Using Youtube is a great idea. You are able to teach something once and show it to your class. It can be used over and over and if a student were to miss a lesson, they could go to the Youtube video and learn from that. They are quick and easy to use. It is also a free tool. This is a tool that I could see myself using in my classroom and it could be a helpful tool for me to learn from as well. The way that I used this tool was to show an introduction to students of the sports we would be learning. They will be able to watch these videos and get an idea for what we would be doing in class. This could be a great tool for math as well. You could post math lessons on there so that if your student were to miss a day, they could refer to the Youtube video and learn it there. It saves time for the student and teacher since both can be on their own time.
STANDARDS ISTE Standards:
Creative Communicator - I communicate effectively and express myself creatively using different tools, styles, formats, and digital media UEN EdTech Standard Standard 8:
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection
probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed
learning, and extended learning activities. (5, 6) Utah Core Standards Standard 6.1.3:
Combine movement with manipulative skills to reach a target and score a goal (e.g., soccer, hockey, basketball).
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I used the google docs tool. This tool is very helpful and one of the basic skills students need to learn. They will be able to write stories, reports, research papers, etc. using this tool. It is also a very simple tool to learn. It is similar to Word, which I started using in first grade. This tool is also great to demonstrate on, which is what I did for my example of a country report. ISTE Standard
Empowered Learner
I use technology to set goals, word toward achieving them and demonstrate my learning. UEN EdTech Standard 1
Use keyboards and other common input and output devices
(including adaptive devices when necessary) efficiently and effectively.
(1) Utah Core Standards Standard 1
Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and how they contributed to the current state of the world. Google Docs: Country Report
Google Slides: 6th grade
Communication Level 2: Google Slides
Standards:
Utah State Core Curriculum Standards:
Standard 1: Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and how they contributed to the current state of the world.
Objective 1: Explain why physical geography affected the development of early civilizations.
ISTE Standards:
Knowledge Constructor: I critically select, evaluate and synthesize digital resources into a collection that reflects my learning and builds my knowledge.
Learning how to use google slides was very beneficial. It can be very useful for my students and for me to build a way to share information with them. This tool and many others from google will be good for students and teachers to learn in the classroom. Roman Technology
UEN EdTech Standards Standard 5:
Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation,
web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative
writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge
products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (3, 4)
ISTE Standard
Knowledge Constructor:
I critically select, evaluate, and synthesize digital resources into a collection that reflects my learning and builds my knowledge.
Utah Core Standards Standard 1:
Students will understand that the appearance of the moon changes
in a predictable cycle as it orbits Earth and as Earth rotates on its
axis.
This flyer gives students information about the blood moon. They can see when it is and they know what is expected of them. It is a hard copy that they can take home so it will make it easier for them to refer to it. It is also something they can do with their family, which is great for involving the parents in what their student is learning. Blood Moon Flyer
Standard 6.MP.3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Understand and use stated assumptions, definitions, and previously
established results in constructing arguments. Make conjectures and
build a logical progression of statements to explore the truth of their
conjectures. Justify conclusions and communicate them to others.
Respond to the arguments of others by listening, asking clarifying
questions, and critiquing the reasoning of others.
UEN ETech
Standard 9
Determine when technology is useful and select the appropriate
tool(s) and technology resources to address a variety of tasks and
problems.
ISTEStandards
Knowledge Constructor
I critically select, evaluate, and synthesize digital resources into a collection that reflects my learning and builds my knowledge.
It
was great to see all these different ways of teaching. It is helpful to
see some of the creative ways you can help your students learn. I liked
to see some of the ideas and then come up with other things to improve
them as well. There was one about comparing fractions and it would be
fun and make it easier for the students, if they had pictures and colors
to help them really see what they're working with. I could use these
ideas in my classroom and make them my own as well. It is a great way to
see different teaching techniques. I also really liked the corralling
chickens idea where you compare fractions and find the matching one. It is fun to do things like the corralling or the coordinate plane to apply to real life. I would love to set up my room as a miniature town on a coordinate plane so my students could see how it applies. It would also work with a GPS and teaching them how the math they're using is applied to technology.
