I am a student at st john fisher college and major in elementary and special education. I am 5 classes away from student teaching. I am 23 years old. I work in a day care and i want to teach 2nd or 3rd grade. I hope to learn more about new technologies that are being used in the classroom today. I would like to enhance my instruction as well as learn more about the pros and cons of the new technologies!!
I am the computer teacher at my school. I start with formal keyboarding in third grade using Dance Mat Typing and Type to Learn 3. My 3rd - 6th grades are graded in keyboarding skills and wpm during 2nd and 4th quarter report cards. I introduce the keyboard to 1st and 2nd graders so they are able to find the keys on the keyboard to write short things. I use Read Writ and Type. I also have the 1st graders use a program called Let's go Read, an Island Adventure (then Ocean Adventure) which helps them with their sounds and reading. I use Kid Pix with all grades, as well as Power Point and Word. We use the Internet quite often also. A good place to get more information is Elementary Tech Teachers website that I belong to. You can find it here: http://elementarytechteachers.ning.com/
I am still finding out new things to do that I am trying this year.
Hope this helps.
I don't teach anymore, I am a technology integration specialist. You can view my Blog to know what I plan on using when I return to the classroom and what I am suggesting other teachers use as well.
Not sure how much this will help you in the elementary classroom, since my focus is High School. I would suggest looking for Web 2.0 for Elementary in Bing or Google and see what you get.
ddn59@7sopaporn
My name is Sopaporn.
My My nickname is Ray.
I study at Datdaruni School inThailand.
i'm in Grade 11.
I want to be have a new friend for advice on computer programming.
I need advice from you.
THANK YOU
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Nov 24, 2009
Joan Pearson
I am still finding out new things to do that I am trying this year.
Hope this helps.
Nov 28, 2009
Michael Zimmer
http://zimmertis.blogspot.com - please feel free to share with fellow classmates as well.
These are the ones I like the most
www.wallwisher.com
edu.glogster.com
www.animoto.com/education
Not sure how much this will help you in the elementary classroom, since my focus is High School. I would suggest looking for Web 2.0 for Elementary in Bing or Google and see what you get.
Nov 29, 2009