The Gaston County Schools Pinnacle Leaders Network
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Day 6: Today I Learned....
Today has been full of great presentations and ideas!
Leave a comment letting us know one thing you learned from someone else- either about a new technology you learned, a great presentation tip, or a new teaching strategy.
I learned about a lot of great technology today. The one I can't wait to use is My Fake Wall. I have already thought of so many great ways to use it in my classroom. I have started working on for profiles for next year to go with my novel study on Dear Mr. Henshaw. I can't wait to start using the site for updates from some of the main characters.
Like Amber, I thought the Fake Wall was great! One of the project options my students have for The Odyssey is to create a MySpace/Facebook page for a character from the story. This technology could be integrated with this project to make it more accessible and interesting for students.
Everyone had great presentations with great ideas of ways to use them. My personal favorites are Netvibes,Quizzlet,and tips for the document camera. Each one prompted me to think of ways to use them.
I was very impressed with everyone's presentations. As we were going through, I was writing down ideas I had for my own classroom utilizing most all the tools presented. I am very excited to get start implementing many of these in my classroom this school year.
I learned so many new ideas today! I don't even know where to get started. I loved the Fake Wall and have even started one to use when we go back to school. Animoto looks awesome as does Spiderscribe. I hope to be able to use many of the resources I learned today.
Like everyone else, I got so many ideas. I loved Spiderscribe because I started MindMapping with my students last year. I was using Mindmeister but it limits the number of maps you can make. I think Spiderscribe will make this activity much easier and I'm very excited about that!
Some of the presentation tips I want to remember are to keep the P.D. as hands-on learning, create examples/lesson ideas for all grade levels present, split up the P.D. into smaller groups (by ability or grade levels), and ask a colleague to be a walker (such as another Pinnacle leader).
I learned one thing new from everyone here! Some of my favorites were Netvibes, Echalk, myfakewall, and classtools.net! All of these favorites were brand new to me. I love thinking of new ways I can integrate technology to better prepare my students for the 21st century.
I really liked all of the presentations today, but the one I loved the most was Netvibes. I've already started doing my unit lessons using it. So excited about how it will change my classroom!
I really like Spiderscribe and I see a lot of good uses for my third graders! I also am so very excited about Netvibes! I have already started creating one for my unit!
I really liked Netvibes that Jenna did because I would love to find a new way to do webquests in my classroom. I plan on using this tool! Also, in the past I have had my students make Facebook pages on PowerPoint or poster board and now I am going to use myfakewall.com. I think this is a great tool!
Today I learned new ideas for some of the resources that I already use, like KidBlogs and I also got to learn about new tools like netvibes and the math tool in word. I am excited to try these out!
Today I really liked Netvibes. I think this will be great for doing webquest with my kids. I also really liked quizlet. I liked the spelling feature where it will say the word and the students have to spell it. I will use this with my weekly spelling words for review
Through today's presentations, I learned several topics to take back to my school and present to my staff. The presentations were put together nicely and it was very helpful with all of the handouts. I learned several ways to integrate the tools across the curriculum. Today was extremely beneficial to me. :)
I have learned several new things to use in my classroom. One that I am excited to learn is the Netvibes taught to us by Jenna. This is similar to the United Streaming assignments but I really like how easy it is to set up!
Jenna's presentation on Netvibes was one of my favorite things discussed. I can see how I can use it to create more interactive lessons for my students and get them excited about learning.
I learned about a lot of great technology today. The one I can't wait to use is My Fake Wall. I have already thought of so many great ways to use it in my classroom. I have started working on for profiles for next year to go with my novel study on Dear Mr. Henshaw. I can't wait to start using the site for updates from some of the main characters.
ReplyDeleteLike Amber, I thought the Fake Wall was great! One of the project options my students have for The Odyssey is to create a MySpace/Facebook page for a character from the story. This technology could be integrated with this project to make it more accessible and interesting for students.
ReplyDeleteThere were so many great new and free web sites. I am glad someone introduced netvibes.com. This will help with the implantation of stem question.
ReplyDeleteEveryone had great presentations with great ideas of ways to use them. My personal favorites are Netvibes,Quizzlet,and tips for the document camera. Each one prompted me to think of ways to use them.
ReplyDeleteI was very impressed with everyone's presentations. As we were going through, I was writing down ideas I had for my own classroom utilizing most all the tools presented. I am very excited to get start implementing many of these in my classroom this school year.
ReplyDeleteI learned so many new ideas today! I don't even know where to get started. I loved the Fake Wall and have even started one to use when we go back to school. Animoto looks awesome as does Spiderscribe. I hope to be able to use many of the resources I learned today.
ReplyDeleteLike everyone else, I got so many ideas. I loved Spiderscribe because I started MindMapping with my students last year. I was using Mindmeister but it limits the number of maps you can make. I think Spiderscribe will make this activity much easier and I'm very excited about that!
ReplyDeleteSome of the presentation tips I want to remember are to keep the P.D. as hands-on learning, create examples/lesson ideas for all grade levels present, split up the P.D. into smaller groups (by ability or grade levels), and ask a colleague to be a walker (such as another Pinnacle leader).
ReplyDeleteI learned one thing new from everyone here! Some of my favorites were Netvibes, Echalk, myfakewall, and classtools.net! All of these favorites were brand new to me. I love thinking of new ways I can integrate technology to better prepare my students for the 21st century.
I really enjoyed learning about all of the new tech resources! I am excited to use quizlet and spiderscribe for reading this year!
ReplyDeleteI really liked all of the presentations today, but the one I loved the most was Netvibes. I've already started doing my unit lessons using it. So excited about how it will change my classroom!
ReplyDeleteI really like Spiderscribe and I see a lot of good uses for my third graders! I also am so very excited about Netvibes! I have already started creating one for my unit!
ReplyDeleteI really liked Netvibes that Jenna did because I would love to find a new way to do webquests in my classroom. I plan on using this tool! Also, in the past I have had my students make Facebook pages on PowerPoint or poster board and now I am going to use myfakewall.com. I think this is a great tool!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the document camera lesson plan and look forward to learning more about it tomorrow. Thanks for the opportunity to learn!
ReplyDeleteToday I learned new ideas for some of the resources that I already use, like KidBlogs and I also got to learn about new tools like netvibes and the math tool in word. I am excited to try these out!
ReplyDeleteToday I really liked Netvibes. I think this will be great for doing webquest with my kids. I also really liked quizlet. I liked the spelling feature where it will say the word and the students have to spell it. I will use this with my weekly spelling words for review
ReplyDeleteThrough today's presentations, I learned several topics to take back to my school and present to my staff. The presentations were put together nicely and it was very helpful with all of the handouts. I learned several ways to integrate the tools across the curriculum. Today was extremely beneficial to me. :)
ReplyDeleteI have learned several new things to use in my classroom. One that I am excited to learn is the Netvibes taught to us by Jenna. This is similar to the United Streaming assignments but I really like how easy it is to set up!
ReplyDeleteJenna's presentation on Netvibes was one of my favorite things discussed. I can see how I can use it to create more interactive lessons for my students and get them excited about learning.
ReplyDelete