The first article that I reviewed was on one to help motivate children to read. Well, of course that caught my eye and when I read the information, I thought it was a fun and innovative way of using technology and reading in the classroom. A child that reads actually charts his book, pages that he has read, type of book and so on onto an Excel spreadsheet. This way both the child and the teacher can see the reading that has taken place and it is an exciting way for children to chart their own reading progress, and help them achieve their goals for reading.
The second article that I read was on making a daily log of the calories that the child consumed for the day. This has many positive aspects to this fun way to use a spreadsheet. First, it shows how many calories should be consumed vs. how many actually are consumed. It helps the children to be aware of what is good and what is not good for them to eat. It touches on math skills and adding up all of the caloric intake of the day.I'm sure there are many other positive connotations to glean from this activity, but these were just a few that I thought of.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Digital Cameras in the Classroom
I am excited about all of the possible ideas of digital cameras in the classroom. I have never given it much thought until I read the articles about all of the different ways to do so in the classroom. I found some of these very brilliant:
1. As children are learning the alphabet, have them take pictures of the different letters that
they see around the house, classroom, school building...the ideas are endless.
2. Photograph students dressed up as what they want to be when they grow up and use
the pictures to illustrate career reports.
3. Write a class novel and illustrate it with live-action photos of your students.
4. Show the images from the camera directly onto a television screen. "A day in the life of your students" can easily be done for an Open House.
5. Take lots of pictures while on a class field trip. Have students write a caption for each
picture post the photos and captions to a Web site to create a virtual field trip.
6. Photograph community landmarks and have students create a brochure about your
community.
7. As you study shapes, have the students take pictures of various shapes.
8. As you are studying numbers, assign each student a number and they are to find things that correspond with that number and take a picture of them.
9. The students should be able to create thank-you cards and include digital pictures in the
cards either of themselves or something of their choice.
10. Create a seating chart with photographs for substitutes.
1. As children are learning the alphabet, have them take pictures of the different letters that
they see around the house, classroom, school building...the ideas are endless.
2. Photograph students dressed up as what they want to be when they grow up and use
the pictures to illustrate career reports.
3. Write a class novel and illustrate it with live-action photos of your students.
4. Show the images from the camera directly onto a television screen. "A day in the life of your students" can easily be done for an Open House.
5. Take lots of pictures while on a class field trip. Have students write a caption for each
picture post the photos and captions to a Web site to create a virtual field trip.
6. Photograph community landmarks and have students create a brochure about your
community.
7. As you study shapes, have the students take pictures of various shapes.
8. As you are studying numbers, assign each student a number and they are to find things that correspond with that number and take a picture of them.
9. The students should be able to create thank-you cards and include digital pictures in the
cards either of themselves or something of their choice.
10. Create a seating chart with photographs for substitutes.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Technology Infused Classroom
Technology in the classroom for the children of today seems almost vital. Children know so much more about technology than I ever did as a child, they probably know more than I do now. So, in order to reach the generation of today I think it necessary to incorporate many forms of technology into the classroom.
While going through our computer classes the world of technology and how to use it in the classroom has opened up to me. I am excited to start using it in my lessons as I teach. I don't think of it as a burden to incorporate technology, but I think of it rather as a tool to enhance learning for my students.
I know the West Virginia State Content Standards are spelled out for you, and in some cases are incorporated into the teaching curriculum. There doesn't seem to be any excuses why we can't use technology to make learning fun, exciting, and something for the students to remember.
While going through our computer classes the world of technology and how to use it in the classroom has opened up to me. I am excited to start using it in my lessons as I teach. I don't think of it as a burden to incorporate technology, but I think of it rather as a tool to enhance learning for my students.
I know the West Virginia State Content Standards are spelled out for you, and in some cases are incorporated into the teaching curriculum. There doesn't seem to be any excuses why we can't use technology to make learning fun, exciting, and something for the students to remember.
Monday, March 31, 2008
"Monster Swap"
A learner active classroom could be many things. I think of learning centers of all sorts, projects, interactive games, flashcards...the list is practically endless. The student should be actively participating in their own learning. (If not who is?)
A technology infused classroom uses many types of technology. This is not just a computer hooked up to a screen for the class to see or just using the Internet in the classroom. Technology could be as simple as letting students work with calculators when figuring out hard long division problems. It should feel smooth and not choppy and incorporate into many different aspects throughout the school day.
The lesson that I read about was so neat. The students were learning about how to write descriptive stories. They were just learning about adjectives, and the teacher had them read a book and ask for descriptive words that describe the monster in the book. The students then drew their own monsters and had to describe them, but they had to describe them in such a way that another student that they would email could understand and see in his mind what the student was describing.I thought this was a wonderful idea to incorporate reading and writing in the uses of technology with the email's. It just shows me that the ideas are endless!
A technology infused classroom uses many types of technology. This is not just a computer hooked up to a screen for the class to see or just using the Internet in the classroom. Technology could be as simple as letting students work with calculators when figuring out hard long division problems. It should feel smooth and not choppy and incorporate into many different aspects throughout the school day.
The lesson that I read about was so neat. The students were learning about how to write descriptive stories. They were just learning about adjectives, and the teacher had them read a book and ask for descriptive words that describe the monster in the book. The students then drew their own monsters and had to describe them, but they had to describe them in such a way that another student that they would email could understand and see in his mind what the student was describing.I thought this was a wonderful idea to incorporate reading and writing in the uses of technology with the email's. It just shows me that the ideas are endless!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Well, this is my first blog entry ever. My name is Lindsay, and I am a student at ABC studying to be an elementary teacher. I am starting a blog mainly for a project for school, but I am interested in the many ways a blog can be used in the classroom. I want to be familiar with a blog and how it works before I use it in a future classroom.
I think I want to teach anywhere from grade 1 until grade 4. I love this age group. They are excited about life and learning, and they are usually willing to please. They bring an innocence back to the lives of those they touch. I am excited to see what grade God has for me in the future.
I think I want to teach anywhere from grade 1 until grade 4. I love this age group. They are excited about life and learning, and they are usually willing to please. They bring an innocence back to the lives of those they touch. I am excited to see what grade God has for me in the future.
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