]

The Animals Save the Planet – Dog On Standby

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNtX3m9UajQ&p=39A8B21DB7AA91B6&index=11]

The Animals Save the Planet – Electric Eels

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PqiSMtbxhY&feature=related]

Gassy Cows

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIforUNXrUQ&feature=channel]

How do I embed a video from YouTube?

Embed a video link in a post:

From YouTube:

1. Copy the URL of the Youtube Video from the address line


2. Add or Edit a post


3. Click the HTML tab in the upper right of the toolbar

type in open bracket no spaces youtube:the URL closed bracket



Save Draft or Preview then Publish

How do I view my Blog when I am in the Dashboard

To view your blog right click the title and select Open in New Tab.

Keyboarding Technique

Does the student display correct body posture?

• Spine straight, against back of chair, leaning slightly forward from the waist.


• Centered in front of keyboard (body directly in front of "J" key).


• Sitting a comfortable distance from keyboard (a hand span is suggested).


• Feet on the floor (if possible), slightly apart for body balance.

 Does the student display correct arm and hand position?

• Arms relaxed; elbows naturally close to body.


• Forearms nearly parallel with slope of keyboard.


• Fingers curved, tips of fingers resting lightly on keys.


• Hands close enough together to "lock" thumbs. Fingers upright, not leaning toward little fingers.


• Hands and wrists "quiet," almost motionless.


• Wrists low, but palms of hands not resting on the keyboard.

Does the student display correct key stroking?

• Beginning and ending all keystrokes at home row position.


• Keying each key with the correct finger.


• Keying the space bar with the thumb of the right hand.


• Shifting with the appropriate "little" finger.


• When shifting, when depressing shift key, when striking key, when releasing shift.


• Using the "little" finger of the right hand for the enter or return key.


• Keeping eyes on copy (text, screen, board, etc.) rather than the keyboard, once a key has been learned.

Chart Samples

Excel Spreadsheet:



Google Spreadsheet:

Human Impact

Collective Impact - Solar Cities from The Penguin Empire on Vimeo

Avatar, NY Zoo and Aquarium

Here is another fun avatar you can build from the New York Zoo and Aquarium. You can add animal body parts as well as human.

Blog Checklist

1. Password Changed (Users, Your Profile)


2. Title Changed (Settings, General)


3. Tagline Changed or Deleted (Settings, General)


4. Header Changed (optional, depends on theme) (Appearance, Header)


5. Background Changed (optional, depends on theme) (Appearance, Header)


6. Categories (Varies by teacher) (Post, Categories)
   
   
   
   1. Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Social Studies, My Current Events, other
   
   
   
   


7. Posts, Categorized (Posts, Edit)


8. Link Categories (Links, Link Categories)
   
   
   
   1. Teacher's Blogs
   
   
   2. Student Blog's
   
   
   3. Homework
   
   
   
   


9. Link to Mrs. Gorneau under Teacher's Blogs category (Link, Add New) (Select Category)
   http://tasblogs.tas.edu.tw/wpmu/gorneaun/


10. Link to Homeroom Teacher under Teacher's Blogs category
    Use the links on my blog page under Teachers' Blogs for your teacher's blog address


11. Link to:
    Math Connects
    FOSS Science
    Typing Pal


12. About page updated with image (Pages, About)


13. Hello World Post Deleted (Posts)

Math Connects

Great professional development on ExamView during our PD day Wednesday. The teachers where exposed to a wealth of information on how to create, administer, and grade math pretests, quizzes, tests, mid terms, and finals to go paper free in the future. We are still exploring the reporting options.

How do I post to a page?

Q: Can I get a new post on a page?

A: You don't. A page does not allow multiple posts. You need to enter each new topic above the last one typed in on a page. You should be posting everything under Posts and then adding categories to classify them ie. My Reads, Math, Science, Current Events, etc...

Student Blogs

Students in grade 3-5 are creating their own e-portfolio blogs this week. They are very excited and are doing a great job.



Lesson One:

1. Login


2. Change password >Users>Your Profile


3. Change Header image >Appearance>Header


4. Change blog Title >Settings>General


5. Change or remove Tagline >Settings>General


6. Edit the About page >Pages>About

Lesson Two

1. Upload image Avatar or Scanned >Click the Add an Image next to Upload/Insert


2. Select Files
   
   
   
   1. Navigate to the saved location of the Image
   
   
   
   


3. Scroll down to Insert into Post


4. Delete Hello World (default post) from Posts


5. Add pages for these subjects
   
   
   
   1. Reading
   
   
   2. Writing
   
   
   3. Science
   
   
   4. Math
   
   
   
   


6. Create links to teacher's blog, Mrs. Gorneau's blog, GApps, Typing Pal, Math Connects, FOSS, other sites of interest.


7. Explore widgets


8. Type their first blog


9. Comment on each other’s About and first post


10. Approve Comments

How do I insert a horizontal line?

A horizontal line is a visual separation between paragraphs, thoughts, or topics.

If you want to add a horizontal break between entries you may do so by using the HTML code <hr>.

Type your text and then press the Enter key to leave a line break.

You need to select the HTML button on the format toolbar.

Position your cursor where you want the horizontal line and type in <hr>

Switch back to Visual and Update the Page.

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Avatar, Lego

Students in 3rd grade created Mini-Mizer Avatars, a computer representations of themselves, from the Reasonably Clever site. They will use their creations on their About pages of their blogs. The students were very excited about being able to change the different aspects of the avatar. There are 19 different objects they can change from head gear, eye color and style, to holding items and a few different backgrounds. Some really thought about it and made it look just like them. Others made it look like their favorite super hero or character from a movie.

Can you guess which one is mine?

Comment Guidelines

A Great Comment:
- contains a compliment,
- causes a reflection,
- uses school appropriate language
- has been proof read.

Includes one or more of the following:
- asks a question,
- makes a connection (to an idea or links to an example),
- piggy backs on an idea,
- restates or summarizes the idea/s in the post.
- creates the need for a reply.