Melissa- we all got a zero on the concept map...I thought you were on board to do the third one??

I figured out how to link webites to the text. Anyone need help?

E-Mail

Hey Melissa- Katie said that you emailed her but didn't know mine. It's a lot easier to get ahold of me through my western email which can be found on e-learning. I'm sorry but I'm scared to put that on here. (and my last name starts with an R)... good luck let me know if you have ANY more trouble!

Inspiration Concept Map pt. 3

Hey Melissa-
I just want to remind you that it's your turn to do the concept map. My free trial has run out so I can't and Katie already did her part. It's due tonight.
Thanks!

Website

Ok good. I can take care of the reduce, world connections, blog and implementation in schools portions. Let's keep chatting....

Thanks...it looks good!
I think that my lessons would fit well under reuse and recycle. So I can do those!!

Website

Hey that all sounds good! I made the side bar links by using some of the things you suggested and breaking up everything we have done so far into categories. The categories I divided it up into are:
Home Page
Introduction to Recycling
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
World Connections
Implementation in schools
Recycle Blog
Then we can break up who want to do what.
Good luck!

Sidebar

I think splitting up the sidebar would be a good place to start. That way we have an outline for our website, and we can start to individually work on our pages. I can start with an intro today...I'll include the GLCES, ways to introduce the unit, etc. Thoughts/suggestions?

...and what if we had reduce...reuse...and recycle pages because I think that all of our lessons would tie into one of those concepts. Maybe we can each do one?

Awesome!

Hey guys I vote that we stay with the tree website template. :) So I'm going to go ahead and start uploading stuff! Let me know if anything changes or if you guys have any ideas.

Forgot the URL....

https://sites.google.com/site/recycleit1234/

Thanks for doing that. When I saw that you did the gmail account, I signed in and picked the neighbor template. It has trees :) I dont mind switching it if you like the family one better!! Let me know what you both think.

When we all agree that the template works, I guess we can just discuss, add, and edit things as we please.

Melissa- I think it is your turn for the concept map. I will most some more ideas to edit the last version!

Website

Hey guys! I just created a team email for the website. It's recyclinggurus@gmail.com. Email me to get the password. Other than that we need to decide on a format we want to use on google sites. I personally liked the "family" layout. Let me know what you guys are thinking!

Final

Let's start talking about the final website!

Comments?

Regards to Melissa comment

Meilissa-
I saw your comments and im not sure what she means by textbook. I have decided to included information that could be found in a classroom textbook and also included some things from our textbook. That way, I am covered both ways.

As far as your part, I would just use the lessons you have already developed to integrate into the podcast. Megan and I have already posted our scripts so it looks like yours would take off where megan has left off, and you would also be the concluding section of the podcast.

Let me know if you need any help!

Rough Draft of Script Pt 2

Over a two week period, one class of fourth graders took recycling into their own hands. They cut down on the trash in the school’s cafeteria by composting. Composting is often referred to as nature’s way of recycling. It is the biological process of breaking down organic waste. Instead of just throwing all of their food waste away after lunch, the students saved it and brought it back to class. They brought food waste such as banana peels, apple cores, and other organic waste materials, and placed them in the compost. Fifteen minutes a day were allotted to place the items in the compost, write up a description of the item or items they placed in the compost and why they could place those items in the compost pile. Next, they placed a tally on the board under the correct category. As a class, the students decided to classify the waste items into three categories: fruits, vegetables, and other. After all the students were done placing their tallies on the board under the correct categories, the teacher would find the total for each category daily.

At the end of the two week period, each student used Excel to create a table and graph of the class data. They wanted to see what area they cut down on the most waste. During this unit, they not only learned the importance of recycling, but also developed their inquiry analysis and communication skills, in the areas of both math and science. Many different disciplines were combined into this unit, including National Educational Technology Standards for Students: The Next Generation.

This project started as just one class, but the hope is that this idea will catch on with the rest of the school. What a difference an entire school could make by composting.

rough draft of script

Hello everyone and welcome to our recycling unit podcast. Our aim for this unit is to teach the next generation the importance of reducing (which is minimizing our waste(, reusing (which is using things multiple times and sometimes in new ways), and recycling (which allows us to separate certain materials that can be reprocessed into something new). Our main focus has been on engaging students through project based learning. By allowing the students to develop their own action plan,  they gain a sense of ownership over their learning. We started out the unit by giving students a base knowledge of what materials can be recycled. Students were given the opportunity to sort real objects into labeled bins.  There were some wonderful student to student conversations about materials that were in the gray area. Students were then given the opportunity to observe how much our school wastes by not recycling in the cafeteria. They were given the task to observe one sample of waste from a student lunch per day. Each student in our class collected a week’s worth of samples , and recorded it on their data sheets. They separated the waste into a variety of recyclable material categories. From there, we headed to the computer lab and generated some bar graphs to display how much of each material we have been wasting in our cafeteria. We took it a step further and combined all of our data to observe the big picture of waste from our school. This was an excellent activity to integrate technology and important math concepts with graphing. Students were able to visually see and make sense of the data they had collected. Students made excellent inferences and we had some inspiring conversations about how we could make a change in our cafeteria. The next stage of this project is to give students the power to put their discussions into action. Students collaborated in groups to create a campaign on ways to improve recycling in the cafeteria, based upon the data we collected. Most of the groups are still hard at work on a variety of creative ideas. However, one group has already pitched their idea of a compost pile, and put it into action in our classroom.

Podcast

That all sounds great! The only change is that it wasn't a compost in the cafeteria, it was in a single classroom. The hope is that the idea will catch on and grow and it will become a school wide compost pile which will be in the cafeteria. Otherwise it all looks good. I'm starting on my script now.

I think it would be fitting base the podcast on the reduce reuse and recycle concepts. So I could start and talk about how we learned what these terms mean and we sorted through materials that can be recycled. I could talk about our experience learning about recycling in other countries for our global perspective (how we reached out to them on e-pals). Then talk about how we took a closer look at our own cafeteria and saw how much we were wasting by not recycling our own garbage. I will discuss our further plans to create a recycling action plan for our school. Then, I could lead into your composting lesson by saying something like: we took our cafeteria examination a little bit further and discussed how we can reduce our food waste. We came up with the great idea of creating a school compost pile....

Then you can talk about what a compost pile is and how you put it into action...and whatever else.

What are the textook concepts...what textbook do we use?

Any ideas for the third part?

Project

I don't know Katie. I've read over the explanation of the assignment a few times, and all I can figure is that we each do our portion on what we've been doing with our portion of recycling. For example, I will talk about my lesson on composting and I will talk about the data collection we are going to be doing. Other than that- I have no idea! I'm a little shaky too because I don't know if this will take up enough time. Also, what order do we want to do. I was thinking mine would fit in good second.

Question

Does anyone know what project we use for this...or does it just mean the recycling unit overall??

I can do the first of the three parts for the podcast.

New assignment

"You will create an informative Podcast, using Audacity. This podcast will identify and describe several aspects of your project to share with parents and others. Each team member will be required to discuss a different area of your progress. You will also be required to pull out at least two concepts from the textbook. Each group member will need to use different concepts that the other group members. Each podcast will need to be different than the other group members. Also, the podcasts should flow from one group members to the others. Remember, this is a discussion of what has been done so far. You will turn in each portion separately but when the instructor puts them together, the podcast should flow. This is a time that the blog will come in very handy -- you might even post exactly what you will say on your blog so that your group will be sure it does flow."

Thoughts?

Concept map 2

Hey! I added the ones that you suggested, Meg. I also added some that I have come across in my research. Hope you like the revised product!

Collection Lesson

Hey guys.. I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm doing my collection method lesson based on my original lesson of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. I am collecting data on the materials that my class places in the class compost. Hope everyone had another great week!

Concept map

Hey guys! I have a few ideas that I think we should add to the revised concept map. Compost piles (which I just used in my recycling lesson), and the process of collecting and sorting the materials that are recycled. This will lead to more ideas later! I love where this is going... keep it up!

data collection

For my data collection lesson plan, I am going to have students collect data on recyclable goods founds in student lunches. The focus will be on how much the school wastes everyday by not recycling in the lunchroom.

Also, for the concept map part. Megan already did her part a few weeks ago. I do not mind doing it this week, if that is alright with both of you (I am flexible if it would be better I did the last one).

Just post ideas to add to the map!
Thanks :)

movie

hey guys.. I'm going to do my movie on my same lesson topic as well.. reduce, reuse, and recycle.

movie

I think I am going to stick with my lesson topic and focus on how to reuse items to reduce waste. What are you thinking?

Hey,  I did my lesson on what happens after the collection process...with a focus on reusable goods. Students make something out a recyclable good and learn about other ways the product can be reused/recycled.

Katie, what is your lesson going to cover that way I don't talk about what you are going to? I saw Megan's is reduce, recycle, reuse. Thanks

Sounds like a plan! I would read the text first before you do your lesson, its helpful for creating it

This week

Hey! I would like to do it Thursdays if at all possible. :) I would also like to do my lesson on reduce, reuse, recycle.

Module 5

We are supposed to select a day that we can all check the blog (it doesnt have to be at the same time, just the same day). I was thinking Wednesday or Thursday (Thought it was far enough in the week that we have read the assignments, but also gives us time before the due date) Thoughts?

Also, for this weeks assignments, we have to create a lesson plan that builds off each other. We just have to make sure we dont cover the same thing. I have decided to do what happens after something is collected. Someone could cover the collection process, what reduce reuse and recycle mean, what can be recycled...or basically anything that was in the concept map that we created a few weeks ago (other than the lesson I did on what happens after an item is collected )

Have a good one :)

Recycling project

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=16EYimgjzuO1ydtThvg9-VAJF_3querBJqB6gfA1-FVk

Google Map Explanation/Directions for Use

Each group will be given a map of their country. They will log on to google maps and follows these directions:

• Click on blue marker near major city in your country
• A box will pop up-->click on “Search Nearby”
• In search bar, type “recycling”
• Copy down findings onto map
• Disscuss with your group what you notice
• Try to type in other key words that will helpful to your campaign (i.e. if you are creating a radio jingle, you may need to find a nearby radio station)
• Copy down all searches onto your map and create a key to decipher between markings on your map.

Google

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Doc. and Google Map

Hey Katie-

I read through the document and loved it. I honestly couldn't think of anything to add. I really like our concept!

I also went back and looked around on the google map but still couldn't figure out what she meant about "2. Your group will decide what the map will be used for and create a "route" to wherever."

Let me know if you have any ideas. Let's finish this up!

google doc

Made some changes...let me know what you think.

Also,,,,feel free to add, change, or take out ANYTHING

assignment

Hey! I know you said that you cant work on it this morning, but I am going to add a bit now and then when you come on later you can add more/edit what I did.

I'm excited about the idea!

....

Great idea!
Recycling is huge in Australia...maybe, we could even expand it to a few other countries...just so kids can have a choice. It will also be cool to compare a few different systems/viewpoints.

Thoughts?

Also,  I invited you to the doc...want to work on it now?

Project Idea

I love your idea for the concept! I was thinking that maybe we could do Australia. I know they have a different system and rules for recycling than we do here in the United States. I think it would be fun and informative for kids to compare Australia's rules and guidelines for recycling to ours. What do you think?

cont.

Hey! Yeah I can do the doc...I was just looking at it.
My gmail is katie.eberling@gmail.com

So here is my idea: i think we should try to make it a creative project for the kids versus just a research thing. Like some sort of advertising project for recycling or something. Any ideas...and what countries could we communicate with?

I'll set up the doc now so we can get started

gmails

Hey guys. What are your gmail account names again?

Tonight

Hey are you on? I can work on it now. :)

I wouldn't mind doing the map if you create the document and invite me.

assignment

Let's work on it tonight?

Module 4

Okay, I read through week 4 and it sounds like one of us has to start a google doc and invite everyone, and then someone else needs to start a google map and also invite everyone.

Once we are all accepted, we will all have access to work on both docs. Is that what you guys got from it too? I dont mind starting one, who would like to do the other?

Also, any ideas on what cultural understanding/global awareness assignment we could do connected to recycling?

I would rather get this done sooner than later... if that works for you guys!

Websites

http://earth911.com/recycling/

www.epa.gov/recyclecity this is a great website for teachers!

http://www.recyclingcompanies.org/

http://www.world.org/weo/recycling provides a list of the top 100 websites for recycling!

All of there websites look great! I'm really excited to get going.

Are we also supposed to post these on e-learning or is this fine? I'm a little confused.

Websites:

The three websites I have for the assignment are as follows:

-oberlin.edu/recycle/facts/html

-kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm

-ecy.wa.gov.programs/swfa/kidspage

Websites Cont.

The 3 sites I have selected are:

http://www.epa.gov/kids/club/index.htm

http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/

http://www.recyclenow.com/

Thanks!!

Websites

I'm still working on my other two but the first one that I am going to use for this week's assignment is http://www.epa.gov/kids/index.htm

Hope you're having a good week!

concept map

Hey! I think this is a really strong start to the map. There are a ton of areas for us to still cover in the future, and I think it is a really strong base to go off of.
I think that is all we have left to do this week besides our individual reflection, good work!!

Concept Map

Hey- if you click on the actual concept map in my last post it should pop it up and make it easier for you guys to read.

Concept Map #1

Hey guys! Here's the first concept map for our topic: recycling. I started with the topic and branched out into other subtopics that we may or may not choose to focus on. I hope you both like it. Let me know what you think!

Megan

Inspiration

Hello Meg and Melissa-
What sorts of things do you think we should include in our concept map? And who wants to upload the first map ( I think we all need to do one)

A few main questions I was thinking we could branch off of:
-What can you recycle
-How to recycle
-Why recycle
-What happens after you recycle

What were you thinking?