This Week

I am currently enrolled in an Environmental Biology class.  My professor encourages great discussions that require us to dig a little deeper, and consider information that is presented to us by media and technology. She pushes us to think critically and ask questions.  This is one of my favorite classes this semester because my professor does a great job at getting our wheels to spin.

During one of our discussions we watched a video from the NASA website. This video of solar eruptions is so beautiful, and absolutely amazing to watch. A solar eruption, also known as a solar flare, is a buildup of magnetic energy in the atmosphere that is suddenly released. The amount of radiation released from these flares is comparable to one hundred million hydrogen bombs!



Think Critcally!

Behind The Green Mask is a supplemental read required for this class.  We just started this book, and so far it is very interesting to say the least.  I recommend taking the time to check it out.  Its definatlry worth considering.

Wordle Schmordle

A Twitter Find

I thought this was something fun and relevant for our Creative Play Class! There are a lot of great ideas that you could use for your warm-up or calendar time. Enjoy...

Shake off the mid-winter blues & have a little dance party! Here are some fun educational tunes to get you started: bit.ly/Y693Nq
— We Are Teachers (@WeAreTeachers) February 19, 2013

Welcome to Our Classroom

Hi everyone! Here is my latest assignment for my Tech for Ed class. This is a short power point created as a quick introduction to my future students and their parents. I did run into a few problems getting some of the creative elements of ppt to transfer to Google Drive, but with a little tweaking I was able to uphold the visual integrity of the presentation. I hope you take a moment to leave feedback by filling out the form embedded. Thanks for visiting, Mrs. Clark

Look What I Found

I discovered a new term today, gamification, and gamifying education. What does this mean? My first thought was the technology teacher heading up a "Gamers Club" as an extracurricular activity. What I discovered from Ctrl+Alt+Teach was something completely different.

Do you remember sitting at the table with your parents playing the game of life? Well the idea of gamification is thinking outside of the Milton Bradley game box, although board games are not being ruled out. Gamifying education is one of the more recent ideas being studied in the pedagogy of students. I was excited to read about this idea. It is essential to continue to bring in engaging elements into the classroom. The fast paced, plugged in generation demands that we offer engaging material that is both relevant and applicable to them personally.