Week 7, Thing 16

YouTube: I have used it in the past mostly for entertainment, but found a few clips to use in the classroom. I found a few to help students learn about fractions in math, and I will be showing them next week in class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03jPbzy9LmA

Week 6, Thing 15

I have used Movie Maker with my students in the past. They have researched about the Revolutionary War and written a paper on their chosen topic from that period. After they have finished their papers, they create movies using Movie Maker to explain what life might be like if their topic had not happened or had happened differently. It is fun to watch them make connections to today's world in relationship to the past.

Falling Behind

I am falling behind in this class again but will get caught up after conferences!!

Week 6: Thing 14

We learned about Voice Thread and I created a product about the 13 Colonies. I have included the link, check it out!!
http://voicethread.com/share/633016/

Week 5: Thing 13

Played around in GoogleDocs at the last session and had fun sharing and editing documents. I am not sure I would use the presentation and spreadsheet features much, but I can see how this would definitely help with collaboration between staff members. I do not think I would use this with my 5th graders though.

Week 5: Thing 12

I am a little familiar with wikis but had fun setting one up. I did set up accounts for my reading students and will have them complete their Literature Circle assignments on the wiki. Here is the link of what I have set up so far. http://sandersliteraturecircle.pbworks.com/

Week 4: Thing 11

Checked out TagCrowds and Wordle. I found wordle to be more user friendly and Kristin and I created a quiz for social studies that we think will help those visual students. I also think I will use it for spelling. It will make spelling words a bit more exciting and students won't realize they are practicing spelling because it will be fun on the computer!! http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1154222/Rev_War