Tool #11

Some of my favorite tools are; Skype, Apps for the IPod and Digital Storytelling. I can see our school using all of these tools during the coming year. I am very interested in helping our students with their new IPods.

I always knew pre-schoolers could use technology easily and the new year will reallyshow us how much knowledge their have and how much they can learn.

One of the outcomes was how easily it became to go through each lesson, sometimes with a little help.

Tool #7

I can see how this could really be used in the rooms with films of the children and the teachers teaching a special lesson.

Once I knew where the site was the process was very easy and fun.

Reflections

Tool #11

For our very young children teaching technology good citizenship will be a daily lesson using modeling and good reminders.
The most important idea I would like the children to begin to learn is that nothing on the internet is ever private! This idea will carry through to adulthood with them.
The second idea would be about politeness. If they are at an IPod or the Netbooks, they should talk with their friends in a polite manner and help each other. These seem to be soooo basic, but it is what our little people need.
The last idea is that the children only do what their teacher instructs them to do and not to go exploring.
I truly believe the rules and citizenship is different for our children and we are just learning how to deal with them using all these new and exciting tools.

Tool 10

I was able to go to Panda Path where we had an introduction to the IPod and all the apps that their children were using. It was amazing to see the little 4 year olds using the IPods successfully and in a very learning way. I am looking forward to our little ones using the IPods this coming year.
Some of the apps I looked at were: the apple store apps which are very good! ABA Flash cards were good as they give the children the letter plus a real picture.I liked ABPhonics Animals Lite and the Houston Zoo apps also.
I have gone to the Apple store in the Galleria several times to "play" with the IPad which is most impressive. It's like your computer, parts of your IPhone and you IPod all in one instrument. The graphics you can pull up are tremendous. I have talked with several people who make their living with computers and they think IPads are here to stay. I guess I had better save my pennies for the 2nd generation

Tool 9

I can see how using screencast could help the teachers video a lesson on some of our basics, show it, and then save it for review or to show again next year. Teachers could trade their screencasts, giving the children a variety of teaching methods.

Skype would be a great way to converse with an author, another classroom, and children from different parts of the word. It would be great to use with parents as a new way of communicating.

I can see good possibilities in both programs for use in our classrooms.

Tool 9