Thursday, August 12, 2010

Tool # 11 - Final Post

For your final 11 Tools post, answer these questions:

1. What are your favorite tools you now have in your personal technology toolbox? Briefly describe a particular activity that you will plan for your students using at least one of these new tools.

I really enjoy working with Photo Story 3 - I am planning in use each student’s voice on their Storytelling Project - they will tell me the story, illustrated, I will add everything in Photo Story 3 and add their voice telling the story to their friends.

2. How have you transfomed your thinking about the learning that will take place in your classroom?

I was a little skeptical about working with I-touches’ with my Pre-kinder students. After watching and going through all my training I found that they will not just love it but also learn so much with all the apps that is going to be available for them.

3. Were there any unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?

Just the idea that my Pre-kinder students are going to be able to have great and upgraded technology in their hands is amazing!

I had fun doing this training!!

Tool # 11

Digital Citizenship:

To make our 4 year old students great digital citizens I will need to model, model, and model!!!
They will need to care for all equipments and materials. This is going to be the first lesson and a very important one! Almost of my students never been around or touch a computer. I will need to create easy and engaging lessons to keep their interest. They will need to understand that the I-touch and notebooks are not toys and that they are not going to be playing on it but working/learning on it! They will need to understand that all materials are expensive and belong to the school. Pre-kinder students are going to have specifice websites and specifics games to work and they are not going to be aloud to go in any website without permission. Basic first - with adult supervision!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Tool # 10

Everybody has one! :)

This year is going to be great... The possibility of having all this technology available to all students is amazing! The apps are challenging for all ages. They have games that teach and this is what I like. The students are going to think that they are playing but in reality they are learning. I always tried to make technology fun in my classroom but now is it going to be easy! 

It all there...they just need to touch!





Sunday, August 1, 2010

Tool # 9

I have been working with SKYPE for a long time. This is the way I talk with my friends and family in Brazil. It is a very easy tool to download and use - you just need a camera and microphone.

This is a tool that can be used between teachers around the district and also having a camera is a great tool to share projects from one classroom to another.

Tool # 8

I love to use videos in my science unit, math, language arts and more! The students love to watch it over and over again helping them retain all the information much easier.

Those are my favorite videos:

1 - Insects Life Cycle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrQYyJCdN1g (Caterpillar Song and Cartoon for Kids)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8mGwQiZsk (The Very Hungry Caterpillar )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyMePpBSA5A (GREAT VIDEO!!!! Butterfly life cycle)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTUgUEpqBrA (Time Lapse - Butterfly Pupates-Emerges)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE-8QuBDkkw (bees)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G24euqP15s (abejas)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT5vgO60neM (ants)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOMGdaVevRs (ants 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHRA-zkzLJ0 (ants 3)

also... spiders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVS8RYRa2fE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gglxehpl28Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5aKhnWniWU (How to make a web)

2 - Plant life Cycle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WehXCyvB-4 (no sound)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQslUg4db-E (Movie Maker - Espanol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp0l2Fk3hdo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nRVZPJdXOo (Time Lapse of Plants Growing 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-FO8tZQGfk (Time Lapse of Plants Growing 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFCdAgeMGOA (Time lapse fast growing corn, roots and leaves growing)

3 - Water:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJTzUKPLrrk (Cuidado del agua)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl3Q2AzQGNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc8eu2nBq_4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvGpLXs-pRo (Sea/Oceano)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgRLWO09cl4

4 - Structures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp-WbY44seM (Paper)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgIRvylC0rI (Buildings)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESRqkZB3lvU (madera)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYtIFM1ek_M (arch)

Also (Language Arts - El alfabeto en español):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvFOfO-vVx4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23LhRv66Gms

Storytime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXoAmDDPZz4 (Los tres cerditos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7EzIWwwzpI (El patito feo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYf6Ulfh8qU (Blancanieves -  Cuentos Clásicos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4VUBv4Rheo (La Bella durmiente - Cuentos Clásicos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_nKCdsKFJw (Cenicienta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ziq571j9QyA (La Gallina de los Huevos de oro )

ABC - Ingles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWAtPMsk8_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIiARSnJDEo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK9VPtz3EHQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XYQd_sJVzk

Math (Numbers):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx5GWCgklhw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-69eHd3SHSQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVPmtaHmL4g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml6p7iEPT0I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uNFlL_NJpI (count to 20)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7AmBGd4tmU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MApaegDL6a0 (1 to 30)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbHBYGY2fs0 (1 to 100!)

Colors:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVI2D9VQKAg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6cV_a_18AI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBkmJjlTBe4

Shapes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pQCfyoLF54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-Z3f2pdCE

Sing along:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrsM9WggCdo (If you are happy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLUV74hxa34 (Five little ducks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhODBFQ2-bQ (Five little monkeys)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_mol6B9z00 (Old MacDonald)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyUAvodj0dA (Incy Wincy Spider )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3qDnPzHFuo (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUlWpn4Zz6Q (Baa Baa Black sheep)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUrQmfyGgbA (Humpty Dumpty )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kUmwI54Zu8  (Wheels on the Bus)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUNbUdLxw9k (El auto bochinchero)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU9ju5s3ueY (La vaca lechera)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLyFqb0TuvQ (Los elefantes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F61K0f7OZeY (Pinpon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUE4CBDeOY (Arroz con leche)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaiaqB7rDIo (A la rueda rueda )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNA56nXD2Ac (En la granja de mi tio)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4y6PEWhGmE (Los pollitos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kydJXTSGtxs (Cucu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJGd7aXgi98 (La vaca Lola)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-zXGmNJmrE (El baile de la vacas)

Say what you see - games:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By38ELy8p4Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnIvRxkQuKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq5U0a6MZY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYgOlqinH7A

I will post more later! Enjoy!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Tool # 7

My video...



This tool will be great for my storytelling project!!! I can see my students adding their pictures and voices! It is going to be awesome! I can also make movies with fieldtrips pictures and each student can add their on voice to each picture telling what happened...It is going to add so much fun to my lessons! I can use pictures from each student on my science lessons and let them add to each picture what they learned...I can hardly wait!

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Tool # 6


WIKI:


Very interesting...It can help me be very organized. Just the thought of fewer emails to communicate my ideas...this is great! ...I just need creativity!!

This tool is great to work with parents to ask for help in activities in my classroom like fieldtrips, book fares, parties, and etc. I can create a list and parents can add to the list or change it.

I will use this tool with parents and co-workers. I did not see yet the use for pre-k students.

GREAT WAY TO SHARE THE INFORMATION ABOUT BLOGS WITH YOUR STUDENT!!

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/blogs/

Enjoy!!!

Tool # 5

My links and tags:

My account with "Delicious" is http://delicious.com/boonebear

I used tags like: activities, art, blog, books, children, cloud, coloring, crafts, creation, downloads, education, family, free, Isabella, photos, and school.
 
http://printables4kids.com/  (Education)

http://www.eslkidslab.com/index.html  (Education)

http://www.dadsclub-swimteam.com/  (My daughter)
http://www.raz-kids.com/  (Education)

http://bighugelabs.com/mosaic.php  (Photos)

http://www.wordle.net/ (Creations)

This is a great idea…be able to add all my favorite websites in one document! Now I can get all my links in any computer, anywhere in the world (http://delicious.com/)! This is a great tool to share my ideas with friends and family. The possibility of sharing just a paragraph from a website and be able to add notes is amazing (http://www.diigo.com/)! I am glad that now I know all this information! My life is going to be much easier!

Las Aguilas - motivacion

Monday, July 19, 2010

Tool # 4

I've shared Beginner of the Year
Message from claudia.boone@gmail.com: Click to open:
Please read the notes and add comments! Thank you! Claudia


Google Docs:

For the higher grades students are going to be able to participate with one assessment. They can learn all time of the day. Students can talk with other friends and work in any assessment in their on house. This will help teachers and students in so many way…and students really enjoy staying at the computer. Students can work in their writing process in one document. They are applying the teachers thinking with their one thinking, allowed students to publish their one work. I really enjoyed the possibility for the students to work together with friends and teachers.

The level off their work is going to be high because they will know that a lot of people are able to read their work. Google Docs is a great tool for teachers to talk with each other around the school without need to meet. The collaboration between teachers working with Google Doc is great. Lessons are more interactive.

Google Readers:
I can read new content from your favorite’s website. It will be efficient to read and easy to share with friends and coworkers! You can always keep up with new information without going to each website, you just need to go into your Google Reader and check all your favorite sites and new information. Great tool!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Tool # 3

I made a word cloud at http://www.wordle.net/

Wordle: Everything about ME All about ME and my FAMILY!

Made a movie from my trip to Brazil. Check it out!!!



If you like to make a video like this one...go to:
http://animoto.com/?ref=lpzdhixo
Have fun!!!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Tool # 2

I am very excited with this new information. I love to learn new things and the idea to be able to share my thoughts with all my friends and parents are great.

I will be able to tell everyone what my classroom is work on and give the opportunity to my students to share their learning with their family. We can use so many different ways to communicate what we are doing in the classroom: videos, books, songs, pictures, etc.

Children with any age love to see themselves on TV or computer and with a classroom blog they are going to be able to show themselves to their family and friends. Children are going to be able to listen to their favorite sounds and read their favorite books on their classroom blog and this is a great thing to a first year of experience in a school environment. We are in a new era and we need to change our ways…we learned differently and now this is the way to teach! What do you think?

---Reading around---

Good Blogs that I comment on:

1 - I also liked the post from “Problogger.net” he has great ideas to start a good blog and it was interesting to read the 23 questions that he give you to see if a blog is the right thing for you...
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/14/is-a-blog-right-for-you/
And also: http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/14/blogging-for-beginners-2/
Ideas for a beginner blogger...

2 - Mrs. Lapointe's First Grade

3 - Technology in the Bilingual Classroom

4 - Hammer's PK

5 -

Monday, July 12, 2010

Tool # 1


Today I am starting my blog and still waiting for my autorization to start. I am having a lot of fun!

I love my avatar!!! rsrs!!

Dear Parents,
It is with great pleasure to welcome you and your wonderful children to an exciting year in Prekindergarten at The Bear Blvd. School for Early Learning! As they begin on this new journey in school, each child will encounter a happy learning environment designed to foster a love of learning through creativity, exploration and purposeful play.
Thank you for your cooperation in working together to make our children’s year in prekindergarten a wonderful beginning to their learning
experience!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Boone