Kyle Sauer
Final Paper
August 14, 2009
Our world is changing every day. They are always coming out with new technology and new things on the internet. This course has really opened my mind to many new things on the internet that I never knew much about.
Blogging was something that was sort of familiar to me. I am hoping to continue using this with my class this year. It is a great way to keep the parent – school communication going. Parents can log on and see what their children are up to in class. They can also communicate with me if they need to.
Social bookmarking was very new to me. I had never actually heard of it. Social bookmarking is a great new way for teacher to share websites that they use with other teachers. I am very excited to introduce this to other staff members at my school. I will defiantly continue using my own.
Winkis was a new thing for me. I can see myself using this when doing a project with other group members. It would be great to be able to work on something all at the same time for home and not have to meet to complete a project.
Overall this class has really been an eye opener to all that is out there. I am very excited to use a lot of what I have learned this year at school.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Webliography
Webliography for Elementary Teachers
Created by Kyle Sauer
The internet has become a great resource for teachers and students. Many teachers are able to do almost everything on the computer. I do my report cards and grading all online. For students the internet is a way to do research and play games. The following sites are sites that I use in my classroom, with my students or that I use myself.
Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/
This is a website that allows students to practice their spelling words. They are able to enter their words and then play games and do activities that help them to learn their words. Students are also able to go on and choose a list of words from the website and practice those. The students can click on the word and actually hear it as well.
Rating- A- Very easy to navigate and wonderful for students and parents. One down side students need to type in words from their spelling list and sometimes they have a hard time, may need parents help.
Poetry 4 Kids
http://www.poetry4kids.com/rhymes
This website has funny kid’s poetry and information on how to write poetry. Students are able to read funny poems. Students are also able to publish their own poetry. This site is great for teaching poetry to students because it is interactive and colorful. The poems are funny and grab the student’s attention.
Rating- A+ Very interactive and colorful, fun for students. Can be used on a smart board to introduce poetry unit for elementary level.
Smart Boards in Elementary Classrooms
http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=6128
This is a website that has lessons available to download and use on your smart board. It is aimed toward elementary school teachers, with a lot of different lesson on many different subjects. If you have a smart board I highly recommend this site. The lessons are great and very interactive.
A+ Great if you have a smart board available in your classroom. It has lots of interactive lessons available to download.
Harcourt Website “Reading Website”
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/reading/default.htm
This website goes along with the reading series that we use in our school district. Every story has a separate page that the students can go to and do activities. These activities include practicing the spelling words and vocabulary words that go with the story. It will often have links to other sites that have to do with the skill or topic. This is a great site and my students do this as a center every week to go along with the story.
A+ - Awesome site for all students using the Harcourt series in their classroom. Great for literacy center!
Bookflix
http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php?bffs=N
This is a website that’s allows students to listen to or read a book with help. This is a great tool for the smart board; teachers are able to show movies and or books on it. This is an interactive site that is great for literacy centers. One down side you must pay to use this site.
A - Great reading site for students, easy to navigate and a wonderful literacy center.
Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/
This is an educational website that you have to pay for. My school district recently subscribed to this and it is great. It offers videos, interactive activities and games. There is science, history and so much more. There is a robot who does a lot of the teaching and grabs the students attention. It is very colorful and interactive for the children.
A++ - Very interactive. This works great with a smart board if you have one available.
Wacky Web Tales
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Wacky Web Tales allows students to create tales using parts of speech. They can then print them and share them with their class. This is excellent for practicing parts of speech, very interactive and fun for students.
B+ - This is more of a fun reading site for kids, but still a great site. It is helpful when teaching parts of speech.
Arcademics Skill Builder
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
This is a free educational website where students can makeup usernames and play games against the computer or other children. There are math games and language arts games. I made my students usernames and gave them cards to take home. They play at home against their classmates and they love it. Parents love this website because their children are practicing math facts. It is very interactive and easy to use.
A++ - Awesome at home and in school activity! It allows students to play against each other on different computers!
Game Goo
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
This is a kid friendly website that is for mostly primary children. This website has games that engage the students in language arts activities. It has a bunch of different games and they are able to choose games at their level. I use this as a smart board activity as well. The site is colorful and has great sound effects, the children love it.
Rating – A++ Awesome site, very interactive and colorful. It is easy to navigate and very educational.
Kid Know it
http://www.kidsknowit.com/
This website has many different subjects such as biology, math, spelling, astronomy and many more. This is a good site that has factual information and is a great resource for research projects. Students are able to search for information and play games that go with that topic.
Rating- B+ This is a good site to find factual information and educational games for students.
Created by Kyle Sauer
The internet has become a great resource for teachers and students. Many teachers are able to do almost everything on the computer. I do my report cards and grading all online. For students the internet is a way to do research and play games. The following sites are sites that I use in my classroom, with my students or that I use myself.
Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/
This is a website that allows students to practice their spelling words. They are able to enter their words and then play games and do activities that help them to learn their words. Students are also able to go on and choose a list of words from the website and practice those. The students can click on the word and actually hear it as well.
Rating- A- Very easy to navigate and wonderful for students and parents. One down side students need to type in words from their spelling list and sometimes they have a hard time, may need parents help.
Poetry 4 Kids
http://www.poetry4kids.com/rhymes
This website has funny kid’s poetry and information on how to write poetry. Students are able to read funny poems. Students are also able to publish their own poetry. This site is great for teaching poetry to students because it is interactive and colorful. The poems are funny and grab the student’s attention.
Rating- A+ Very interactive and colorful, fun for students. Can be used on a smart board to introduce poetry unit for elementary level.
Smart Boards in Elementary Classrooms
http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=6128
This is a website that has lessons available to download and use on your smart board. It is aimed toward elementary school teachers, with a lot of different lesson on many different subjects. If you have a smart board I highly recommend this site. The lessons are great and very interactive.
A+ Great if you have a smart board available in your classroom. It has lots of interactive lessons available to download.
Harcourt Website “Reading Website”
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/reading/default.htm
This website goes along with the reading series that we use in our school district. Every story has a separate page that the students can go to and do activities. These activities include practicing the spelling words and vocabulary words that go with the story. It will often have links to other sites that have to do with the skill or topic. This is a great site and my students do this as a center every week to go along with the story.
A+ - Awesome site for all students using the Harcourt series in their classroom. Great for literacy center!
Bookflix
http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php?bffs=N
This is a website that’s allows students to listen to or read a book with help. This is a great tool for the smart board; teachers are able to show movies and or books on it. This is an interactive site that is great for literacy centers. One down side you must pay to use this site.
A - Great reading site for students, easy to navigate and a wonderful literacy center.
Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/
This is an educational website that you have to pay for. My school district recently subscribed to this and it is great. It offers videos, interactive activities and games. There is science, history and so much more. There is a robot who does a lot of the teaching and grabs the students attention. It is very colorful and interactive for the children.
A++ - Very interactive. This works great with a smart board if you have one available.
Wacky Web Tales
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Wacky Web Tales allows students to create tales using parts of speech. They can then print them and share them with their class. This is excellent for practicing parts of speech, very interactive and fun for students.
B+ - This is more of a fun reading site for kids, but still a great site. It is helpful when teaching parts of speech.
Arcademics Skill Builder
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
This is a free educational website where students can makeup usernames and play games against the computer or other children. There are math games and language arts games. I made my students usernames and gave them cards to take home. They play at home against their classmates and they love it. Parents love this website because their children are practicing math facts. It is very interactive and easy to use.
A++ - Awesome at home and in school activity! It allows students to play against each other on different computers!
Game Goo
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
This is a kid friendly website that is for mostly primary children. This website has games that engage the students in language arts activities. It has a bunch of different games and they are able to choose games at their level. I use this as a smart board activity as well. The site is colorful and has great sound effects, the children love it.
Rating – A++ Awesome site, very interactive and colorful. It is easy to navigate and very educational.
Kid Know it
http://www.kidsknowit.com/
This website has many different subjects such as biology, math, spelling, astronomy and many more. This is a good site that has factual information and is a great resource for research projects. Students are able to search for information and play games that go with that topic.
Rating- B+ This is a good site to find factual information and educational games for students.
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