1. Se 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.
For Abbey:
ReplyDeleteDuring my take over week I tried to incorporate a brain pop lesson into a few of my lessons. Brain pop is an educational video site that covers videos on writing, reading, history, health, math, science, etc. I used the videos during snack time as a way to either introduce a topic or to wrap up a topic. On Monday we watched one on presidents after talking about the elections. I also did a unit on super sentences, which are sentences that describe who or what, did what, when and where. We then watched a brain pop on sentences the reiterated the detail and the structure of a sentence. www.brainpopjr.com
While searching youtube, I really enjoyed the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5eShmXCn9o although it is on the longer side, the children have just begun a unit on Africa and I think that it would be a great way for them to see the animals that live there but also the range of habitats that are across the country.
The kids do love Brain Pop. I wonder what they learn form it. The other video you found also looks like the kids would love it and might more likely learn from it - although I really don't know!
DeleteLast week during my takeover week we began our unit on the Moon Phases. We read a couple of books and Carolyn gave me her link to Discovery Video. A great website that the teachers of Stratton school have links to. I used her link to show the students a video of the moon, what it is like, who landed there, etc. We will be studying the moon for a month. Last week we did a partner read and research project using copies of a book. Many students remembered what they had heard in the movie. They didn't tune it out like they do us. We have used an iPad every day that it has been cloudy to show the students what the moon would have looked like had they been able to see it. We have also used Google Earth to being our exploration of the continents.
ReplyDeleteI have been researching videos on Youtube, but I am not sure if I can use it in class. You do have to be careful though and make sure it lines up with your curriculum. I found one on the Continents and Oceans, however it only list the four oceans I studied as a child. We teach 5 Oceans, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern. They did not mention the Southern Ocean in this video. I did find one for phases of the moon that is labeled the way we teach it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4zpRmUdu7I&feature=fvwrel
Good videos. The kids should know the phases of the moon after watching the video!
DeleteFor Mary:
ReplyDeletePart 1: In our classroom we use several online video strategies like the article “How to Use Online Video in Your Classroom by Jennifer Hillner mentions. Once a week on Tuesdays we work with the students on IXL math a website where students can focus on mastering the necessary second grade skills at their own pace. We do this by signing out the school laptop carts. The website records the student’s progress and they must get a certain mastery level before they have officially mastered that skill and can move on. It also reports this information for the teacher which is a nice and easy assessment for us.
Also once a week we go to the main computer lab and work on a website called Raz Kids. This is a literacy website which has a library specifically designed for each student based on the reading assessment that we did at the beginning of the year. In each of their libraries are books for their reading level where they have to read the book, listen to the book and then answer comprehension questions. This is again a website where it is set up that the students need to master so many books in order to move to the next reading level. Another great feature on this website is the voice record option where teachers would be able to hear the students fluency as they are recorded reading the book for their reading level. The students love working on both websites and they feel like they aren’t doing any curriculum or lessons when they really are! Sneaky us ☺
Part 2: Here are a few YouTube videos that I have used in the classroom already. This first one is a song to help students remember the name of the continents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la40PHXDP38
The next link is a guided imagery video that I used last week for a meditation/relaxation session after lunch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoSBI9ICiQY
The students love anytime I do something online and since I usually do it after lunch and pull the screen down they get so excited and say “Ooo what are we going to do on the computer?! I see the screen down!”
What was the kids' reaction to the Floating balloon one? I usually think of the children liking very lively ones. I hope this one worked well also!
DeleteFor Kristen:
ReplyDeleteNovember 15th
I integrated youtube into my presidential unit. I used the clip below to show students what the White House looks like on the inside. Not one of my students had ever been to Washington D.C., so youtube provided a great visual of where the president resides. As noted in one of the articles, youtube is often banned in schools due to the large volume of inappropriate videos. It takes time to filter and preview videos, but I feel that some clips can be very beneficial and add a visual, interactive element to the lesson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKYp8_hJ2Gk
A tour of the White House. Also used with http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house/interactive-tour
Two good links!
DeleteI've used youtube videos in lessons that I've taught. I used one last week while doing a Habitat Unit. I was able to find one that was actually filmed outside and was educational. So often there are good ones but with funny voices or in my case fake bugs- that it wouldn't have been very educational. We are studying rotting logs with insects, and after searching through many youtube videos I was finally able to find one that was filmed in a real nature setting.
ReplyDeleteThe kids loved it and were tuned into it the whole time. It was on the longer side though, so I previewed it, making note of where I should stop and start it again.
I also have used wordles which are really neat! The librarian is using them as well with her students. They are making "Wonder" Wordles. Wonder is an AWESOME book that I highly recommend to anyone who is teaching grade 3 and up. My school was required to read it over the summer and although it is written for upper elementary it really is for ANY age depending on how you use it. That was a little side note, but wanted to pass that on. :)
http://www.wordle.net/
A really great video to teach 2 vowels side by side and the sound it makes is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fb3Pdt8kxg
"Between the Lions: When 2 vowels go walking"
It's a great video and not too long as to get redundant.
I also love the conjunction junction videos.
They are oldies but goodies!!
Finally,
these may seem a little silly- but there are some good social story youtube videos out there.
This is a good one that I have used in the past.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzkTTfZMnnE&feature=channel&list=UL
This is an after thought, but wanted to pass this amazing video along to maybe inspire you to do one of your own one day. There doesn't seem to be enough hours in the school day to do this but after watching this awesome video I had to at least share with you all. One of my colleagues showed this in 2nd grade on Nov 6th. :) hope you enjoy!!
Deletehttp://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=call+me+maybe+voting+song+kids&tnr=21&vid&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DU.4736563734446140%26pid%3D15.1&tit=Democracy+Prep+Citizen-Scholars%3A+Vote+for+Somebody%21&back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dcall%2Bme%2Bmaybe%2Bvoting%2Bsong%2Bkids&sigb=128cg73me
If it links to the actual "Call Me Maybe" song, there is a box on the bottom right that has what I intended to connect to: Harlem Prep School Kids- Vote For Somebody.
DeleteFor one of my science lessons on habitats, I recently incorporated BrainPOP jr. into the beginning part of my lesson. I pulled up the science, habitats, and ocean & forest habitat videos. The kids seemed to enjoy them, and some even discussed that they watched BrainPOP at home when parents needed help explaining a lesson or two. I do think BrainPOP can teach quite a bit and helps reinforce concepts for students. I'm teaching first grade this week, and we watched a BrainPOP video on doubles for math and addition. The kids seemed very engaged after the video, and did well on their workbook pages, while working independently.
ReplyDeleteDuring voting lessons two weeks ago, we watched the following video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVkfNUxRh7g
It is AWESOME to help explain civil duty to your students. Based on the catchy and popular tune, "Call Me Maybe", the students all knew the song and loved it. We practiced the line "Vote for Obama, or Vote for Romney, it's your civic duty, vote from somebody..." and sang to the fourth grade. Such a fun experience for the students, and hey, I loved it too!!
More good videos! Did anyone find the school has blocked YouTube?
ReplyDeleteHere is a multiplication song on youtube that we watched/learned with some of the higher level students. It was a good way for them to start learning the facts through a song, different from sitting there doing flash cards or breaking it down into group to see visually.
ReplyDeleteDuring my takeover week we watched a brain pop on sound. The students were learning the difference between pitch and volume, they were getting confused between high and loud and which meant which. So we watched the fun cartoon and then took the quiz as a class at the end. The kids were engaged and were enthusiastic about the video and the quiz and were shouting answering out! They loved it.
Youtube has a lot of great videos to watch for both students and teachers.
What is the address for the song about multiplication?
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