Teacher tube is an excellent resource for both Teachers and students in the classroom. This site is geared towards teachers because it was created by educators and teachers. With the features included in on the site such as: uploading support files to attach to my educational activities, tests, lesson plans, & notes makes this another valuable tool to use in my classroom.
I can use Teacher tube to enhance my lessons and activities in my classroom by finding educational videos on this website and use them as an introduction to a lesson for instance about fractions . By showing them this video I will capture my students’ attention and allow me to give a mini lesson plan on fractions with the students engaged in the medium of computers that they are very familiar using. I am so excited to use this medium in my future classroom because it will enhance my learning of the subjects I teach and enhance learning for my students.
Lastly, my students will be using this medium in the classroom with my help and discretion. Older students can use the site on their own at home but I don’t think it is likely because it was designed for teachers.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Technology #1- Blogger ( :
11-13-2008
Blogger is an excellent website tool for both students and teachers to use in the classroom. This website is geared towards students and teachers; actually it’s a public website for anyone to use. My younger students could use this as a classroom journal. I will give them a topic to write about for some of their English writing assignments and let them write them on the computer in class. I will of course have to get permission from the parents to allow them to use it because it is a public website. I will probably have to make sure my students understand what is appropriate to write on a class blog and how to be safe on this website and teach them about internet safety.
But blogger will allow my students to be creative in their color choices, layout and picture for their journal profile and they will be able to use a computer, a medium my students will be comfortable enough with to write these journal entries for our class.
For my older students I will not only have them do a journal entry for our class on their blog every day as homework but I will also create a classroom blog similar to the one I have in my English class in college right now that will allow my students to write about any topic they wish within reason. They will be required to post blogs or comment on a blog at least 2 times a month for the school year.
I also enjoy using blogger because of my experience using it in college and have found it to be a great way to interact with my fellow students and my teacher. I hope my students will feel the same way as they write on the class blog. Another way it can be useful for teachers is that I can also write comments on the class blog and enjoy learning from my students.
Blogger is an excellent website tool for both students and teachers to use in the classroom. This website is geared towards students and teachers; actually it’s a public website for anyone to use. My younger students could use this as a classroom journal. I will give them a topic to write about for some of their English writing assignments and let them write them on the computer in class. I will of course have to get permission from the parents to allow them to use it because it is a public website. I will probably have to make sure my students understand what is appropriate to write on a class blog and how to be safe on this website and teach them about internet safety.
But blogger will allow my students to be creative in their color choices, layout and picture for their journal profile and they will be able to use a computer, a medium my students will be comfortable enough with to write these journal entries for our class.
For my older students I will not only have them do a journal entry for our class on their blog every day as homework but I will also create a classroom blog similar to the one I have in my English class in college right now that will allow my students to write about any topic they wish within reason. They will be required to post blogs or comment on a blog at least 2 times a month for the school year.
I also enjoy using blogger because of my experience using it in college and have found it to be a great way to interact with my fellow students and my teacher. I hope my students will feel the same way as they write on the class blog. Another way it can be useful for teachers is that I can also write comments on the class blog and enjoy learning from my students.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Google Sites, Classroom Rules & Zoo Flyer
I have had soo much fun in this class the last few weeks not only with my fellow students but also with the assignments from class. I have found so much relevance with these assignments in and for my future classroom that i am glad i have someone to ask questions to now so its easier for me to create them when i am a teacher.
I continued making my google sites sub pages this week. I made my google announcement page which i had fun with; it was mostly for my parents because my students are so young, kindergarten age. But it is a great way to remind parents about things in the classroom and not have to worry about the students loosing the papers i send home with them. The homework tab is about the same except its for students as well because it is their homework i will be posting about. But this tab is a great idea so not only will my students have a reminder about what is due but the parents will know as well.
I also really enjoyed making the word document about my 10 classroom rules..i cant really explain why except to say that i liked having limitless creativity about what i put on it with the exception of a few requirements...I really enjoyed finding the pictures, creating MY classroom rules and making it fun for my students and parents to read about. I think this assignment was a great idea because rules in a classroom along with the teacher really sets the tone of the classroom for the entire year. So creating rules in my classroom will help me have control of my classroom and allow my students to know what i expect from them.
The last assignment i was able to complete this week was the flyer. I chose to just make it for one of the assignments i created on the calendar in google sites about my class field trip to the zoo. This was a lot of fun too create and i enjoyed making it. I found cute pictures to use to make it fun for my students and parents to read, learned how to make a watermark of zebra strips, i used work art for the title of the flyer and found a cute font to use to make it fun! I think this could really benefit me in my classroom when i need to let my parents know about things that are going on in my classroom and instead of sending it home with my students i just have the parents look at it on my UEN page...that way it doesn't get lost with the students. Which makes my job as a teacher that much easier!
I have to say that i really am learning to be patient and have fun with computers. And 2 months ago i never would have dreamt i would be saying that, seriously. Thanks for helping me enhance my patience with technology and be willing to have a "spirit of discovery" because if you don't technology can be a really big hassle as i have come to learn. I am glad i am learning to be patient with computers now so i can be a better teacher by using it in my classroom with out getting frustrated in my classroom in front of my students and all.
I continued making my google sites sub pages this week. I made my google announcement page which i had fun with; it was mostly for my parents because my students are so young, kindergarten age. But it is a great way to remind parents about things in the classroom and not have to worry about the students loosing the papers i send home with them. The homework tab is about the same except its for students as well because it is their homework i will be posting about. But this tab is a great idea so not only will my students have a reminder about what is due but the parents will know as well.
I also really enjoyed making the word document about my 10 classroom rules..i cant really explain why except to say that i liked having limitless creativity about what i put on it with the exception of a few requirements...I really enjoyed finding the pictures, creating MY classroom rules and making it fun for my students and parents to read about. I think this assignment was a great idea because rules in a classroom along with the teacher really sets the tone of the classroom for the entire year. So creating rules in my classroom will help me have control of my classroom and allow my students to know what i expect from them.
The last assignment i was able to complete this week was the flyer. I chose to just make it for one of the assignments i created on the calendar in google sites about my class field trip to the zoo. This was a lot of fun too create and i enjoyed making it. I found cute pictures to use to make it fun for my students and parents to read, learned how to make a watermark of zebra strips, i used work art for the title of the flyer and found a cute font to use to make it fun! I think this could really benefit me in my classroom when i need to let my parents know about things that are going on in my classroom and instead of sending it home with my students i just have the parents look at it on my UEN page...that way it doesn't get lost with the students. Which makes my job as a teacher that much easier!
I have to say that i really am learning to be patient and have fun with computers. And 2 months ago i never would have dreamt i would be saying that, seriously. Thanks for helping me enhance my patience with technology and be willing to have a "spirit of discovery" because if you don't technology can be a really big hassle as i have come to learn. I am glad i am learning to be patient with computers now so i can be a better teacher by using it in my classroom with out getting frustrated in my classroom in front of my students and all.
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