Final Reflection

  

  As a final reflection for this course, I created a Voki.  I did not have a chance to create a Voki this semester but was very interested in giving it a try after viewing some of my classmates. 

Voki

     Entering this class, I had a background with many of the tools this course offered.  Even though I had a background, I did not have much time to spend with the tools in the classroom due to the state requirements that need to be met.  This course allowed me to take a set back and seek creative ways that technology can be incorporated while sticking to the requirements.  I feel I needed a "refresher" on many of the tools, like StoryBird, in order to ensure proper use with my students.  I have also found myself eager to incorporate more activities within my teaching.  My students absolutely loved completing the VoiceThread project and are eager for another.  I have even widen my professional learning community in this course, where I have been able to add many professionals to my Twitter account!

Literacy Project

Literacy Project

 

I created a VoiceThread with my first grade students.  For this VoiceThread students had to research information an animals of choice to support a science unit recently completed.  While researching they were asked to explore Internet sites and at least one informational text.  As series of questions were offered to formulate and organize the information they discovered.  From the information, the students needed to present what they learned being sure to highlight key words and concepts from their literature and science studies. Then students commented on each others projects!  Follow the link and let me know what you think!