Well, we presented at the board meeting the other night, and it went really well! It was a little intimidating to be presenting in front of all those people (many of which hold my job in their hands!!) But it's amazing to think that our presentations could convince them to take the next step in putting more technology in our classrooms. It's an exciting thought!
Our collaboration group is finally on a roll! We have a great idea, and we are starting to put it into action! We are all in touch and are sharing our plans with out students.
Only two more days until vacation! Can't wait!!!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Board Meeting
Southampton School District has board meetings every two weeks. Tonight, I will be presenting (along with Pauline!!) some new technology!
My class has been using Turning Point Technology along with our Smartboard. This program allows students to select answers to questions created by their teacher, with the use of a "clicker." I have never seen students more enthused or excited about answering questions, or taking a test! This program keeps track of student responses and can show teachers what questions students are finding difficult, with a touch of a button.
We are currently piloting this program. It is my hope that showing all the great things it can do will encourage the school district to purchase more for other teachers to use. It has become an invaluable tool in our class!
My class has been using Turning Point Technology along with our Smartboard. This program allows students to select answers to questions created by their teacher, with the use of a "clicker." I have never seen students more enthused or excited about answering questions, or taking a test! This program keeps track of student responses and can show teachers what questions students are finding difficult, with a touch of a button.
We are currently piloting this program. It is my hope that showing all the great things it can do will encourage the school district to purchase more for other teachers to use. It has become an invaluable tool in our class!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Collaboration
My collaboration group is onto a bigger and better idea! We are all in agreement that we have hit a wall in regards to our tutoring idea. While if put into action I still think it could have a great effect on kids, its not really practical for our purposes.
Nina had the FABULOUS idea to create a website to help students new to our Country. We can have an area where they post videos talking about where they came from and what their experiences have been like. We can also have a place where parents can post about their experiences and perhaps chat with others to find support.
The BEST part of all of this is it is something we can totally do right now! I'm planning on starting a writing project with three of my kids as soon as we get back from vacation. We are going to talk about it this week and prepare (since I have lots of fun testing to do this week) so we can start right away.
I think Nina is going to update our Google Docs and gain the help of a parent for that section. We are all going to begin working with our students right away. I cant wait to begin web design so we can get it all set up!
Nina had the FABULOUS idea to create a website to help students new to our Country. We can have an area where they post videos talking about where they came from and what their experiences have been like. We can also have a place where parents can post about their experiences and perhaps chat with others to find support.
The BEST part of all of this is it is something we can totally do right now! I'm planning on starting a writing project with three of my kids as soon as we get back from vacation. We are going to talk about it this week and prepare (since I have lots of fun testing to do this week) so we can start right away.
I think Nina is going to update our Google Docs and gain the help of a parent for that section. We are all going to begin working with our students right away. I cant wait to begin web design so we can get it all set up!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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