Boys' Stories

Ryan: Ryan the Brave Saves Everyone from the Dragon

Josiah: The Enchanted Prince Tries to Save the Princess

Quinlan: Space Story

Reflection #7: Students Reading Books for Podcasts

Josiah:

Ryan:

Quinlan:

To encourage the boys that I nanny to read, I told them that I would record them and put them on my blog. It was great incentive! I told them that I've had people from different countries and different states look at the blog and that got them really excited. It made for a good geography lesson in the midst of reading. Someone from California looked at the blog. My boys have family in CA, so they really connected to that--got them really excited.

I would like to be able to do this more--maybe next time they'll have to practice a little more to be more confident in their reading skills. I would really like to help Quinn know that he knows the words--almost all of them!--he just need to be confident, and patient, enough to read them.

I am excited for what this can mean for future students! (And my boys!)

Assignment #4: Technology Project Plan

I have set up a webpage (www.MissSmith.webs.com) to keep parents and students up to date with the happenings of the class. The site has a plethora of tabs including a calendar, a gradebook, an assignments list, news, resources, and photos among others. I will post weekly learning objectives, assignments, large projects and materials needed, special class events, school events, and other important information on the webpage. I will create a few mock assignments to demonstrate how it works and I will do the same with the online gradebook that I have created that is linked to the webpage.

I chose to do this because I need organization and these two sites are a simple way to keep me organized and all of my information in one locale. I think that students will also benefit from this because they are from the technologically rich world. It's what they know, how they think, what they play with, and how they communicate. by having something online that they can access for a calendar or grades, I believe that students will be able to stay on track more easily. Because of the world that my students come, one that can download or upload anything, anytime, anywhere, I think that this is the best way to keep in touch on a regular basis outside of the classroom.

Follow Up

www.MissSmith.webs.com

I added a million tabs to my site that involve all the stuff that I could think up at the moment. I am 100% certain that I will think of more when I actually get into the classroom, but the site is so easy to manage, that that will not be a problem.

I think that it will be very useful to me. It keeps all my ducks in, at the very least, the same pond if not the same row. I think that it will be helpful in communicating with parents.

My project promotes NETs 3 and 4 for teachers because through this I am demonstrating how to use technology and I am encourage my students to become users of the technology as well as helping them use it properly. Also, it promotes student NETs 5 and 6 because it encourages students to be familiar with the technology world as well as learning more about how it works.