Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Glogster Guru
What went right/wrong
This week I have been experimenting with Glogster, a interactive poster making tool. I was very surprised with how dynamic this tool is, especially for the tool being free for most of it's features. I really didn't like how the website is laid out. I found that it was very confusing to navigate at first, and I am concerned with how lower level children will be able to utilize it.
what would you do different next time
I wouldn't do anything different.
how will you use in YOUR classroom.
I will use it as a presentation tool.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Wonderful Wikis
I was pleasantly surprised when I was introduced to using a Wiki. I had never used them before, but they are truly a wonderful tool! It is so easy to make information readily available to a peer group for editing and collaborating for a group project.
I was a little skeptical when we were linking all of our pages to the home page, although it made it so much easier to navigate the page. I am not sure how younger children will be able to navigate a page that I create for them. The link would have to be of a very large font, and formatted in such a way that would make it easy for their little eyes to see. I think that this would be a great tool for use with upper elementary aged children when they are working on a small scale research project. It would be very easy to make the appropriate research tools available on one page, and have them brainstorm on their own group page. I hope to learn more about this awesome resource!
I was a little skeptical when we were linking all of our pages to the home page, although it made it so much easier to navigate the page. I am not sure how younger children will be able to navigate a page that I create for them. The link would have to be of a very large font, and formatted in such a way that would make it easy for their little eyes to see. I think that this would be a great tool for use with upper elementary aged children when they are working on a small scale research project. It would be very easy to make the appropriate research tools available on one page, and have them brainstorm on their own group page. I hope to learn more about this awesome resource!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Website Evaluation
I have used several websites dedicated towards education not only for assignments, but for my own personal growth in the past. It was very helpful to have some sort of criteria to assess the validity of the sites. Previously, I have just gone by if I know that the publisher website is from a credible source. I had not even thought about how compatible websites would be with special needs children, such as the tags when you scroll over a picture. I did notice that on several of the games that are available on the website, there were several different options for instruction as well as learning levels.
Accessibility is definitely one thing that I will look more into as I begin to document more site for my future lesson planning. I really enjoyed that PBS Teachers, the website that I evaluated, not only had games for my students, but it also had lessons plans to fit any topic that I could be covering. Having a wide range for options for multiple learning styles will be essential for me to be able to get through to my students.
Accessibility is definitely one thing that I will look more into as I begin to document more site for my future lesson planning. I really enjoyed that PBS Teachers, the website that I evaluated, not only had games for my students, but it also had lessons plans to fit any topic that I could be covering. Having a wide range for options for multiple learning styles will be essential for me to be able to get through to my students.
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| PBS Teachers Home Page |
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| Options to Search Classroom Resources |
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| Dino Tracks---Pattern Recognition |
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