Kelsey+Penquite

=Kelsey Penquite (Sophomore) =

Early Childhood Education is my content area. I am thinking about focusing on second grade, but am not completely sure yet.

**NETS Analysis ** **__1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity __**

Terrarium and Aquarium Project

- This activity for elementary aged students promotes and supports a great amount of creativity in and out of the classroom setting. You can make a terrarium and aquarium with using two-liter pop bottles. This would be a good project to do with a science unit and spend some time on it every day. It is different than your typical worksheet so students will be interested, which is my goal so that they actually remember what they are learning. Students can decorate their own project and gain a sense of individuality. Taking students out of the classroom and into a new environment to gather supplies needed for their project can be easy and fun for the class. They will be able to use their existing knowledge about nature and at the same time what they do know can grow as they construct and observe their terrarium and aquariums.

- With their project, they can explore science and nature in different ways. Watching video clips in the classroom may be helpful to many students. Also, the students can play online games that deal with the science unit.

- By using this project and technology in a science unit, students will be able to see firsthand what they are learning about and be able to predict what changes will occur in their projects on a daily basis. Using different approaches within the same classroom is a must for teachers, since every single student is unique and has different learning styles.

**__2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments__ **

- Using a Smartboard is an efficient way to incorporate technology into the classroom. Teachers can pull up the internet on the screen, which offers endless opportunity to what can be done. Viewing videos is always a good tool. But along with just videos there is so much more at our fingertips in this digital- age. Students could listen to audio clips during an activity with music. Also, playing games together as a class on the Smartboard can promote different learning styles and give students a chance to work together.

- Creating tests or worksheets that can be completed online is a great tool. Changing it up so that students work alone at times and with partners on occasion is always great.

**__3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning __**

-It is vital for parents to be involved with the classroom and know what their children are doing everyday at school. Having a program like blackboard where students and parents can login to and receive information can be set up. Classroom calendars and notices can be viewed from the site. Also, giving parents their child's individual progress in the classroom and comments is always helpful. Basically, creating a planner that lets the students grow and experience technology at an early age.

-This site can be more than just a way to view student's progress and be aware of what's going on in the classroom. Optional activities that students can do on their own time to help them out can be something offered on the site.

-Programs, such as Skype, can be used in and out of the classroom for communication purposes.

__**4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility**__

- As teachers, we have to be confident in our knowledge of the technology that is a part of our classrooms. We have to first understand the tools being used and how to use technology in the classroom on our own before it can be useful to students learning.

<span style="color: #1a1a18; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">- Properly explaining the use of different digital tools to the students is vital. Teaching students about everything they need to know needs to be done in different ways. Explaining information to students is not enough, they need to be showed how to use the technology first hand. Setting up practice activities with the students is necessary and allowing them to work with others at first can help them to be more confident with their own skills.

<span style="color: #1a1a18; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">-Parents also need to have an understanding. Giving parents the chance to come into the classroom and explore what their children will be doing is important. Demonstrate and explain the digital tools that will be used to parents so they have a clear understanding.

<span style="color: #1a1a18; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">-Keep an open mind to all students and parents and consider that every person is different and has different background knowledge about digital citizenship and responsibility. Making sure that every person understands the ethical and legal side of the digital age is a must. Obviously, this will need to be explained to the young students and their parents in different ways.

<span style="color: #1a1a18; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt;">- If a classroom webpage such as blackboard is being used, then there can be a document that is always accessible to students and parents which includes directions for anything being used and also which lays out the ethical and legal side of the digital age.



__**Seating Charts with Power Point**__
__Five Useful Templates:__ 1. Weekly Progress Reports 2. Academic Gradebook 3. Lesson Planner 4. Reading Notes & Reading Checklists 5. School Event Flyer / Parent Flyer

I am so happy that we got to look around on this website. I honestly didn't realize how many tools were out there in one location. I think many simple templates like calandars and webs/maps will be very usefull in the classroom.

Search Engine: The Rainforest The video could be introducing teamwork as a vocabulary or spelling word in the classroom. Or it could be an example of a lesson of the week that a teacher could incorporate into the classroom.
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 * __Xtranormal__: Teamwork Video.**


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__**Pronoun Quiz:**__ = SMARTboard Technology Presentation: = = ﻿ =
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Helpful SMARTboard website:
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