Another episode packed with web reasources.
GeoGebra is a neat math site. It has a twist on math that will entain a variety of different students from different walks in life. It has connections with algebra, calculus, and other math techniques. As an added bonus, it gives different reasources for teachers to use, ideas for the classroom, and LESSON PLANS. I looked at some of them and they have some good ideas to incorporate into lessons across the cirrcullum.
http://www.geogebra.org/cms/
The next tool I liked was a mind mapping tool!http://www.mindmeister.com/ . This will allow both students and teachers to make concept maps of different ideas and topics. People can do this online with a varitey of people putting their input in on the project. It gives users the options to share it online with others to expand the ideas even further.
Also, there was a variety of different ways to utiize google maps. These allowed ways to create your own map with google and how to compare two points on a map. It has ways to embed codes on these sites to add them to different areas.http://map.talleye.com/index.php
http://www.mymapsplus.com/
This would be a great way to get students interested in certain topics in history or geography. I believe it would allow students to make connections from topic to topic with more ease.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Reflection 11: Tech Chicks 48
Another exciting podcast by the tech chicks. These ladies are really starting to grow on me with their great humor and Internet sites for teachers to use.
My first interesting site is Lit 2 Go.http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/. It is a free site!!! It has a bunch of different stories, poems, and prose in a format very accessible to students ( MP3). Students and teachers can download these files onto a computer or mp3 player. If you have it on your computer, you can read along and listen to the story at the same time! Also, it gives you the option of listening, reading, or printing out the story to take it different places.
The next site is the Kids Weather Report. http://kidsweatherreport.com/. I liked this site because of the visual learning capabilities. I found it very useful in working with my young nephew. It portrays the weather outside as a picture. Students do not have to read to comprehend how they need to dress or how they should prepare for the outside conditions. It shows pictures of the weather and children dressed in appropriate clothing.
On this podcast there was a variety of sites that looked interesting. The one that really touched my heart was 25 ways to make a difference.
http://twentyfivedays.wordpress.com/
The amazing part of this was it was began by a 10 year old. It is proof that anyone can work with technology. It was started to honor her grandfather. It encourages people to try to make a difference in their world. This could be used as a challenge based learning activity for students to do!
My first interesting site is Lit 2 Go.http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/. It is a free site!!! It has a bunch of different stories, poems, and prose in a format very accessible to students ( MP3). Students and teachers can download these files onto a computer or mp3 player. If you have it on your computer, you can read along and listen to the story at the same time! Also, it gives you the option of listening, reading, or printing out the story to take it different places.
The next site is the Kids Weather Report. http://kidsweatherreport.com/. I liked this site because of the visual learning capabilities. I found it very useful in working with my young nephew. It portrays the weather outside as a picture. Students do not have to read to comprehend how they need to dress or how they should prepare for the outside conditions. It shows pictures of the weather and children dressed in appropriate clothing.
On this podcast there was a variety of sites that looked interesting. The one that really touched my heart was 25 ways to make a difference.
http://twentyfivedays.wordpress.com/
The amazing part of this was it was began by a 10 year old. It is proof that anyone can work with technology. It was started to honor her grandfather. It encourages people to try to make a difference in their world. This could be used as a challenge based learning activity for students to do!
Reflection 10: Tech Chicks 70
This episode of tech chicks was a great resource for starting and younger teachers still learning the ropes. This is a definite builder of teacher skills. The first site is 21 Foundation. It is dedicated to developing 21st learners to 21st teachers. It wants to help match creativity of students with what the teachers do in the classroom. This would be good to have as a personal resource or to help your fellow teachers or administrators to advance making connections with students. Check it out at http://www.21foundation.com/.
Another site I found neat was Sixty Symbols. This site is a collection of videos about science. It is really geared to middle and high school students. It provides good resources for the classroom and can help with student understanding in difficult classes like physics. Having videos for students to access will promote further learning and having a better grasp upon subject matter. http://www.sixtysymbols.com/index.html
The other two sites I believe are great for teacher education students and new are continuing teacher are 100 Essential Blog Posts for the first year teacher and 100 video sites every educator should have! These can improve your teaching skills and aid you in connecting with students from every different view of life. It gives many different tips and strategies for teachers to use. IT IS A MUST TO LOOK AT !!!!http://www.onlinecollege.org/2010/01/12/100-essential-blog-posts-for-the-first-year-teacher/
http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2010/100-video-sites-every-educator-should-bookmark
Another site I found neat was Sixty Symbols. This site is a collection of videos about science. It is really geared to middle and high school students. It provides good resources for the classroom and can help with student understanding in difficult classes like physics. Having videos for students to access will promote further learning and having a better grasp upon subject matter. http://www.sixtysymbols.com/index.html
The other two sites I believe are great for teacher education students and new are continuing teacher are 100 Essential Blog Posts for the first year teacher and 100 video sites every educator should have! These can improve your teaching skills and aid you in connecting with students from every different view of life. It gives many different tips and strategies for teachers to use. IT IS A MUST TO LOOK AT !!!!http://www.onlinecollege.org/2010/01/12/100-essential-blog-posts-for-the-first-year-teacher/
http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2010/100-video-sites-every-educator-should-bookmark
Reflection 9: Tech Chicks 84
This tech chicks pod cast immediately caught my eye. They started out with talking about the Angry Birds game. This is a fun innovative game that children love to play and beat. I , personally, love playing this game. My nephew and I play this game together and have a great time. They found a sight that tells the top ten things that CIO's could learn from this game. It covers ideas like people secede best when they are allowed to use their best talents. This proves that any game can help gap the bridge between learning and fun! http://bit.ly/f13aeP There are many valuable lessons to be gained by using games . It develops thinking on your feet and quick decision making skills on small tasks.
The next area I found to be useful is Little Bird Tales.http://littlebirdtales.com/ This is a site that helps younger students develop their abilities in creating stories and plot lines. It is a free site. Students can create the story and then make it into a book which they can have online. Once a student or other person creates a story, they can share it with the rest of the little bide tales users.
The next area I found would be useful in my classroom is My Fake Wall.http://myfakewall.com This is a site that allows students to create a facebook wall for different characters . These could be like people from a book or a person from history. This would allow students to research people and put it in something that is interesting to students like FAKE FACEBOOK! You get to develop there friends, wall posts, information, and relationship status. One thing to keep in mind is that students will have to have an email address.
The next area I found to be useful is Little Bird Tales.http://littlebirdtales.com/ This is a site that helps younger students develop their abilities in creating stories and plot lines. It is a free site. Students can create the story and then make it into a book which they can have online. Once a student or other person creates a story, they can share it with the rest of the little bide tales users.
The next area I found would be useful in my classroom is My Fake Wall.http://myfakewall.com This is a site that allows students to create a facebook wall for different characters . These could be like people from a book or a person from history. This would allow students to research people and put it in something that is interesting to students like FAKE FACEBOOK! You get to develop there friends, wall posts, information, and relationship status. One thing to keep in mind is that students will have to have an email address.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Challenge Based Learning Reflection
Challenge based learning is a different way to get students involved in their own learning. It gives a new twist to make children use their brain to solve problems while learning important material for the classroom!
In my project my team and I made a prezi project about saving water. My group looked into all the ways that water is used, how we can use less water, and new water technology. We learned all about water uses and conservation techniques. When we presented our project to the class, we developed a way that everyone could get involved in our research. At the end of the lesson, we challenged them to implant one water saving technique into their everyday life. This could be anything from turning the water off while they are brushing their teeth to installing a new shower head that uses less water.
I believe this would be very neat to use in a classroom. It would give students a chance to show what they believe is important and explain to a class why! This could be in a classroom or in a whole school system. I would love to see many school teachers use this as a project in their classrooms.
In my project my team and I made a prezi project about saving water. My group looked into all the ways that water is used, how we can use less water, and new water technology. We learned all about water uses and conservation techniques. When we presented our project to the class, we developed a way that everyone could get involved in our research. At the end of the lesson, we challenged them to implant one water saving technique into their everyday life. This could be anything from turning the water off while they are brushing their teeth to installing a new shower head that uses less water.
I believe this would be very neat to use in a classroom. It would give students a chance to show what they believe is important and explain to a class why! This could be in a classroom or in a whole school system. I would love to see many school teachers use this as a project in their classrooms.
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