I've learned even more about how to integrate power points in my future classroom this week through our groups in class, to create power point programs and teach them to other teachers. It has been a lot of fun learning to work with other future teachers creativity and experience this week.
I have learned that i can use power points for younger and older students in Elementary school. For the younger students ages 6-8 i can help them create this program in my classroom as a learning experience. For the older students ages 9-12 I can make creating a power point a homework assignment to do in groups like we did in our class. They can research about something we've learned in class to enhance review and learning and teach it to the class in 3-4 minute presentation. Not only will this project enhance learning for my students but will allow them to use a medium they are comfortable with which will make the learning easier and more enjoyable. It will also help my students learn to work with other students which is a life long lesson.
The power points we've created in our class have taught me as a future teacher that i can enhance my learning of the subjects i teach as i research and create these power points to use in class. I can even post my examples on my UEN Site for the students to use as a template for their power point creation. And of course i would teach them the tools they will need to use to create the power point and the requirements to complete the assignment. I am sure that when used appropriately, any technology used for any age group except maybe preschoolers will enhance learning in my classroom.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
5 Ways to Use a Digital Camera
From reading the article titled, "100 Ways to Use a Digital Camera" i chose five uses i can use in my classroom to enhance my students learning.
1- I can use a Digital Camera to take photos or videos of classroom pets for a unit, "what pets do you have at home?" when my students bring a pet to class and share experiences or things about their pet. Then i can and make it into an album and burn it onto a CD for my Students, Post it on UEN for my students and parents to view, or make into an interactive power point using the pictures taken in my classroom.
2-I can take photos or videos of bulletin boards or classroom ideas from another teacher to make my classroom more creative, interactive and fun for me and my students.
3-I can take photos of my student for an attendance chart to know my students more personally. I could even print out the pictures to put on the wall by my classroom door and have another chart for each day of the week and have a star with Velcro for my students to stick on to take attendance. That way i don't have to waste learning time by taking attendance. Although i probably will take attendance the first couple of weeks in class to know there names and then integrate this new system into my classroom.
4&5-I can use my digital camera to take pictures for class awards: Act of Kindness, Caught being Good, Great Reader etc. I could give three students a candy and an award every week, post it on a bulletin board in my classroom with their picture and their award for the students to look at. I can then post the pictures of those students on UEN for the parents to view at home. Then i can e-mail the parents of these students the UEN Link and tell them their student won an award that week in class. By doing this i can keep my parents involved in their son or daughters learning in my classroom.
I have learning that Digital Camera's can be a valuable tool in Elementary Education. Even for my chosen grade of Kindergarten i can find ways, as i have listed, to incorporate Digital Camera's into my classroom that will enhance my students learning in the classroom and be enjoyable for both me and my students.
1- I can use a Digital Camera to take photos or videos of classroom pets for a unit, "what pets do you have at home?" when my students bring a pet to class and share experiences or things about their pet. Then i can and make it into an album and burn it onto a CD for my Students, Post it on UEN for my students and parents to view, or make into an interactive power point using the pictures taken in my classroom.
2-I can take photos or videos of bulletin boards or classroom ideas from another teacher to make my classroom more creative, interactive and fun for me and my students.
3-I can take photos of my student for an attendance chart to know my students more personally. I could even print out the pictures to put on the wall by my classroom door and have another chart for each day of the week and have a star with Velcro for my students to stick on to take attendance. That way i don't have to waste learning time by taking attendance. Although i probably will take attendance the first couple of weeks in class to know there names and then integrate this new system into my classroom.
4&5-I can use my digital camera to take pictures for class awards: Act of Kindness, Caught being Good, Great Reader etc. I could give three students a candy and an award every week, post it on a bulletin board in my classroom with their picture and their award for the students to look at. I can then post the pictures of those students on UEN for the parents to view at home. Then i can e-mail the parents of these students the UEN Link and tell them their student won an award that week in class. By doing this i can keep my parents involved in their son or daughters learning in my classroom.
I have learning that Digital Camera's can be a valuable tool in Elementary Education. Even for my chosen grade of Kindergarten i can find ways, as i have listed, to incorporate Digital Camera's into my classroom that will enhance my students learning in the classroom and be enjoyable for both me and my students.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
P.P and Articles Reflection
I learned a lot this week about computers, digital cameras and power points that i would like to share with you.
In the article, "100 ways to use a Digital Camera" i found a lot of interesting ideas to integrate the use of digital cameras into my classroom. There were so many of these tips about digital cameras i liked that it was hard to choose a few to share, but i found ten that were my absolute favorites.
1- I can tape a students photo on their desk as a name tag so other students and substitutes learn my students names better.
2- I can use photos for attendance and seating charts ( i do better with visuals)
3- I can take photos for my students to create a book about colors ( i could even make this an interactive on a power point)
4-I can take photos for my students to create a book about shapes
5-I can take photos or video of the students on their Birthdays
6-I can send an e-mail with a photo attachment of a student caught being good ( i could even post it on UEN for the parents to see)
7- I can use photos to create faces for puppets in a puppet show
8-I can create a game for matching students photos with students names
9-I can create a postcard with my picture to send to my students over the summer
10- I can use classroom photos as computer screen savers ( in my classroom and on my personal computer)
I had no idea i could use a digital camera for so many fun things to enhance learning in my classroom, but this article has opened my eyes.
In the article of "10 Tips about Digital Cameras" i found very little information about digital cameras that i did not already have knowledge about. One thing i did find interesting however was that, "There is a limit to how much a photo can be fixed....Bad "framing" can be corrected. But if you pay attention to details before taking a picture, you won't have to worry about it."
I never really thought there was a limit to editing a picture, but now that i think about it this article is very informative. I have to learn to take great pictures on my camera so i won't have to take a lot of time fixing the picture on the computer.
I also think it's a good idea, as the article states to, "Always always, always make copies of your original photos." Because you never know what could happen to your camera or your computer. This is something i need to start integrating into my picture taking and will be a good habit to be in when i become a teacher.
The third article, "A Digital Snapshot of a Early Childhood Classroom" i found interesting because my chose teaching focus is kindergarten. I have found in my internship experience with kindergarten students there are a lot of challenges with using computers. But i am relieved to learn from this article that children at any age can learn any subject as long as we as educators make it easy for our students to understand. Kids are a lot smarter than we as adults think they are. So why can't Kindergarten students learn how to use computers?
This article has given me a new perspective on teaching you children about computers. Computers, "1-Involved all the children.... Many students who were previously intimidated by computers became active, enthusiastic participants. 2-Children had a chance to highlight their interests, strengths, and talents....6-Students could express their artistic sensibilities through photographic experiences such as cropping and laying out the photographs and slide frames....They used the computers as multifaceted tools-not just as video games or typewriters.....8-Students received great satisfaction from their work and expressed enthusiasm in sharing their school lives with their families,who were similarly excited to see what occurred during the school year."
But as the article included in this classroom study their are cons to using computers in a kindergarten classroom that i as an educator am thankful to be aware of. Such as where i choose to place the computers, this can affect my students attention to other activities and lessons i am teaching in my classroom if the computers are not placed properly.
As for what i learned in the power point lessons in class; i learned that power point can be a very effective tool in my classroom if used appropriately, just like any other computer tool. I did find it applicable to my classroom for fun interactive lessons to teach my children about road signs for instance. I can connect all the different signs with pictures to other power points explaining what the sign means and even use my digital camera to take real pictures of those signs and attach games to them to make this a fun interactive. I had fun learning how to create power points even though i have used them for many years. I have never used them to create fun activities in my future classroom. I can even use a power point as a homework assignment for my students and post it on UEN as an interactive as well as allowing the parents to see what their children are learning in my classroom.
Overall, I am learning more and more that as i allow myself to have a "spirit of discovery" with computers that as a whole can be a great resource for me as a teacher in and outside of my classroom. As long as i have the right tools and the right understanding of them i can make learning in my classroom creative, fun, and enjoyable.
In the article, "100 ways to use a Digital Camera" i found a lot of interesting ideas to integrate the use of digital cameras into my classroom. There were so many of these tips about digital cameras i liked that it was hard to choose a few to share, but i found ten that were my absolute favorites.
1- I can tape a students photo on their desk as a name tag so other students and substitutes learn my students names better.
2- I can use photos for attendance and seating charts ( i do better with visuals)
3- I can take photos for my students to create a book about colors ( i could even make this an interactive on a power point)
4-I can take photos for my students to create a book about shapes
5-I can take photos or video of the students on their Birthdays
6-I can send an e-mail with a photo attachment of a student caught being good ( i could even post it on UEN for the parents to see)
7- I can use photos to create faces for puppets in a puppet show
8-I can create a game for matching students photos with students names
9-I can create a postcard with my picture to send to my students over the summer
10- I can use classroom photos as computer screen savers ( in my classroom and on my personal computer)
I had no idea i could use a digital camera for so many fun things to enhance learning in my classroom, but this article has opened my eyes.
In the article of "10 Tips about Digital Cameras" i found very little information about digital cameras that i did not already have knowledge about. One thing i did find interesting however was that, "There is a limit to how much a photo can be fixed....Bad "framing" can be corrected. But if you pay attention to details before taking a picture, you won't have to worry about it."
I never really thought there was a limit to editing a picture, but now that i think about it this article is very informative. I have to learn to take great pictures on my camera so i won't have to take a lot of time fixing the picture on the computer.
I also think it's a good idea, as the article states to, "Always always, always make copies of your original photos." Because you never know what could happen to your camera or your computer. This is something i need to start integrating into my picture taking and will be a good habit to be in when i become a teacher.
The third article, "A Digital Snapshot of a Early Childhood Classroom" i found interesting because my chose teaching focus is kindergarten. I have found in my internship experience with kindergarten students there are a lot of challenges with using computers. But i am relieved to learn from this article that children at any age can learn any subject as long as we as educators make it easy for our students to understand. Kids are a lot smarter than we as adults think they are. So why can't Kindergarten students learn how to use computers?
This article has given me a new perspective on teaching you children about computers. Computers, "1-Involved all the children.... Many students who were previously intimidated by computers became active, enthusiastic participants. 2-Children had a chance to highlight their interests, strengths, and talents....6-Students could express their artistic sensibilities through photographic experiences such as cropping and laying out the photographs and slide frames....They used the computers as multifaceted tools-not just as video games or typewriters.....8-Students received great satisfaction from their work and expressed enthusiasm in sharing their school lives with their families,who were similarly excited to see what occurred during the school year."
But as the article included in this classroom study their are cons to using computers in a kindergarten classroom that i as an educator am thankful to be aware of. Such as where i choose to place the computers, this can affect my students attention to other activities and lessons i am teaching in my classroom if the computers are not placed properly.
As for what i learned in the power point lessons in class; i learned that power point can be a very effective tool in my classroom if used appropriately, just like any other computer tool. I did find it applicable to my classroom for fun interactive lessons to teach my children about road signs for instance. I can connect all the different signs with pictures to other power points explaining what the sign means and even use my digital camera to take real pictures of those signs and attach games to them to make this a fun interactive. I had fun learning how to create power points even though i have used them for many years. I have never used them to create fun activities in my future classroom. I can even use a power point as a homework assignment for my students and post it on UEN as an interactive as well as allowing the parents to see what their children are learning in my classroom.
Overall, I am learning more and more that as i allow myself to have a "spirit of discovery" with computers that as a whole can be a great resource for me as a teacher in and outside of my classroom. As long as i have the right tools and the right understanding of them i can make learning in my classroom creative, fun, and enjoyable.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Powerpoints Reflection
I can use powerpoints in my classroom for my students. I really enjoyed learning about powerpoints this week even though i've known how to use them since i was 15 years old. I also enjoyed helping and teaching others in our class who have never used powerpoint before.
I think powerpoints can be used as a tool to teach any grade level. I think the group powerpoint assignment will be a lot of fun to create and even post on my UEN account. I have learned how to make powerpoints interactive for my students and discovered it would be a great way for me to incorperate a medium that my students are comfortable with namely the computer into my teaching in the classroom. Although i won't use it all the time it will be a great resource to use to have a variety of tools for my students to enjoy learning the concepts i will be teaching them. Until we started using them in our class room i didn't really connect using powerpoint activities for younger students. But as we are using them in these group projects that a teacher can utilize powerpoints for any age group as long as the students are old enough to use a computer.
Computers are so COOL!
P.S. I wouldn't have said that in July of this year but being in this class has deepend my apprecitaion for living in a time when information and resources are right at the edge of my finger tips. I just never knew where to find the right resources and now i do.
I think powerpoints can be used as a tool to teach any grade level. I think the group powerpoint assignment will be a lot of fun to create and even post on my UEN account. I have learned how to make powerpoints interactive for my students and discovered it would be a great way for me to incorperate a medium that my students are comfortable with namely the computer into my teaching in the classroom. Although i won't use it all the time it will be a great resource to use to have a variety of tools for my students to enjoy learning the concepts i will be teaching them. Until we started using them in our class room i didn't really connect using powerpoint activities for younger students. But as we are using them in these group projects that a teacher can utilize powerpoints for any age group as long as the students are old enough to use a computer.
Computers are so COOL!
P.S. I wouldn't have said that in July of this year but being in this class has deepend my apprecitaion for living in a time when information and resources are right at the edge of my finger tips. I just never knew where to find the right resources and now i do.
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