Classroom management

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/agriculturalteachers/classroommanagement.htm

This site gives links to many other sites or articles with different techniques and tips for classroom management.

Drew

Curriculum Resources

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/agriculturalteachers/curriculumresources.htm

This gives a lengthy list of curriculum resources. This is a good resource other than just CMS or IMS.

Drew

Ag Teacher's Resource Kit

http://www.flagsafe.ufl.edu/publications/res-kit.html

The Ag Teacher's Resource Kit was developed a couple of years ago for majors in the University of Florida's Agricultural Education and Communication Department. It was first presented to them before they went out for their first teaching assignments. The Kit has now become a standard part of the course Special Methods in Teaching Agriculture.
Students are presented with the materials assembled in a 3" binder. A 2-hour block of time is allocated where the contents are described and reviewed. Recommendations or examples are also discussed for how the materials can be used in the classroom.
The Kit has also been used as the basis of a workshop for teachers already in the field. In summer 2005, a 2-day workshop was held at the University of Florida for middle, junior and senior high school teachers. In addition to distributing and presenting the kit, attendees actually worked through several of the activities as if they were students.

Drew

National Ag Safety Database

http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/menu/state/ohio.html

This is an awesome site to visit for topics of ag safety. Great thing is, this pertain directly to Ohio. It also gives different articles and resources to safety research and other topics.

Drew

Space Agriculture

http://www.spaceag.org/teacherresources.htm

This is a very interesting site about agriculture and growing plants in space. The site has a few lesson plans that you can download.

Drew

The food timeline

http://www.foodtimeline.org/food2.html#agriculture

This is a good site about food and some industries. It also gives some of the history behind the crops. This would be a good site to use during a food science or crop unit.

Drew

ARS Photo Gallery

The Agricultural Research Service has a photo gallery with images you can use on reports, websites, projects, ect. It also has many resources for kids if you have to appeal to a younger crowd.

http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=1274

Stacy Jewell

Ag in the Classroom part 2

The official website for ag in the classroom is
http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/index.htm

It has agricultural virtual field trips on it as well as science fair ideas!
Stacy Jewell

Ag in the classroom

This website gives different contact information for Ag in the Classroom lessons, which could be very useful!

http://www.vaswcd.org/documents/Education/NRCW/2003%20NRCW%20Resource%20List.pdf

Stacy Jewell

Ag Games

Georgia's Agricultural Education website has agricultural computer games that could be cool to have students do on a day you're absent!

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/agriculturalteachers/

Stacy Jewell

Ohio's Country Journal

If anyone has taken the Ag Comm 390 class this year, you more than likely have had Kyle Sharp as a teacher, and you know all about the Ohio Country Journal. There are some great articles in them about current ag issues that should be shared with students. Here is the website.

http://www.ocj.com/

Kurt Leber

Store Wars

PBS ran a documentary last year about the impact of "big box" stores on small communities. I haven't seen the documentary yet, but they have some good information about urban sprawl and the impact on small communities, plus they give some real-life instances.

Here is the site for the teacher resources to use with the documentary

http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/teachers.html

Kurt Leber

Ag Ed Resources

I don't know if anyone else ran across this site while lesson planning and unitizing, but it is the Alpha Tau Alpha page, or ATA of Utah State University. It has a very comprehensive list of resources to use.

http://www.usu.edu/ata/resources.htm

Kurt Leber

Ag marketing

The ag markets can be confusing now especially with all the record prices we are seeing. It can be hard to decide what is the right way to market a product. Mark Gold, founder of Top Third Ag Marketing is an excellent source of knowledge. He gives presentations throughout the corn belt about proper marketing procedures. I have seen him and I would reccommend anyone who gets the chance to do so as well. He gives an awesome explanation of the ag markets and how everything is ran, which is good to know for anyone involved in ag. Here is his website, and there is an upcoming seminars box on the left. During the winter, that is filled. You can also see about bringing him to speak to your community and chapter. That would be a great learning experience for all!

http://www.topthird.com/content/even/

Kurt Leber

MSDS

Anyone looking for a detailed list of MSDS sheets should visit this website. It breaks products down by manuafacturer then by product. There is a huge variety of products on this site and it is an excellent resource. Some of them take a little bit of digging, but they are all good MSDS documents.

http://www.ehso.com/msds.php#U

Kurt Leber

Farm Safety Test

I found this awesome Farm Safety test that could be a great addition to a farm safety unit. Arkansas' Farm Bureau has an awesome website with some really cool programs that I wish Ohio was doing. I'll include both the Arkansas Farm Bureau website and the Farm Safety test.

AFB - http://www.arfb.com/

FST - http://www.arfb.com/!docs/safety-survey.pdf

Kurt Leber

Parli Pro Resource

Here is the website Dr. Connors offered as a great resource last Friday for anything parli pro. He said it is ran by a retired ag teacher from Michigan.

http://parlipro.northwest.net/

Kurt Leber

Animal Nutrition Resource

Not to brag, but my dad is pretty much a genius when it comes to animal nutrition. People many times consult him to diagnose their animals' problems. Feel free to contact him at any time; he is willing to help answer questions even if you do not intent on purchasing anything. ASE Feed and Supply's website is:

http://asefeedandsupply.com

Phone number: (614) 873-4621

If you do not feel comfortable calling him, you could also call me, and I can ask him!

Stacy

Sponge Activities

This fall we are all going to have a sponge activity for most of our lessons. Im not sure if you get any magazines like Successful Farming ,Ohio Farmer, Ohio Cattlemens, and so on but you can pull current articles from any of those magazine or others for a quick sponge activity. I have included the website for successful farming.

http://www.agriculture.com/ag/

Krysteena

In our Parli Pro Seminar we were shown this website. It has everything you need to teach parli pro in the classroom and prepare for contests. They have old tests from the National Contest that Dr. Connors has written! If you plan on coaching or even teaching parli pro in the fall take a look at this website!

http://parlipro.northwest.net/

Kryteena

FFA Guide to Recruitment and Retention

When I was working on one of the projects for Fosters class I found this website. It talks about recruitment and has plans, budgets, and calendars. It has tips for course scheduling confilcts, block scheduling, conflicting graduation requirements, issues with diversity, perception of courses, perception of careers in agriculture, and so on. It also has sample letters to students and parents, sample radio announcements, sample newsletters and brochures, and a sample four year plan. Basically this website has a lot of great ideas and samples for us new teachers. I hope you take a look at it just to get some ideas!

I believe its a pdf file
http://www.alabamaffa.org/Forms_Applications/RecruitRetentionHndbook.pdf

Krysteena

Summer Programs

Here is a wesite about Summer Programs. It has some great ideas to plan for during our summers! This could be used as a guide because every school conducts their summer programs differently.

http://dass.missouri.edu/aged/resources/handbook/chap7.pdf


Krysteena

NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

The technology used on the television show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” to poll the audience is coming to PLU economics classes this fall.
The technology consists of “clickers,” remote control-like devices that transmit an individual’s response via radio frequency to a reader. The reader plugs into the USB port of any computer, and collects and displays the responses, said Lynn Hunnicutt, an associate professor of economics who will be using the technology in three courses this fall. Hunnicutt was among four faculty members to receive funding for new technology through the Digital Media Center’s Small Grants Program. Established two years ago, the grant program allows faculty to explore the use of technology and information services within their courses. For this academic year, $5,000 was available to fund grants up to $1,000 each. Hunnicutt said the devices will make classroom learning more interactive because students will participate in lectures through “clicker questions.” Students submit their answers using the keypad on their transmitter, and the results display immediately, just like the results of audience polls on the television show, Hunnicutt said. “It’s an immediate response for me and the students,” she said. For example, Hunnicutt can hold a pop quiz during a lecture and get instant feedback about how well the class understands the material. If half of the class answers the question correctly but the other half misses it, then Hunnicutt said she knows she needs to go back and explain the concept again. Likewise, if 90 percent of the class answers correctly, then the few students who missed the question know they need to go back over the material or ask a question, she said. Last year, classes in both economics and chemistry used a similar device that transmitted responses via infrared. However, in larger classroom settings, the infrared transmitter sometimes failed to register student responses and didn’t notify a student if their response was received, said Neal Yakelis, an assistant professor of chemistry who used the system in his classes last year. The radio frequency transmitters being used by Hunnicutt this year should alleviate most of the problems associated with infrared transmitters, Yakelis said. The radio transmitters have a longer range, which will work better in large classroom settings, and display a “received” message when a student’s response registers with the reader, Yakelis said. He also plans to use the radio frequency transmitters in his chemistry classes. Recipients of the grants were chosen based on a variety of criteria, including the innovative nature of the proposed technology, the overall impact on the applicant’s curriculum, the feasibility of the project and the benefit to other faculty, students and courses. The technology or educational technique also must be unavailable on campus or easily transferable from another source. In addition to Hunnicut, Maryann Carr, a clinical associate professor of nursing, Solveig Robinson, an assistant professor of English, and Josh Page, information technology specialist for the School of Business, received funds. Carr received a grant to purchase a Tablet PC to determine the practical use of the equipment in the nursing curriculum, particularly in clinical settings. Tablet PCs are mobile computers, similar to laptops in size but with the ability to twist the screen around and write on it like a notebook, Carr said. Computers in patient rooms are a growing trend, and by using the Tablet PC, Carr said she hopes to determine if nurses can realistically apply them in the hospital setting. Textbook material can also be uploaded into the computer and used as a reference in clinical settings, which is more practical since most nursing texts are large and cumbersome, she added. Meanwhile, Robinson’s project will work to foster collaboration between the book arts and graphic arts programs through the purchase of a digital press. The new equipment will also enable students to experiment with new book arts technology. And Page will use his grant to implement a podcasting system for the MBA program. Read more about Page’s project here.


Here is the website link too: http://news.plu.edu/node/1065

Krysteena

New Teachers

Here is a website I found. It said that it was for new teachers. It has some games and links to other resources.

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/agriculturalteachers/

Amy

Metal Projects

There are many websites that can be found with metal project ideas. I found an interesting one of disucssions. One gentleman made a hyraulic jack. Maybe this would be a good place to browse for ideas and join and ask these creative minds to create some plans so that others may also create projects such as these.

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/communities/mboard/showthread.php?t=12948

Amy

Hardscapes

If anyone is teaching any lessons on landscape and plans to cover hardscapes. A friend sent me this website. It's interactive and includes a project calculator and some other links that may be helpful.

http://www.oberfields.com/patioinstructions.php

Amy

Wood Labs

I found a website that has links to many other sites. It is all about plans for projects. Even if you don't use the plans provided, it would be a great place to browse to get a list of ideas for students, or even allow students to browse on their own.

http://www.bobsplans.com/TopSites/TopSites.php


Amy

welding

For anyone who is teaching welding and would like some free materials (books, posters, that kind of thing). If you email lincoln electric they will send you free media. It's four books, c.d.'s with video and possibly powerpoints. Just something useful to compile a unit with.


http://www.lincolnelectric.com/knowledge/askus/default.asp?section=knowledge


Amy

Online Calander

While checking out the communities of practice section of the NAAE website, I stumbled acorss a post by an Ag Teacher who asked if other teachers had trouble keeping FFA members and studetns aware of important deadlines.

He suggested the following website: http://www.calendars.net/

By implementing something like this into your ag ed program, teachers would be able to link this calander directly from their chapter website and it could be availbe 24/7 for all students to look up important deadlines, not just FFA members.

-Hilary

NAAE Communities of Practice

One resource we have heard a lot about during the block has been the NAAE Communities of Practice website. I beleive that this resource could prove very valuable during our student teaching, even our first year teaching and the entire duration.

It provides the opportunity to post resources and even questions, so most likely there will be someone who is either in your situation or has experience in the area, who is willing to lead some advice.

The website is http://naae.ca.uky.edu:8080/clearspacex/index.jspa

-Hilary

FFA State Convention Virtual Field Trip

The virtual field trip we were assigned to complete is now posted in youtube. I was in a group with Hannah, Sarah, Nathan, and Krysteena. I think it is really good and you all should look it up and watch it!

Jennifer Dunn

Agriculture on Teacher Tube

I was looking at teacher tube and I came across videos that had to deal with agriculture in the classroom. There were a lot of different videos that dealed with animal science, food science, FFA and many more. Out of the videos I watched I found that they were very interesting that helped give me some ideas on teaching topics in a new and fun way.

Jennifer Dunn

Greener Asphalt

A program called the Asphalt Research Consortium (ARC) aims to make asphalt cheaper and more environmentally friendly to produce. This asphalt is said to last longer and would be made from recycled materials. The asphalt should be made by using less energy. I thought this would be interesting to learn more about since saving energy is such a big topic now.

Jennifer Dunn

Billboards That Look Back

Companies are putting cameras in their billboards to know what age group, race, and gender their billboard attracts. The cameras are so small that most people don't even notice the camera. In the article one person after the camera was pointed out to them said that he felt it was creepy and an invasion of their privacy. I know that this really has nothing to do with ag. ed. but I thought it was interesting and I didn't realize that companies were starting to do this.

Jennifer Dunn

Farmers and GPS

Farmer that are using a GPS in their tractors say that they are helping them save money in the long run after using the systems. The GPS technology is used to help redues the amount of fertilizer and herbicides they need to apply on their crop. This is something that we learned about ASM 300 and I think it should be something we all should gain more informaiton about and teach it in our future classrooms.

Jennifer Dunn

Small PCs

Small PCs have been talked about since the economy slows down. The small PCs comes with a longer battery live and also have the wireless connections features like any other PC. The PCs are small enough to fit in your hand and are designed to cut done on the energy consumptions of other PCs.

Jennifer Dunn

Virtual Dissection

A school in Charleston West Virginia was given a software from the local animal rights activists to give students the opportunity to dissect a frog without killing the frog. Students are given the opportunity to choose if they would want to use the software or not. The school has said that the enrollment of students wanting to take the anatomy class has doubled in size since they have gained this computer software.

Jennifer Dunn

Notebook Web Camera

Logitech Quickcam can be bought for less than $100 and it has been proven to take high quality videos and pictures. I thought this would be good to look into just in case we will need to buy one for the different schools we get hired too.

Jennifer Dunn

Harvesting solar power from space

I read this article and I thought it was an interesting concept to think about. Massive satellites would beam solar energy back to the ground based revceivers. The Pentagon has dones studys and they feel that this could be used to help the military operations and developing nations.

Jennifer Dunn

Windows 7

Windows came up with a touch screen windows that is said to look like an iPhone.
This new microsoft system is going to be called Windows 7 and should be released in late 2009.

I thought this would be interesting to think about you know never know we might have to use one when the Windows 7 are released.

Jennifer Dunn

AES Year in Review

In addition to the virtual field trip, I used my new found skills in windows movie maker to create the slide show for the Ag Ed Society banquet. I really tossed around ideas about how I was going to put together the slide show and before the media and technology class, the best thing I had come up with was to put all the AES pictures into a folder, click "view as slideshow" and play music on iTunes!

What I really loved about the experience was that I was able to use parts of songs, rather than an entire song and it transitioned really nicely.

I believe this program is very easy to use and could easily be incorporated with an FFA chapter's reporter to create a professional looking slideshow that could play during the meal and or during the banquet.

For my website project, I uploaded the slide show to YouTube, so if you would like to see the AES year in review slide show, check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTlwGiOCnIQ

-Hilary

Virtual Field Trip!

I did my virtual field trip on Moyer's Show Pigs swine facilities, located in Northwest, Ohio. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLXk_9PEN98

-Hilary

National FFA Week

I know this doesn't help too much now, but I found a website will be helpful for FFA week in the future (and may help on DF's resubmission).

http://www.ffa.org/documents/ffaweek_planningguide.pdf

The National FFA website has suggestions each year on what kinds of activities you should focus on. It has sample activity ideas, many sources for media relations, brochures, posters, ads. You can also compete on the most unique FFA Week competion. This is available every year, so make sure you take a look!

Stacy