Flubaroo

I went to a tech conference today and learned about some new things, this video highlights how to use Flubaroo, an online grading system which uses google docs.

Adapting to the iPad, called education’s ‘equalizer’ – USATODAY.com

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/parenting-family/special-needs/story/2011-09-11/Adapting-to-the-iPad-called-educations-equalizer/50362426/1?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28News+-+Top+Stories%29

Teacher Led School at Jere Baxter Middle

WSMV Channel 4 in Nashville does a story on the Teacher Led Model at Jere Baxter Middle School. They highlighted my classroom during my math class.

Creating a Group Contact List with Google Forms

Today is the first day of school and we will be getting a lot of new information. I found this slideshow that shows you how to create group lists using google forms. I am thinking that I will use it when I contact all of my parents to keep track of the information and make sure I ask all the questions I need.

Watch “Grading and Grade Books with Google Apps Webinar” on YouTube

Google Apps

I have used google apps for some time now on several domains that I help to manage including www.keystonetarps.com, www.nashvilletroop3.com, and www.reubenandmissie.com. My school district has recently acquired the domain www.mnpsk12.org and is making it available to students and staff.

Watch “32 ways to use Google Apps in the classroom” on YouTube

Classroom

This is my classroom.

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Sample APA document

Owl at Purdue is an incredible resource for all things writing. Here is a sample APA document from their website that is invaluable as I write my papers.

Interventions

I am working on an Action Research paper for my Masters program at Lipscomb. The really cool thing about it is that I am able to use the strategies that I am doing everyday in my classroom as part of my research and action. I am specifically writing the paper on the use of performance contracts with students receiving Moderate Intervention Services (MIS). In addition to using performance contracts, I will be setting up a token economy to see how it affects student performance.

Through the course of my research, I kept coming to the resources from Utah State Office of Education’s Least Restrictive Behavioral Interventions (LRBI) and thought I would share that here.