Phases of the Moon

Here is my voice thread on phases of the moon with Stellarium

Final

I have done steps 2-4.

Thanks for everything! :)

Virtual Tour

Here is my tour:
I visited Australia, Mexico, Egypt, and China.



Google site

Virtual Tour Plan

Sixth Grade Standard I: Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and
how they contributed to the current state of the world.
Objective 2: Evaluate how religion has played a central role in human history from ancient
times to today.
Indicators:
a. Explore the importance of religion in the cultural expression of ancient
civilizations (e.g. customs, artistic expression, creation stories, architecture
of sacred spaces).
b. Identify key tenets of the major world religions (i.e. Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism).

I chose this standard because I think it allows students to explore important religious cites up close and personal without actually being there.

Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1. Uluru, Austrailia	Students will measure the dimensions of Uluru (Ayers Rock) using the ruler. They will also view several you tube videos on Uluru, rock art, and Aboriginals	3D building, ruler, you tube video
2.Teotihuacan, Mexico	Students will measure the dimensions of the pyramids and plaza. They will watch a you tube video about Teotihuacan.	3D building, ruler, you tube video
3. Giza, Egypt	Students will measure the dimensions of the pyramids and plaza. Compare with the pyramids at Teotihuacan. They will watch a you tube video about Ancient Egyptian religion.	3D building, ruler, you tube video
4. Jerusalem	Students will measure the dimensions of the City of Jerusalem as well as the dimensions of the temple. They will compare ancient Jerusalem to modern day Jerusalem using an overlay.	Overlay, ruler

Internet Safety Reflection

1. I read the article "An Ensign to the Nations, a Light to the World" by President Hinckley. It was awesome! He talked about how we need to set an example for the rest of the world, stick to our standards, and stay away from the sleaze of the entertainment of the day.

2. I watched the little clips on the netsmartz cite. The stories of how kids got trapped in that mess were really sad. I though the one about tracking Teresa was creepy. It is scary how accessible our personal information is. That you can find out all of that in less then 20 minutes makes you think twice about your online activities. I also watched the FauxPaw clip. I thought that was a cute way to depict how easy it is to be deceived in online chatrooms. The PBS documentary was interesting. It is crazy how much time our generation spends online.

3. The biggest take-away for me was to be careful with personal information. I always knew you could figure out personal information if you did a bit of searching however I didn't realize it was that accessible. For my own safety and for when I become a parent, I don't want our information to get out there. The other big take away was not to become super dependent on chatrooms/networking pages. There is more to life than being on a computer in a room all day. Plus, those things are often unsafe.

4. She knew that you have to be careful on chatrooms/networking cites. She told me she doesn't add friends that she doesn't know and she is careful with her privacy settings and the other info she has on there. She seemed a bit surprised by the info I shared about how easily it was to track down personal info. She thought it was crazy how you are able to find such personal facts just from a first name. I think she will be more careful with the types of things she adds on facebook and will take caution with the types of chatrooms she is involved with.

TPACK

Here is my presentation. Enjoy!!!

Lesson Plans

Here are my 3 lesson plans. I implemented the language one.

Math

Language

Science