Social Bookmarks

I absolutely loved this assignment! I had never heard of Delicious. I'm so excited to know that I can log on to any computer and have all these pages bookmarked and tagged! Here is my the link to my Delicious account! :)

http://www.delicious.com/lsnead

Week 6

I was very excited about this post! I've always wanted to sit down and research all the possibilities for the Apple products in the classroom- but never had time until I "had" to for an assignment. As I've posted before, I LOVE anything that Apple makes. I have an ipod (not touch) in my classroom now that I use for listening station and the students love it! (It was donated for free!) I found a wikispace that helps me know even more about the possibilities of Apple products in the classroom. http://ipodclassroom.wikispaces.com/home is a wonderful wiki that contains YouTube videos of the iPod touch being used in the classroom as well as a list of ways you can incorporate these products. If funding was available, I know that students would love this way of learning because it is what they are so accustomed to at home. iPods can be used in so many ways such as: graphing, research, journal writing, word look up (dictionary), and the list goes on. After reading this wiki, I'm considering donating my own iPod touch to the classroom to jazz things up a bit. :)
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/12-ipad-apps-for-storytelling-in.html is a great resource for apps! It is a blog that was created to help explain some apps and how they can be used in the classroom! It starts by explaining that there are so many apps in the Apple store, that you quickly get overwhelmed- not to mention run out of time. This blog was created to spotlight many apps. So many of these apps focus on writing, storytelling, making comic strips, etc. These could be great as a fun station for reading! I LOVE this blog. I'm so excited about really looking into these more. I have an ipad of my own, but don't want to donate it to my classroom. Now I'm just thinking of all the ways I could go about getting one. I'll be researching and writing grants soon! :)

Week 5

Facebook
I have to admit I had never really thought of using Facebook as a classroom resource until recently. When I saw on our blackboard that we needed to join the group on Facebook I was surprised. I don't really know why, just not what I was expecting. BUT-- wow! I love it! It is the perfect way to communicate quickly and casually with other classmates and the teacher. I am not saying to pull this up in the classroom to use, but to use this as a resource for (especially) parents would be a great idea! I've thought about making a "Mrs. Snead" page and inviting all my parents and students (that have one). This would be a great way to remind students/parents of information that is so often overlooked in the weekly newsletter. With so many parents/students that have Facebook, all these reminders would pop up on their news feed. Who doesn't log on to Facebook everyday? Obviously this could be used for every grade if parents were checking it. It could also be used for higher age students that have a Facebook page.

A to Z Teacher Stuff

This website is FULL of great ideas for all grades. It contains teacher tips, bulletin board ideas, lesson plans, printable worksheets- just to name a few. It is a free website. There is a forum that you can read and post with different ideas and suggestions for different lessons, etc. I love using this website to get ideas for times like Dr. Seuss week and the other (few) times you can throw in something different. This website is a great resource to keep at hand. People continue to add to it on a daily basis. :)