Tool #8 Video Resources

Here is another cool video that I showed my kids this year in class about the Water Cycle. They wanted me to play it twice, so I did. They really understood the water cycle after they saw this video. They even sang parts of the song!

Tool #8 Video Resources

Okay! This was really easy for me, since I have done this many, many times in my classroom! I show lots, and lots of videos to teach my students. They not only understand concepts better, it helps them to retain better. The 2 videos I selected was shown to my students this year when we studied units on the subjects. It made the class more interesting, and fun learning!

Here a video that I showed my students in class this year when we studied our weathering and erosion unit in Science. It's a cool video, and my kids not only understood the lesson better, they also enjoyed it! And, it was in Galveston!

Tool #7 Digital Storytelling

Neily - Making An Imaginary Milkshake
Here is my little Granddaughter, since 8 months ago, she's been developing her motor skills.
The IMovie was a big challenge for me! It was a difficult task! I had to take a break, and come back to it. Trying to figure it out! But I finally did!
I like the iMovie cause my students can act out their own stories, and make their own IMovies. Not only do they see themselves on video, but they will be able to retain info, and have fun at the same time. Cool!

Tool #7 Digital Storytelling

Here is a movie story about school life in Japan. One of my goals is to go to Japan, learn Japanese, and visit the schools there.

Tool #6 Wikis

I started my wiki, and I like the idea behind it. Since my students, and I do a lot of reading, they can use wikis to create a list of books that they have read, and share those books with others. By creating a discussion wiki students can discuss the stories they have read, and share their thoughts, ideas, and even write a sequel to those stories on their own. It's great!

Tool #4 Cool Google Tools

This is what our students are facing in today's educational environment. What jobs will exist for them in the future? Where do we go from here today as teachers? How can we help our students move forward, and be prepared?

Tool #5 Tagging and Social Bookmarking

For tagging I used reading resources, phonics, maps and charts. Bookmarking is easy when you want to keep certain websites of interest. This would help students when they want to bookmark a website that has information they want, and when they need the information again they can come back to it without surfing the web again trying to find their page.
Bookmarks I've added:
www.starfall.com/
www.readingrockets.org/
www.readwritethink.org
www.rhischool.com/reading.htm