What technology use and attitudes did I see modeled?
This whole week the computers at our school were down, so we were really struggling in using technology to teach or to do anything really. So I didn't see a lot of technology being used. Of course because the computers were down, everything seemed chaotic. SO that tells me that teachers now days depend so much on technology and I am very impressed as to how much we rely on technology to do just about everything.
What was my own experience trying to use technology in this setting?
This week I presented my technology lesson. I did a read aloud. I scanned the pages of the book "Thanksgiving at the Tappletons'" and then I made a power point slide with the images of every page. I was really excited to teach it. I was planning on projecting the slides on a big white screen with a projector. Unfortunately, all computers were down and I was not able to project the slide show on a big white screen. Instead I was able to get a hold of another teacher and use her computer. The computers at the school are conected to the TV, and so I was able to project the slides on the TV. I was planning on reading off the TV, but it turns out that it is really hard to read from it. SO I read from the computer (I had to talk really loud). I was able to get my lesson going, and it was going great. Then I realized that the slides skimped two of the pages from the book. When I went to see what had happened I noticed that the two missing pages were not on the slide show. I was really embarrassed but was able to come back and just tell the students what the two pages were about. I then went back to reading from the slide show and then two more slides were missing. I don't know what happened. It turned out to be ok, I read the missing pages from the book itself later on.
But, I thought that the idea of projecting the book on a bigger screen was an excellent idea and I am so glad that I did a read aloud using technology.
Share 1 idea that you have for using technology for a lesson or content area that you observed being taught this week.
I thought this week of using technology to teach math. Either by making a power point presentation to display all parts of a lesson, or to use computers and have students practice math with a math program. I know there are a lot of games on the web that can be used to practice math with children. I think that using computers can make math a lot more fun to learn for the kids and for me to teach.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Reflection for 11/15
What technology use and attitudes did I see modeled?
This week there were a lot of technology use. One of the things that I saw in which technology was used was a power point presentation for the grandparents day program that the 3rd graders were practicing for. They had pictures from all of the 3rd graders that they scanned or pulled from CDs and put them on a power point presentation. It was really neat to see how they were using technology to show all of the pictures which made the program very interesting. In the classroom again not much technology was used.
What was my own experience trying to use technology in this setting?
This week I did not use technology to teach. I am still working on my project for the lesson that I will teach with technology. I thing that it is hard to incorporate a lot of technology to the lessons because it requires more preparation and time to set up and such. But I will use technology next week and I hope it goes well.
Share 1 idea that you have for using technology for a lesson or content area that you observed being taught this week.
I thought about the slide presentation they used for the grandparents day program and I thought that it would have been nice to record messages that the children share with their grandparents and present them as part of the presentation. This would have required the use of a camera and of course the computer programs to upload the videos. It would have looked so nice. It would have also been neat to have the students share special thoughts about their grandparents.
This week there were a lot of technology use. One of the things that I saw in which technology was used was a power point presentation for the grandparents day program that the 3rd graders were practicing for. They had pictures from all of the 3rd graders that they scanned or pulled from CDs and put them on a power point presentation. It was really neat to see how they were using technology to show all of the pictures which made the program very interesting. In the classroom again not much technology was used.
What was my own experience trying to use technology in this setting?
This week I did not use technology to teach. I am still working on my project for the lesson that I will teach with technology. I thing that it is hard to incorporate a lot of technology to the lessons because it requires more preparation and time to set up and such. But I will use technology next week and I hope it goes well.
Share 1 idea that you have for using technology for a lesson or content area that you observed being taught this week.
I thought about the slide presentation they used for the grandparents day program and I thought that it would have been nice to record messages that the children share with their grandparents and present them as part of the presentation. This would have required the use of a camera and of course the computer programs to upload the videos. It would have looked so nice. It would have also been neat to have the students share special thoughts about their grandparents.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Reflection- Nov 8
What technology use and attitudes did I see modeled?
This week we had a lot of technology use. Besides the regular taking role, and lunch count on the computer. Some students took a quiz on the computer aobut the book that they were reading. There is a special program that holds comprehension quizes of all types of books. The students know how to get to the program and start the quiz. They need to write their name and choose the book they are taking the quiz about. Then they are asked 10 questions and given a score.
We also had a presentation at the grizzly denn about dentists and it was really nice. The power point presentation was very well organized with a lot of animations and information for the students.
What was my own experience trying to use technology in this setting?
I stil haven't used technology to teach my classes. But I did help my studnets take the quiz on the computer- about their books. I was really amazed at how they are using technology to take quizes. It is so much faster. The teachers don't have to collect papers and grade them; it is all done for them, all they have to do is to write the score down. Also going to the dentist presentation gave me good ideas of how I can make my lessons more fun and interactive.
Share 1 idea that you have for using technology for a lesson or content area that you observed being taught this week.
I think that for a lesson about veterans day, technology would be a great help. I can show a video about veterans day. Or make a power point presentation about different facts of veterans day or history of wars and what happened in the past. I can also scan the pages of the book I am reading for veterans day and read to the studnets. It will be easier to show the pictures and the print to the studnets on a big screen.
This week we had a lot of technology use. Besides the regular taking role, and lunch count on the computer. Some students took a quiz on the computer aobut the book that they were reading. There is a special program that holds comprehension quizes of all types of books. The students know how to get to the program and start the quiz. They need to write their name and choose the book they are taking the quiz about. Then they are asked 10 questions and given a score.
We also had a presentation at the grizzly denn about dentists and it was really nice. The power point presentation was very well organized with a lot of animations and information for the students.
What was my own experience trying to use technology in this setting?
I stil haven't used technology to teach my classes. But I did help my studnets take the quiz on the computer- about their books. I was really amazed at how they are using technology to take quizes. It is so much faster. The teachers don't have to collect papers and grade them; it is all done for them, all they have to do is to write the score down. Also going to the dentist presentation gave me good ideas of how I can make my lessons more fun and interactive.
Share 1 idea that you have for using technology for a lesson or content area that you observed being taught this week.
I think that for a lesson about veterans day, technology would be a great help. I can show a video about veterans day. Or make a power point presentation about different facts of veterans day or history of wars and what happened in the past. I can also scan the pages of the book I am reading for veterans day and read to the studnets. It will be easier to show the pictures and the print to the studnets on a big screen.
Reflection for Nov1
What technology use and attitudes did I see modeled?
This week I didn't see much technology use, except that my teacher takes role on the computer. She also does a lunch count in the computer so that the people in the cafeteria know exactly how many students will be eating lunch from school.
What was my own experience trying to use technology in this setting?
Not much, as the first week, I only obeserved and helped my mentor teacher with little assignments. I did have a tour of the school and saw the different part of the school where I would have access to technology like the computer labs, and the grizzly denn which holds a projector and a white screen.
Share 1 idea that you have for using technology for a lesson or content area that you observed being taught this week.
I started thinking early of how I oculd incorporate technology into my lessons and I decided to teach a read aloud and incorporate technology in it. I will scan the pages from the book and make a power point presentation about the book. I will take my class to the grizzly denn and do my presentation there, where they can see the print of the book clearly. I think that it will be very effective to do this, and it will be different because technology is not used very much to teach in the classroom. Hopefully it goes well.
This week I didn't see much technology use, except that my teacher takes role on the computer. She also does a lunch count in the computer so that the people in the cafeteria know exactly how many students will be eating lunch from school.
What was my own experience trying to use technology in this setting?
Not much, as the first week, I only obeserved and helped my mentor teacher with little assignments. I did have a tour of the school and saw the different part of the school where I would have access to technology like the computer labs, and the grizzly denn which holds a projector and a white screen.
Share 1 idea that you have for using technology for a lesson or content area that you observed being taught this week.
I started thinking early of how I oculd incorporate technology into my lessons and I decided to teach a read aloud and incorporate technology in it. I will scan the pages from the book and make a power point presentation about the book. I will take my class to the grizzly denn and do my presentation there, where they can see the print of the book clearly. I think that it will be very effective to do this, and it will be different because technology is not used very much to teach in the classroom. Hopefully it goes well.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Looking at other's virtual tours
I think that as we learn more about this wonderful tool, many of us will use it to teach our students in class. I thought that everyone was very creative in doing their virtual tours. It was interesting to see how much work some put on their virtual tour and made it very informative. There were also a lot of different subjects covered by other virtual tours and that really helps on giving me ideas of how to teach other subjects.
Virtual Tour- Animals Around the World
For our virtual tour we did animals around the world. We picked a couple of animals from each of the 7 continents and describe the animal, what they are like, what they eat, how they live, and something unique about each animal. We also listed questions about the animals as our activity for the students to do. This is a good way to teach about the unique animals that you would find around the world. It is a unique way to teach students about animals and fun for them because it is done on the computer. I would definitely use this program for teaching about many different subjects to my students.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Google Earth
Today in class we learned about Google Earth and I learned how to make a project in which I can show and contrast different things. For example, I can show the weather at different locations. Or I can teach about volcanoes and show on the globe where each volcano is located as well as have a small description about the volcano's history; pictures can also be added to show what the volcano looks like. I think that this tool will be very useful whenever I want to teach a subject which has a lot of information because I can summarize tons of information and teach about it in less time as well as in a more enjoyable way.
This is the link I found that will help me teach about volcanoes. It list a large number of volcanoes, their locations, a picture of each, and a small description of the volcano and its history. So using this Google earth will facilitate my instruction about the volcano history and locations as well as facts.
link to volcano Google Earth
This is the link I found that will help me teach about volcanoes. It list a large number of volcanoes, their locations, a picture of each, and a small description of the volcano and its history. So using this Google earth will facilitate my instruction about the volcano history and locations as well as facts.
link to volcano Google Earth
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