This is a really fun game you can play to help with the states and their capitals. Once you are at the website click on "Capital 2" under the capitals section and it will open up a new window. The game is all about knowing which capital goes with which state. A capital is said and you have to click on which state it belongs to. It is a really fun game to test how well you know the capitals. I got stuck playing it for a good half hour. You can track your scores and see how well you have done. It shows you how many you got wrong and what percentage you got.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Capitals
This is a really fun game you can play to help with the states and their capitals. Once you are at the website click on "Capital 2" under the capitals section and it will open up a new window. The game is all about knowing which capital goes with which state. A capital is said and you have to click on which state it belongs to. It is a really fun game to test how well you know the capitals. I got stuck playing it for a good half hour. You can track your scores and see how well you have done. It shows you how many you got wrong and what percentage you got.
Timez Attack
This is a fun game where you have to know your multiplication facts to get through a dungeon maze. You have to outsmart the bad guys by knowing your multiplication facts to past them. This is a game you download. So, I would download the game and keep it on the classroom computer, when the students have learned the facts they can take turns playing the game instead of doing math in class. I think it is a really fun game and the students have use knowledge to concur the bad guys. I would probably use this game for the forth and fifth graders. I have noticed being in the schools that none of the students know multiplication anymore so this would be a fun way for them to want to learn them and to practice them. 
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Week 3
I think this week was a really good week for me as a teacher. It gave me some really good tools for my belt. I think it will be a way for me to make my classroom better and more interactive and exciting.
Interactive Websites: It will be fun to get the students involved in the subject and experiencing things they would otherwise not be able to experience. They will be able to get a firsthand account of things they need to learn. This will also help them to learn better and actually remember.
Teachertube/youtube along with Zamzar: I love implementing videos in the classroom to get the students excited or actually learning something. I have a fear with using them too much or inappropriately. I don’t think they need to be used every day for every subject. I don’t want the students to think that they need it all the time. I also think they should be used just for fun SOMETIMES, however, if you just use them all the time just because they are funny would not be appropriate. School is a place where students learn not where they watch more TV. I do love using them in the classroom I just worry about what could happen.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Week 2
How will these tools help me communicate with my students?
I think these tools will be great to help the students stay involved with the class and it could save class time with all their questions. They could submit their questions online and they could be addressed there as well. They could also use the tools to check on what is going on in the classroom at any point.
How will these tools help me communicate with my students' parents?
The parents will be able to check on what is going on the classroom. They can check on homework assignments and grades. It could keep the parents involved without having to call the teacher all the time! The parents will also be able to ask questions online.
How will these tools help me communicate with my colleagues?
This would be an awesome way to communicate with all the colleagues when not at school. You could use it to send ideas and lesson plans to them.
In which ways might I employ these tools to achieve classroom objectives?
I would use tools to get the students to research things for themselves, these would be great to get them involved in a little classroom community, and I would have so many resources for at my fingertips with information and ideas.
What are the pros and cons of the tools?
The pros would be greater communication outside the classroom, the parents could always know what was going on, the students could check on homework and you could add fun and exciting lessons to the classroom.
The cons would be you would loose the in person communication. I would be worried that the students would forget how to communicate with people.
Videos
Mr. Deuy Fractions
I think this video would be very useful to help students get excited about fractions. If you teach them how to fractions and then show the video they would have an easier time remembering how to do each time. They would be eager to learn and excited about what they have learned.
The Web 2.0 video was a huge overview of how to communicate on the internet. I thought it was a little fast but it was cool to see all the different sites that I never knew about.
I think these tools will be great to help the students stay involved with the class and it could save class time with all their questions. They could submit their questions online and they could be addressed there as well. They could also use the tools to check on what is going on in the classroom at any point.
How will these tools help me communicate with my students' parents?
The parents will be able to check on what is going on the classroom. They can check on homework assignments and grades. It could keep the parents involved without having to call the teacher all the time! The parents will also be able to ask questions online.
How will these tools help me communicate with my colleagues?
This would be an awesome way to communicate with all the colleagues when not at school. You could use it to send ideas and lesson plans to them.
In which ways might I employ these tools to achieve classroom objectives?
I would use tools to get the students to research things for themselves, these would be great to get them involved in a little classroom community, and I would have so many resources for at my fingertips with information and ideas.
What are the pros and cons of the tools?
The pros would be greater communication outside the classroom, the parents could always know what was going on, the students could check on homework and you could add fun and exciting lessons to the classroom.
The cons would be you would loose the in person communication. I would be worried that the students would forget how to communicate with people.
Videos
Mr. Deuy Fractions
I think this video would be very useful to help students get excited about fractions. If you teach them how to fractions and then show the video they would have an easier time remembering how to do each time. They would be eager to learn and excited about what they have learned.
The Web 2.0 video was a huge overview of how to communicate on the internet. I thought it was a little fast but it was cool to see all the different sites that I never knew about.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
My Ideal Classroom
My ideal classroom would be bright and open. There would be no desks because we would always be needing the space. If the students need to write they could use their clipboards. The students would be eager to learn and the parents would be involved to a certain extent and would be very trusting of me as their child's teacher. My colleagues would love to share ideas and always willing to help and work as a team.
I would always be changing my techniques to keep the class fun and interesting. I would never lecture. I would bring all sorts of technology (i.e. computers, cameras, PowerPoint, projectors, etc) in the classroom to make it more fun and interesting. I would teach math, science, history, health, P.E., social interactions, and English. I don't think it is as much about what you teach but more how you teach. Everyone needs to learn the normal things I would just like to make them interesting and fun to help the students realize that learning is fun and that knowledge should be cherished.
Our class goal would be to learn to love learning. We would always have a goal to learn something and have fun while doing it. We would have a goal to learn together and not leave anyone behind.
I would always be changing my techniques to keep the class fun and interesting. I would never lecture. I would bring all sorts of technology (i.e. computers, cameras, PowerPoint, projectors, etc) in the classroom to make it more fun and interesting. I would teach math, science, history, health, P.E., social interactions, and English. I don't think it is as much about what you teach but more how you teach. Everyone needs to learn the normal things I would just like to make them interesting and fun to help the students realize that learning is fun and that knowledge should be cherished.
Our class goal would be to learn to love learning. We would always have a goal to learn something and have fun while doing it. We would have a goal to learn together and not leave anyone behind.
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