Final Thoughts and Accomplishments

I DID IT!! I accomplished all my goals. I feel super comfotable again with powerpoint and I get a new idea every hour about slidehsows I want to make for my classroom. I finished my final project and feel very accomplished! I will rename today Accomplishment Day!! We should all celebrate.

Powerpoint

I decided to do my final powerpoint on a presentation for open house. I included basic information like what is expected in each subject, supplies needed, and homework. I will have this on a continuous loop during my open house. I do plan on making one with sight words to run as a screen saver on all of my computers in my classroom. I do feel I achieved my goal of wantingn to feel as comfortable with 2007 as I did with the older version. I feel like I know where most of the things are and I can move a lot faster without getting lost and forgetting what I was doing in the first place. Overall I have really enjoyed this class and have learned a lot of useful things for my classroom. I like being able to work freely on the comptuer at my own pace. I am proud of everyone in the class for not getting overwhelemed or feeling like we are lost. Good job class!!

Kidspiration Activity

I achieved one of my mini goals for the weekend. I now feel much more comfortable using this software. I used one of the books from the Voyager program, This is the Sea that Feeds Us. This is a great book we read every year and it explains the life/food cycles starting with the sun feeding plankton that feed shrimp that feed fish that feed people. I made a chain on the Kidspiration software and included lots of real life pictures so the students could connect better with the information. A lot of our topics are chains or sequencing so I will use this a lot this year in my classroom with science, social studies, and language arts elements. We have this program at school, so I am excited to get started.

Goals for Second Weekend

My goals for this weekend are most importantly to finish as much of my final as possible. In order to do this I will have to achieve two mini goals. First I want to feel as comfortable with Powerpoint 2007 as I do with the old version of Powerpoint. I tried to start my project earlier and got a bit frustrated because the layout is a lot different and I was unsure of where things were. My second mini-goal is to learn Kidspiration. I tried to use this with my curriculum project in an earlier class, but couldn't get past the step of adding more things to a map. I got quite aggravated with it and stopped. Hopefully by the end of this weekend I will leave feeling very comfortable with both programs.

Group Question and Answer

Question: Define the term triple coding. How does teaching with technology enhance the multiple intelligences by providing and opportunity for triple coding? Give an example.

Answer: The idea of triple coding is when exposing students to new ideas one should present them in a minimum of three different intelligences. By doing this you have a better chance of remembering the material. Technology can easily be incorporated into each multiple intelligence. One of the best examples is making "mind-maps" or graphic organizers. Kidspiration and Inspiration software are great ways to utilize this.