Where the Wild Things Are

Social Bookmarking

I found this site very easy to use. I am sure I will continue to search for other websites to add to my bookmarks. I could use this in my class by searching for websites that would relate to a topic I will be teaching. It is convenient to have many websites all in one place. This will make using websites or information from websites for lesson planning much easier and less time consuming.

Here is a link to my delicious site.

http://delicious.com/ncordeiro

Document Sharing

I found learning about Document Sharing very interesting. I liked watching the video that we saw in class because it explained what document sharing is in very simple terms. Document Sharing definitely seems like an easier and more efficient way to work with multiple people on the same document. I wish I knew about Document Sharing when I was in graduate school! It would have made group projects much easier!

A way I could use Document Sharing in my classroom could be during a unit I will be teaching about weather. The children could each write a fact they have learned about weather on the same document. After each student added their weather fact we would have one document with many shared facts about the weather. This could be done at the end of the weather unit and it could be a valuable tool for me to see what the students remembered from the weather unit that was taught.

Also, I like the idea of using Document Sharing to write a story. I think the children would have a fun time adding to it. I am sure my students would love creating a story together and would love to hear it after everyone had contributed their idea to the document.

Photostory: Organisms

Photostory

I created my photostory using Animoto. I selected pictures of things my class will be exploring during our upcoming Science unit about organisms. I thought I could use this photostory as an introduction to the unit. During the unit the children will be able to plant seeds and observe how they grow. They will also learn about and help care for live guppies and snails. The photostory will be a good way to motivate students before the unit begins and will help them to understand what our unit on organisms will entail.

Here is the link to my wiki:

http://gradeone.pbwiki.com/

I found the video about creating a wiki to be very helpful. I had heard of a wiki before but never really understood how they were used. I do see how a wiki could be a valuable tool for educators to use in order to collaborate and share ideas. I also think it is a valuable tool for older students. At this point I am still trying to think of some ways a first grade student could use a wiki. Students at this age are at the emergent stage of reading and writing and I believe they need to be able to use these skills proficiently before they are asked to use them on a computer. Therefore, I believe my students could get the most benefit from a wiki through my use of them to gather ideas and lesson plans from other teachers that I could directly use with my students in the classroom.

Flowers