Beauclerc



Ms. Brown -2/3 STAR Class I spent two weeks with Ms. Brown's class at Beauclerc Elementary. They were a very eager group that looked forward to their tech resource time each day. Our lessons during the first week consisted of learning how to use technology to find information on a topic. In doing this we discussed what a search engine, like [|Bing]and [|Google], can do and the students were introduced to Nettrekker to research their topic. They were asked to gather information on their topics by using the search resources we learned during the week.

On week two, the students were given a [|Glogster] account and a general template to build their project. Ms. Brown's class used their technology resource time to add the information they researched on their topic into their Glog. Additional lessons for the students included how to change their text characteristics and also how to use Google to find images to help support their topic. The students completed their task and the teacher shared that she was going to continue using Glogster in the future. Below are a few examples of completed projects.


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Second Round- Ms. Brown asked me to use my class set of iPads with her students. The app that she requested was called PuppetPalsHD. On the first day the students explored the app and chose their setting and characters/actors for their play. On the second day the students were given direction on how the app works and how they can create their play using the different features. The students created their play and on the third day they shared with a partner. Our last day was spent having free exploration time on the iPads using educational apps.

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Ms. Rowan-4/5 STAR Class Ms. Rowan asked that I work with the students on place value. During my two weeks with the students, I shared a few of my tech tools with them. We began with [|Nettrekker] and did activities and games that worked with place value. The students enjoyed using this website and were excited to learn that they could use it at home. We discussed what projects we could do that would help someone else with understanding place value. The students mentioned creating a game or doing a weather forecast where the temperatures were mixed up due to place value (17 degrees instead of 71). I shared with the students my [|Flip Cams] and how we could use them to create their weather forecasts. Once we had the idea, they began creating their backgrounds and maps for their videos. The students and I then created a script to follow while recording. On the last few days in Ms. Rowan’s classroom the students were instructed on how to use the Flip Cams and then chose their roles they’ll have during recording, like reporter, weatherman, etc. They finally began their recordings, take a look a what they did! media type="custom" key="11228520"media type="custom" key="11228536"media type="custom" key="11229318"

Second Round- Ms. Rowan asked me to work on mapping with her 4th and 5th graders. We began by seeing what they already knew about maps. We looked at various maps and noticed what they all had in common. We found the parts that a map needs. We then built maps in Google using the school address and another address of their choice. We then searched for the parts that we knew a map needed. On the third day, the students used [|scribblemaps.com] to annotate on the map, like place markers. For example, mine was the trip I took to Disney World and some familiar stops along the way. It also helped the students realize how long it takes to get to certain places. Even though the scale on the map is really small it actually represents a larger number/measurement. The students were amazed by how the small line that connected their first location to their second location was so small but then when we measured the line using the scale that they were given with their map, they found out how long that line really was. On the last day, the students were given exploration time on the iPads.