How can I envision using a variety of Internet resources in your unit plan?
My unit was Making a difference. I believe that I could use a chat/Im or email to talk with other kids or classrooms about how they live and that would show the children how other cultures live. We could also use a blog to keep up with what we are learning and be able to show the things we have learned this way we can share with our families and friends.
Here are some internet resources.
How can I see using each of these tools in my future curricular integration plans?
I can always use kid friendly search engines to reseach any topic which can be done at school or at home. Blogs can be used for the kids to update as an individual or as a class to show what we have learned and to reflect at the end of the year. Chat/Im can be used to talk to other students in other places for a learning experience. Email can be used for pen pals where they can also learn from other students. Surveys can help the kids ask questions to other people outside of their community about a certain topic or something they want to know. VoIP can also be used like the chat, Im, and email where they can talk to other people outside their community to learn and see how things are different from where they live. Images, sounds, and videos can be used to help them understand and imagine it maybe more communicable than words in some ways.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Blogs in my classroom...
I could see myself using blogs in my classroom for myself and for my students. We could post individualy or as a groups. This way the students could reflect on what they learned through the year. I could also use it to look back on to change something for a new year. Parents would also be welcome to see how the students are doing and see what we have been doing in class. Blogs could also help to get to know each other. If I had a blog for myself the teachers would get to know me in a different way. The students would be able to express themselves in different ways with text or pictures it would make it easier for students to show their parents instead or crinkled pieces of paper or paper that is all glued together.
The world is now driven by technology so I don't see why we wouldn't be able to incorporate technology in the classroom. Using the blogs would also help in the way of getting the students ready for using computers. They will use them often now that many things are found on the internet so its almost mandatory that students know how to use computers and different types of technology.
Divid Warlick has a blog where he talks about many different issues some about technology and some about education.
Inquiry and Project based Learning
Inquiry based learning is getting involved in learning that leads to understanding. Inquiry implies a "need or want to know," premise. This leads students to self-knowledge, it turns students into problem solvers. Inquiry begins with gathering information and data through applying human senses. The students take responsibility for their learning and they actively engage in the learning process.
Project based learning is where students learn about real world problems in which they are engaged in learning. Students work in small groups with a broad topic where they work and learn about the topic by researching. The students are more likely to gain and retain knowledge. The students work with collaboration with peers. The students learn organizational and presentation skills.
I made a unit plan for "Making a Difference."
My essential and unit questions were:
Essential: How do I make a difference?
Unit: Where did I come from and where am I going?
Unit: In what ways has life changed since my grandparents time or before?
Unit: How do we protect the past, capture the present, and impact the future?
Inquiry and Project based learning are used in this plan. They are needed to bring in the aspects of group work on the last unit question of how we proctect the past, capture the present, and impact the future. The students gain self-knowledge while learning about their culture and heritage. The students also learn about world problems and maybe how to solve them in making their difference.
Project based learning is where students learn about real world problems in which they are engaged in learning. Students work in small groups with a broad topic where they work and learn about the topic by researching. The students are more likely to gain and retain knowledge. The students work with collaboration with peers. The students learn organizational and presentation skills.
I made a unit plan for "Making a Difference."
My essential and unit questions were:
Essential: How do I make a difference?
Unit: Where did I come from and where am I going?
Unit: In what ways has life changed since my grandparents time or before?
Unit: How do we protect the past, capture the present, and impact the future?
Inquiry and Project based learning are used in this plan. They are needed to bring in the aspects of group work on the last unit question of how we proctect the past, capture the present, and impact the future. The students gain self-knowledge while learning about their culture and heritage. The students also learn about world problems and maybe how to solve them in making their difference.
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