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Blogs:

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This blog was specifically for kindergarten. It is great to see different projects teachers do with their students. I liked this blog because it had a powerpoint that looked like a scrapbook. It was made using Smilebox. I'm not familiar with Smilebox, but after viewing this blog I want to learn more about it and how I can use it in my classroom.

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This was another great blog to view because of all the ideas I could use in my classroom. I found a new idea that I can't wait to try in my class. It is all about being a "bucket filler" and not a "bucket dipper". The teacher even included the book to use and a picture of how to set it up in the classroom. I like how I can comment or ask questions and there will be another teacher there to answer.

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What I liked about this blog was the list of different books I could use in my lessons. It gave a picture of the book, title, author, and a summary of the book. It also had new releases on it, which is very helpful. It is hard to keep up with all the new children books out there. It also has didn't grade levels and resources a teacher could use.

Lessons using technology:

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This uses a big book (Dan, the flying man) that is for kindergarteners. The lesson has the teacher rereading this book, so that the students become familiar with story. The next part is what integrates the technology. Since it is for kindergarteners the technology is very basic. The students will be working together to create their own version of this big book. The new book would be about Dan the flying man coming to our town. The students would have to think of things Dan would fly over in our town. They would first illustrate the idea on paper and then use the Word to type up their idea. The basic skills of the computer would be introduced/reintroduced to the students.

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This lesson plan might need the help of older students, but could be pulled off with just kindergarteners. It is making a PowerPoint focusing on the words that have the same initial sound. Students will find clipart, photos, or type the words that would appear in the PowerPoint.

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I like this lesson because I already do a lesson using the students height. It's great to have the students work with partners. They record how tall his/her partner is and then as a group we will record it in Excel. After all data is in we can graph it. It's a different way for students to see graphs.

Technology Lesson Plan:

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Web 2.0:

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This Web. 2.0 is one that I would be able to use with kindergarteners. It could be as simple as putting in key words or working on a particular skill such as describing words (adjectives). When using Wordle you can change the color, font, topic, and even language.

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I like the idea of this being like sticky notes. It could be used for older grades to ask questions on homework or projects. Another thing you can do with it is a Treasure hunt. Video can be uploaded onto it and you can set restrictions to who can post things on the wall. It's another way to have students communicate with each other and the teacher.

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I liked the idea that went with this Web 2.0, but it wasn't really school appropriate with some of the graphics and descriptions. It lets you create a mini movie. You can pick the setting, characters, plot, dialog, and title. I want to find a more school friendly version of this because this could be something I could use in a lesson.

Educational game or tool:

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This website is very useful for math games. It varied in different math activities. The students can practice counting, subtraction, what comes before, and more. It has different grade levels. The kindergarten level can be challenging for the beginner readers. It could be modeled in large group and slowly the students can become independent.

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This website has familiar characters the students love. It ranges from math activities all the way to literacy ones. Students can sort, create their own adventure, or movie an episode. PBS kids uses games to grab the students attention. It is very user friendly for the kindergarteners.

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The website is user friendly. I liked the "learn to read" section because it would work on certain sounds. The sound would reappear in the short story. The story gives the reader the chance to read the words and if help is needed it sounds it out highlighting the letter with each sound. This is a literacy website that works on phonemic awareness.