katie

Hi, my name is Katie McDermott. I have taught 4th grade at Greenacres for the last five years. Before that I taught 2nd grade in the Bronx for four years. I am taking this course to learn more about how I can incorporate technology into my curriculum in meaningful ways.

I am married to John, a NYC firefighter and we have a 15 month old baby girl named Meghann. We live in White Plains. I enjoy running, spending time with family and friends, listening to music and taking pictures.

I am looking forward to learning about digital newspapers in this course and hope to put what I learn to good use this school year.

Notes: Endangered Species Activity

Every year, millions of people decide to pursue adoption for several different reasons. While there are issues that can arise with adoptive families, for many, it’s a positive life changing experience.
 * First you should look at the address bar to see what the url is.
 * You should look for an author ( who wrote this) Is it by a credible source, university or educational institution
 * Don't be distracted by images, great design, titles, lots of links, etc...read the text
 * Look at the links. Are they credible sites?
 * Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus - (no author, not affiliated with any educational institution)
 * Snow Leopard - National Geographic - reliable
 * Use background knowledge to see if what they are telling you makes sense
 * media type="file" key="script .m4a" width="300" height="50"
 * media type="file" key="script .m4a" width="300" height="50"

Here’s an example of a successful adoption story. Mindy Genovese was adopted when she was 6 months old from Pusan, Korea. She grew up with her adopted brother in a loving household in Concord, Massachusetts.

I’ve always been grateful for the opportunity that my adoptive parents have given me and I feel that this has really been the force behind my drive to succeed in life.

Mindy remains close to her parents and has recently started a family of her own. She hopes to one day bring her daughter Avery back to Korea to explore her culture.

Final Project: I created a wiki/blog for my class. It is called GA 4M Book Nook. It is a reading blog where students respond to books they read independently and recommend books to their classmates. [|GA 4M Book Nook]