u07a2 Project 3: Digital Board
The last two minds that Howard Gardner refers to in his book 5 Minds of the Future are the respectful and ethical minds. I created an educational board on the Discovery Education website that...
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u06a1 – Respectful and Ethical Minds
Building tolerance and respect amongst my students is very important to me. Living in the Bay Area, my students are exposed to many cultures on a regular basis. Simply being exposed, however, is generally...
U05a2 – Project 2 – Spotlight on Strategies
For project 2 I chose to use a K-W-L strategy to help develop a lesson that will help my first graders learn the parts of a plant and what the purpose of each part is. The...
u05a1 – Discussion with a Student about Creativity and Technology
I teach first grade. When I read that we were to ask our students about the role of creativity in the classroom for this week’s assignment I thought I probably would not be able...
u04a1 = Creativity in the Classroom
The goal of most schools is academic achievement. The fact that schools are required to give standardized tests to monitor how well their students are doing academically shows where the value of education is...
u03a2 – The History of Thanksgiving using Prezi
Click here to view a presentation created on Prezi that teaches first graders about the first Thanksgiving. Creating this lesson using Prezi took me several hours. It would be difficult to take this much time whenever I...
u03a1 – Educlipper Board
Click here to visit my Educlipper board which contains resources that educators can use to teach their students about the stages and development of an apple tree. I chose this topic because as a...
u02a1 Digital Media
Writing Prompt In first grade we do a unit on apples for the first month of school. To start the lesson that teaches the kids about the star found in apples I show this picture...
NETS Standards for Students
According to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) website the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for students were developed to help educators evaluate if their students had developed the essential skills and knowledge required...
