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Highlight and copy the following poetry Web Search into Word. When you have completed the search, file it in your e-portfolio and send me an email that you have completed it.

Poetry Web Search due 6/4/10

• Go to http://www.google.com

• Search for poets (use any method you choose)

• Choose a site, copy the full site address (URL) here: _____________________________

• Choose a poet, and answer the following questions:

1) What is your poet’s full name? __________________________________________________

2) What is your poet’s date of birth? ________________________________________________

3) Where was your poet born?_____________________________________________________

4) What is one other interesting fact about your poet? __________________________________

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5) What is the title of one of your poet’s poems? ______________________________________

6) What was your favorite line of the poem?  Copy it here:

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7) Explain why it was your favorite line here:

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• Go back to the Google homepage (second time)

• Search for a poet born in the SAME COUNTRY as your poet

• Choose a site, copy the full site address (URL) here: _____________________________

• Choose a poet, and answer the following questions:

1) What is your second poet’s full name? ____________________________________________

2) What is your second poet’s date of birth? __________________________________________

3) Where was your second poet born?_______________________________________________

4) What is one other interesting fact about your second poet? ____________________________

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5) What is the title of one of your second poet’s poems? ________________________________

6) What was your favorite line of the poem?  Copy it here:

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7) Explain why it was your favorite line here:

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• Go back to the Google homepage (third time)

• Search for a poet born in the SAME YEAR OR DECADE as your poet

• Choose a site, copy the full site address (URL) here: _____________________________

• Choose a poet, and answer the following questions:

1) What is your third poet’s full name? ______________________________________________

2) What is your third poet’s date of birth? ____________________________________________

3) Where was your third poet born?________________________________________________

4) What is one other interesting fact about your third poet? ______________________________

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5) What is the title of one of your third poet’s poems? __________________________________

6) What was your favorite line of the poem?  Copy it here:

______________________________________________________________________________

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7) Explain why it was your favorite line here:

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• Go back to the Google homepage (last time!)

• Search for an image of one of your three poets

• Choose an image, copy the full site address (URL) here: __________________________

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Prepare a presentation about your poet. You may use an online site like Glogster, Voicethread or Aviary. You may use software that we have on our computers like Publisher, Word, or PowerPoint. You may make a physical poster, as well.

Record on the line below how you are going to create your presentation:

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Be prepared to present to the class on June 11, 2010.

How do you or would develop professional development opportunities for the staff of an educational institution?

Should I fly by the seat of my pants and simply see what the year brings?

Do I involve my principal in the scope and development, or should I only go to him after I have the basic program?

Perhaps I should put together a survey online and ask for feeedback.

What I am going to try this year is bring together our rookie and veteran SMARTboard users and use them for recon in their various departments for PD requirements.

I am going to work with the Technology Coordinator to support teachers in curriculum development by suggesting technology and tech strategies in the process.

We are beefing up our assistive technology by adding 20 standalone Kurzweil Learnstations and 2 scanner/programming units – these require some serious PD.

Finally, I am going to put together a biweekly program based on

21 Things for the 21st Century Project
Based on the
National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers

This will be wonderful opportunities for learn for the love of it.

What do you think?

Created by Online Education

Great suggestion from Tim Holt in El Paso-

http://web.me.com/timholt/Intended_Consequenses/Intended_Consequences_Blog/Entries/2010/1/1_We_have_power__Edublog_4_Change.html

I will be writing some of my own thoughts soon.

A History of a very well known company. I let it flow over the edges of the usual writing space to give you an envelope view proportion. Enjoy!