Site of the Week # 2 – April 30
My site of the week is http://www.brainpop.com/
I was told of this site by a fellow teacher. Amazing!! There is an infinite amount of wealth of information. BrainPoP is the greatest website for students and teachers to find information for Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health and Technology. Want to know how to Multiply? Go to "Math" in BrainPoP and and click on "Multiplication"and watch the multiplication video. It's uniquely designed to hold a student's interest level. Research about anything and BrainPoP has it. Try it yourself. Want to know about "Birds," "Leonardo Da Vinci," "Grammar," & "Electric Circuits?"
BrainPoP has information about it. It's not just for students, it's also for parents and teachers. There are resources for both parents and teachers. For teachers, the videos that are created and played on BrainPoP incorporate the state standards for Science, Math and English.
Go on line and check it out and then use it in your classrooms. BrainPoP will make learning more enjoyable. Your students will love learning again.
Technology Foundation Standards for All Students
1. Basic Operations and Concepts
Students are proficient in the use of technology
3. Technology productivity Tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning increase productivity and promote creativity.
5. Technology research tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on
the appropriateness for specific tasks.
6. Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.
Preformance Indicators for Technology - Literate Students
Prior to Grades 5, students will:
1. Use keyboards and other common input and output devices efficiently and effectively. (1)
2. Discuss common uses of technology in daily life and the advantages and disadvantages those uses provide. (1,2)
Prior to Grades 2, students will:
1. Use input devices (eg. mouse, keyboard, remote control) and output devices(eg. monitor, printer) to successfully operate computers, VCR's, audiotapes, and other technologies.(1)
2. Use a variety of media and technology resources for directed and independent learning activities.(1,3)
4. Use developmentally appropriate multimedia resources (interactive books, educational software, elementary multimedia encyclopedia's) to support learning.(1)
6. Demonstrate positive social and ethical behavior when using technology.(2)
7. Practice responsible use of technology systems and software. (2)
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Evidence Based Posting 1 – Teaching with the Internet and Opening New Doors.
Evidence Based Posting 1 – Teaching with the Internet and Opening New Doors.
The internet is a powerful tool for students of all ages when used appropriately and opens up to endless possibilities. In Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, Chapter 5, Donald and Deborah Leu & Coiro state that “C.S. Lewis understood what happens when you open new doors to new worlds. In ‘The Chronicles of Narnia,’ Lewis leads us through the secret door of a wardrobe, opening to a magical world full of exciting new opportunities. We believe the internet is another door, opening new worlds for you and your students with many opportunities to explore in literature and composition.”[1]
I am a library/computer teacher and actively promote the concept that the internet opens new doors for students. Students lives are transformed when they understand the numerous ways they can use the internet to communicate and research. With the additional use of Webcams, Digital Cameras, Video cameras, Video and Sound Technologies, Software designed to create, edit and play movies, students are now able to communicate by using different forms of technology with the internet in more diverse, interesting and creative ways.
In my computer lab Elementary students are literally stepping outside of the classroom without physically moving when they are Surfing the Net for information. Students are using http://www.google.com/, http://www.encyclopediabrittanica.com/, http://www.askjeeves.com/ and other educational websites for researching information for subject matter in English, Math, Science, History, Geography, Social Studies, Sports, Music and Art.In Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, Chapter 6, Donald and Deborah Leu & Coiro describe how a teacher “Mr. Miguel Robledo learned that his students quickly surf from site to site trying to find something interesting. Often his students time on the computer would run out before they had an opportunity to really read and learn anything. Or, they would sometimes end up at sites that were inappropriate for their work.”[2] I encounter this issue on a daily basis. Certain websites are inappropriate and due to this, I Bookmark in a Favorites Folder all website locations that the student’s daily research and play at. In Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, Chapter 6, Donald and Deborah Leu & Coiro describe how “Using Individual Bookmarks and Favorites Folders alleviate the challenges when you have an entire class doing Internet Inquiry with many individuals setting bookmarks or favorites.”[3]
In addition to Surfing the Net, students from all grade levels communicate across the globe with students of different nationalities through the use of Learning Libraries/Classrooms, bridging and crossing nationalities, ages, races, cultures and language barriers. Webcams enable schools to communicate locally and globally with each other. I have observed firsthand how students have a passion to dialogue and interview other students with the added support of the Webcam. My students are constantly using Sound and Video technologies with numerous websites that support Literacy, Math, Music, and the Arts. In Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, Chapter 5, Donald and Deborah Leu & Coiro state through
Internet FAQ that “ New technologies for multimedia continue to appear on the internet. Sound and video technologies are ones that are changing especially rapidly.”[4] Students are daily stimulated and engaged with the numerous websites with Educational Interactive online games that are available for students. Some examples of this are http://www.starfall.com/, http://www.sesamestreet.com/, http://www.pbskids.com/, http://www.disneychannel.com/, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/, http://www.funbrain.com/, http://www.nick.com/ and http://www.caboose.com/. Now the internet has interactive websites for Bilingual students that can be used in the classroom. An example of this is http://www.sesamestreet.com/ which is currently in English and also is in the process of becoming a Spanish language based site for students of Hispanic descent. As I have stated and have given evidence supporting that the internet opens new doors and possibilities for students, these websites should be used as a supplement and should not be a replacement for curriculum.
[1] Leu, Donald & Deborah, and Coiro Julie, Teaching the Internet K-12:New Literacies for New Times
Chapter 5 Page 181
[2] Ibid Chapter 6 Page 222
[3] Ibid Chapter 6 Page 240
[4] ibid Chapter 6 240
The internet is a powerful tool for students of all ages when used appropriately and opens up to endless possibilities. In Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, Chapter 5, Donald and Deborah Leu & Coiro state that “C.S. Lewis understood what happens when you open new doors to new worlds. In ‘The Chronicles of Narnia,’ Lewis leads us through the secret door of a wardrobe, opening to a magical world full of exciting new opportunities. We believe the internet is another door, opening new worlds for you and your students with many opportunities to explore in literature and composition.”[1]
I am a library/computer teacher and actively promote the concept that the internet opens new doors for students. Students lives are transformed when they understand the numerous ways they can use the internet to communicate and research. With the additional use of Webcams, Digital Cameras, Video cameras, Video and Sound Technologies, Software designed to create, edit and play movies, students are now able to communicate by using different forms of technology with the internet in more diverse, interesting and creative ways.
In my computer lab Elementary students are literally stepping outside of the classroom without physically moving when they are Surfing the Net for information. Students are using http://www.google.com/, http://www.encyclopediabrittanica.com/, http://www.askjeeves.com/ and other educational websites for researching information for subject matter in English, Math, Science, History, Geography, Social Studies, Sports, Music and Art.In Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, Chapter 6, Donald and Deborah Leu & Coiro describe how a teacher “Mr. Miguel Robledo learned that his students quickly surf from site to site trying to find something interesting. Often his students time on the computer would run out before they had an opportunity to really read and learn anything. Or, they would sometimes end up at sites that were inappropriate for their work.”[2] I encounter this issue on a daily basis. Certain websites are inappropriate and due to this, I Bookmark in a Favorites Folder all website locations that the student’s daily research and play at. In Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, Chapter 6, Donald and Deborah Leu & Coiro describe how “Using Individual Bookmarks and Favorites Folders alleviate the challenges when you have an entire class doing Internet Inquiry with many individuals setting bookmarks or favorites.”[3]
In addition to Surfing the Net, students from all grade levels communicate across the globe with students of different nationalities through the use of Learning Libraries/Classrooms, bridging and crossing nationalities, ages, races, cultures and language barriers. Webcams enable schools to communicate locally and globally with each other. I have observed firsthand how students have a passion to dialogue and interview other students with the added support of the Webcam. My students are constantly using Sound and Video technologies with numerous websites that support Literacy, Math, Music, and the Arts. In Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, Chapter 5, Donald and Deborah Leu & Coiro state through
Internet FAQ that “ New technologies for multimedia continue to appear on the internet. Sound and video technologies are ones that are changing especially rapidly.”[4] Students are daily stimulated and engaged with the numerous websites with Educational Interactive online games that are available for students. Some examples of this are http://www.starfall.com/, http://www.sesamestreet.com/, http://www.pbskids.com/, http://www.disneychannel.com/, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/, http://www.funbrain.com/, http://www.nick.com/ and http://www.caboose.com/. Now the internet has interactive websites for Bilingual students that can be used in the classroom. An example of this is http://www.sesamestreet.com/ which is currently in English and also is in the process of becoming a Spanish language based site for students of Hispanic descent. As I have stated and have given evidence supporting that the internet opens new doors and possibilities for students, these websites should be used as a supplement and should not be a replacement for curriculum.
[1] Leu, Donald & Deborah, and Coiro Julie, Teaching the Internet K-12:New Literacies for New Times
Chapter 5 Page 181
[2] Ibid Chapter 6 Page 222
[3] Ibid Chapter 6 Page 240
[4] ibid Chapter 6 240
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