I found this website that I thought was pretty interesting. You all have probably heard of it but just in case you haven't here it is.
http://www.misterteacher.com/index.html
This website seemed to be designed just for smartboards.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Kineo
This must be the "new kid on the block".
http://androidcommunity.com/brainchild-kineo-android-tablet-for-schools-debuts-20110202/
http://androidcommunity.com/brainchild-kineo-android-tablet-for-schools-debuts-20110202/
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Manipulatives
I am not in the classroom right now so I am not using manipulatives. I use things around the house to help my kindergartener and 3 year old learn one-to-one correspondence, and how to count up or add on, but nothing formal. When I was in the classroom I used fraction tiles, unifix cubes, geoboards, etc. All the basic stuff. Now I am hearing about the virtual manipulative online and I would like to learn more about that before I go back into the teaching world.
2nd Abstract
For my second abstract I would like to investigate the different types of e-readers, Kindle, Nook, iPad, etc. I would also like to see how these new gadgets are going to play out in the future of the textbook industry and eventually classrooms. I have found a plethora of information. There has even been a prelimenary study going on at one school due to an ambitious principal who persuaded the folks at Kindle to give each of the students at his high school one of these devices and they will volunteer to give feedback. To be honest, I am sort of "geeking" out on the subject and I am contemplating going to the store just to "play" with one! Again, there is a ton of information out there and I am sorting through it. The more I read the more questions I come up with. It's very interesting.
Monday, February 14, 2011
ELMO Ideas
I found this on the ELMO website for any of you that would be interested in seeing how other teachers use thier ELMO's.
http://www.elmousa.com/files/ShowMeGreatLessons!.pdf
There are pictures provided at the end of each section so you can just scroll down to the pictures instead of reading the article.
http://www.elmousa.com/files/ShowMeGreatLessons!.pdf
There are pictures provided at the end of each section so you can just scroll down to the pictures instead of reading the article.
Burning Question
What I am most interested in learning about is really broad. I don't want to know about any one thing I just want to learn the best way to make technology work for me and how it will help my students. I don't know of any one program or object that I am most interested in. I need to learn about all of them! I have been out of the classroom for 5 years and I don't know anything about Smartboards or Elmo's or even what new programs are out there. I don't know what AIMS web is or how to use the technology out there to interpret IDMS test scores. I just have too many questions at this point to narrow it down.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
CIE 627 Tech K-8 Math
Bio in Math and Technology:
In elementary school and my freshman year in High School I was a great math student. I always earned A's in my classes and had no trouble with any of the content. However, my sophomore year, much like everyone else, I had geometry, and everything changed for me. I almost failed the class, I had no idea what was going on and what I was suppose to be doing. If it weren't for my life long friend, Leslie, I would still be sitting in that class trying desperatly to pass. This bump in the road caused a chain of events that would follow me until I graduated from Community College in Wichita, KS. My college entrance exams showed that I needed to start at a basic algebra level and work my way up to the required math courses. Even though I was a great student in all my algebra classes I had to start again at the beginning, having had my confidence shaken by a poor performance in my high school geometry class. Looking back I realize that this is what happens when one REALLY bad teacher enters the picture. I have since, obviously, overcome all this. However, my experience all those years ago is what led me to choose Math as my concentration during my graduate studies.
My technology expereince is not vast, but it is not limited either. I never considered myself a "gadget" person until my husband got me the HTC Sprint EVO phone for Christmas. I seriously love that thing and wonder how life went on without it. I am curious to see what life will be like once I am back in the classroom. I have never used a smartboard or an ELMO. All of these things weren't around when I was in the classroom from 2003-2006. There are other programs out there that I will need to learn as well. Grade programs, report card programs, etc. have all been updated or changed since I left.
In my teaching absence I have since had two daughters. They both love to play computer games and I am slowly learning how to decipher which ones are truly helpful and which ones are just junk. The most important aspect of my daughters playing on the computer is that I see how almost naturally savvy children are with technology. This often makes me daydream about what it would be like to have a classroom full of tech savvy 4th graders with ample supplies to support them!
This semester I am really interested in learning from my classmates what technologies are out there and how to intergrate it into every aspect of my classroom. I feel very strongly about children knowing about computers and thier function in life, so that means I need to learn more as well. I just plan to soak up everything I can and to investigate every question I have to the fullest. I cannot learn enough from this class and I am excited to see what the semester holds.
In elementary school and my freshman year in High School I was a great math student. I always earned A's in my classes and had no trouble with any of the content. However, my sophomore year, much like everyone else, I had geometry, and everything changed for me. I almost failed the class, I had no idea what was going on and what I was suppose to be doing. If it weren't for my life long friend, Leslie, I would still be sitting in that class trying desperatly to pass. This bump in the road caused a chain of events that would follow me until I graduated from Community College in Wichita, KS. My college entrance exams showed that I needed to start at a basic algebra level and work my way up to the required math courses. Even though I was a great student in all my algebra classes I had to start again at the beginning, having had my confidence shaken by a poor performance in my high school geometry class. Looking back I realize that this is what happens when one REALLY bad teacher enters the picture. I have since, obviously, overcome all this. However, my experience all those years ago is what led me to choose Math as my concentration during my graduate studies.
My technology expereince is not vast, but it is not limited either. I never considered myself a "gadget" person until my husband got me the HTC Sprint EVO phone for Christmas. I seriously love that thing and wonder how life went on without it. I am curious to see what life will be like once I am back in the classroom. I have never used a smartboard or an ELMO. All of these things weren't around when I was in the classroom from 2003-2006. There are other programs out there that I will need to learn as well. Grade programs, report card programs, etc. have all been updated or changed since I left.
In my teaching absence I have since had two daughters. They both love to play computer games and I am slowly learning how to decipher which ones are truly helpful and which ones are just junk. The most important aspect of my daughters playing on the computer is that I see how almost naturally savvy children are with technology. This often makes me daydream about what it would be like to have a classroom full of tech savvy 4th graders with ample supplies to support them!
This semester I am really interested in learning from my classmates what technologies are out there and how to intergrate it into every aspect of my classroom. I feel very strongly about children knowing about computers and thier function in life, so that means I need to learn more as well. I just plan to soak up everything I can and to investigate every question I have to the fullest. I cannot learn enough from this class and I am excited to see what the semester holds.
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