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Should Kindergarteners Use iPads in the Classroom?
IPads in Kindergarten
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Ten Amazing Wordle Lessons for the Classroom
Ten uses for Wordle in the Classroom
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How Tech Is Changing College Life [INFOGRAPHIC]
How technology is changing the lives of college students.
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Lesson Plans – Search Education – Google
Lesson plans for searching on Google
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Diigo Weekly Resource Links (weekly)
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Diigo Weekly Resource Links (weekly)
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- 15 Sites for Finding Images and Clip Art for Education
Clip Art and image sites
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Sound Effects & Clips | SoundCli.ps
Great for use with presentations
Monday, April 30, 2012
Resources You Can Use in the Classroom
Resources from the last two weeks
Twitter explained- Mom this is how twitter works by Jessica Hische
Twitter explained- Mom this is how twitter works by Jessica Hische
Celly- Create your own network in the classroom for text messages in 5 easy steps
Poplet- A creative platform for sharing ideas, mind mapping collaborative tool
The Math Doctor You Tube Channel- Another resource for students and teachers when challenged with a math concept.
Shakespeare Animated- Think YouTube for Shakespeare
60 Inspiring examples of utilizing Twitter in the classroom- Some great ideas for Twitter in the classroom
Poplet- A creative platform for sharing ideas, mind mapping collaborative tool
The Math Doctor You Tube Channel- Another resource for students and teachers when challenged with a math concept.
Shakespeare Animated- Think YouTube for Shakespeare
60 Inspiring examples of utilizing Twitter in the classroom- Some great ideas for Twitter in the classroom
Searchy Pants- A safe Internet search engine for elementary students
Want to be a Google Certified teacher? Click here to begin the journey.
Tips to staying motivated in May- from Cool Cat Teacher
Tips to staying motivated in May- from Cool Cat Teacher
Friday, April 13, 2012
The Wave of Change
I thought I'd share some of the real life challenges that come up for discussion in my professional learning classes. Math instruction and math homework seem to be two of the most popular topics for discussion. How do we as educators, ensure that homework doesn't become part of a situation like this?
Assignment: do problems 2-20. The students understand problems 2-8 but the other 12 become increasingly more complex. The student attempts to solve them but completes the assignment with a feeling of "I hate Math, I just don't understand." Of course the next day in class, problems are explained and everything is fine until more homework is assigned and the cycle repeats.
Both of my children are good math students but it doesn't come naturally to them, they have to work at it. Algebra II is way over my head and evidently the skills to explain math have vacated my memory bank also so most of the time I'm no help. Here's how we cope or as I like to say "solutionize" when faced with the above scenario.
When "we" don't understand a concept, we first go to the lesson notes and completed problems posted online (thank goodness the teacher is a 21st century educator.) If that doesn't remedy the situation, we're not through trying, Khan Academy is next or YouTube or a new app called ShowMe. Videos explaining similar problems usually help our understanding to the point that they provide some relief. 21st century solutions for the problems at hand. Bottom line- what is hopefully being learned along with math, is a higher order 21st century skill, finding new information and then leveraging that information to solve problems. In the 20th century, a tutor might have been needed to reteach the subject matter but now the student can access the information to learn for himself.
This type of resource wasn't widely available four years ago and even now when I talk with educators, most are unaware these resources exist. Professional learning needs to be focused on the utilization of 21st century tools and the teacher becoming more of a facilitator than the "sage on the stage."
The wave of change is in motion and the speed is increasing. What are you doing to prepare our students for this eventuality.
Assignment: do problems 2-20. The students understand problems 2-8 but the other 12 become increasingly more complex. The student attempts to solve them but completes the assignment with a feeling of "I hate Math, I just don't understand." Of course the next day in class, problems are explained and everything is fine until more homework is assigned and the cycle repeats.
Both of my children are good math students but it doesn't come naturally to them, they have to work at it. Algebra II is way over my head and evidently the skills to explain math have vacated my memory bank also so most of the time I'm no help. Here's how we cope or as I like to say "solutionize" when faced with the above scenario.
When "we" don't understand a concept, we first go to the lesson notes and completed problems posted online (thank goodness the teacher is a 21st century educator.) If that doesn't remedy the situation, we're not through trying, Khan Academy is next or YouTube or a new app called ShowMe. Videos explaining similar problems usually help our understanding to the point that they provide some relief. 21st century solutions for the problems at hand. Bottom line- what is hopefully being learned along with math, is a higher order 21st century skill, finding new information and then leveraging that information to solve problems. In the 20th century, a tutor might have been needed to reteach the subject matter but now the student can access the information to learn for himself.
This type of resource wasn't widely available four years ago and even now when I talk with educators, most are unaware these resources exist. Professional learning needs to be focused on the utilization of 21st century tools and the teacher becoming more of a facilitator than the "sage on the stage."
The wave of change is in motion and the speed is increasing. What are you doing to prepare our students for this eventuality.
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