About Me

Hi everyone,

My name is Amanda LePage and I am from Limerick, Maine. I have three little brothers and two little sisters. My favorite color is purple and I love animals. I have a dog and two cats.

I like to go on vacations with my family to see new places. I am going to school to become a teacher, do you know what you want to be when you grow up?

I like to play sports, take dance lessons and play the piano. What do you do for fun?

I hope to hear from you soon.

Amanda LePage

Technology Conference

Following the technology conference on Friday, my personal view on technology in the classroom changed significantly. Entering the conference I was under the impression that the participants were going to be subjected to hours of preaching about technology and even thought the instructors might try to convince us that we needed more technology in the classroom because we were not capable of teaching. However, during the conference I became intrigued at this new technology that I was being shown. Smartboards with all of their captivating features held my attention for a long period of time. The sessions that I attended taught me about pre-service learning, student’s views on technology in the classroom, Websites provided by Geek of the Week, Digital cameras and tools to use in the classroom.

I was so amazed by all of the information that I took at least eight pages of notes. I really liked what one of the instructors said because it explained a question as to why even my generation was still reluctant to fully incorporate technology into the classroom. However, he explained that even though my generation is considered the technology natives, we were raised and taught by technology immigrants and we never knew any alternative ways to learn. My opinion on technology had been changing drastically already throughout the day, but after this particular session I was convinced to make a change in my future classroom.

As we drove off of the parking lot I was brainstorming how I could incorporate all of these new tools and way of learning into my own classroom. The conference showed me that technology is not there to take over a classroom but to help assist and broaden the horizons of standard textbook education.

Roles for the lewis and Clark Expedition

The roles that I would have the students take on in the group project of the debate would be:

record keeper-writes down what all the students say during the debate

facilitator- keeps the debate moving and keeps in respectful

Host- generates questions that everyone has to answer, and prompts everyone in the group to answer specific questions pertaining to their assigned person.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lewis and Clark Expedition
Students will gain comprehension of the Lewis and Clark expedition by learning how to create and use maps, naming new species and writing a journal from the perspective of a main character of the expedition.

Grade: 6th

Mapmaking

· Students will examine in small groups one of William Clark’s maps. They will write down their observations of the maps. The students will research his mapmaking skills to get an idea of how to create their own maps. Students will begin by making a simple map of the school. This activity will late be expanded by teaching the students how to use a compass and create a real detailed map of the school.

Naming new Species
· Students will get images of animals that they have never seen before. They will record in a book their descriptions of the animals and come up with a name for them. Student will then read journals of Lewis and Clark where they tried to describe different animals and come up with a name for them.

Historical Journals
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Students will read a journal entry from the expedition first. Teacher and students will create a long list of the main characters from the expedition. Everyone will get one person to write about in first person. Students will research their person and write journal entries for an entire week, recording the daily life in their opinion of the person they have, including facts and information about them at that time.

Newsletter

· Students will get into groups, so each group will have one of each main character form the expedition in their group. They will come together to collaborate on a one page article describing the expedition from everyone in the groups point of view, giving insight into the activities and experiences they encountered on the way.

Student websites
· http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
· http://www.lewisandclark.org/?p=kids&n=kids
· http://www.usgs.gov/features/lewisandclark.html
· http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/lewisclark/lcic/kids/index.html

Teacher Websites
· http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/page_4_1_0_0.html
· http://www.nps.gov/jeff/forteachers/upload/lctaggrades78.pdf
· http://www.amphi.com/~tlcf/bartley/web3/LewisandClarkTG.htm
· http://www.fs.fed.us/rl/lewisclark/lcic/teachers/index.html