http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=194633
Here is the web quest I created for my students to do during our study of matter! I think that they will enjoy doing it and really love the part where they are able to create oobleck!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Website
https://sites.google.com/site/libertyparkfirstgrade/
Here is the link to my website. I created this to be used for my parents as well as my students. I decided that I would start from the beginning of the school year rather than starting something now since we are about at the end of the year! I thought it was super easy to create and enjoyed doing it. I can't wait to add more to my site!
Here is the link to my website. I created this to be used for my parents as well as my students. I decided that I would start from the beginning of the school year rather than starting something now since we are about at the end of the year! I thought it was super easy to create and enjoyed doing it. I can't wait to add more to my site!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Video
Animoto
I created this video of my family. Big surprize I know. This is something I can see sharing with them or creating a video at the end of the school year of things we have done. I can also see this being a presentation tool for back to school night. My students are also taking a field trip this month so this might be a great way to have them show what they learned.
Ok so after trying for several days to produce this video and not being able to I realized I was the problem. Lol. My screen size was too large and there fore I could not see the preview and produce button. Boy did I feel like a tool. Anyway, after completing this project I was excited about the possibilities that this creates. I'm already thinking of ways to use this in my classroom and well for my upcoming wedding as well. This is so easy to use once the creator realizes her mistake.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
GoAnimate!
Miss Nelson is Missing by mlp0503 on GoAnimate
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Common Core Standards: 1.RL.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories
1.RL.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events
Miss Nelson is Missing gives a great example of two different characters as well as a fairly simple setting, problem and solution. This book stands out to me because it is very straight forward when thinking of story elements. Students at this age need those elements to be concrete. Students are asked to compare and contrast two characters using a Venn Diagram. This book provides a great opportunity for students to do this. Also, this book provides students the opportunity to describe the setting, and the problem and solution in this book. Miss Nelson is missing is a grade level appropriate text for first grade students as the students in this book are the same age as they are. Students will be able to make connections to the text as well. Students can relate to a time when there was a guest teacher in their classroom and how they felt about that teacher.
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Common Core Standards: 1.RL.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories
1.RL.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events
Miss Nelson is Missing gives a great example of two different characters as well as a fairly simple setting, problem and solution. This book stands out to me because it is very straight forward when thinking of story elements. Students at this age need those elements to be concrete. Students are asked to compare and contrast two characters using a Venn Diagram. This book provides a great opportunity for students to do this. Also, this book provides students the opportunity to describe the setting, and the problem and solution in this book. Miss Nelson is missing is a grade level appropriate text for first grade students as the students in this book are the same age as they are. Students will be able to make connections to the text as well. Students can relate to a time when there was a guest teacher in their classroom and how they felt about that teacher.
What Teachers Make
Wow! This video was highly motivating. Sometimes as a teacher we need encouragement and motivation to do what we do. Often times it comes down to the "test" and how are students perform on that test. This video serves as a great reminder about what we really do as teachers! I love how he took a little over three minutes to tell the audiance what teachers make and it had nothing to do with money. Let's face it none of us decided to be teachers because it was going to make us rich. We decided to be teachers because we wanted to make a difference in the lives of our students. From this video I took away what I always knew was true teachers make students do far more than anyone on the "outside" can imagine. The video did not change my views of teaching but served as a reminder about the importance of what I do each day and how I can impact my students. I will keep this video in mind or watch the video when I am feeling defeated about what teachers' really make. It is a great motivated and the honesty displayed here makes teaching seem almost magical.
Resources: Math A Tube http://www.mathatube.com/index.html Math is high on my priority list this school year. We have begun using the Common Core State Standards this year and are always looking for new resources to aid in our teaching. This site provides a great opportunity for teachers and students but also for parents. I found the site easy to navigate and videos to be of high quality. The one thing that I did not like was I felt the site as geared to intermidiate grades and middle school students. I would like to see some more videos for younger students in kindegarten and first grade. This will be a great site to share with my fellow teachers during a staff development meeting.
Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/ Before taking this course I knew that teacher tube was out there however for some reason I never really took the time to explore the site. I think I have been missing out. There is a great volume of resources here on a wide range of topics. I looked for videos dealing with matter, common core standards, addition and subtraction and close reading and found a mulitude of resources. A teacher could find a video on just about any topic they are teaching. With so many resources available on the site it may take a while to sift through the videos to find the perfect one for your use. That was one draw back to this site, it almost has too many resources if that is possible. With a little extra time a teacher could use this site to aid in teaching.
Resources: Math A Tube http://www.mathatube.com/index.html Math is high on my priority list this school year. We have begun using the Common Core State Standards this year and are always looking for new resources to aid in our teaching. This site provides a great opportunity for teachers and students but also for parents. I found the site easy to navigate and videos to be of high quality. The one thing that I did not like was I felt the site as geared to intermidiate grades and middle school students. I would like to see some more videos for younger students in kindegarten and first grade. This will be a great site to share with my fellow teachers during a staff development meeting.
Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/ Before taking this course I knew that teacher tube was out there however for some reason I never really took the time to explore the site. I think I have been missing out. There is a great volume of resources here on a wide range of topics. I looked for videos dealing with matter, common core standards, addition and subtraction and close reading and found a mulitude of resources. A teacher could find a video on just about any topic they are teaching. With so many resources available on the site it may take a while to sift through the videos to find the perfect one for your use. That was one draw back to this site, it almost has too many resources if that is possible. With a little extra time a teacher could use this site to aid in teaching.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
VoiceThread
Here is my voice thread inferring activity. The activity is designed for first and second grade students in the area of language arts. This will be used as a follow up after several mini lessons on inferring. Students will complete this activity as part of their reading rotation activities. This is the time where they can work with their talk partner.
Common Core State Standards addressed. 1.RL.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in text
1.RL. 7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. Indiana Academic Standard 1.3.4 Make and confirm predictions about what will happen next in a story.
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