Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Game-based learning
The first game I played was McDonald's game. It this game you have farm what is needed for McDonald's. You had to grow the food to feed the cows. Feed the cows, run the restaurant and the corporate headquarters. I did not do very well in it. I could not figure out how to play even after I went through the tutorial. So I then played the Game Goo. It was a spelling game. You made up you name for the game by choosing from two list of words and then adding a number. In this game I was a skate broader and if I spelled the word correct I got point that could be traded in for new stuff. With each level the word got harder.
Searching
I have never used the advance search in Google search. I did not know that it existed. I found it very easy to use. I searched for Curious George and found lots of good things. I found information from PBS Kids to pictures to books. The coolest thing I found was the website www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/ on this site they had math and science activities that related to Curious George books. I could use the advance search to find books for lesson plans or to find lesson plan that center around a certain book.
I did not know that you could search for image in the advance search. I used the same search words and found lots of images of Curious George. This could be helpful when decorating my room. I would love to have a Curious George themed room and could find lots images to use. I found it very easy to use the search boxes.
I like that you could set up a search engine to use. This would be very helpful if you have students doing research on the Internet. However, I would only use this if I was teaching an older elementary grade. I could use it to find things for my classroom, but I think that other search engine would be quicker and easier to use.
I did not know that you could search for image in the advance search. I used the same search words and found lots of images of Curious George. This could be helpful when decorating my room. I would love to have a Curious George themed room and could find lots images to use. I found it very easy to use the search boxes.
I like that you could set up a search engine to use. This would be very helpful if you have students doing research on the Internet. However, I would only use this if I was teaching an older elementary grade. I could use it to find things for my classroom, but I think that other search engine would be quicker and easier to use.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Apps
Doodle Buddy
The first app I played with was Doodle Buddy. It works by using your finger to draw on the iPad. I allows you draw pictures on several different backgrounds. I liked it because it could keep a child's attention for a while. They could change the color and what they were drawing with when ever they wanted. This app would be useful for a child to express what they are feeling, or to just have fun if there is any down time in the classroom.
Find Sums
This app works by giving a sum and you had to find way to make that sum by using only two numbers. This app teaches addition. I liked the find Sums app because it gave students a visual as they learned addition. This would be a good way to teach addition in the classroom. Students could practice while feeling like they were playing a game.
Pile Up The States
This app put learning your states and geography into a game. The app asks questions about states, and then gives you choices as to the answer. If you answer the question correctly it puts the answer in a bubble that you must pop to go on to the next question. You try to stack the states up to the full line to win the game. If you answer it wrong then it tells you the correct answer. I could use this when teach the 50 states. It would be a good visual for students to learn the shape of each state.
The first app I played with was Doodle Buddy. It works by using your finger to draw on the iPad. I allows you draw pictures on several different backgrounds. I liked it because it could keep a child's attention for a while. They could change the color and what they were drawing with when ever they wanted. This app would be useful for a child to express what they are feeling, or to just have fun if there is any down time in the classroom.
Find Sums
This app works by giving a sum and you had to find way to make that sum by using only two numbers. This app teaches addition. I liked the find Sums app because it gave students a visual as they learned addition. This would be a good way to teach addition in the classroom. Students could practice while feeling like they were playing a game.
Pile Up The States
This app put learning your states and geography into a game. The app asks questions about states, and then gives you choices as to the answer. If you answer the question correctly it puts the answer in a bubble that you must pop to go on to the next question. You try to stack the states up to the full line to win the game. If you answer it wrong then it tells you the correct answer. I could use this when teach the 50 states. It would be a good visual for students to learn the shape of each state.
Drawing
Google drawing works like all other google docs. I like that you can work with others while drawing. I found it very user friendly. You can figure out most things by just playing around with it. I learned how to bring shape that was in the background forward. I also learned different ways to change the look of what you were drawing by adding color to fill in the shape or by changing the color of the outline of the shape. It could be useful in making signs for the classroom.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Delicious, Google Reader, Library Thing
Delicious
I found that it was very easy to set up a Delicious site. At first it reminded me of Pintrest, and it is a little like that but you are bookmarking sites. When searching the word cloud I found a cool place to make graphics using words, and a link to portable apps.
Google Reader
I did not find the Google Reader very helpful. I was unable to find most thing that I typed into the search box. The few thing that I did find was nothing that I would want to read. I would not use Google reader again.
Library Thing
I like the idea of having an online library, but I would not keep it up to date. I liked the different ways you could search for books. This could be helpful in the future when searching for books to use in the classroom.
I found that it was very easy to set up a Delicious site. At first it reminded me of Pintrest, and it is a little like that but you are bookmarking sites. When searching the word cloud I found a cool place to make graphics using words, and a link to portable apps.
Google Reader
I did not find the Google Reader very helpful. I was unable to find most thing that I typed into the search box. The few thing that I did find was nothing that I would want to read. I would not use Google reader again.
Library Thing
I like the idea of having an online library, but I would not keep it up to date. I liked the different ways you could search for books. This could be helpful in the future when searching for books to use in the classroom.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Forms
I made a three question quiz for Kim. I found Google forms very easy to use. I don't know that I would use this everyday in my classroom, but it could be very helpful. I liked that you can set up the self scoring and that way you would not have to do much grading after the quiz. However, I found that setting up the answer key a little time consuming.
I looked at the elementary lesson plan Graphing with Google docs and forms. In this lesson plan students took a get to know you quiz that was made using Google forms. They then use the data to answer question in Google docs. They that to find the difference, range, maximum, minimum and percentage for the question answered.
I looked at the elementary lesson plan Graphing with Google docs and forms. In this lesson plan students took a get to know you quiz that was made using Google forms. They then use the data to answer question in Google docs. They that to find the difference, range, maximum, minimum and percentage for the question answered.
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