Below is a close up version of the required CEP 810 feeds, as well as the additional feeds that I have added to follow.
The following is a comment that I made to a blog that I follow. Click here to view the blog post.
It is a bit difficult to read my post to iLearn Technology through the screen shot. I wrote the following: "Thank you so much for sharing this website! It is absolutely amazing! I love that it includes live classes, and it works perfectly with the SMART board that I have in my classroom. I also enjoyed using the interactive stories with my class because we could read through them as a large group. I teach first grade and this is the perfect site to integrate into my lessons. Thank you again!"
RSS Page Reflection
From my required RSS feeds, I have learned a great deal about technology in general. Through the EduTech page, I am updated on any new events, changes, tips and tricks, and more. Through ISTE Connects, I read about ways to use Twitter in the classroom and cannot wait to try it out! NCTE was constantly updated with articles related to literacy, and NPR feeds are related to current events. Techlearning informed me of products for sale and ways that technology is being incorporated into the classroom. Lastly, Weblogg-ed was full of fascinating articles about the teaching and education.
When I completed the RSS Lab, I chose to add six additional feeds to my Google Reader Page. I was concerned that not all of my feeds would continue to update, and I am grateful that I chose to add two more. As I followed my feeds over the last week, I noticed that two of my feeds had not once been added to! Fortunately, the other web links were updated multiple times a day. These websites were not always added to by the same author, but were always centered on one main topic. I have chosen to discuss what was found on each website, along with what I learned from following the feeds over a week time span.
On the “First Grade Smarty Pants Blog” I learned of many different hands-on activities that my first grade students could take part in. From mathematical scavenger hunts to science experiments, I was shocked by the amount of content that was updated continuously throughout each day. One of my favorite links on the website included summer activities for kids. I have learned many ways for my students to continue their learning on their own outside of the classroom. I am currently in the process of creating a parent letter centered on all of these different activities, and I cannot wait to share them all with my students so that they can better understand that learning takes place outside of the classroom too!
On “Steve Spangler’s Blog” I was updated each day on activities and events related to science. Although many of the activities were not local, it was interesting to read about the main concepts so that I may one day host a similar event for my school. Since I team teach social studies and science, I shared this blog with a second grade science teacher who loved this website! He will not only be following the blog, but he is considering starting his own to share activities, events, and science lessons with other educators. I learned that Steve Spangler creates science videos for students, and he has hundreds of free science experiments available on his website. His goal is to keep learning hands-on, fun, and engaging for students and this is the same goal that I have as an educator. I did find many of these experiments to be a bit too difficult for first grade, however, I am considering teaming up with an eighth grade class and allowing my first grade students to assist. I have learned that what is the most important in learning is for the students to be engaged, especially in science where all learning can be hands-on.
My favorite web site that I added to my feed was “What the Teacher Wants!” This website is filled with fun, educational activities for students. It also incorporates information for teachers as well, that might help them or their students with various aspects of learning. For example, the most current feed was an article about dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, and atlases. The author explained that since she was confused by the different resources, the students were probably questioning the purposes of each also. She then made an extremely helpful chart for her students that I will be sharing with my colleagues. She also updated a classroom planner that I will be adapting to fit the needs of my students. I learned so much from only following this site for a week, and I cannot wait to read more classroom tips, tricks, and lesson ideas.
The fourth website that I followed was “iLearn Technology.” Although I found many of these feeds to be more applicable to the older students, I am also looking for ways to adapt this information to my first grade classroom. I did send this website out as a mass email to the staff at my school, and have received a lot of positive feedback from the older grades. They are using it for the “Eyes on Earth 3D.” From this website, I have learned of countless online resources to introduce to my students for various subject areas. More specifically, I have learned of new ways to bring technology into the classroom. From this site I learned how to use SnipSnip.It which is a tool to crop online videos so that teachers can share certain parts of videos with students. I love this website and would recommend it to any teacher using videos in education!
I have learned so much in a week of following my RSS page that I have decided to create one for my own classroom to share with others. I will include pages full of online activities, technology integration, organization and more. My plan is to create one feed for my students and parents and include it on our school website. I also want to create a feed that can be shared with other teachers in my school so that we can all continue to add resources. RSS feeds are extremely helpful for anyone who wants to learn valuable information in an organized fashion. I am excited to integrate RSS feeds into the classroom setting, and I am confident that I will benefit from sharing and discussing my RSS feeds with colleagues to improve as an educator.
When I completed the RSS Lab, I chose to add six additional feeds to my Google Reader Page. I was concerned that not all of my feeds would continue to update, and I am grateful that I chose to add two more. As I followed my feeds over the last week, I noticed that two of my feeds had not once been added to! Fortunately, the other web links were updated multiple times a day. These websites were not always added to by the same author, but were always centered on one main topic. I have chosen to discuss what was found on each website, along with what I learned from following the feeds over a week time span.
On the “First Grade Smarty Pants Blog” I learned of many different hands-on activities that my first grade students could take part in. From mathematical scavenger hunts to science experiments, I was shocked by the amount of content that was updated continuously throughout each day. One of my favorite links on the website included summer activities for kids. I have learned many ways for my students to continue their learning on their own outside of the classroom. I am currently in the process of creating a parent letter centered on all of these different activities, and I cannot wait to share them all with my students so that they can better understand that learning takes place outside of the classroom too!
On “Steve Spangler’s Blog” I was updated each day on activities and events related to science. Although many of the activities were not local, it was interesting to read about the main concepts so that I may one day host a similar event for my school. Since I team teach social studies and science, I shared this blog with a second grade science teacher who loved this website! He will not only be following the blog, but he is considering starting his own to share activities, events, and science lessons with other educators. I learned that Steve Spangler creates science videos for students, and he has hundreds of free science experiments available on his website. His goal is to keep learning hands-on, fun, and engaging for students and this is the same goal that I have as an educator. I did find many of these experiments to be a bit too difficult for first grade, however, I am considering teaming up with an eighth grade class and allowing my first grade students to assist. I have learned that what is the most important in learning is for the students to be engaged, especially in science where all learning can be hands-on.
My favorite web site that I added to my feed was “What the Teacher Wants!” This website is filled with fun, educational activities for students. It also incorporates information for teachers as well, that might help them or their students with various aspects of learning. For example, the most current feed was an article about dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, and atlases. The author explained that since she was confused by the different resources, the students were probably questioning the purposes of each also. She then made an extremely helpful chart for her students that I will be sharing with my colleagues. She also updated a classroom planner that I will be adapting to fit the needs of my students. I learned so much from only following this site for a week, and I cannot wait to read more classroom tips, tricks, and lesson ideas.
The fourth website that I followed was “iLearn Technology.” Although I found many of these feeds to be more applicable to the older students, I am also looking for ways to adapt this information to my first grade classroom. I did send this website out as a mass email to the staff at my school, and have received a lot of positive feedback from the older grades. They are using it for the “Eyes on Earth 3D.” From this website, I have learned of countless online resources to introduce to my students for various subject areas. More specifically, I have learned of new ways to bring technology into the classroom. From this site I learned how to use SnipSnip.It which is a tool to crop online videos so that teachers can share certain parts of videos with students. I love this website and would recommend it to any teacher using videos in education!
I have learned so much in a week of following my RSS page that I have decided to create one for my own classroom to share with others. I will include pages full of online activities, technology integration, organization and more. My plan is to create one feed for my students and parents and include it on our school website. I also want to create a feed that can be shared with other teachers in my school so that we can all continue to add resources. RSS feeds are extremely helpful for anyone who wants to learn valuable information in an organized fashion. I am excited to integrate RSS feeds into the classroom setting, and I am confident that I will benefit from sharing and discussing my RSS feeds with colleagues to improve as an educator.
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