In this video I learned how to make an audio QR code. The website used was record mp3. It is a great tool to use as a pre-reading before going to reading or used it for rereading things. It was especially successful when students listened to their own voice. It is important to not start talking as soon as you hit record. After you record yourself you click save recording and the computer generates a URL. Then students go to qrcode-monkey and put in the URL and this site will give you a QR code.
Ginger Tuck- iPad Center
In this video I learned how helpful it is having students record themselves reading, then they go back and listen to themselves read and follow along. This is an easy way for them to see any mistakes they made and how to fix them. I think this could be specifically helpful for children who are first learning to read.
Poplet with Ginger Tuck
This is a free app that can be downloaded to your iPad. The students put the main idea of what their book is about in the middle of their web. They then can take pictures to put on their web and write about the pictures. This helps them practice their reading, and also their writing skills.
AVL and Kindergarden Students
On this app, students first learn how to make a login and how to actually get to the search engine they need. The teacher gives them words to choose from and the students type it into the search engine. After this the students watch and listen to all there is about this search and fill out their worksheet.
Tammy Shirley Discovery Education Board Builder Moon Project
This video is all about building a board on Discovery Education. They have a username and password to login and then they can go through the steps of creating a board. After they have the board created they begin typing the information they have learned about the specific subject they have looked up. Discovery Education also allows users to get pictures to attach to their board.
These students are sharing information they collected on their board after taking a virtual field trip to glacier national park in Alaska. The two boys have a lot of facts that they learned. They were also able to upload photos and show you where they got their images on Safari.
This video was similar to the last one except they created a project and explained their PBL they had made. These 3 girls were able to collect information like vocabulary words by using Word Hippo. They also used Safari and Google to save photos for their PBL.
Dr. Strange, Mrs. Bennett, and Mrs. Davis were all three in this video. The first part of this video talks about how well the kindergartners are at using iMovie to do different things in the classroom. This is the same iMovie program that college students and other adults use. The kindergartners make trailers for the books they have learned in class. The second part of this video is about Alabama Virtual Library. This is a great way to teach students basic research. This program brings up information and images about whatever the student typed in. This website is completely free and easy to use.
This video was also between Dr. Strange, Mrs. Bennett, and Mrs. Davis. Here they are speaking about how using a device changes the dynamics of learning. Everyone is teaching each other so everyone is the learner. The more the teachers are learning and teaching their students, the more the learning field grows. After you give the students these technologies they are able to take it and learn more from it than the teacher knew in the beginning. Through this method everyone becomes learners.
Watching these videos showed me that I have a lot to learn before becoming a great teacher, and that I will be forever learning and teaching new things. I think some of the strengths I possess are that I get along great with children and can really connect with them. I am patient and put in a lot of hard work on the tasks I face. Some weaknesses I have is that I'm not always the best at understanding new technological things. It is sometimes difficult for me to get the hang of new things at first. I have learned that the best way to counteract this is to get a head start and practice with whatever it is I have to know. The more I work at something the easier it is for me to understand it.
This was a wonderful blog post! You summarized all the videos very well and I did not see any grammar errors. I think it is also great that you already know what you need to do to strengthen your weakness.
ReplyDeleteThis post is very detailed and thorough in execution. You have obviously watched all of the required videos just by the look of your blog. I personally find your weakness in technology quite admirable and appreciate that you have taken time as well by how you acknowledge that practice does indeed make perfect. I myself take precautions to work hard on topics i find difficult, especially concerning new technology.
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