Inspiration Activity

I think that using inspiration can be beneficial in the classroom. For the particular age group I am working with I think this might be a difficult tool to use. I think using it in its most simplest form may be effective, but for younger kids concept webbing is a higher order thinking skill. I think it is a great tool to give kids to model how to do concept webbing and using hyper linked websites is also a great tool in the diagram.

Healthy Living

Google Presentations

This project is the first time I have used google presentations. I thought it was easy to utilize and would be great to use when working with younger children. Windows powerpoint has so many features I feel as though it would be more overwhelming, but google presentations is more basic. I also like how you can share the presentations with others easily and it allows you to embed the link easily as well. Overall, using presentations in the classroom will allow me to make group instruction more interactive and will also allow for more opportunities to include digital images into my lessons.

ABC Hunt

Slideshow

Google Tools

Over the last couple of weeks, we have been using many of the tools provided by Google. Igoogle was one tool that I found particularly useful. Within this tool, you can add several gadgets on your welcome screen that you would typically use most often. On my screen I added the weather, to do box, clock, calendar, and other use gadgets. Now instead of searching for these things, they are on my welcome screen and are easily assessable. Google docs is another feature that I also found to be very useful and easy to utilize. This could have came in handy many times through my college experience when collaborating with a group or partner. I think it will also be a useful way to incorporate technology into my classroom in the future.