Because I teach First Grade, I feel that my favorite tools are the Wikis, and the Photostory. An activity that I will plan for my students to use combining these new tools, it's create wikis for different topics, have the kids research and add information, completing them with pictures creating a photostory. It's something that the students will learn from, and later we can show to their parents too. Also, I have joined an international project through Wikispaces, and we will be creating glogs for this project.
I have definitely transformed my thinking about the learning that will take place in my classroom, because I feel I have now more tools to apply for the different learning styles of my students. And more resources to explore.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
TOOL # 11
I would teach the idea of digital citizenship to my students, in the same way I manage to teach everything else; talking about the privileges of counting on technology, and that it should be use only for learning purposes.
The three things I would want to make sure my students understand about being good digital citizens:
*Respect, of the equipment and for other people.
*Responsibility, about what they learn and what they post.
*Consequences, good and bad of their digital behavior.
The three things I would want to make sure my students understand about being good digital citizens:
*Respect, of the equipment and for other people.
*Responsibility, about what they learn and what they post.
*Consequences, good and bad of their digital behavior.
TOOL #10
I explored the apps, looking for material that could be educational, and I liked the following:
World Countries (7 educational Apps). A great way to learn everything from all the countries, including capitals, flags, etc.
We already use Brain Pop Jr., but there is a Brain Pop Featured Movie App for the iPod, iPhone,and iPod Touch. All the movies are captioned, making it easy for the students to read along. The topics available were Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Technology, Arts & Music, and Health.
Science Glossary , which is an extensive glossary of scientific terms and short biographies of key scientists. Formatted specifically for the iPhone, all definitions link to related terms and detailed science learning modules.
The benefit for the students using iTouchs, iPads and appropriate apps it's that it will help them to have easy access to information to research, and have a better global conciseness. Also, it will help them to develop fine motor skills.
World Countries (7 educational Apps). A great way to learn everything from all the countries, including capitals, flags, etc.
We already use Brain Pop Jr., but there is a Brain Pop Featured Movie App for the iPod, iPhone,and iPod Touch. All the movies are captioned, making it easy for the students to read along. The topics available were Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Technology, Arts & Music, and Health.
Science Glossary , which is an extensive glossary of scientific terms and short biographies of key scientists. Formatted specifically for the iPhone, all definitions link to related terms and detailed science learning modules.
The benefit for the students using iTouchs, iPads and appropriate apps it's that it will help them to have easy access to information to research, and have a better global conciseness. Also, it will help them to develop fine motor skills.
Monday, August 9, 2010
TOOL #9
Skype is a wonderful tool for face to face communication around the globe. I have been using it for a while to communicate with my relatives in Mexico and Spain, and friends in other countries. Being able to see them several times a week still amazes me. I could easily see using Skype in the classroom, since my students corresponds with a class in Punta del Este, Uruuay. I could use Jing to introduce my students to new software without having to keep the attention of an entire group. Just having them watch the video on their own screens will help them learn the programs faster.
It seems that students learn, understand and retain concepts much better if they get to see them in video. I show educational videos in my classsroom to teach my students.
I selected these videos to show to my students last year when we studied the units about Egypt and citizenship. It made the class more interesting, and fun learning!
I selected these videos to show to my students last year when we studied the units about Egypt and citizenship. It made the class more interesting, and fun learning!
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