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Ms. Vicco Blogs: The Gong Project
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Sunday, April 13, 2008. Through a bit of searching on MERLOT (thanks for the resource Virtual Science Classroom. I found an interesting website with FREE software. It can be used as a stand-alone program or a module in Moodle. The program is "The Gong Project". I would love for you to check this out and give me your thoughts or ideas. Til next time,. Posted by Ms. Vicco. Thanks for the Gong link. I wonder how I missed it while looking at MERLOT? April 18, 2008 at 7:31 AM. April 18, 2008 at 3:51 PM. Virtu...
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Ms. Vicco Blogs: Two New "Toys" To Use
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Two New "Toys" To Use. Here's an example of how it can be used for the traditional classroom:. Teachers have precious little time to communicate to all their students. Within a matter of 5 minutes, I can ensure that twenty students and their parents get a friendly reminder to stay motivated and seek extra help. On the flip side, I can send a similar message to up to twenty students congratulating them on what a wonderful job they are doing and to keep up the good work. It was my...
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Ms. Vicco Blogs: January 2008
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Sunday, January 27, 2008. Keep Your Eye On the Prize. Make sure Senioritis doesn't keep you from wearing the green gown! Posted by Ms. Vicco. Links to this post. Math As Logic - Rube Goldberg Machines. I found a great video that a Math Topics class did at LFHS (don't ask the name - I didn't see it). Anyhow, so many of my students only see math as numbers. I thought this was such a fun way to show logic and math tied together. Posted by Ms. Vicco. Links to this post. Sunday, January 20, 2008.
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Ms. Vicco Blogs: April 2008
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Friday, April 18, 2008. From Virtual School to Traditional School.How to Communicate Effectively. The primary reason for focusing on communication during this internship was to learn how I can become a better communicator with my students and their parents. What is interesting to me is that I can do many of the same things as the virtual school even though I am a teacher in a traditional school setting. This article from LearnNC (UNC-Chapel Hill's College of Education). 1) "Start from the first day".
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Ms. Vicco Blogs: The Ultimate Multi-Tasker
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Friday, April 11, 2008. While observing Ms. A the other day, I noticed several organizational skills that she uses when contacting and keeping track of parent/student phone calls. At any one time, she has four different windows open on her computer. This may not sound like much; however, this is for contacting parents alone. This does not include other documents she decides to use in order to keep order. Below are descriptions of the windows Ms. A utilizes with each contact:. Over the web and can see who...
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Ms. Vicco Blogs: February 2008
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Sunday, February 17, 2008. Sine: From Unit Circle to Coordinate Plane. Here is my first attempt at a vodcast. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks! Posted by Ms. Vicco. Links to this post. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Aurora Borealis During a Full Moon. Aurora during a full moon. Originally uploaded by Marlis1. I'm checking out a cool feature between flickr.com and blogger. This is my first attempt at linking one of my flickr photos to Ms. Vicco Blogs. Posted by Ms. Vicco. Links to this post.
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Ms. Vicco Blogs: Virtual vs. Traditional Communications
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Virtual vs. Traditional Communications. I would like to say this is the extent of the communication but it is not even close. She speaks to her students from tutoring sessions to 'pep talks' because they are falling behind schedule. The most impressive part of our conversation was that she said she can tell me something about EACH of her students from how many siblings they have to what extracurricular activities they may participate in. Posted by Ms. Vicco. Two New Toys To Use.
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Ms. Vicco Blogs: Parental Involvement in Schools
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Thursday, April 17, 2008. Parental Involvement in Schools. In focusing on communication in the virtual school, I realize the importance of seeking out other methods for communicating with parents of my own students as well as finding methods for increasing parental involvement in schools. It is no secret that parental involvement decreases as students move from elementary school to high school. Through a basic Google search, I found this article from Education World. Til next time,. Two New Toys To Use.
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Ms. Vicco Blogs: It Takes A Village
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Sunday, April 6, 2008. It Takes A Village. Joyce Epstein, in her article Improving Family and Community Involvement in Secondary Schools. Through appropriate communication between parents and schools, students seem to have an improved chance of success. It really does take a village to raise a child and we need to be ready and willing to aid in the task. Epstein, J. (February 2008). Improving family and community involvement in secondary schools. Education Digest, 73(6),. Posted by Ms. Vicco.
