kimberly

=Kim's Wiki Page=

Fun Facts About Kim
Weather Scarsdale School District
 * Will be teaching 3rd grade at Quaker Ridge next year
 * Taught in NYC for 6 years
 * Lives in Rockland County
 * Has a twin sister and a younger brother
 * Enjoys reading and swimming
 * Loves summer vacation!!!!

I am excited to join the Stop the Press course. I am not familiar with Wiki spaces or blogs. However, I am very eager to learn and hope to incorporate these sites into my classroom next year. I think my students would be highly motivated to use these new tools to respond to books, projects, etc.
 * Stop the Press Summer Course**:


 * Evaluating Information/Notes from Websites:**
 * ** Snow Leopard Site: National Geographic is a reputable site, bottom of page has right reserved, terms of service, **
 * Mountain Walrus: layout of page/colors seem odd, never hear of a mountain walrus, no dates/rights at the bottom,personal email only.
 * Rock Nest Monster: personal email, uses "I"
 * Clouded Leopard: reputable site, dates at bottom, vocabulary words highlighted
 * Guinea Worm: personal, based off amazon, no references


 * Ways to Check for Accurate Sites**:
 * 1) Checking links and references
 * 2) Known site vs Individual site
 * 3) Bibliography/sources
 * 4) Check URL

-Teach just like nonfiction features (online features) -Use Smartboard to analyze a web site -Fact vs. Opinion lesson
 * Ways to Use this in Classroom:**

Classroom Application: -discuss different perspectives and views
 * What Are the Elements of a Good Story-Telling Photo? (LIFE photo Archive!!!)**
 * Emotions
 * Body Language and Facial Expressions
 * Details/setting/artifacts in photo
 * Action or movement
 * candid or posed?
 * -Show images on Smartboard and have students develop a story from it/series of photos

News Interview

Cake Survey from GoogleDoc

Visit My Final Project Here**