I didn't see much use of technology this week in my classroom. The teacher had a computer, but didn't use it very much. She use an overhead occasionally. Outside the classroom, they did use computers as a part of their centers time. Each student participated in a learning activity individually.
I didn't use any technology while at the school this week. There wasn't much technology at all.
My idea of teaching technology in the classroom is with the computers that the students already use at their centers. While at the center, I could teach a lesson on something they could research on the internet that could be useful and interesting to them.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Virtual Tours
I learned a lot by looking at my classmates' tours. I looked at ones about plants, folktales, and animals. I was amazed at what people came up with. People are so creative! I found the folktales one very interesting and exciting. I thought the plant idea was very unique. This was a good educational topic to discuss with students. It was interesting to look at the one about animals, because my tour was on animals around the world as well. It was neat to see the animals they decided to talk about. I learn so much by looking at other people's work and what they came up with.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Google Earth
I have never used google earth. I think it is so cool! It can be a great resource to find locations and all that they entail. There are many great tools that can be added to it to create a whole tour of the world. This is such a great resource. I look forward to learning more about it and how I can use it in my classroom to teach about the world.
I found a link about Paris. This would be a great example in my classroom to teach about the different countries. I could create a tour of a lot of the countries and the great historical sites that would be very educational to learn about. I could really see this as a great resource to teach my students about remarkable places around the world.
www.pariserve.com/KMZ/Paris.kmz
I found a link about Paris. This would be a great example in my classroom to teach about the different countries. I could create a tour of a lot of the countries and the great historical sites that would be very educational to learn about. I could really see this as a great resource to teach my students about remarkable places around the world.
www.pariserve.com/KMZ/Paris.kmz
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Video
I learned so much by looking at other people's videos. People are so creative. This project made me realize that making a video is really not as hard as I thought it would be. I learned I could have taken my own pictures, drawn a story, or narrated a poem. All the videos I saw were so good!
I am intersted in teaching the younger grades. I could use a digital storytelling project to teach many principles. I could use a digital story to teach the ABCs, counting, fairy tales, and even grammar. This would all catch the student's attention. I feel digital storytelling is a great way to teach! I will definitely use this style of teaching. It is unique and makes learning fun!
I am intersted in teaching the younger grades. I could use a digital storytelling project to teach many principles. I could use a digital story to teach the ABCs, counting, fairy tales, and even grammar. This would all catch the student's attention. I feel digital storytelling is a great way to teach! I will definitely use this style of teaching. It is unique and makes learning fun!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Digital Storytelling
I think digital storytelling is so cool! We haven't even recorded the story yet, but I am so excited to put it all together! I think this was a great assignment to learn how to do this in our furutre classroom . This will definitely come in handy.
Storyboard
STORYBOARD
(print as many of these as needed)
Names: Jaime Batschi
Amanda Davis
Hayley Hicks
SceneScript/Description
Castle
Scene 1: Once upon a time there lived a Giant and his wife. They lived in a big castle high in the clouds. They lived very comfortably in the clouds and had everything they could ever need including some very valuable family treasures that have been handed down from generation to generation.
Castle door
Scene 2: This small family rarely got any visitors as they were the only giants around. One day as the giantess was cleaning the kitchen and preparing dinner for her husband, she heard a knock at the door. “Who in the world could that be?” she exclaimed. At the door she saw no one at first, and then she heard a small voice at her feet. “Please ma’am, I have traveled a long distance and am hungry. May I have something to eat?” As she looked down to see the speaker she found a small human boy. She was surprised to find him there, but as she had no children of her own, she welcomed him in and fed him. “What is your name boy?” she asked. “Jack”, he answered.
In oven
Scene 3: Before she had time to ask anymore questions, they heard loud footsteps coming towards the kitchen. The giantess rushed to explain to Jack “my husband has been in a bad mood all day and won’t take kindly to having a stranger in the house.” She let him hide quickly in the oven, as it was the only place low enough that he could get into.
English muffin
Scene 4: Now the giant was indeed in a bad mood that day but the prospects of a good meal had cheered him up greatly. He sat down saying “Fee fi fo fum, I smell an English muffin.” His wife was happy to hear that he was excited for the muffins she had made for dinner. In her haste to serve her husband dinner she forgot about the boy Jack. After the good meal the giant fell asleep at the table.
Coins
Scene 5: When it was time for bed, she roused her husband so he could get ready. As she cleaned up the kitchen she noticed that her bag of coins was missing. As the she listened to the beautiful sounds of their magical harp, she decided not to mention it to the Giant because it might bring back the bad mood he was in earlier that day.
Hen
Scene 6: Now the Giant and his wife had a special hen. This hen laid golden eggs and they were very proud of it. Everyday she would go out and collect the eggs from the hen. But on this particular day she went to collect the eggs and discovered the hen was missing. She spent all day looking for this hen but it was no where to be found.
Moon
Scene 7: That night she decided to tell her husband. “What?” he says, “it’s missing? It couldn’t have gone far there’s no where for it to go in these clouds.” They decided that it was too late to deal with it that night. They would search for their again hen the following day.
Harp 2
Scene 8: The next day, as they were about to eat lunch, they heard a terrible screech coming from their bedroom. As they ran to see where it came from, to her amazement, the giantess saw Jack running out the door carrying their beautiful harp! “Stop, Jack, stop!” she yelled.
Jack Running With Harp
Scene 9: She sent her husband after Jack to retrieve their harp. She waited anxiously for their return. Soon he returned with Jack and the harp. They questioned Jack until he confessed to stealing all of their missing items, including the coins and the hen. The Giantess kindly explained to Jack that stealing was bad and how worried they were. Jack agreed to return the items and to never steal again.
Castle/nice giant
Scene 10: As the Giant couple learned more about Jack, they discovered he found their castle by climbing a giant beanstalk, and that he lived with his mother who is very poor. The Giant sent Jack home to bring his mother so they can meet her. From then on Jack and his mother were always welcome in the castle in the cloud…..as long a Jack did not steal anymore. The End.
(print as many of these as needed)
Names: Jaime Batschi
Amanda Davis
Hayley Hicks
SceneScript/Description
Castle
Scene 1: Once upon a time there lived a Giant and his wife. They lived in a big castle high in the clouds. They lived very comfortably in the clouds and had everything they could ever need including some very valuable family treasures that have been handed down from generation to generation.
Castle door
Scene 2: This small family rarely got any visitors as they were the only giants around. One day as the giantess was cleaning the kitchen and preparing dinner for her husband, she heard a knock at the door. “Who in the world could that be?” she exclaimed. At the door she saw no one at first, and then she heard a small voice at her feet. “Please ma’am, I have traveled a long distance and am hungry. May I have something to eat?” As she looked down to see the speaker she found a small human boy. She was surprised to find him there, but as she had no children of her own, she welcomed him in and fed him. “What is your name boy?” she asked. “Jack”, he answered.
In oven
Scene 3: Before she had time to ask anymore questions, they heard loud footsteps coming towards the kitchen. The giantess rushed to explain to Jack “my husband has been in a bad mood all day and won’t take kindly to having a stranger in the house.” She let him hide quickly in the oven, as it was the only place low enough that he could get into.
English muffin
Scene 4: Now the giant was indeed in a bad mood that day but the prospects of a good meal had cheered him up greatly. He sat down saying “Fee fi fo fum, I smell an English muffin.” His wife was happy to hear that he was excited for the muffins she had made for dinner. In her haste to serve her husband dinner she forgot about the boy Jack. After the good meal the giant fell asleep at the table.
Coins
Scene 5: When it was time for bed, she roused her husband so he could get ready. As she cleaned up the kitchen she noticed that her bag of coins was missing. As the she listened to the beautiful sounds of their magical harp, she decided not to mention it to the Giant because it might bring back the bad mood he was in earlier that day.
Hen
Scene 6: Now the Giant and his wife had a special hen. This hen laid golden eggs and they were very proud of it. Everyday she would go out and collect the eggs from the hen. But on this particular day she went to collect the eggs and discovered the hen was missing. She spent all day looking for this hen but it was no where to be found.
Moon
Scene 7: That night she decided to tell her husband. “What?” he says, “it’s missing? It couldn’t have gone far there’s no where for it to go in these clouds.” They decided that it was too late to deal with it that night. They would search for their again hen the following day.
Harp 2
Scene 8: The next day, as they were about to eat lunch, they heard a terrible screech coming from their bedroom. As they ran to see where it came from, to her amazement, the giantess saw Jack running out the door carrying their beautiful harp! “Stop, Jack, stop!” she yelled.
Jack Running With Harp
Scene 9: She sent her husband after Jack to retrieve their harp. She waited anxiously for their return. Soon he returned with Jack and the harp. They questioned Jack until he confessed to stealing all of their missing items, including the coins and the hen. The Giantess kindly explained to Jack that stealing was bad and how worried they were. Jack agreed to return the items and to never steal again.
Castle/nice giant
Scene 10: As the Giant couple learned more about Jack, they discovered he found their castle by climbing a giant beanstalk, and that he lived with his mother who is very poor. The Giant sent Jack home to bring his mother so they can meet her. From then on Jack and his mother were always welcome in the castle in the cloud…..as long a Jack did not steal anymore. The End.
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