3 New Technologies!

Voice Thread

Voice thread is a great website to use for our digital story telling project in technology. The best part is its FREE and you don't have to install anything! You are able to put your slides together like a book and record your voice to go with it. You can share it with others and they are able to record their comments as well. The site also has a few great projects put together. Voice thread also has an app for the ipad and iphone so you are able to work on your project or record away on the go. 

Little Bird Tales

Awesome site for creating digital story books! It's so simple and easy it to use especially with younger students in the classroom. The can create a book in 3 easy steps. It's a great idea to use in the classroom for express their creativity. Even better its free all you have to do is sign up for an account. Also has an app for the ipad and iphone .

Zoo Burst

This is an awesome website to use to create a 3-D digital story book. This is great for using in the classroom with the younger age group. There are 3 options for memberships. The basic free you get 10 pages and then the other two you get 50 pages and you can have multiple accounts. They aren't really that expense $29 a year it totally worth it. You are able to capture the attention of the younger students when reading the book to them. 

Sam and Amanda's Book Ideas

We are making our book on storybird and then once it is complete we will be transferring it over to voicethread.

What should I do this summer?

The book will be full of ideas of what a little girl could do over the summer.

- Go to the beach
- Play with pets
- Sports (tennis)
- Play dress up
- Rainy days

- Crafting

- Gardening/ picking flowers
- Fly a kite

Change of Plans

So I was going to do my lesson on counting coins but I figured the skeletal system would be a lot more fun! Here is a little fun fact hope you enjoy!

Did you know that humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks? Giraffe neck vertebrae are just much, much longer!

The MOO

The MOO: A virtual reality learning environment. MOO stands for multiuser, object-oriented environment. This is a great tool for teachers and students. It allows you to connect with classrooms around the world. You are able to work together on progjects and get to know each other. Teachers are able to meet with other teachers to discuss curriculum, future plans in the class and assessments. It's a great resource for teachers to use to bring culture into the classroom.

THE MOO

Kidspiration

Kidspirtation is a great visual tool for students. It allows children to explore and understand words, numbers and concepts. It helps with reading and writing skills and helps the children understand math. You can use this at home or even in the classroom with the smartboard. I think this is great because you can download the software on your ipad and your child can use it anywhere. It's kind of pricey but it has great lesson plans for teachers and learning activities for the students. You can use free trails to test it out before you buy it. Check it out!

Kidspiration

Khan Academy

I learned about Khan Academy in my ED 503 class. The website is awesome! Not only is it a great tool for students, its great for teachers and parents as well. Some teachers need a refresher before they teacher a subject. It's great for parents as well. Parents don't always remember how to do geometry they can use Khan to teacher themselves and then help their child. I know I use it for Macroeconomics class and for lesson plans. Check out the site! Khan Academy

Website

This is off topic from education but here is a site with a few of my favorite recipes hope you enjoy!

https://sites.google.com/site/amandaspage554/home