summer2tipideas

=__T.I.P. Ideas__= Edit this page to share your ideas for your TIP project. Remember, you are using some technology to make a lesson or task better, more exciting or engaging.

Add your idea in the following format Name - TIP idea

(Example: Michael Kunz - I am thinking about incorporating GPS devices or Geocaching into my Geography class)

Fred - Multiplying Fractions. Ithink this would be great!

Melissa Campbell: I would like to use technology to improve a unit that I work on with my kids that focuses on isolationism in Japan and Korea. This unit is very dry and boring, so I would like to utilize online videos, interactive maps and primary sources to make the unit a little more interesting and innovative.

Christine Farley; use of technology to improve infastructure of the preschool where I work. Still thinking of exactly how!

Donna Berry- To use video teleconferencing equipment and camera technology to enable the wound care nurse to evaluate wounds from a remote location.

Chrissy Olewine- I am thinking about ways to use technology to teach a lesson on geography. It is the introduction section of the textbook to a new social studies curriulum and there are many terms that the students do not get from the pictures and text in the book. So, I am trying to find some form of technology that will allow the students to better understand and remember these terms for the unit.

Michelle Chau- Idea #1 Use of technology (video) to teach new parents about infant safety in the hospital. We have had an increased number of infant falls since "rooming in" has been intiated. Often times babies fall to the floor from the parent's bed while the parent is asleep. This is an important topic that needs to be taken more seriously by parents and the staff. Idea #2 Use of technology (video, simulation) to teach staff nurses on my unit about tracheostomy care. This is the most dreaded skill on our floor since we rarely get patients with trachs. Idea #3 Using technology (videos, games, websites) to teach our young patients about summer safety such as helmets, street safety, etc. This time of year we get many traumas such as ATV accidents, bike accidents, skateboarding accidents, etc.

Drew Ernst- I would like to create an online resource for my students to go to that will help them understand chemistry concepts. I would like to find online movies, animations, problems, and other things that may help them understand chemistry better. It would be something they could access from home and would be helpful if they missed class.

James Camp- To tell you the truth, I really like this wikispace idea. It would be awesome to use as a source of collaboration for my 3rd graders in order to work together to create some sort of classroom newsletter or some other way of communication between the class and the parents.

Bill McClain - There is no where near enough time in the schedule to teach much of the optional Naval Science and Military History curriculum at our school. Most of these topics are very interesting and full of useful knowledge or life skills. I would like to draft a menu of these topics and have students select one to teach to the class via a 10-20 minute technology-assisted presentation. Of course, I would examine content and sources for accuracy prior to the class demonstration. I could have students draft an outline in advance that would inform me of the technology model they would prefer to use and provide feedback to ensure learning takes place. Some students are gifted, and can make instructional video games, whereas others will use far more basic measures to develop their lesson. Either way, we could spend a class or two discussing/teaching one another how to perform this skill in the classroom weeks before the assignment is due.

Bill McClain (again) - On second thought, I may attempt to teach students how to tie nautical knots via 3-d computer graphics.

Courtney Crannell- I am interested in using technology in the everyday work day of the staff nurse on my unit. My boss recently went to conference at a hospital that uses what they call "smartboards" in all the patient rooms. It is a flat screen that is hooked into the computer system at the hospital and allows the patient to see their plan of care as well as the names of every person and their title that enters their room via an overhead scanner that scans the person's badge. Nurses would have access to patient's labs as well as allergies and would be able to involve the patient in their care.

Holly Burns- My TIP project idea is teaching lung sounds to first year nursing students using a patient simulator. The Sim Man is a life-sized, technologically advanced human simulator that has palpable pulses, heart, breath, and bowel sounds, and an IV arm. Differentiating between abnormal lung sounds can be difficult for students. With the simulator, I can program a certain sound and they can practice hearing and assessing.

Kay Jolly - Literary terms are essential for discussions of literature and for my students success on the AP Lit test, but many students can recite a definition but not really understand it. I'd like to establish a wiki page for literary terms examples. As we read a new piece of literature, they can post examples of the literary devices.

Emily Kurtz- My TIP project idea is fables. This is a big unit in second grade. I'd like to create a power point slide show that teaches kids the characteristics of fables. It will also have links to United Streaming fable videos so the kids can see an example. This Power Point slide show can be shown on our new Smart Boards.

Beth Malane - #1: I am interested in improving the teaching/learning process of a very basic nursing skill for my nursing students and that is how to take a blood pressure. Right now they read about it and practice it on each other ("healthy subjects") but when it comes time to taking a blood pressure on a geriatric patient in the nursing home where they have their clinical, the majority of them cannot get an accurate reading. At this time, these students do not have access to a "Sim Man" (this is a very expensive resource). A resource that includes feedback for the students so they know if they are on the right track and improve their confidence would be useful. #2: Another area my students have difficulty learning is the care and maintenance of nasogastric feeding tubes. There is limited access to patients who have these on the medical/surgical floor where they do their Spring clinical. I have found articles and have taught this at the bedside as best I can but again, the resources are limited and I would like to seek out some technology/interactive resources to aid in this lesson. #3: Many of my students have a hard time with medication calculations specifically ratios and this is an area that cannot be ovelooked. I have given them website resources and worksheets but so far none seem really effective. I am interested in some kind of interactive technology resources for this subject matter.

Janice Steffy- TIP #1- //An Author Study// (Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, or Nikki Giovanni). Students become an expert on an author of their choice, read a variety of selections by that author, complete assignments illustrating their understanding, and share artifacts via a multimedia presentation (NeoOffice) during an Author's Fair. TIP #2- //My Place in History// Students interview senior citizens, write biographical articles sharing their senior's place in history and research on their senior's historical event. They create a mulimedia presentaion sharing what they have learned. TIP #3- //Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome/Vietnam// Students research the Vietnam war/PTSS. Following an annual Veteran's Day Ceremony students will be given an opportunity to interview local veterans. Students create a presentation to share their interviews with the class.

Amy Vitcusky- TIP Idea. I was thinking of doing an interactive lesson where students will research the escalation of the Vietnam War using primary source documents on this great website I found, it contains thousands of documents pertaining to the Cold War period. Students will have to choose which documents to use to create an "esclation timeline"

Kimberly McCoy- For my TIP project I am thinking of creating a website to replace staff meetings for nurses. Many nurses are unable to take the time to come for the meetings because of children at home or other responsibilities. I am thinking of creating a website where they can receive the information that they would have received at the staff meeting. I would like it to include a discussion board where comments and issues can be discussed!

Cary Fentzloff (Idea #1)- I am considering creating my TIP around one of my toddler class' favorite songs about sharks/fish. The technology piece would be one part of a greater collection of hands-on work that include counting, puzzles/anatomy, eating habits, art, fishing, movement, water work. My integration of tech into a classroom theme would compliment the Montessori Method of learning and ofcourse take into consideration the diverse abilities (language, social, physical, emotional/behavioral, cognitive) of the children.

Cary Fentzloff (Idea #2) - My idea focuses on my childrens' (toddlers') love of music. This vision would include a series of exploratory works that would expose learners to the dance traditions of diverse cultures. These learning experiences would be enhanced, supported, and extended by technological tools and practices.

Jamie Bustard - My TIP idea was to help the night shift staff benefit from education sessions offered at my hospital. Theses offerings are always held during business hours. I feel like night shift never gets the opportunity to attend, and always hears this information secondhand.

Christine Farley - My TIP idea is to use a wiki space! This will allow the teachers who currently work at different physical locations, however, are collaborating on developing a curriculum document this summer. I introduced the wikki space to the other teachers, set up the space and it has been great! We have given up the time consuming meetings and then we can all contribute to the documents developed. It is working out great! Another idea that I have had, was to incorporate the movie maker that someone had sent onto the discussion board. I am thinking that this initally will be great to put a "movie" together for Parent Night... I am also thinking of other ways to incorporate for the children.

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