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Stop! Collaborate and Listen!

Mobilize your course with interactive, engaging web tools!

Mrs. Furlong's Science Class

Assignments for the week of June 15 - 19:

 

Monday: Rainforest Lesson

View the Zaption at the link below. We will be discussing the Rainforest on Tuesday in class and I am expecting you to actively participate in that discussion!

 

Rainforest Lesson in Zaption

 

Wednesday: Rainforest Research

Today in class you will be put in groups of 3 and begin researching a chosen topic related to the Rainforest. By the beginning of class on Thursday, plan to have the following completed:

  1. Create a SearchTeam Account - http://searchteam.com/registration.php

  2. Select a Group Leader

  3. Group Leader - create a Rainforest SearchSpace and invite other group members to it

  4. Group members - each find 3 topic resources and share in your SearchSpace

 

Friday: Rainforest Deep Dive

Today in class we will be discussing as a class two current topics related to the Rainforest:

  1. Topic #1 - The affects of modernization on the Indigienous Rainforest Indians

  2. Topic #2 - How the use of palm oil in processed foods is affecting the orangutans of the Rainforest

 

Before class on Friday please complete the following steps:

  • Join my Actively Learn class "Summer 2015" (directions below)

  • You will see two assignments in the class related to the 2 topics described above.  If you chose Topic #1 complete the assignment "Life in the Amazon Rainforest". If you chose Topic #2 complete the assignment "A Great Helper for the Great Apes"

Be prepared to discuss your opinion on your topic Friday during class!

 

Directions for joining the Actively Learn Class:

 

 

Search the Web together with people you trust

 

SearchTeam is a simple and friendly collaborative web search tool that lets students work together and gather resources including websites, videos and images all in one space.

 

http://searchteam.com/

 

Guided Tour of SearchTeam

 

 

 

Don't Just Watch, Learn!

 

Turn online videos into interactive learning experiences that engage students and deepen understanding.

 

https://www.zaption.com/

 

Example: Middle School Science

Everything you need to get your students reading closely

 

1. Discover or Add Any Content You Love
2. Embed Questions, Notes, and Videos Directly Into a Text
3. Get Students to Think, Write, and Collaborate While Reading
4. Measure Student Effort and See Where Comprehension Breaks Down

 

http://www.activelylearn.com/

 

Teacher Overview: https://vimeo.com/105524008

 

 

 

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