Blog #4

        I choose a standard under English Language Arts for Grade 2. This particular standard addresses how to display what a child has learned through some sort of excersize. For example I have listed the link below to a game that teaching children how to make compounds words with the help of pictures. I thought it was pretty cool and I would love to show this to the elementary class that I help mentor!  Standard: Cluster 3 LAFS.2.W.3: Research to Build and Present Knowledge                    

Link to website: http://www.fcrr.org/studentactivities/V_009b.pdf
This tool is an educational game. I plan to use this in my classroom because most children are visual learners just like myself, and pictures can really help. Also, what kid doesn't like to play games? Showing children that learning can be fun and educational at the same time makes them more eager to learn. I would teach a lesson on what compound words are and let them give me a few examples and then I would introduce them to this really fun game.

Before this class, if I was doing a project or just wanted to google a question, I would often times just go with the first source that came up. As we all know that is not always the best way to go about research. Just about anyone can post just about anything they want on the internet so we need to be careful about what sources we use. I found the acronym ABCDT very useful, I have never heard of it before.

Author: Credentials?

Bias: Resource neutral?

Content: Accurate & Current?

Design: Clear?

Technical Elements: Function properly? 

      I never considered things such as stability. I never paid attention to the URL or domain names. It's super important to pay attention to the URL and do some research to make sure the sites are okay to view before showing them to my students. I would hate for something like the "White house" site described in the podcast to happen to me or my students!! 

    

      From the web hunt assignment I learned just how easy it is to find information on a certain standard. I google so many things a day and I take for granted how great google is! Just typing 4 words alone can bring me to over 50+ websites on content that I am looking for. 

WEB HUNT
*You want to teach multiplication to your students. Can you find a site that teaches cool tricks or games in how to do so?
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* You want to teach about the about the seven contents. Can you find a cool video or worksheet to do so?
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