tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511472387874866274.post790005146618022729..comments2023-04-05T06:35:29.954-07:00Comments on Cindy B: Changes BIG & smallCindy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918350130657755845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511472387874866274.post-5547695615448382402009-09-26T18:51:51.378-07:002009-09-26T18:51:51.378-07:00Keep up the momentum! This is great!
I too teach...Keep up the momentum! This is great!<br /><br />I too teach kindergarten and use technology with my children. With the help of a co-worker we now do all our calendar math on the SmartBoard. The children are much more engaged than when I did calendar math on a bb. <br /><br />I have a classroom blog, actually all our teachers are required to keep one. I have links to age appropriate websites the children can play on to reinforce the skills we are working on. I also use it to give the children an audience for their "writing", it is really storytelling in the beginning. I use PhotoStory so the children can orally narrate their drawings. The kids love to go home and show off their work. <br /><br />I also use the blog to keep the parents up to date on all the goings on in the room.<br /><br />In the second half of the year I will begin to send home the classroom mascot. The children will post a journal entry on our blog instead of keeping a paper journal. We can talk about all the safety issues the children need to be aware of.<br /><br />I am excited to see your progress. Keep up the great work!!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621768248202026940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511472387874866274.post-37022689646192071512009-09-25T02:43:10.373-07:002009-09-25T02:43:10.373-07:00I know you say your big change is the class blog, ...I know you say your big change is the class blog, but the way you describe those small changes (and how naturally and easily they fit right into your classroom routine) feel like big changes to me too.<br /><br />We're always talking about what is developmentally appropriate for early childhood and what you're describing above (e-mail is a letter on the computer, that your students can understand that when everything is connected and functioning what they see on the SmartBoard is the same as your computer) is exactly what I want to be saying. We don't always need our youngest students to be physically doing everything, we want the experience to be a natural part of their classroom, and to be making connections to how technology can be used to communicate, collaborate and connect with others. Which is exactly what you're doing.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing these examples. They're perfect!Kim Cofinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02631206125412905449noreply@blogger.com