A podcast can be used in several different ways in a classroom. I think the most beneficial way would be for a teacher to pre-record a lesson. This way, if the teacher needs to do child observations or needs to do something else, the children will still learn everything they need to learn. Podcasts are a great way to integrate technology into the classroom!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Learning with Games and Simulations
For this assignment we have to find two games that would be beneficial to our classroom. I have found two games that intertwine learning and technology!
Bon Appetit
This is a game that helps children work on their reading comprehension and grammar skills. This is perfect for a kindergarten classroom because children are still learning new words and are still building their language base.
Connect the Numbers
This is a game that helps children work on their counting and number recognition skills. This is perfect for Pre-School or Kindergarten students because it will reinforce their mathematical skills!
Bon Appetit
This is a game that helps children work on their reading comprehension and grammar skills. This is perfect for a kindergarten classroom because children are still learning new words and are still building their language base.
Connect the Numbers
This is a game that helps children work on their counting and number recognition skills. This is perfect for Pre-School or Kindergarten students because it will reinforce their mathematical skills!
Concept Map!
Concept Maps are a good idea, especially when thinking of an elementary classroom. As mentioned in a previous blog, children need ideas to be reinforced with pictures because they are still at such a young age. If you would just tell a child what to do or how things link together, they would not understand because children are visual learners. By using a concept map, elementary students will be able to see how ideas link together. I think this is a very good idea for elementary classrooms. Showing concept maps to students will increase their understanding of different ideas!
Link to "Kindergarten Concept Map"
Link to "Kindergarten Concept Map"
Monday, February 14, 2011
Wordle!
Wordle is my new favorite thing! I think this is so cool and I can't wait to use this for other college projects. When it comes to my classroom, I will use this in education as a way to show my students what their vocabulary words are. This will be a new and creative way to engage my Kindergarten students! I can't wait to try this in my future classroom!
fsfMonday, February 7, 2011
VoiceThread
For today's assignment, we have to make a voice thread to go along with a lesson plan for our future classroom. Since I am going to be teaching little kids (approximately 4 to 5 year olds), I have to keep lessons very basic and fun and interactive. For this assignment, I choose to make a voice thread on my trip to Washington D.C.. Since I do will have to do a History lesson for my class, what better to do a History lesson on rather than our own capital. During my show, I will show my students:
1. Where the president lives
2. What the capital building
3. What is inside the National Museum of American History
4. Other historical monuments
I will also ask my students questions such as:
1. Why does the president live in the White House?
2. Why is the capital building important?
3. Why is the Lincoln Memorial/Washington Monument important?
This meets ISTE standards because it
1. Facilitates and Inspires student learning through an interactive and engaging way
2. Models Digital Age work and learning through a technology inspired lesson plan
3. By designing a Digital Age learning experience by once again using technology to teach my students.
I will use voicethread in my future classroom because it gives children a new way to learn. Instead of watching a boring power point, this voicethread gives teachers a whole new range for making presentations. A teacher can give a presentation without speaking a word to the class! This is a very neat and engaging way to inspire learning and I plan on using it in my future classroom.
link to voicethread
1. Where the president lives
2. What the capital building
3. What is inside the National Museum of American History
4. Other historical monuments
I will also ask my students questions such as:
1. Why does the president live in the White House?
2. Why is the capital building important?
3. Why is the Lincoln Memorial/Washington Monument important?
This meets ISTE standards because it
1. Facilitates and Inspires student learning through an interactive and engaging way
2. Models Digital Age work and learning through a technology inspired lesson plan
3. By designing a Digital Age learning experience by once again using technology to teach my students.
I will use voicethread in my future classroom because it gives children a new way to learn. Instead of watching a boring power point, this voicethread gives teachers a whole new range for making presentations. A teacher can give a presentation without speaking a word to the class! This is a very neat and engaging way to inspire learning and I plan on using it in my future classroom.
link to voicethread
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