I use the Internet often when planning for speech language sessions with my students. I guess you could call me a Google fanatic. I can't imagine not having all this information at our fingertips as was the case for educators not long ago. When working with students on language targets such as idioms, cause and effect, verbs, etc. or when working with students on articulation, I have found I can usually search Quia and find online educational games/activities. I do not have a Smart board in my room, but I think some of the Quia activities would be great with a Smart board. Have you found a website that you are glad you stumbled upon and use it frequently in your teaching?
Hi Andrea,
ReplyDeleteGood topic! When planning for my social skills lessons, I like to have up Jill Kuzma's social skills website http://jillkuzma.wordpress.com/; its a great resource for picking topics and planning.
Hi Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI have used Jill Kuzma's website too and really like it. Another one that was recommended to me recently is Pinterest. It is an online pinboard. If you search classroom ideas many unique ideas pop up. It is a visual website with many pictures (like a pinboard) and when you click on a picture you get more detailed information.
I think that some of the curriculum websites for English are fantastic. I like the readwritethink.org and educationworld.com. They are great ways to get new ideas. Whenever I begin to teach a new concept, I always do a quick google search to see what other people have done. That way I don't have to do so much creation. I can also compare what I am doing to what others are doing to see if I am forgetting a step. Especially as I am trying to consistently implement GRR in the classroom, seeing the steps that other teachers take is a great help. Perhaps my other favorite website is United Streaming. It is a great way to find videos that are school appropriate and kid friendly. I use this when I build background all the time because often it is more engaging to watch a movie about a time period than it is to read an article about it.
ReplyDeleteI use United Streaming all the time. I actually like looking in the back of the comics section of the Sunday paper--there's something called www.4kids.org that list different Web sites and these can be helpful For classroom management and overall education and tech topics, I look at Edutopia. That's a good place to start--and they often have links to other resources. It seems like you can spend hours on it because there is so much information.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy using superteachertools.com. They have a jeopardy game that all of my students love and I can create a link and put it on my website. I use that for every test! And they even have a version of jeopardy that is playable on iPod touches/mobile phones.
ReplyDeleteIt also has a "who wants to be a millionaire" game and some other cool tools that I haven't spent much time with.
Thanks for the ideas everyone!
Although this is not for teaching, I would like to share anyway. This is a Meyers Briggs test for adults/students. It is a great way to start conversations with not only with students, but also family and friends. Plus it is just fun!! (Something we all need this time of year!)
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