In an ideal world I would have a class set of ipads and ipods. If I didn't have access to a class set, I would have students work in pairs or small groups. Students would take turns doing activities on the ipods and ipads. I would give my students signals on when to switch turns using the devices. To make sure each student is actively learning, I would have a worksheet that students would fill out while waiting their turn for the devices. The first application I would have my students explore would be the ABC Lite application. On this application students learn the sounds that each letter of the alphabet makes. I would have the student quietly repeat the sound to themself. In this application there is a story. Students would engage in the vocabulary building activity . In this application students learn about rhyming. Secondly, I would have students explore the Trace Words application. In this application students get the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills. The application provides a path for each letter of the alphabet that students trace with their finger. Third, I would have students use the application called, 8 Men Who Discovered the World. In this application I would have students apply their writing skills that they practiced in the previous application. Students would write a postcard on their ipod/ipad to another classmate (In the application there are directions on how to write a postcard). I would assign each student a classmate to write to. This would prevent the chances of students’ feelings getting hurt. In addition, I would have students read the story on this application that talks about explorers who made discoveries on our planet. Students would learn about the explorers and get to see the different kinds of things that explorers wrote about. This application comes in different languages which would be very beneficial for my ELL students. In this lesson plan students would learn how to operate an ipod or ipad, learn the different sounds of the alphabet, practice their writing skills, build their vocabulary, practice finding words that rhyme, learn how to write a postcard and learn about famous explorers.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Lesson Plan for Using ipods and ipads
Grade Level: 1st
In an ideal world I would have a class set of ipads and ipods. If I didn't have access to a class set, I would have students work in pairs or small groups. Students would take turns doing activities on the ipods and ipads. I would give my students signals on when to switch turns using the devices. To make sure each student is actively learning, I would have a worksheet that students would fill out while waiting their turn for the devices. The first application I would have my students explore would be the ABC Lite application. On this application students learn the sounds that each letter of the alphabet makes. I would have the student quietly repeat the sound to themself. In this application there is a story. Students would engage in the vocabulary building activity . In this application students learn about rhyming. Secondly, I would have students explore the Trace Words application. In this application students get the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills. The application provides a path for each letter of the alphabet that students trace with their finger. Third, I would have students use the application called, 8 Men Who Discovered the World. In this application I would have students apply their writing skills that they practiced in the previous application. Students would write a postcard on their ipod/ipad to another classmate (In the application there are directions on how to write a postcard). I would assign each student a classmate to write to. This would prevent the chances of students’ feelings getting hurt. In addition, I would have students read the story on this application that talks about explorers who made discoveries on our planet. Students would learn about the explorers and get to see the different kinds of things that explorers wrote about. This application comes in different languages which would be very beneficial for my ELL students. In this lesson plan students would learn how to operate an ipod or ipad, learn the different sounds of the alphabet, practice their writing skills, build their vocabulary, practice finding words that rhyme, learn how to write a postcard and learn about famous explorers.
In my opinion, I would rather do these types of activities on the SMART board. If you did these types of activities on the SMART board, you would have more control over the material children are learning and you can easily watch to make sure that students are staying on task. With the ipods/ipads I feel like students could get off task very easy, because there isn’t direct supervision.
In an ideal world I would have a class set of ipads and ipods. If I didn't have access to a class set, I would have students work in pairs or small groups. Students would take turns doing activities on the ipods and ipads. I would give my students signals on when to switch turns using the devices. To make sure each student is actively learning, I would have a worksheet that students would fill out while waiting their turn for the devices. The first application I would have my students explore would be the ABC Lite application. On this application students learn the sounds that each letter of the alphabet makes. I would have the student quietly repeat the sound to themself. In this application there is a story. Students would engage in the vocabulary building activity . In this application students learn about rhyming. Secondly, I would have students explore the Trace Words application. In this application students get the opportunity to strengthen their writing skills. The application provides a path for each letter of the alphabet that students trace with their finger. Third, I would have students use the application called, 8 Men Who Discovered the World. In this application I would have students apply their writing skills that they practiced in the previous application. Students would write a postcard on their ipod/ipad to another classmate (In the application there are directions on how to write a postcard). I would assign each student a classmate to write to. This would prevent the chances of students’ feelings getting hurt. In addition, I would have students read the story on this application that talks about explorers who made discoveries on our planet. Students would learn about the explorers and get to see the different kinds of things that explorers wrote about. This application comes in different languages which would be very beneficial for my ELL students. In this lesson plan students would learn how to operate an ipod or ipad, learn the different sounds of the alphabet, practice their writing skills, build their vocabulary, practice finding words that rhyme, learn how to write a postcard and learn about famous explorers.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Podcast Class
I enjoyed searching through iTunes for different podcasts. Prior to this class, I had only used iTunes for the music on my iPod. I was a little disappointed when I wasn't able to find useful podcasts that I could use as teaching aids in my classroom. However, I did find some amazing music that I could use in my classroom to teach geography. Creating a podcast is something that is new to me. I'm currently making a podcast of the alphabet. It will have the sounds that each letter of the alphabet makes, as well as pictures of animals. I found Garage Band interesting.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Smart Board and Fake Website Search
I love the idea of using clickers in my future classroom. The class that I'm student teaching in uses clickers, so I now have a better understanding of how to use them. After students have been tested, my teacher saves their results and then prints out their results. She then shows the print outs at conferences so that student's guardians can see their child's progress throughout the year.
Last class taught me that I have to be careful when gathering information from the internet. There are numerous websites that give false information. The last thing I want to do is teach my students false information. In addition, it's important that I share with my future students that there are websites that will give false information. I need to share with them the characteristics of a false website.
Last class taught me that I have to be careful when gathering information from the internet. There are numerous websites that give false information. The last thing I want to do is teach my students false information. In addition, it's important that I share with my future students that there are websites that will give false information. I need to share with them the characteristics of a false website.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Working With Google Earth
For starters, I think that Google Earth is one of the coolest applications that I have ever seen! If I'm 21 years old and think the application is the cat's meow, then I can imagine how excited younger students would be to use the program. In my current social studies class, my teacher said that she had used Google earth in one of her elementary classrooms and the kids absolutely loved it. I think it's a great opportunity for students to view their world. The activities that you can do with Google Earth are endless. Last but not least, it's free which is always good with today’s economy.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Third Week of Tech Class
Last class, I learned how to use iMovie. Prior to this class, I had never used a movie making application before. I thought it was fairly easy to use. In addition, I learned about the cool effects that you can add to a clip or video. The two videos that we watched in class made me think about different ways that I can spice up my teaching, in hopes to catch my student's interests. I have had numerous teachers where all they did was lecture. I don't ever want my future students to have to go through what I did. Learning should be fun and interactive.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Second Day of Class
Last Friday, I learned something about myself. I learned that I have a tendency to always believe what I see, when something is said to have some validity. I don't question things like I should in order to get the surface of what I'm investigating. I know that a lot of information out in the world is skewed and as a future educator it's important that I give my students valid information. In addition, I learned how to use the photo shop on a Mac computer. The photo shop that we used in class is very different from the photo shop that I use on my home computer. I found it confusing, but I'm sure that with practice I will get the hang of it. As they say, "Practice makes perfect!"
Monday, October 3, 2011
What I learned on 9/30
I'm happy to report that I learned how to create a blog! It was easier to create then I initially thought it would be. Secondly, I learned what Web 2.0 entails. In class I learned what "wikis" were. Prior to class I assumed that they had to be something like Wikipedia. I learned that "real simple syndication" sends information to you personally. In addition, I learned that "aggregators" collect and organize content that you subscribe to. Last but not least, I learned that "pod casting" is a combination of audio and video recordings. It's nice to see that there are numerous interactive resources for use online. I plan to use some of the resources in my future classroom, that were on the two websites that you had us explore!
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