www.readwritethink.org
I stumbled across this website when looking for information for a parent. It has cool interactive tools for helping students with writing and language arts skills. Also lots of good information for lesson plans and after school programs. There are also different professional development opportunities posted here.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Facebook Backlash
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/12/facebook.backlash/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
This is an article about Facebook's recent changes after a social networking conference last month. It talks about companies partnering with Facebook to display and share user interests. The article is dicussing the security and privacy issues that come along with Facebooks latest additions in sharing information with third parties. Thought provoking article.
This is an article about Facebook's recent changes after a social networking conference last month. It talks about companies partnering with Facebook to display and share user interests. The article is dicussing the security and privacy issues that come along with Facebooks latest additions in sharing information with third parties. Thought provoking article.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Web page Creation
I created a web page that is mostly informational for the Title 1 programs at my school. I am a Title 1 reading specialist and the Title 1 coordinator. I decided on this type of web page because often parents aren't able to make it to our informational meetings to learn about the Title 1 programs at our school. My name isn't in the title of the web page and there are no pictures of me because I'm a little funny about that sort of thing. My name is at the bottom of the first/home page as a contact person for questions or more information. In the future I would like to make a blog page to link with this so parents and the Title teachers have one more way to communicate.
http://cpatitle1.weebly.com
http://cpatitle1.weebly.com
Monday, May 10, 2010
Internet 4 Classrooms
www.internet4classrooms.com
I found this website while looking for links to add to my own web page. It has advise, suggestions, and help for students by grade level and subject. The site also has links for Pre-K-12 and technology tutorials for technology that is commonly used in the classroom. It has a link for assessment assistance which gives advice on how to prepare students for standardized testing. The best part, in my opinion, is the daily dose of the web option. This is a place where they update followers on new content either weekly or daily. It's a pretty place to find lots of useful information.
I found this website while looking for links to add to my own web page. It has advise, suggestions, and help for students by grade level and subject. The site also has links for Pre-K-12 and technology tutorials for technology that is commonly used in the classroom. It has a link for assessment assistance which gives advice on how to prepare students for standardized testing. The best part, in my opinion, is the daily dose of the web option. This is a place where they update followers on new content either weekly or daily. It's a pretty place to find lots of useful information.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Stories on the web
www.storylineonline.net
This site is awesome!!! It's video of famous people reading children's stories. I love it because you can have students listen to stories individually at a computer center with head phones, or as a class on the smart board. Students can even listen to these stories at home on the computer. There is no cost to view the stories but donations are accepted. Check it out.
This site is awesome!!! It's video of famous people reading children's stories. I love it because you can have students listen to stories individually at a computer center with head phones, or as a class on the smart board. Students can even listen to these stories at home on the computer. There is no cost to view the stories but donations are accepted. Check it out.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
READKIDDOREAD.com
www.READKIDDOREAD.com
Not exactly based on new technology, but a resource that many teachers might want to pass on to educators and parents in their buildings/districts.
I recently went to a Bureau of Education & Research conference Titled What's New in Children's Literature. The presenter, Judy Freeman, was full of wonderful ideas for ways to incorporate today's hottest children's titles into the classroom. She reviews hundreds of new children's books each year and then presents on the one's that have been tested out on actual children. Anyway, at this conference Judy told us about a web site that was created for parents and teachers alike. The goal of the web site was to get kids motivated to read. The sure fire way to do this is through really good books that will grab children's attention and get them begging for more. The web site has tabs for great illustrated books, great transitional books, great page turners, and great advanced reads. After clicking on any of the tabs mentioned, one can find summaries of the books as well as link to lesson plans that could be done in relation to the story. Then, if a student likes that title there is an option to pick more books like it! Really, the work is done for you. No more hunting to find the books that will help kids learn to love to read. There are also tabs for a lesson plan exchange page, a community page and a newsletter link. Every educator and parent should be checking this site out.
Not exactly based on new technology, but a resource that many teachers might want to pass on to educators and parents in their buildings/districts.
I recently went to a Bureau of Education & Research conference Titled What's New in Children's Literature. The presenter, Judy Freeman, was full of wonderful ideas for ways to incorporate today's hottest children's titles into the classroom. She reviews hundreds of new children's books each year and then presents on the one's that have been tested out on actual children. Anyway, at this conference Judy told us about a web site that was created for parents and teachers alike. The goal of the web site was to get kids motivated to read. The sure fire way to do this is through really good books that will grab children's attention and get them begging for more. The web site has tabs for great illustrated books, great transitional books, great page turners, and great advanced reads. After clicking on any of the tabs mentioned, one can find summaries of the books as well as link to lesson plans that could be done in relation to the story. Then, if a student likes that title there is an option to pick more books like it! Really, the work is done for you. No more hunting to find the books that will help kids learn to love to read. There are also tabs for a lesson plan exchange page, a community page and a newsletter link. Every educator and parent should be checking this site out.
abcya.com
As a teacher who works with students that aren't performing at grade level in reading, I often struggle to find ways to implement technology into my daily lesson plans. I meet with 50 students a day for a total of 20 to 30 minutes. This does not allow much time to get a lesson started and finished, let alone incorporate technology efficiently into a lesson. The trouble I always run into is by the time a project is started it's time to clean up. The website abcya.com would allow me to set up laptop computers and use them with every group for the duration of the day. This would allow students to use technology in a fun way to reinforce concepts and standards in a game format.
This site offers learning games for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. A person visiting the site simply clicks on the desired grade level and then chooses the game they wish to play. Each grade level has games that are related to reading and math as well as vocabulary and technology. There are also games that don't directly apply to academics but help students learn computer keys and critical thinking skills.
The technology buttons and computer vocabulary game could be used in a whole class setting if the teacher has access to a smart board. The technology buttons teaches students how to navigate through the games on the site. It allows students to practice before they actually begin a game. The computer vocabulary game is similar to the hidden picture games in Scholastic magazine. There is a jumbled picture of what looks like a computer room or storage room and there is a list of technology words. The students are responsible for finding the picture of the technology vocabulary word in the jumbled picture. These are both great for younger students.
The literacy related games on this site are not necessarily grade level appropriate. For example the kindergarten page has the same story books to read that the second grade students read. The second grade games for literacy are matching upper and lower case letters. Letter matching is not an appropriate activity for students at this age. It would be great for students that are English language learners though.
Over all, I was excited to learn about a site that offers a fun way for my students to become better users of technology while reinforcing skills that have learned in class.
This site offers learning games for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. A person visiting the site simply clicks on the desired grade level and then chooses the game they wish to play. Each grade level has games that are related to reading and math as well as vocabulary and technology. There are also games that don't directly apply to academics but help students learn computer keys and critical thinking skills.
The technology buttons and computer vocabulary game could be used in a whole class setting if the teacher has access to a smart board. The technology buttons teaches students how to navigate through the games on the site. It allows students to practice before they actually begin a game. The computer vocabulary game is similar to the hidden picture games in Scholastic magazine. There is a jumbled picture of what looks like a computer room or storage room and there is a list of technology words. The students are responsible for finding the picture of the technology vocabulary word in the jumbled picture. These are both great for younger students.
The literacy related games on this site are not necessarily grade level appropriate. For example the kindergarten page has the same story books to read that the second grade students read. The second grade games for literacy are matching upper and lower case letters. Letter matching is not an appropriate activity for students at this age. It would be great for students that are English language learners though.
Over all, I was excited to learn about a site that offers a fun way for my students to become better users of technology while reinforcing skills that have learned in class.
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