Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Tech Lesson in Kindergarten Class.. Animals
Last term, in the process of providing STEM support for a Title IIB Grant in the Bronx, I had the pleasure of conducting a laptop lesson with some kindergarten students. The class had been reading Eric Carle's books and learning about different animals.
Children in the class used laptops to visit a site to hear animal sounds at kiddyhouse.com - http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/ . This site was simple to access. Another site with an animal farm is www.kbears.com/farm/ . The Kbears website has numerous other interactive worlds for primary grades and a library of 100 animals. The kindergarten class had fun clicking and listening to the sounds of farm animals. Then we all went to another site to label the parts of a horse at the BBC schools web site. Flash interactives for Ourselves includes labelling parts of a horse, a fish and a human. The students were thrilled to drag and drop the labels on the right parts. Check it out here . Click on the "Ourselves" icon to continue to the label activity.
BTW... the BBC Schools website is a fabulous resource for students of all ages. Many kindergarten students read Eric Carle books. For ideas to use in the classroom, check out the website - many teachers have submitted great ideas at http://www.eric-carle.com/catexchange.html.
Children in the class used laptops to visit a site to hear animal sounds at kiddyhouse.com - http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Farm/ . This site was simple to access. Another site with an animal farm is www.kbears.com/farm/ . The Kbears website has numerous other interactive worlds for primary grades and a library of 100 animals. The kindergarten class had fun clicking and listening to the sounds of farm animals. Then we all went to another site to label the parts of a horse at the BBC schools web site. Flash interactives for Ourselves includes labelling parts of a horse, a fish and a human. The students were thrilled to drag and drop the labels on the right parts. Check it out here . Click on the "Ourselves" icon to continue to the label activity.
BTW... the BBC Schools website is a fabulous resource for students of all ages. Many kindergarten students read Eric Carle books. For ideas to use in the classroom, check out the website - many teachers have submitted great ideas at http://www.eric-carle.com/catexchange.html.
Labels: animals, eric carle, instructional technology, interactive activity, kindergarten, primary grades, stem grant
Monday, July 14, 2008
FREE Student Tech Assessment - FOR EVERYONE!
From the NECC network comes word about free online technology assessments for students.. here's the post. For more details to to www.simpleassessment.com. There are 60 questions, aligned to the
NETS-S 1998, with both Mac and PC versions, and immediate reporting.
From their website, "Why SimpleAssessment?
...because NCLB Part D, Section 2402 states that all school districts must assess the technology proficiency of their students by the eighth grade." So here's a chance to do it with a free service.
Lynne
www.lynnembailey.com
NETS-S 1998, with both Mac and PC versions, and immediate reporting.
From their website, "Why SimpleAssessment?
...because NCLB Part D, Section 2402 states that all school districts must assess the technology proficiency of their students by the eighth grade." So here's a chance to do it with a free service.
Lynne
www.lynnembailey.com
Labels: free technology assessment, NETS standards
