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E-Portfolio Contents:
My Background
Podcasts and MP-3 Projects
Hotlist - Wonderful Resources and Links!
WebQuests- web-based research project
MyBackground
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6th Grade English, Mrs. K. Blackwell
My Classroom
Web Site
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http://www.mustangps.org/~blackwellk/
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a graduate of Mustang High School, I am now excited to teach in the same
district. In H.S., I had several leads and roles in school
musicals, including "West Side Story," "Bye, Bye, Birdie," and "The King
and I." I attended Oklahoma State University on an academic scholarship
for four years, majoring in journalism. I graduated from the University
of Central Oklahoma in Edmond in elementary education. I am currently
attending grad school at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, studying for my
Masters in Administration. I taught at Mustang North Middle School for eight (8) years and was School Webmaster. I was chosen MNMS Teacher of the Year for 2001/2002 and OEA's Technology Teacher of the Year for the state of Oklahoma in February of 2006. I currently teach at Mustang Middle School and was chosen Mustang Middle School's Teacher of the Year 2007/2008. I was also selected as Mustang's District Teacher of the Year March of 2008. I am so blessed and fortunate to be able to work with children and to be able to work with the wonderful parents, teachers, and administrators in our district. Because of my background, I strive to integrate music, kinesthetic activities, journalism, technology, and real world learning into the classroom. As a sixth grade language arts teacher, it is easy to integrate other subject matter into the curriculum while studying grammar and writing. We research many exciting topics throughout the year. I love project-based learning and feel that it brings learning to life for my students. I strive to build self-confidence in students, create risk-takers, and we have a lot of fun along the way. I probably have more fun than my students! |
Podcasts & MP-3 Projects - Click here.
A podcast provides students
with the opportunity to publish their writing in new, engaging ways.
Students research various topics, write news reports, and then work
cooperatively to publish a newscast.
These podcasts or MP-3 files can be downloaded to iPods or listened to straight
from my website.
Students have a lot of fun and are always surprising as their writing comes alive.
Click above to
listen to an example from our
Blackwell Bronco Podsquad
HotList
Click Here
A hotlist provides proven educational
resources and links
for both students and educators.
WebQuest
Gilligan's Island WebQuest -
Researching
the Pacific Islands
& Year End Grammar and Writing Review
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as the students work cooperatively to solve problems, using both Internet and print resources. Students demonstrate written, verbal, and technological skill. This Gilligan Webquest turned out to be a highlight this year! |
Click to View
Students at Work.
Students'
Gilligan Power Point Projects, Posters,
Models,
and Photos!
Web
Pages
I built and maintain my classroom web page.
http://www.mustangps.org/~blackwellk
I send bimonthly parent/student email
newsletters. Contact me to sign up!
blackwellk@mustangps.org
I collaboratively built and currently maintain the Mustang
Middle School web page. http://mms.mustangps.org
I built and maintained the Mustang North Middle School Web
page for 8 years.
http://mnms.mustangps.org
| A web page, along with providing invaluable resources and communication between students, parents, and educators, clarifies classroom and project expectations allowing for added guided practice and enrichment opportunities. I've been surprised how much students and parents use and appreciate our school and classroom pages. I post weekly homework assignments, project information, and relevant links there. It has proved to be an invaluable communication tool. |
As students are exposed to more
and more technology,
they will become more confident in their use of technology in
an ever-changing world.
IMPORTANT NOTE: E-Mail if Server Access is Denied
and links do not work.
Some of the ways
in which STUDENTS use
integrated technology in classroom
projects follow:
Digital Media, digital cameras and photos - Differentiated Instruction
Podcasts, MP3 files - newscasts, student reporting
CharacterEducation - MovieMakerVideos - Advice for Incoming 6th
Graders
Career
Research – Parent/Community Involvement
Centers:
Enrichment games, projects, extensions
Egypt
Explanatory Writing & Research Project
Funbrain
Weekly Internet Assignments
Gilligan’s
Island Webquest - Pacific Islands Research & Grammar Project
Famous
Inventors Research Project
Non-smoking
Advertising Campaign
- create online posters
Creative
Writing & Poetry- Word
PowerPoints
- (approx. 20) for Grammar Guided Practice
Students'
Idiom PowerPoints & use of Digital Camera, Laptop, & NEC
On-line
Quia Spelling Games
Remediation
Writing
Process
Titanic
Cruise Research & Advertising Project
Underground
Railroad
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please E-Mail if Server Access is Denied
and links do not work.
Some of the ways in which I integrate technology
into the classroom instruction follow:
Intro
to Writing
Digital
Camera Use
PowerPoint
- Classroom Rules
PowerPoint
- Parent/Teacher Confer.
Flexcam
- Children's Book Project & Descriptive Writing Project
NEC
Projector - Teacher instruction; review games; students teach lessons
Word
-teach commands and use; plus, conduct record keeping tasks
PowerPoints
- A Multitude of Lessons Taught Often
Movie Maker Videos - to celebrate projects throughout the year
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PowerPoints engage and involve all students. Somewhat dry material comes alive. Throughout the year,
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A
couple of our Class Review Games:
1st
Semester Test Review -PowerPoint
Link
to aYear End ReviewPowerPoint
Students Help Teach the Class!
Idiom Movies
Character Ed Movies
Gilligan Pacific Island Research Project
Students' Work:
Idiom PowerPoints and Island PowerPoints
References:
