Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Rhythm, Rhythm, Rhythm ( Near Pod)


Core Standard 3- Students will create music through improvisation, arranging and composing.
(GRADE 3/ MUSIC)

Ed. Tech. Standard 9- Determine when technology is useful and select the appropriate tools and technology resources to address a variety of tasks and problems.
(GRADES 3-5)

Music can add so much to our lives whether we are listening to music with words or just experiencing music through instrumental recordings. We are often brought to another place and time where we have the opportunity to experience feelings of joy, sorrow, excitement and rest.
By giving students the basics of music instruction, we can help them to build a foundation upon which all future learning will rest.Rhythm patters and learning to recognize notes are some of those basic learning steps to start the journey of music expression that will help them to come to better appreciate the future musical experiences they will encounter. 

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Mind Mapping (Poplet)


Core Standard 3- Students will understand the relationship and attributes of objects in the Solar System.
(6th GRADE/ SCIENCE)

Ed. Tech. Standard 8-Use technology resources probes, videos, educational software, for problem solving, self directed learning and extended learning activities.
(GRADES 3-5)

Building presentations that helps us to view information in an organized and clear format can help us get a visual understanding that tells a bigger story.
Creating presentations that are pleasing to look at help link us in to exploring and appreciating the creations that make up the universe of which we live.
There is beauty and wonder in much that lies beyond what the naked eye can see here upon the earth. As we explore what lies beyond our view it will open our eyes up into seeing that there is so much for us to learn about that shapes the very reason why life on this Earth is sustainable.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Classroom Management (Pinterest)

Core Standard 4-Students engage and extract information.
(5th GRADE/LIBRARY MEDIA )

Ed Tech Standard 5- Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communications, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
(GRADES 3-5)

Imagine 35 children with 35 different needs 35 different abilities 35 different personalities.
This can be a little overwhelming, okay a lot... but knowing that you have prepared for every imaginable situation by having a class management plan can help a teacher stay clam and carry on!
As we better learn to manage our environments we are more capable of handling the many situations that can occur when teaching children. things happen spontaneously and you can never be completely sure of what will happen next but if you have a plan in place and have practiced and studied that plan things are sure to run a lot smoother and all involved will have a better experience from the out come.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Creative Story Writing (Story Bird )



Core Standard 2- Students will understand that organisms depend on living and nonliving things within their environment.
(GRADE 3RD/ENGLISH)

Ed. Tech. Standard 4- Use general purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, to re-mediate skills, and to facilitate learning throughout the curriculum.
(GRADES 3-5)

Stories are a wonderful way for children to express themselves and what is going on in the world around them. Much can be learned from the words they print to the pictures that they draw to help us understand how they are feeling. For example, as you have students create their own stories about the environment of living and non living organisms in their own back yards they can learn more about how living and non living organisms work together.
Stories can express any subject matter with a greater degree of interest for students, and allowing them to create their own stories gives them experience with writing as well as processing all that is going on in their minds out onto paper.
As they see their stories in print and visually see images they gain a greater sense of accomplishment that they themselves created this very project and it is enjoyable and they will hopefully have a desire to share with others their stories.