Personal Learning Network

I created a PLN to organize how I share, store  and learn information. I used bubbl.us to create this PLN. It was very user friendly and simple to use. I liked that you didn't have to have an account to use it.

So Delicious

My Delicious Bookmarking Page

Community Helper Virtual Tour

This is my virtual tour. Obviously, as I have stated before, I teach Kindergarten so to have my students do this would require my one on one attention. So what I did was a Virtual Tour of Community Helpers around our town (Fairview Park).  At each stop I put the link to that place so they can see it. I hope this works :/

Community Helpers Virtual Tour

Apple WebQuest

The link below is my link for my Webquest. This WebQuest is a part of my Apple Unit. It is to teach children the parts of an apple. I also made an online quiz for them to take for the evaluation. Kindergarteners could not make their own Webquest unless helped one on one. So at their age, the purpose of the Webquest would be to familiarize them with the concept of a Webquest and getting them familiar with navigating on the computer.

Apple WebQuest

Apple Week Slideshow

This is my slideshow. I used animoto. I think the pictures may be moving too quickly, let me know what you think. I wanted to use all my apple photos but it wouldn't let me if I made it go slower. I would use this slideshow at Open House or Meet the Teacher Night to give parents and family members a glimpse into our everyday life. Students could take pictures using a digital camera of nature during a nature walk and then we could make a classroom slideshow of what we saw and they can use the slideshow to share with the other students in the class what they found.


Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

iPod touch

okay, I am going to be honest. I had no idea there were education apps for your iPod! So after class, I went home and played around with it and found a really cool app. It was 99cents but what are you gonna do?!?! So what it is, is an app where you put in all your students names and it put them on a "popsicle stick" and you can randomly pull names for centers, jobs, etc. using it. The app is called Teachers Pick. Sooooo fun. It is so much better than cluttering my desk with cups with sticks in them for grouping! Thought you would like to know!

Screencast dilemma

What should I do for a screencast for Kindergarteners? I could figure out how I could use it but 5 year olds using it? This is frustrating! :/