"There a ton of IPad apps for Kindergarten but I think before you download them, think of what are you going to use the apps for--small groups or whole group. Going through the apps can be very overwhelming but keep in mind how you guys are…"
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Technology in the Primary Grades
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bjorn Holdt Jan 30. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi I am Maria Smith and I teach kindergarten. I am trying to find interactive activity I can do with these far more than just putting Starfall.com and other interactive games in front of them. If…Continue
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Maria Smith replied to Lacey Middleton's discussion Guided Reading Help"You are so welcome!!! Don't get overwhelmed because it can be just introduce one or two stations at a time and you will find that your kids will be engaged. "
Maria Smith replied to Lacey Middleton's discussion Guided Reading Help"Guided reading can be very difficult especially if routines and procedures are not well grounded. What really helped me is planning what I am going to put in the stations or centers, not so much of ditto sheets. Plan what your stations…"
Maria Smith replied to Brad Niessen's discussion A Way to Keep Students Writing"A friend of mine uses EDMODO. She actually started using it initially as an avenue for discussion on a book they are reading in their reading group. Now she said it is used in multiple ways. My son uses it in middle school as…"
Maria Smith replied to Skye's discussion twitter and facebook"try edmodo which is like facebook. Is this for grad school or students? But either way edmodo is what I would go by. Twitter is just too limited. You can find resources in Twitter. I guess it depends on what you are…"
Maria Smith replied to Katy Scott's discussion Digital Storytelling for Beginners"Look into Little Bird Tales. You can sign in for free. "
Maria Smith replied to janet thomas's discussion Aerobic activity and the brain"Is it just aerobics? We have in our school a fabulous PE teacher who engages students from Kindergarten to our 5th grade activities that really makes them move. The importance of learning the basic coordination moves are being taught in…"
Maria Smith replied to Diana Hansen's discussion Are Virtual Academies Better Than Traditional Public Schools?"I am a Kindergarten teacher and I believe that with all the media that most of my students are born into are already enough to have them want to stay in front of it for a very long time. Many forms of technology have become babysitters already…"
Maria Smith replied to Clarita Thomas's discussion Using cellphones in classroom"Cellphone use is not allowed in our district as well, at least not as an educational tool yet. The hardest part is how to monitor the use of it. We can make all the rules very clear, have students and parents sign some kind of agreement…"
Maria Smith replied to David Anthony Procter's discussion Storybird"Check PicLits as well. The students are able to pick their pictures but it also provides students word banks to help them write their stories. Someone also mentioned Little Bird Tales. Kerpoof and Myths and Legends are…"
Maria Smith replied to Erica Holan's discussion Video Games in the Classroom"A friend of mine uses the Wii integrating PE and Math."
Maria Smith replied to Kathy Strathman's discussion Teacher Communication"Can you assign numbers for the students to protect their identity. Try EDMODO, its like a facebook. If it will be a meeting and even if they are not physically present in one location, you can meet asynchronously, our professor uses…"
Maria Smith replied to Stacey Bell's discussion Weebly"My son who is 4th grade did not complain about the Weebly homework. He thought it was really awesome that he was able to make a website (They were allowed to make a max of 3 pages). From what I gathered from his teacher the project was…"
Maria Smith replied to Mel J. Janousek's discussion Websites like Glogster"http://poster.4teachers.org/index.php. It is free and you can set-up one for your students as well."
Maria Smith replied to Sameena Zia's discussion digital story"There is definitely potential in the video. I would suggest to put text unless you are just really showing the power of images to tell the story. If you are going to use text, maybe one-liner. Images can still be improved. I…"
Maria Smith replied to Kevin S.'s discussion Here's the letter from an anti-technology parent..."It is important for parents to realize that students are born and will continue to live in a digital world. Schools have the responsibility to make sure that students are ready for the future and we can't deny that technology is already…"
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