Technology
Word Study Sentences
As part of the 1st grade curriculum, the teacher would give students sentences and the students would have to use the clues in the sentence to figure out the missing word. I decided to put the sentences into a PowerPoint presentation. The students were presented with the sentence and slowly discovered clues to find out the missing word.
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WebQuest: Alphabet Challenge
My fellow early childhood educators and I created a WebQuest for use in a Kindergarten classroom. Our WebQuest, called Alphabet Challenge, was designed to be used after the students have been introduced to all of their letters. Throughout the WebQuest, they play games that focus on letter recognition, letter formation, letter sounds, and beginning sounds. At the end of the WebQuest, as a group, they create an alphabet book for our classroom library.
Alphabet Challenge WebQuest
Podcast: Software Review
Working with several of my colleagues, I helped review the software program Mathosaurus and write a script to create a podcast. In our podcast, we recreated a typical Kindergarten classroom discussion to present our information.
Mathosaurus Podcast
Top 10 Favorite Websites For Teachers
Dr. Jean
Dr. Jean’s website provides ideas for early childhood educators that are hands-on and hand-made. Many of the activities are linked to music that can be purchased on the website and downloadable books for several of the songs are also provided.
New Management
Rick Morris's website is an online resource by a teacher for teachers that provides teachers with management ideas and motivators to make the classroom a community. Mr. Morris has written several books with his ideas, but his website provides extras to download or purchase as well as advice from other teachers.
Core Knowledge Lesson Plans
This website provides lesson plans for grade levels pre-K through grade 8. They are organized by key content areas.
Google Lit Trips
Using Google Earth, teachers have created virtual journeys based on children's literature. While teaching a piece of literature, the website allows the students to explore the environment in which the story is set. The students can also explore the homes of some famous authors. There is also suggestions for teachers about using the website in the classroom.
The Cornerstone
Angela Powell, a National Board Certified teacher, created a website that now accompanies her book The Cornerstone. It is filled with resources from classroom management to assessment to teaching techniques.
The Virtual Vine
A great resource for early childhood educators, this website provides links to special education resources, math and literacy ideas, theme and unit topics, and fine motor skill exercises.
Read Write Think
This website provides literacy lesson plans for all grade levels.
Innovative Classroom
This website provides lesson plans, classroom management ideas, reproducibles, learning centers, and thematic units.
Jenuine Tech
This is the best website I have seen that connects classrooms across the country. Different projects are posted throughout the year that the students can participate in. Then, if the teacher chooses, the students' results can be shared on the website. It is a great way to show the students what other children their age are doing across our country. It is also a great opportunity for them to be proud of the work they have done.
United Streaming
Website for educators that provides multimedia resources for teachers to use in their classroom.
