SS3

This assignment was pretty easy. I really completed this lesson with my students before Election Day and they really enjoyed the lesson. I was already familiar with Google Sites and creating graphs and spreadsheets. My students, being in kindergarten, aren't able to creat graphs in Excel themselves that is why I had them do it on paper and then showed them how to complete the graph in Excel using a projector. They thought this was really cool and also liked seeing the results in a pie graph. Here is a link to my lesson!

SS2

This module took a good bit of time to figure out the formula and I can only hope that I got them right. Once I had the formulas figured out the process wasn't too bad. Creating the pie chart was pretty simple once the information was in the spreadsheet. I think this would be very beneficial to use with grades in my class because it breaks down the information making it more useful. Here is the link to my spreadsheet and graph.

SS1

When I first started this assignment I was a little overwhelmed, but after getting into it it wasn't as bad as I thought. The first two times I did the spreadsheet I am not sure what I did but it didn't save. I was frustrated but each time I did it I got quicker. The formulas were much easier than I thought.

After uploading it to google docs it was very easy to create the chart. It seemed hard when reading the directions but after uploading it and actually having it there helped a lot. The chart was very easy to create. After I saved it as it's own, I wondered where it had went. I then realized it was saved as a chart on a different screen. I was relieved. :) All in all not that bad of a project!

Here is the link to my spreadsheet and chart!

Visual Ranking Tool (Group Project)

My partner and I decided to do our projects on the nine planets. On the intel site, the students have to put the planets in order. Also, included in our description of our project is a book saved as a pdf file about the nine planets and a follow-up quiz. We also put a website www.kidsastronomy.com to put in our description. This site had several activities. One of my favorites was the students were able to create their own planet.

My partner for this project was Kimberly Klinger. We worked really well together and I enjoyed doing this project with her. We split the project duties and each took on a part to get this project completed. We called each other to confirm all of our plans and I'm really glad that I was paired up with Kimberly. She was great! Thank you, Kim!

Here is a link to our project.

Photoshop Express

This was really amazing and I had no idea something like this existed and for free! There were so many things you could do with photoshop. I was able to upload my pictures and decide what transition I wanted and choose audio to go along with my slide show. I just used what the program already had for my song and it was the butterfly song since Vanessa means butterfly. My pictures go in a circular motion. It was my favorite. After I made my album, I save it in my gallery and was then able to use my photoshop address to link it to my blog. Very cool program!!
I hope you enjoy my album!

Web Album

I never knew it was this easy to upload photos online. Picasa is a easy tool to use for this. I downloaded Picasa 3, then chose which photos on my computer to upload, and them uploaded them as a web album. There were other things you could do with Picasa such as crop, adjust the brightness of you picture, and more! This is a great way to share images and will definitely use in the future.
Here is my web album!

Online Graph 2

The graph is organized by the lower state per capita income to the highest state. The results of this graph were very interesting to me. My graph shows that WV has the second to lowest per capita income, yet has the lowest amount of students on an IEP. I found that the state with the least money is not always the state that has the most students on an IEP. As my graph shows, there is a big jump from Utah to Kentucky. Kentucky has the most money on the chart and also has many students on an IEP. The results of this assignment and the graph shows that even though some states are poorer than others, the students on an IEP appear to be lower, with the exception of Mississippi who is the poorest state and has more students on an IEP than West Virginia, Arkansas, and Utah.