Monday, August 17, 2009
Reflection on Web 2.0
This course has been an amazing experience for me as not only an educator but as someone who'd like to be up-to-date with new advances in technology. The uses for all of our assignments have endless possibilities for me both in the classroom and in my personal life. One of the assignments I loved was the social bookmarking project because it was something that is an extremely helpful and easy to use tool that saves me a lot of time! I'm able to search popular sites that have been used successfully by other educators with ease! I also enjoyed the blog project because I think it's an interesting way to get others input as they can put up their own comments attached to your post. Although I had my own issues with having access to internet at all times, once I was able to get on to the SUNY network it was easy to use. I would definitely do it again! I wish all the teachers in my school had taken this course so we could all use all of these tools as a building!
Monday, July 20, 2009
StoryLine!
www.storylineonline.net
Summary:
This site offers multiple children's stories that are read aloud by famous actors. It's a great resource for struggling readers because they can follow along with the captions. It also offers related activities to go along with the stories to build on reading comprehension.
Commentary:
This site is wonderful. Whether a student is a struggling reader or simply enjoys having stories read to them, it's an excellent way to get kids to read and under texts. The stories take only a minute to load and are easy to follow. I give this 5 out of 5 stars!
Summary:
This site offers multiple children's stories that are read aloud by famous actors. It's a great resource for struggling readers because they can follow along with the captions. It also offers related activities to go along with the stories to build on reading comprehension.
Commentary:
This site is wonderful. Whether a student is a struggling reader or simply enjoys having stories read to them, it's an excellent way to get kids to read and under texts. The stories take only a minute to load and are easy to follow. I give this 5 out of 5 stars!
FunBrain!
www.funbrain.com
Summary:
This site offers a wide variety of activities and games in math and reading for a range of skill levels. It's colorful, fun and very interactive!
Commentary:
I think this site is a fun resource for kids to use independently either in the classroom or at home. Some of the games are a little tricky to figure out though. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars.
Summary:
This site offers a wide variety of activities and games in math and reading for a range of skill levels. It's colorful, fun and very interactive!
Commentary:
I think this site is a fun resource for kids to use independently either in the classroom or at home. Some of the games are a little tricky to figure out though. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars.
Math Playground!
www.mathplayground.com
Summary:
This site is an excellent elementary math resource for teachers and students. It offers worksheets, manipulatives, games, puzzles and more!
Commentary:
My students love this site! It's fun and easy to use and offers a wide variety of math content. I give it a 5 out of 5 stars!
Summary:
This site is an excellent elementary math resource for teachers and students. It offers worksheets, manipulatives, games, puzzles and more!
Commentary:
My students love this site! It's fun and easy to use and offers a wide variety of math content. I give it a 5 out of 5 stars!
Starfall Reading
www.starfall.com
Summary:
This site offers excellent activities and lessons that build on reading concepts from letter sounds all the way to reading whole stories.
Commentary:
This site is an excellent resource for young learners and really focuses on the key elements of learning to read. It is easy to navigate and fun to use too! I give it 5 out of 5 stars!
Summary:
This site offers excellent activities and lessons that build on reading concepts from letter sounds all the way to reading whole stories.
Commentary:
This site is an excellent resource for young learners and really focuses on the key elements of learning to read. It is easy to navigate and fun to use too! I give it 5 out of 5 stars!
Cool Math Games!
www.coolmath4kids.com
Summary:
This site offers lessons, games and activities for a number of math concepts for a range of grade levels.
Commentary:
I found this to be an excellent resource for teacher, student and parent use. A few of the links aren't working properly, but overall it's great! I give it a 4 out of 5 stars!
Summary:
This site offers lessons, games and activities for a number of math concepts for a range of grade levels.
Commentary:
I found this to be an excellent resource for teacher, student and parent use. A few of the links aren't working properly, but overall it's great! I give it a 4 out of 5 stars!
ABcya!
www.abcya.com
Summary:
This site offers multiple games and activities on math, reading and writing that is geared towards elementary level students.
Commentary:
This site is fun and easy to use. The content is a bit spotty but can be helpful if it happens to have what you're looking for. I give it a 3 out of 5 stars.
Summary:
This site offers multiple games and activities on math, reading and writing that is geared towards elementary level students.
Commentary:
This site is fun and easy to use. The content is a bit spotty but can be helpful if it happens to have what you're looking for. I give it a 3 out of 5 stars.
BrainPop!
www.brainpop.com
Summary:
This site is a wonderful resource to use in order to learn about a wide variety of subjects for any grade level. Through animated videos and quizzes you can pretty much learn about anything!
Commentary:
From learning about multiplication to the water cycle, this site offers animated videos that break down concepts so that they are easy to understand and make learning fun! I give this a 5 out of 5 stars!
Summary:
This site is a wonderful resource to use in order to learn about a wide variety of subjects for any grade level. Through animated videos and quizzes you can pretty much learn about anything!
Commentary:
From learning about multiplication to the water cycle, this site offers animated videos that break down concepts so that they are easy to understand and make learning fun! I give this a 5 out of 5 stars!
Jeopardy!
www.jeopardylabs.com
Summary:
This site is a great resource for all educators as it can be tailored to fit any grade level along with any content area. You can make your very own jeopardy game or search hundreds of templates already made by other educators using key words.
Commentary:
I love using this site! It's a great review for any subject and is fun for the whole class! It could be a little more animated with sounds to jazz it up, but overall it's great! I give it a 4 out of 5 stars!
Summary:
This site is a great resource for all educators as it can be tailored to fit any grade level along with any content area. You can make your very own jeopardy game or search hundreds of templates already made by other educators using key words.
Commentary:
I love using this site! It's a great review for any subject and is fun for the whole class! It could be a little more animated with sounds to jazz it up, but overall it's great! I give it a 4 out of 5 stars!
Spelling City www.spellingcity.com
Summary:
This is site allows students to plug in their spelling words (any amount) and practice their words using fun game and activities.
Comments:
This site is very easy to use and fun for students! I give it a 4 out of 5 stars!
This is site allows students to plug in their spelling words (any amount) and practice their words using fun game and activities.
Comments:
This site is very easy to use and fun for students! I give it a 4 out of 5 stars!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Speakaboos
www.speakaboos.com
This site is a great resource for elementary teachers, students and their parents. You can sign up for free in just a couple minutes! This site offers great listening activities where students can listen to classic children's stories while they follow along to the text. There are also fun activities for students to practice reading comprehension, fluency, expression, letter sounds, spelling and more! There are also wonderful activities and resources for parents to help their child at home.
This site is fun, interactive and easy to navigate! There are wonderful reading activities for teachers, students and parents!
This site is a great resource for elementary teachers, students and their parents. You can sign up for free in just a couple minutes! This site offers great listening activities where students can listen to classic children's stories while they follow along to the text. There are also fun activities for students to practice reading comprehension, fluency, expression, letter sounds, spelling and more! There are also wonderful activities and resources for parents to help their child at home.
This site is fun, interactive and easy to navigate! There are wonderful reading activities for teachers, students and parents!
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