Alice Mercer’s PD Blog

This was an online event with Edublogs Live, that I forgot to preview here. I promise I will list future shows before they happen!
You’ve started your blog(s) with students, and they are writing, when is their work “ready” to publish and share with the world? If you haven’t thought about it yet, you should. Watch [...]

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This is a preview of my Blogging in Elementary Preso for CUE 2009on Thursday March 4, at 2 p.m. PDT

Audio will be available at Blog Talk Radio
7 Things You Should Know About Blogs
2 page handout on blogs
movingforward » home
A hub resource for sharing links and resources for various stakeholders about ed tech
oakridgeedtech » Start of [...]

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Here is a preview of my session at CUE 2009:
Using Technology to add engagement and inquiry to SES tutoring

Here are links from the presentation…

Third Grade ELA Test Release Questions (pdf)

Third Grade ELA Content Standards (pdf)

Suffix Practice

New York State Elementary Test Prep- ELA 4- Grade 3 Suffixes

mizmercer » Linear Graphing Project

Points on a Grid

ASSET – TrueNorthLogic [...]

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It was wonderful working with all of you at this presentation. I hope you all got some useful ideas from this session that you will be able to use in your classroom.
Some thoughts, and some links:
Slideshare is a great site for posting Power Points. There is even a way to add narration. I would strongly [...]

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I had a fantastic time and if you were a participant, thank you! Here are some extra links and tips:
Get a USB mic for recording.
Larry Ferlazzo’s Website of the Day is an invaluable resource for online activities to do with ELLs
I also contribute to a resource blog called Instructify out of UNC-Chapel Hill that gives [...]

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I will be doing a presentation at the ILC (Innovative Learning Conference) on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. Here is my outline:

Theoretical underpinnings of English Language Development
English Language Development Standards
Instructional methods and the tools to make it happen

Visual and Vocabulary Support
Multi-media projects to support writing and oral language development

Projects that show how [...]

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Hello! It was a fantastic meeting everyone in the ETLN last night, and a really productive group. Your interest and curiousity kept me on my toes (a good thing).
As promised, here are some links on Diigo. These links include YouTubes and sceencasts showing an AP History teacher who is using Diigo for notetaking homework in [...]

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On Tuesday April 8, 2008 I’ll be doing a presentation for California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) Region 3 at Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE). The meeting of the Educational Technology Leadership Network (ETLN) goes from 4 – 7 p.m. and includes a dinner at 6. My topic will be about using technology to scaffold [...]

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