So cool to get to use the 'pens' with the iPads. Tracing and letter formation is that much more accurate when using a pen rather than a finger! Student's are practicing proper pincer grasp.
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During our last two math classes, I decided to have the kids tell me what math meant to them. I wanted to know what words they thought represented math. To start, we had a brainstorming session. We all closed our eyes and had a moment of reflection. What words came to mind when we thought of math? I wondered what links the kids would come up with?! While we do have a designated math time, kids engage in activities that develop math skills all the time. Almost anything can link to math! So, our reflection time was done (pictured below is the words they came up with). I was surprised that words like patterns and shapes did not come up but that does not mean that the kids don't know about them. Their knowledge of patterns, for example, is there but the link of patterns to mathematics may not yet be. Once they had finished coming up with words, they used the iPads to make word clouds! In small groups, they took turns typing...that was cute to watch, as they went up to the board yelling out letters to their team mates and getting excited once they finished typing a word! This took longer than I thought...but they did their task with enthusiasm and definitely with lots of pride! Great online games all about life cycles!
Thanks Mlle Carter! Here are two students playing two games that have been around for a long time, but the students of today will engage in these games in such a different way then we used to. Both ways are fun, one excites the children very much (the tablet of course) and with certain games, we really save on paper...the connect the dots for example!
It's nice to be recognized for all your hard work and that is why I'm nominating my schools ICT Coordinator and Teacher Alex Lianne @ CanadianTechEd for the 2011 Edublog Awards Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing Blog. Her new TechEd blog is packed full of great resources and thoughtful posts! _Check it out
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