Tool #7

I created a Photostory of a trip my husband and I took to Lake Tahoe. I simply picked the pictures I wanted and added them to the story. I love this tool and can't wait to use it when I have my baby to share all his pictures with friends and family.

Students can create their own personalized story of their summer vacation or a field trip. Students will be able to narrate their own story as well. I know the parents will enjoy watching the videos as well. This tool would be perfect for narrating and/or demonstrating a Science fair project and acting out a Math word problem. I hope my video loads up and you are able to view it. Onto Tool #8........

Tool #6 WIKIS

Today I discovered what a WIKI is and how it is used. This may work well for a writer's workshop lesson (introducing the writing process steps). Together as a whole class we can write a story. Then enter the short story in a wiki. Once complete, students can visit the WIKI at a workstation and edit the story to make it more interesting. Students will truly enjoy the editing process by adding or deleting any wording. Finally we can read both stories and vote on which one they like better and we can share the story with other classrooms at our school. This will allow all students to participate and it's collaborative. LOVE IT!!!

Tool #5 Bookmarking

Today I was able to visit both the Delicious and Diigo websites. I liked the fact that you can view your bookmarks from any computer not just your personal home computer. I think this will make it easier and faster for my students to get to the correct website. Students can view pictures or plays games on various topics we are learning about. I bookmarked the following websites which I believe will create an exciting and engaging learning environment for my students.

Delicious bookmarks:
( tags: hands on, math, games) http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

(tags: maps, continents, games)
http://www.softschools.com/social_studies/continents/map.jsp

Tool #4 Google Tools

Today I created a Google Doc. title Book Review. I think my students and yours would enjoy it. I will try and add the link below so that you can view it. Basically the students respond to questions regarding the book they just read. It took me a while to create because this is all new to me. Now that I am aware of all the tools Google has to offer I am going to take full advantage of them. The great thing is they are FREE!





I think the most difficult thing is going to be teaching the students how to use all these tools. It will not happen in a day or two. This is something that has to be taught slowly, little by little, throughout the year. As a first grade teacher, my students are always excited to work with a computer so as time consuming as this maybe I know it will truly benefit my students future and further their success in the classroom.





I was able to setup my Google Reader fairly easily and subscribe to several blogs. I simply copy and pasted the website (URL). Now I don't have to visit each website one by one, instead I just open my account and all the website are there in one location.





And one last thing....THANK YOU to all the comments you all have posted on my blog. You all are helping me along this journey!

Google Doc-Book Review http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHljYnNJMDJHaFl6cUlBRXZYdmZIU2c6MQ