1. My favorite tools that were completely new to me were the Google Reader and the social bookmarking sites. This coming year I would like for my students to have blogs. The blogs would incorporate the building of digital citizenship that the children so desperately need. The Google Reader will help me to stay up to date on their posts and help me to evaluate their digital citizenship in a fairly quick way.
2. I feel much more confident teaching techonolgy in my classroom. I feel prepared for introducing tools right from the beginning. YAY!
3. I actually learned new things about technology. I feel pretty confident when it comes to technology but this format of professional development helped me excel quickly through things I already knew and spend more time learning about tools that I was unfamiliar with. I loved adding these tools to my toolbelt. This was exceptional professional development. Thank you to all who made it possible! :o)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Tool #11
1. Internet Safety -- The majority of students have access to the internet. Unfortunately, most are lacking in instruction about the safety of communicating on the internet. As a teacher who is requiring my students to be technology savvy, I too must teach them how to conduct themselves in a safe manor. We will act out different scenarios and discuss how we should handle them. Have students create a safety contract and sign it and hang it in the classroom.
2. Digital Literacy -- Credible Sources and Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Students need to be taught how to find credible information. They need to build their critical thinking skills to evaluate which sources are likely to have factual data vs. sources that might have fictional data. Students need to be explicitly taught to confirm information by reading various sources. Once factual information is found, then students need to paraphrase and give credit to the source. It is so easy to copy and paste. This must be taught. I will model and allow students to research in small groups to practice these methods. We will create a chart or scenarios of "dos" and "don'ts".
3. Digital Ethics -- Cyber Bullying is something that is increasing as the use of social networking is increasing. I will tie in this aspect of bullying into my daily character development. Again, students will create and evaluate different situations and how to handle them after brainstorming possible ways to handle these situations.
2. Digital Literacy -- Credible Sources and Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Students need to be taught how to find credible information. They need to build their critical thinking skills to evaluate which sources are likely to have factual data vs. sources that might have fictional data. Students need to be explicitly taught to confirm information by reading various sources. Once factual information is found, then students need to paraphrase and give credit to the source. It is so easy to copy and paste. This must be taught. I will model and allow students to research in small groups to practice these methods. We will create a chart or scenarios of "dos" and "don'ts".
3. Digital Ethics -- Cyber Bullying is something that is increasing as the use of social networking is increasing. I will tie in this aspect of bullying into my daily character development. Again, students will create and evaluate different situations and how to handle them after brainstorming possible ways to handle these situations.
Tool #10
Interesting Apps from Apple Store
Math Pop -- math facts, +, -, X, /
Sequence Search: Search for arithmetic sequences (like 2,4,6 or 3,7,11) in a number grid. Like word search, but with numbers. Drag your finger over the grid to identify sequences (in increasing order). *
Word Ferret: Find as many words as you can in the allotted time. The longer the word, the higher the score. *
Reader Lite: This is like no other Web App you’ve ever used. Recoded from scratch this new eBook Reader app functions completely offline. Open Reader, sync with your account and launch books instantly. * (Workstation . . . homework assignment if grant passes)
Other Apps:
NASA 3D Sun - rotate the sun and see all views. Look at flares and sunspots up close. Three-dimensional version constructed from real-time photos & movies. ** (Science TEKS)
Planets (Q Continuum) - (Science TEKS)
I am looking forward to using apps in my class this year. I know that the technology will engage students and encourage them to ask more questions and grow.
* Wording from Apple Store
** Wording from NASA
Math Pop -- math facts, +, -, X, /
Sequence Search: Search for arithmetic sequences (like 2,4,6 or 3,7,11) in a number grid. Like word search, but with numbers. Drag your finger over the grid to identify sequences (in increasing order). *
Word Ferret: Find as many words as you can in the allotted time. The longer the word, the higher the score. *
Reader Lite: This is like no other Web App you’ve ever used. Recoded from scratch this new eBook Reader app functions completely offline. Open Reader, sync with your account and launch books instantly. * (Workstation . . . homework assignment if grant passes)
Other Apps:
NASA 3D Sun - rotate the sun and see all views. Look at flares and sunspots up close. Three-dimensional version constructed from real-time photos & movies. ** (Science TEKS)
Planets (Q Continuum) - (Science TEKS)
I am looking forward to using apps in my class this year. I know that the technology will engage students and encourage them to ask more questions and grow.
* Wording from Apple Store
** Wording from NASA
Tool #9
Jing: When teaching a particular process, such as regrouping, the teacher could record the process in a video format. Students then could go back and replay the lesson and stop it as needed. This could be in a workstation format for reinforment.
Students could also use Jing to add visuals from the computer to any other their presentations or blogs.
Skype: Students from different classrooms, grade levels, schools can collaborate and share their learning and questions about content. Students can also gain valuable information from experts in different fields that would otherwise be impossible to see face to face. Students could have book review times and could share great books to read. Also, students could share findings of science experiments with other 3rd grade classes in the district.
Students could also use Jing to add visuals from the computer to any other their presentations or blogs.
Skype: Students from different classrooms, grade levels, schools can collaborate and share their learning and questions about content. Students can also gain valuable information from experts in different fields that would otherwise be impossible to see face to face. Students could have book review times and could share great books to read. Also, students could share findings of science experiments with other 3rd grade classes in the district.
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