Thursday, November 20, 2008
Last full week of practicum
This week I had a few experiences with technology. The students had their weekly computer time in the lab. The students of Old Mill Elementary school have access to technology constantly. They have computer time, each classroom has a projecter, laptop, wireless internet access, and visualizer. Students can take tests and do activities on computers also, if the teacher desires.
This week, there was not much use of technology. I used Microsoft Word to generate several worksheets for the kids. However, there was no interaction of the kids with technology this week. My mentor teacher did not use the projector or the visualizer this week, she did create some cause and effect worksheets on the computer, however.
I had the opportunity to use the cd player to help the children listen to the story "The Gardener" and follow along. I think the students really enjoy doing this and it gives students more exposure to their weekly story and aids in their comprehension, when test time comes around.
This week, technology could have been used when our mentor teacher taught action and linking verbs. She just wrote it on the whiteboard, however, i think if technology was used, it may have been more engaging. The students really enjoy technology!! This week, Lexee and I planned our activity for Monday, which will involve a movie clip and a powerpoint. We are so excited!!
This week, there was not much use of technology. I used Microsoft Word to generate several worksheets for the kids. However, there was no interaction of the kids with technology this week. My mentor teacher did not use the projector or the visualizer this week, she did create some cause and effect worksheets on the computer, however.
I had the opportunity to use the cd player to help the children listen to the story "The Gardener" and follow along. I think the students really enjoy doing this and it gives students more exposure to their weekly story and aids in their comprehension, when test time comes around.
This week, technology could have been used when our mentor teacher taught action and linking verbs. She just wrote it on the whiteboard, however, i think if technology was used, it may have been more engaging. The students really enjoy technology!! This week, Lexee and I planned our activity for Monday, which will involve a movie clip and a powerpoint. We are so excited!!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Week 3 of Practicum!
This week, our teacher used technology to give students an online math test in the computer lab. The students took online tests, and based on the answers they got wrong, activities would appear for them to complete to reteach their problem areas. I thought this was an awesome way to use technology to meet every individual childs needs.
I used technology several times this week. On Tuesday, I taught a writing lesson involving wishes and as my anticipatory set, i created and used a powerpoint of different ways people made wishes. I had them give me a thumbs up or thumbs down relating to if they had ever wished with the object on the screen. There were items such as birthday candles, wishing well, wishbone, etc. The kids really got excited about this and I thought it was a fun way for them to interact with technology.
Also, I team taught a lesson on plural possessive nouns with Lexee. In this lesson, we generated a powerpoint with the rules and example sentences on the slides. The students all had whiteboards and interacted with the sentences on the powerpoint to identify or create plural possessive nouns. Kids really do love interacting with technology.
This week, technology could have been used to enhance the lesson that our mentor teacher taught on vocabulary. She showed them word strips with pictures on them. I thought it might have been more effective if the students could see it projected on the big screen either through powerpoint or use of the visualizer. I think the kids would have been able to see the pictures better and conect to the word easier if technology had been used to enhance this lesson.
I used technology several times this week. On Tuesday, I taught a writing lesson involving wishes and as my anticipatory set, i created and used a powerpoint of different ways people made wishes. I had them give me a thumbs up or thumbs down relating to if they had ever wished with the object on the screen. There were items such as birthday candles, wishing well, wishbone, etc. The kids really got excited about this and I thought it was a fun way for them to interact with technology.
Also, I team taught a lesson on plural possessive nouns with Lexee. In this lesson, we generated a powerpoint with the rules and example sentences on the slides. The students all had whiteboards and interacted with the sentences on the powerpoint to identify or create plural possessive nouns. Kids really do love interacting with technology.
This week, technology could have been used to enhance the lesson that our mentor teacher taught on vocabulary. She showed them word strips with pictures on them. I thought it might have been more effective if the students could see it projected on the big screen either through powerpoint or use of the visualizer. I think the kids would have been able to see the pictures better and conect to the word easier if technology had been used to enhance this lesson.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Week 2 of Practicum!
This week Mrs. Valine's students got to vote for president through an online children's voting website. They got to go to the computer lab and ote for Barack Obama or John McCain. After doing so, they recieved an "I Voted" sticker. This was so fun for the kids. They got to use the technology themselves and participate in something important that thier parents and teachers got to do in real life. Mrs. Valine's class was so excited about using the computers!
Also, Mrs. Valine incorporated a PowerPoint into her lesson on singular possessive nouns. This PowerPoint caught the students attention. Mrs. Valine designed the PowerPoint so it was interactive and had kids participating while she lectured on this topic. Mrs. Valine told me that she doesn't like to use PowerPoints too often because she doesn't want them to lose their appeal and novel excitement. I think that PowerPoints are great and should be used often, as long as they are interactive, and keep the students interest. I noticed that technology is captiating to young students and they are eager to use and learn more about it.
The students also got to participate in a computer class with Mrs. Hagan, Old Mill Elementary's technology guru. These students look forward to computer class each week.
I, once again, did a listening center with Lexee, to the story of Tops and Bottoms. The students had to listen to the story on CD and respond to any questions we asked. I also got to help set up the computers for voting. I had the opportunity to plan two lessons for next week which both will involve PowerPoints: one on making wishes and one on plural possessive nouns. I am so excited to use technology in my lessons next week. I think the kids will love it!
I think technology could have been used in writing their "I am grateful for assignment." They could have shown off their work with the visuzualizer or typed up their final drafts, instead of hand writing them. I think the students would have enjoyed some interactive, technological games, perhaps from the internet, that would help them study for the tests they had on Friday.
Also, Mrs. Valine incorporated a PowerPoint into her lesson on singular possessive nouns. This PowerPoint caught the students attention. Mrs. Valine designed the PowerPoint so it was interactive and had kids participating while she lectured on this topic. Mrs. Valine told me that she doesn't like to use PowerPoints too often because she doesn't want them to lose their appeal and novel excitement. I think that PowerPoints are great and should be used often, as long as they are interactive, and keep the students interest. I noticed that technology is captiating to young students and they are eager to use and learn more about it.
The students also got to participate in a computer class with Mrs. Hagan, Old Mill Elementary's technology guru. These students look forward to computer class each week.
I, once again, did a listening center with Lexee, to the story of Tops and Bottoms. The students had to listen to the story on CD and respond to any questions we asked. I also got to help set up the computers for voting. I had the opportunity to plan two lessons for next week which both will involve PowerPoints: one on making wishes and one on plural possessive nouns. I am so excited to use technology in my lessons next week. I think the kids will love it!
I think technology could have been used in writing their "I am grateful for assignment." They could have shown off their work with the visuzualizer or typed up their final drafts, instead of hand writing them. I think the students would have enjoyed some interactive, technological games, perhaps from the internet, that would help them study for the tests they had on Friday.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
I am doing my practicum at Old Mill Elementary in Mrs. Valine's third grade class in the Wasatch School District.
Their school has projectors and elmo/projectors in every classroom. I love that they have two computer labs for students to use throughout the week and that my class has scheduled computer time.
During the past three days of my practicum this week, there have been two instances of use of technology. First, the students had a designated computer time in the computer lab and they had a listening station to listen to the story: Prudy's Problem. The teacher used no other forms of technology while I was in the classroom, but I thought there were several opportunities that could have been done. First, they wrote a letter hoome to their parents about their week. I thought that they could have typed it when they were done on a word processor to make it look like a real final copy. Also, they could have used the visualizer in the read alouds that took place, so that students could better see the story.
I used technology, as I was in charge of the listening station with the cd player. I was required to play the story for the children five times, as they rotated through the literacy stations. However, that was my only exposure to any form of technology during these first three days of my practicum.
Their school has projectors and elmo/projectors in every classroom. I love that they have two computer labs for students to use throughout the week and that my class has scheduled computer time.
During the past three days of my practicum this week, there have been two instances of use of technology. First, the students had a designated computer time in the computer lab and they had a listening station to listen to the story: Prudy's Problem. The teacher used no other forms of technology while I was in the classroom, but I thought there were several opportunities that could have been done. First, they wrote a letter hoome to their parents about their week. I thought that they could have typed it when they were done on a word processor to make it look like a real final copy. Also, they could have used the visualizer in the read alouds that took place, so that students could better see the story.
I used technology, as I was in charge of the listening station with the cd player. I was required to play the story for the children five times, as they rotated through the literacy stations. However, that was my only exposure to any form of technology during these first three days of my practicum.
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