Technology Ideas

Honestly, we don't have access to technology that I know of. I am going to try to figure something out and will keep updating this blog!

Technology Ideas

For teaching a lesson on synonyms, I will use the overhead to display an enticing activity sheet for the students to complete as a class. I will then display a powerpoint with 1 word written on one slide while the students must come up with a synonym and write it on their personal whiteboard. This way, students can do their own work and they can see the word written on the overhead so they will be able to visualize it better and see the spelling!

The first week at Westridge Elementary has been amazing!  I am surprised at how many computers are in the school.  There are no computers in the classroom I am currently in except for a mac occupied by the teacher.  There are 3 computer labs in the school that consist of mac computers.  Using these computers students work on math and literacy programs.  There is no overhead except for in the library. 

I haven't seen any technology used in the classroom but I am excited to use it!

TPACK

Content: The 3rd grade science core standard states that students will study the movement of the Earth and the moon. They begin to learn of forces that move things; they learn of heat and light. Third graders observe, classify, predict, measure and record. For this lesson students will observe the moon and the Earth and understand how they relate to one another.

Pedagogy: For this lesson I will use some direct instruction when observing different things yet they will make predictions on their own, classify different things, measure and record data, and enjoy the process. I will monitor the students and use guided learning to help them stay on the right track when learning these concepts.

Technology: I will use google earth to enhance this lesson by showing pictures of the earht and moon and allowing the students to see the positioning of these in comparison to the larger pictures. Student will also get to see pictures that I will get from different sources on the internet to aid them in learning this curriculum.

Virtual Tour Plan

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Location
Activity
Google Earth Content


1. Location: The Earth.
Activity:I will show them pictures of where we live, the Earth! Pictures from space so we can see what it looks like!
Google Earth Content: Show them pictures of the Earth.



2. Location: Where we live.
Activity: I will show students pictures of where we live and how small it is in comparison to the world.
Google Earth Content: Show zooming in on where we live.







3. The Moon
Activity: I will show them pictures of the moon, where it is in relation to the Earth and the whole solar system.
Google Earth Content: We will observe the moon and it's characteristics.






4. I will show them China, Australia, and places that are opposite us on the Earth.
Activity: We will look at places that are very different from us, their cultures etc.
Google Earth Content: We will look at other places, their characteristics ets.

ABC Storybook

My story board continued