Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Voicethread for PHED Capstone
This web based program allows easy sharing of slides, video and images. It is designed for collaboration by allowing others to comment through voice, telephone, video or doodling.
Dr. Laurie Morley has a classroom account for PHED majors to experiment with the full program. Others may try the free reduced version
http://voicethread.com
Handout with detailed directions
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Information Trade books
Handout and checklist
Science: Life, physical, earth and space through systems, inquiry and application
Social Studies: History, civics, economics and geography through skills of using primary sources, critical thinking and perspectives
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Slideshare tool and its uses
Handout from Nov. 12 workshop
Slideshare shares presentations like powerpoint from students, instructors and conference presentations.
I share some of my examples and how it works. This iste has free registration and tools such as statistics of views, tagging and your own account space. You may add audio ( mp3) files to your presentations
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Collabortive Tools Workshop
Details Learn Slideshare, Delicious tagging, Blogger, PBWorks or Wetpiaint wiki and/or Voicethread with examples from K-12 teaching and teacher preparation classes.
You've heard about collaboration and sharing tools, give yourself some time to try them.
RSVP-- minimum 6 to hold the workshop, so share with your friends
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
ENGL 201 Keyword challenges
More Challenges for Google Searches with times to beat
Keywords- vital words to find what you need
Intermediate words- brings the results closer to your focus
Words of little effect-small words or repetition
Stop words- not used in search engine
Monday, October 12, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
WLMA pre-conference Social Studies CBAs
Presentation at http://wlma.org/cbas
RefWorks- attachments
Find the article in your databases
if it has the fulltext (usually a pdf file)- download the file - I put it on my desktop
Open Refworks
Export the citation from the database to RefWorks ( in your folder)
Open the citation- notice view or edit on the right hand side-- Click on edit
About the third line down is box that says BROWSE for attachment
Browse to your selected file on the desktop
Make sure you save reference
Now your fulltext article will be in the same area as your citation of the article
Monday, October 5, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
EDUC 305 Fall 2009
Spokane County Library has added Tumblebooks- online picturebooks to their website http://scld.org-- Kids & Teens- Tumblebooks
Monday, September 28, 2009
EDUC 401 Memoirs
Memoirs booktalked:
Darcy- My 13th wWnter, Becoming Billie Holiday, Kampung Boy, Tasting the Sky, How Angel Peterson got his Name
Nadean- Warriors don't Cry, Hole in my Life, Rocket Boys, Burn Journals, Emperors of the Ice
Nadean's amazon wishlist of memoirs
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
RCLS 435 Carrer planning
EWU Libraries offers
Books in Reference in the REF HV 5382.7
such as Ultimate job search
What color is your parachute?
New guide for occupational exploration
REF LC1072
Internship Bible
The Best 109 Internships
Articles in databases
Tests under Find articles
- Learning Express
- Testing and Reference Center (Gale)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Changes in West-E Teacher Certification
OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) teacher assessment explanation
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/teacher/teachertesting.asp
The National teacher certification test is called Praxis
- Praxis I allows entrance to a teacher education program
- Praxis II allows grade level and subject specialty certificates that allow a student to be hired
- All of our study guides, cds and online testing are based on the old Praxis even if they say West-E
- Our material is useful until August 2009
The specific Washington State certification test is called West -B (enter teacher education program) and West-E ( grade level and subject endorsements)- while the old West-B and West-E overlapped with Praxis, the new West-B and West-E does not.
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Official Washington State Board site
The new tests are based on Washington State teacher competencies
OSPI Endorsement competencies
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New West-E web site information
The Xapline and other products from our online databases (Learning Express and Testing and Reference Center) and Summit too no longer apply after August 2009
The new testing website are has sample framework and test questions for the subjects
Testing preparation area
I will be trying to purchase new materials when they become available
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Summer 2009
I am forwarding my e-mail but I do not check it as frequently in the summer. The reference desk at JFK should be able to help with questions.
I hope you have time to think, read and relax too. Here are handouts for summer classes:
EDUC 200 Introduction to Education Handout
EDUC 588 Readings in the Curriculum
EDUC 542 Children's Literature Study in Elementary and Middle School
EDUC 506- MIT
Friday, June 5, 2009
American History Teaching Grant
Information on:
- Curriculum resources, lessons, and teaching books/videos
- Primary resources for students
- Classroom Based Assessments- approach and resources
- Specific Westward Expansion and tribal sovereignty resources and lessons
Monday, June 1, 2009
Intellectual Freedom links
A more complete list is at this handout.
Monday, May 4, 2009
ELL Resources in the Curriculum Center
The Curriculum Center offers many bilingual materials in picture books and non-fiction. We also have Spanish and French version of World Book Encyclopedia Online
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
EDUC 201 Spring 09
The Curriculum Center at EWU Libraries is here to provide resources and materials for your success as an EWU student and perspective teacher.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
EDUC 413- Content Reading
Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
World Book Online
Nadean won at conference one full year of free EWU access to the new World Book Online including the kids version, Spanish and French version .
There are many ebooks, videos, audio clips and more...
Short videos about each database
World Book Online -- Access specialized encyclopedias, including: World Book Advanced (high school/undergraduate), which includes an atlas, dictionary, 14,000 historic entries, 10,000 images, primary sources, and public domain e-books; World Book Kids (elementary); World Book Student (middle/high school); and World Book Discover (for differentiated instruction).
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Intellectual Freedom EDUC 401
This handout has interactive quizzes, resources and scenarios to think about.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
RefWorks importing citations from proQuest
Jing is a free download ( either PC or Mac) that allows you to screen capture images or short ( up to 5 minute) videos. It is great to show others directions.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
EDUC 420 handout
Remember:
Praxis test to practice Learning Express Databases and more...
Presentation equipment to practice Lower Level JFK Library
- document camera
- SMARTboard
- Video projector
- All on a cart with software, laptop and directions
EDUC 401 Spring 2009
Handout for Audiobooks with linked resources. Remember EWU libraries has 30 ipod shuffles for checkout that have over 60 children's literature titles that reflect cultural diversity.
Handout of top YA authors and numbers of books available
New database: Something about the Author pdf lengthy articles about author' s life, critical readings of their work and key titles.
Handout of demonstrations in class instruction about resources
Handout about graphic novels, book reviews and experimenting with databases
EDUC 520 Library Research
RefWorks Reminders
Additional education statistics web sites:
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies).The WWC regularly updates the WWC Technical Standards and their application to take account of new considerations brought forth by experts and users. Such changes may result in re-appraisals of studies and/or interventions previously reviewed and rated. The current WWC Standards offer guidance for those planning or carrying out studies, not only in the design considerations but the analysis and reporting stages as well. The WWC Standards, however, may not pertain to every situation, context, or purpose of a study and will evolve.
National Study for Educational Statistics
The
CARET
http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm
CARET bridges education technology research to practice by offering research-based answers to critical questions.
Educator’s Reference Desk
The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community. From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
MCREL- Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
Friday, April 3, 2009
Presentation practice cart available
RCLS 425 Handout
Basic Research Process assistance and introduction to EWU Libraries journal article databases
- Keywords
- Using general databases-- searching tips and visual searching
- Using subject specific databases
- Finding "just right amount" of "good" material
- Finding the fulltext of articles
Information on RefWorks and citation styles including a short Flash tutorial for APA citation style.
RefWorks Reminder handout
Thursday, February 19, 2009
EDUC 201 Dr. Rodger Hauge
HANDOUT
We also toured the Curriculum Center to see the range of over 40,000 items - children's literature, textbooks, teaching materials, kits, some software.
Visit us often for your educational needs.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Career assignment for recreation
you are welcome to call, email or stop by my office but here are some sources of information and the list will continue to grow.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
EDUC 200 Welcome
The Curriculum Center at EWU Libraries is located in the Lower Level of JFK Library.
We have 22,000 youth materials and 20, 000 textbooks and teaching materials. Please make suggestions for materials you need.
Updates at this blog http://ewumeyer.blogspot.com
Bookmarks and tags at http://delicious.com/ewumeyer
Media in your assignments
Physical Education capstone and adolescent literacy students are working this quarter on presenting their knowledge in short media formats.
My document with the steps and tutorials updated as I find new ideas. I have found the easy to use Flip Camera with a USB port to be the quickest way to capture short videos.
TeacherTube
VoiceThread for Education are 2 great sites to post your work and to see examples happening now in schools.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Children's Literature Review password:centers
Let me know (comment below or email me)
readkiddoread.com
The look is very pleasing with lots of attention to the book covers. Judy Freeman blogas about books and there are great booklists and author interviews.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Abraham Lincoln, 16th president and hero of our new President Barack Obama .
The Curriculum Center will feature our Lincoln books and have a contest to win 2 Lincoln books during the month of February.
Lincoln 200th year Birthday celebration
This year we celebrate the 100th birthday of the Lincoln penny.
Scramble Lincoln-related picture game
Take the Honest Abe quiz
Lincoln Bicentennial
Modules of information about Lincoln
Lincoln Log-- reports daily activities of Abraham Lincoln
Teacher resources from Abraham Lincoln Museum
EDUC 544 Poetry
EWU has lots of resoruces in the Curriculum Center both youth poetry and how to teach poetry. There are amazing resources online that poets share and interactive lessons.
Here is a sample
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Latest best practices in Washington State
The list of presenters and many of their handouts are available.
New Science standards