Telling Time

Objective: Students will know how to tell and write time by looking at a hand and digital clock.

Standard Objective 5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

• Knowing how to cut videos shorter, ask questions as they watch the videos, and be able to talk to the students as they go through the video is super helpful! This was definitely one of the tools that I will use as I go into teaching. It is so helpful as we are moving into an increasing technology world, where those are the things the students will be able to relate to. 
• I think the kids will love doing this. It will be a different way for them to learn and get to use the technology they are around all day and probably know how to use very well. This would help some students want to do their homework more because it's not just another assignment on paper and it is really easy for me to see what they were able to catch onto and what needs some more help. 
• I am planning on using this at the very beginning to teach them about how to tell time. This video tells all the parts of a clock and how you say what you see on the clock. It goes through it step by step and he says it as the kids can see what he is doing. This could also be used at the end to wrap up how to tell time and see how much they were able to remember and if I need to go over anything before we move onto the next topic.

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Telling Time

End of the Year Newsletter

Objective: Parents and students will be able to know of the events and news that will be happening for the end of the school year. 

Standard Objective 5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

• Knowing how to create a newsletter is going to be such a useful thing as I go into an elementary school. I will for sure use this tool as I continue in my career. I am really glad that this tool was available for me to learn how to use.
• I don't think that the student's need to know how to use this. It took a lot of time and it is too high up in technology for them to be able to use. I think this is great for teachers and in higher education but definitely not for elementary students.
• I will change this newsletter for each month but my plan is to give it out at the beginning of the month. That way the parents will know about the things going on in the classroom and if there is anything I need to know about by the end of the month, they will have plenty of time to get it to me. 

End of the Year Newsletter

Water Cycle

Objective: Students will be able to understand the different parts of the Water Cycle and be able to tell what each part does. 

Standard Objective 5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

• Learning how to use a Mind Map was very fun and interesting. I really enjoyed learning how to use this tool and I will for sure this tool later. This tool is super fun and could be used for many different lesson plans and it will be a good way to help the kids learn in different ways.
• I don't think little kids would be able to use this tool by themselves but if they had adult help I think they could have a lot of fun. The older kids would be able to use this and it could help them learn in a more fun and interactive way.
• I would use this presentation to either show at the beginning when they are just learning the material or at the end to rap up and see how much they have learned. It would be good in many different situations and would be a good way to mix up the routine and learn from a different tool that they could see in their every day lives. 

Water Cycle