I think Google Docs is really helpful! I am responsible for creating homework for the 1st 9 Weeks and I think it be great to be able to send homework through Google Docs so my team will be able to edit and send information to each other without attaching... editing... and reattaching or printing everything. I think it will be a great resource for us to use throughout the rest of the year.
Each of us on the 2nd grade team like to create games and resources for our classrooms and I think it will be great to be able to share these documents with each other so they can be easily edited to fit our own classrooms.
I am not sure that Google Docs is a resource that could be easily accessed and used by my 2nd graders. However, it might be nice to try. It could be a great resource when they are working on projects so that students could work on projects and allow me to comment on their work digitally.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Tool #3
One of my favorite resources to use in the classroom is Discovery Education. There are so many great videos that can show my students exactly what I’m trying to teach them. I love the idea of putting these videos on iPods for students to watch in centers. This would be a great way to guarantee they are really watching the video – it can be hard to make sure that all students are paying attention when watching a video whole-group. I like Discovery Education because you can search for and watch whole videos or video segments.
I used this video in Kindergarten, and a again with my 2nd graders. This is a great video that explains different American Symbols and I know it would have been a great video for students to view on iPods on their own.
I spent some time looking through SchoolTube and I really like that you can search for videos by your school’s name. This could be a great way to allow students in older grades to teach students in younger grades.
YouTube is another great resource, although I definitely think it’s important to preview the videos – you never know when something might show up! I used a lot of Dr. Jean songs in Kindergarten last year, and I loved this little 5 senses video that features her song! The kids really liked the semi-creepy puppet!
I was happy to read that copyright laws allow teachers to use many forms of media freely as long as it is for educational purposes. This makes me feel more comfortable sharing videos with my students.
I downloaded Drop box and haven't used it yet, but it seems like it will be a great resource for moving documents and pictures from my school/home computers without always emailing myself!
Picasa also seems like a great resource - I think it will be a nice resource of finding real world pictures without having to search forever through Google images.
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