Ncties 2012 presentation minus video

Even Kindergarteners Can Use Technology To Learn!

Caitlin Meseck, Kindergarten teacherLaura Fogle, Technology Facilitator

Centers that (practically) run themselves

Paperless assessments

Student created products

Teacher tips

Why the “littlest learners”Lots of presentations for older

students

“What can I do with kindergarten?”

Build skills one at a time and breakdown complex tasks

Little StepsModel computer use on

whiteboard

◦ Games Jeopardy Name the setting

◦ Web sites and programs for centers Starfall TumbleBooks

Computer Basics - MouseMarty the MouseSticker on left mouse button Doubleclick – one, two

“typing” homeworkSpacebar –

1 between each word2 at the end of sentences

BackspaceCapital letters

and Keyboard

Computer CenterScholastic Computer Lab Favorite

sOak Grove’s Kindergarten links

(Jennifer Martin)Literacy wikiDestinationSuccessTumbleBooksBrainPop Jr.

Kid Pix

Listening CenterStudents share one CD/tape

player with multiple headphone sets

Each day they complete a different activity

Students manipulatethe equipment independently

Moving Beyond the Moving Beyond the BasicsBasicsObserve other teachers modeling

Start small

Build one step at a time

iCenteriCenter

• 4 iOS devices (3 iPods, 1iPad)

• Students find app & complete the activity

• Students track their progress and manage the equipment

Logistics of iCenterVisual for students &

teacher

1 carpet square/ iPod

Wires bundled together

Cart for storing & sharing

Before

After

Managing AppsNeed a laptop to synchronize

apps, keep all devices the same

Spreadsheet with apps and what they do

Have a card for each app

Log of what studentshave done

Our Next StepRecorded center instructions with

QR code for easy playback

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWJduI829k&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Centers that (practically) run themselves

Paperless assessments

Student created products

Teacher tips

Paperless AssessmentsCapture work w/ objects

Students responding to prompts

Video deleted for privacy resasons.

Videos as documentation for referrals

Centers that (practically) run themselves

Paperless assessments

Student created products

Teacher tips

Student Created Work ProductsMuffins with Mom

StoryKit – Adapted Pete the Cat

StoryKit – Dental Health

StoryKit – Adapted StoryKit – Adapted Pete Pete the Catthe CatStudents use the StoryKit app on iPods

to create their own version of a story.

• Students wrote one page for the story, drew a picture

• Teacher typed text & took pictures

• Students read their page and teacher recorded http://iphone.childrenslibrary.org/cgi-bin/view.py?b=o7prr4u4udqfpiiwgis7

Student Created Work ProductsMuffins with Mom

StoryKit – Adapted Pete the Cat

StoryKit – Dental Health

StoryKit - Dental Health Stories1)Learned to take pics on the iTouch2) Learned about adjectives and teeth! 3) Made bubble map about teeth

4) Wrote a sentence or two 5) Drew picture & typed sentence using

KidPix 6) Learned iTouch's *FREE* app called,

StoryKit.7) Used StoryKit to take a picture of

our printed work. 8) Recorded our voices reading our

sentences.

Centers that (practically) run themselves

Paperless assessments

Student created products

Teacher tips

Teacher Tips - Work Smarter in Your Room

Things you would write on your board over and over (morning work)

PowerPoint Lesson tools

Morning Routine1. Go to the Carpet 2. Snack & Lunch Choice 3. Folder

4. Bookbag 5. Sign in 6. Chair

ThursdayMarch 31, 2011

Morning Work• Unpack• Sign-in• Make a Lunch Choice• $$- Habitat for Humanity

Choice 1 Choice 2

Write about an adventure you would have in Antarctica.

Write about an adventure a penguin would have in

Antarctica.

Teacher Tips - Work Smarter in Your Room

Things you would write on your board over and over (morning work)

PowerPoint Lesson tools

Teacher Tips - Find Lessons & Ideas Online

Google

Pinteresthttp://pinterest.com/

Teachers Paying Teachers http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/)

Teacher Blogshttp://www.teachingblogaddict.com/

Special Thanks

Little River PTO

Daniel Moore & Jerry Williamson @ Durham Public Schools

Donors Choose

Patrick Tart, Jennifer Anderson & Angela Sonntag @ Banks Road Elementary School