1. Select one of the web based strategies discussed in these articles or another you are familiar with and integrate it into one of your lessons. Report how the lesson went.
2. Search YouTube and post a video on our blog that you could use in an elementary classroom
Elizabeth Prior 2nd grade I just did a lesson on Antarctica for with my students. I found a wonderful video on nationalgeographic.com called Antarctica Ocean. It was a delight for the children to see this beautiful continent and all that is offers especially the wildlife! The students were surprised to learn that only scientists live there due to the weather referred to "a snowy blizzard desert". There are many videos that are appropriate for the classroom and a exciting way to introduce the world to your students.
I've used google earth in my lesson plans. For example, when I did a unit about the Olympics, I had the students pretend to board an 'imagination plane'. The students sat in front of the smart board and we took a trip via google earth to Sochi, Russia. Google Earth allowed us to see where Sochi is in relation to Boston, and it also allowed us to zoom in and see that Sochi has palm trees and was not as cold as the students imagined it would be. I wanted to take advantage of some of the live question and answer sessions that Olympic athletes were skyping with classrooms, but we weren't able to fit that into our schedule.
We used this video in the plant lesson I did last week. We watched a time lapse of a seed growing, (after discussing how a time lapse video works), and then planted our own seeds:
I think using too many videos could be a turn off to the kids, but in this case, it was about 3-4 minutes of video per lesson, which seemed to work well as a focusing tool and enhanced the lesson.
I use the internet for video and pictures in lesson all the time. Our classroom includes 8 struggling readers children, so having a visual aid in our lessons is key to their understanding and success. I really love the Brainpop.com videos to reinforce science concepts and quiz students on domain specific vocabulary.
I've also used youtube in social studies. One of my Lesley professors put us onto a rock video remake of "Too Late to Apologize". The band is dressed as key signers of the Declaration of Independence. The lyrics were changed to reflect the colonists' arguments with the King of England. It was lively and catchy and the kids really enjoyed thinking about history with music.
1. Select one of the web based strategies discussed in these articles or another you are familiar with and integrate it into one of your lessons. Report how the lesson went.
ReplyDelete2. Search YouTube and post a video on our blog that you could use in an elementary classroom
Elizabeth Prior 2nd grade
DeleteI just did a lesson on Antarctica for with my students. I found a wonderful video on nationalgeographic.com called Antarctica Ocean.
It was a delight for the children to see this beautiful continent and all that is offers especially the wildlife! The students were surprised to learn that only scientists live there due to the weather referred to "a snowy blizzard desert". There are many videos that are appropriate for the classroom and a exciting way to introduce the world to your students.
I've used google earth in my lesson plans. For example, when I did a unit about the Olympics, I had the students pretend to board an 'imagination plane'. The students sat in front of the smart board and we took a trip via google earth to Sochi, Russia. Google Earth allowed us to see where Sochi is in relation to Boston, and it also allowed us to zoom in and see that Sochi has palm trees and was not as cold as the students imagined it would be. I wanted to take advantage of some of the live question and answer sessions that Olympic athletes were skyping with classrooms, but we weren't able to fit that into our schedule.
ReplyDeleteWe used this video in the plant lesson I did last week. We watched a time lapse of a seed growing, (after discussing how a time lapse video works), and then planted our own seeds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYY9X5Lw1V4
Sounds like 2 great lessons! Do you think using too many videos will turn off the kids?
DeleteI think using too many videos could be a turn off to the kids, but in this case, it was about 3-4 minutes of video per lesson, which seemed to work well as a focusing tool and enhanced the lesson.
DeleteI use the internet for video and pictures in lesson all the time. Our classroom includes 8 struggling readers children, so having a visual aid in our lessons is key to their understanding and success. I really love the Brainpop.com videos to reinforce science concepts and quiz students on domain specific vocabulary.
ReplyDeleteI've also used youtube in social studies. One of my Lesley professors put us onto a rock video remake of "Too Late to Apologize". The band is dressed as key signers of the Declaration of Independence. The lyrics were changed to reflect the colonists' arguments with the King of England. It was lively and catchy and the kids really enjoyed thinking about history with music.
From your comments tonight in class I would guess you are an excellent teacher. I wish I had a chance to observe you!
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