After 11 Tools REFLEXIONS

I'm So Glad I MADE IT :)
My favorite tolls were #7 Digital Story Telling and #9 Skype. I'm planning to motivate my students to make photo stories of field trips. special events in the classroom. In Social Studies they can make a photo story about their families and themselves, community and school.
We will use skype to communicate with another PK classroom across the District, State, country or world.

I have learned a lot about technology through the 11 Tools. I realized that the possibilities to use technology in the classroom are incredibly great.
I believe that there are still many new things for me as a teacher to learn. I can apply them with my students in the classroom.

Well, since technology has not been one of my strenghts. I was expecting a difficult task. It was not easy but I got it done, and I'm so GLAD and Proud of myself.
What surprised me was the time I spent on each tool. However it was well worth it.

Tool # 11 DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

1. Be Responsible on ways of communication. Always set privacy settings. I want them to know that there are many danger by using Internet such as losing your information or cyber bulling. They got to be respectful with anyone at anytime when using any social networking websites.

2. Never share any personal information such as phone number, address, etc
3. Digital Security and Safety
Educate our students to make their Internet experiences safe and responsible avoiding dangerous and inappropriate online behavior. Always remind them to go to pages previously authorized by me as a teacher or their parents, if they see something different to go and ask help an adult.
How I will teach these to my students?
As a Pk teachers and children learn by modeling. I will model digital citizenship in my classroom every day.
I'm thinking on using videos and books.

Tool #10 Exploring Mobile Technology and Apps

Apps are a wonderful way of learning and practice concepts and have fun at the same time. iPods will help a lot to my PK students to develop more their fine motor skills as they use the iPod.
The Apps I reviewed were Ken Ken Lite - uses math concepts to solve puzzles I think its wonderful for students to practice math concepts and have fun.
another was ABC Phonics Animals Free Talking and Spelling Alphabet it is wonderful to learn letters and sounds of the alphabet, new vocabulary and how to spell words.
Paper Toss- Backflip Studios - fun for any age specially for adults

Tool # 9 Sharing Information Through Jing and Skype

Jing can help students in the classroom to share projects and then receive or give feedback. I might use jing with my students making videos to teach routines or other basic concepts.

Skype is amazing. I don't use it at all but I have seen how my daughter in law use it and how she can communicate and see each other with friends or relatives around the world. In the classroom students and teachers can exchange information, experiences, strategies with students across the District, state, or country using skype. I think I can use skype to communicate with an author or another teacher and ask him/her to read aloud to my students. My class can have a partnership with another PK class and communicate thru skype to share ideas or make a project together.

Mister Maker: Soy Una Figura

Numbers 1 to 10 - Kids + Children Learn English Songs

Tool # 8 Video Resources

Videos are useful resouces for students because they can understand or retain a basic concept or process in a better way. It can be more interactive, interesting and fun for my students.
The two videos I choose can help my students understand and learn better concepts of numbers 1-10 and basic shapes.

Tool # 7 Digital Story Telling

I enjoyed creating a photo story about my students' field trip to the zoo. It took me some time but following all the instructions I finally finished the product and I felt so proud of myself. I think students in the classroom will independently be able to create a photo story or I-movie about a book review, their own families, classroom experiences, science, and social studies projects. PreK students will have a difficulty creating a photo story independently; however, with my help as a teacher and working in small groups they will enjoy it.

Tool #6 WIKIS

As a teacher I can use wikis to provide information to parents about their children progress, to organize field trips, and classroom parties. I can use wikis with my grade level team.
Students can use wikis as they make books reports, reviews, write or create stories and shared them with classmates as they post them on their wikis.

Tool # 5 Tagging and Social Bookmarking

Tagging and bookmarking are amazing resources teachers need. Using Delicious or Diigo will let us bookmarks on a webspace and allows networking.
I joined diigo.com and I located very interesting websites using tags such as Education, Teachers, Technology, Classroom. I bookmarked them and joined a Digital Story telling group.
Students can use tagging and bookmarking in the classroom in different ways, can share ideas, can have conversations about any assignment, and share resouces.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://www.photos8.com/
http://www.pics4learning.com/
http://www.eduglogster.com/

Tool #4 Cool Google Tools

It was very interesting and amazing how we can use Google Docs and Google Reader. I think it will be very helpful and useful in the classroom as well as with my coworkers as we share lesson plans and other documents. It was very exciting to learn about Google tools. I subscribed to the blogs I'm following.

Tool # 3 Image Generator and Mashups

It was not easy for me to create the picture collage but it was fun. I think it will be very interesting and challenging for my students to be able to create products with pictures, books, movies, posters, videos, etc. However, I think that once they have learned it they will have fun. fun, fun.

tool #2 PLN

I think building a PLN is very important for me as an educator because, I'm going to be able to connect outside my classroom with other educators and share new ideas, interact with them about what's happening in my classroom. I will be able to communicate with my student's parents as well. I'm excited and can't wait to see how my students will enjoy building their own PLN.I commented on
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