isd271projects

=Bloomington ISD 271 Web 2.0 Projects=

Here are some Web 2.0 Projects from our district.

Elementary
Writer's Workshop podcasts
 * Kari Sickman -** Kindergarten, Washburn Elementary - [|http://wb.bloomington.k12.mn.us/teachers/kari_sickman/Writer's%20Workshop]

http://lovelacebookblog.blogspot.com/
 * Tara Oldfield** - Media Director, VVE - Has a blog for students to comment on the Maud Hart Lovelace nominated books.

Middle School

 * Amy Stenson,** OGM, 8th grade reading blog http://evenpuckettlikestoread.blogspot.com/

Comes off sidebar on his webpage - team 8-1
 * Todd Walsh,** OGM, 8th grade health and phy. ed. http://ogm.bloomington.k12.mn.us/teachers/Todd_Walsh/01729659-011EDE4D?object=Podcast&infobar=no&templates=RWD&ConfPosition=0&podcast

Journal Buddies writing about historical fiction books
 * Maria Cates** - Reading, VVMS - http://mcates.wikispaces.com/Journal_Buddies


 * Annie Simonett** - Language Arts, OMS - Her 7th graders created wiki web sites about their Literature Circle novels. http://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/indschool/olj/mc_clwiki08.html

http://countryprofiles8-2.wikispaces.com/
 * Dan Andersen** - Social Studies, OMS - 8th graders have created an encyclopedia of countries using wikispaces.

Only registered users can see her classes, but you can see what gaggle has to offer at [|http://www.gaggle.net]
 * Kelly Killorn** - Reading, OMS - Has used gaggle.net for message boards to facilitate student discussion of books.


 * Marcia Kochel** - Media Specialist, OMS - Pageturners Book Club members create video booktalks that are available as podcasts. [|http://fcweb.bloomington.k12.mn.us/~MKochel/]

http://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/indschool/olj/StudentShowcase.htm
 * Jodi Carufel** - Language Arts, OMS - Her students wrote poems and added music and images in iMovie. We didn't technically podcast them, but we put some of the best ones on the web as Quicktime Movies.

Gretchen Polkinghorne - Language Arts, OMS - http://mrspolk.blogspot.com/

OMS Book Blog by Marcia Kochel http://omsbookblog.blogspot.com/

VVMS Book Blog by Mary Childs and Mary Moeller http://vvmsmedia.edublogs.org/

Book of the Week Blog by Lee Gillis http://bookoftheweek.blogspot.com/

Mr. Lee's Musings by Tom Lee, OMS Principal http://oms.bloomington.k12.mn.us/teachers/tom_lee/0166F83F-011EDE4D?object=Blog&infobar=no&templates=RWD&ConfPosition=0&conferencesimpleview

High School
Uses 2 blogs for her Philosophy and AP US Government class http://learningwaby.blogspot.com/ and http://2008presidentialrace-meredith.blogspot.com/
 * Meredith Aby** - Social Studies, JHS - http://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/indschool/tj/teachers/aby.html

Her College Writing blog is at http://missboeser.googlepages.com/collegewriting The fictional wiki she uses with students is at http://highschoolcharacters.pbwiki.com/
 * Liz Boeser** - Language Arts, JHS - http://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/indschool/tj/teachers/boeser.html

http://keepingitrealwithraymond.blogspot.com/
 * Kari Raymond** (JFK Math) blog at:

http://kjonesmath.blogspot.com/
 * Kezelee Jones** (JFK Math) (won't be fully operational until third quarter)

http://tuckersgeometry.blogspot.com/
 * Cheryl Tucker's Math Blog** (JFK Math)

http://jfkwonks.blogspot.com
 * Chris Lyons** (JFK Social Studies) requires a 'Public Policy in the News' blog of his students in AP U.S. Government.