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Check out this video to see how technology and literacy go together and how I incorporate Technology into the curriculum in my class . Technology is not used to replace reading & writing it is used to enhance their understanding.
Why is Technology important in our classroom?
Why is Technology important in our classroom?
1. Engages students and creates active learners.
2. Encourages individual learning and growth.
3. Facilitates peer collaboration.
4. Prepares students for the real world.
Why the students of 6 Cyr think we should use technology!
Why the students of 6 Cyr think we should use technology!
1. Miah: "It's really fun! Try cool new things. I really like trying and discovering different things like making Sphero dance."
2. Spencer: "Having the knowledge for future jobs."
3. Carter: "Technology is great to learn to evolve that will lead to multiple jobs because technology is everywhere."
4. Logan: "It is important because when you are older it will lead me to success."
5. Lillian: "Technology helps me with my reading and writing by using apps to help you learn."
Digital Citenship
Digital Citenship
- is very important to help students learn communicate and collaborate safely and responsibly.
- is very important to help students learn communicate and collaborate safely and responsibly.
“Digital citizenship is really important for 21st century skills, because being a 21st century citizen means that you can collaborate and communicate, and you need to do that not only the people you face with but also those that you encounter in digital world.” Kathie Kanavel- Coordinator for Educational Tech, Santa Clara Unified School District.
Tools we will be exploring this year! (plus any new ones that come my way)
Tools we will be exploring this year! (plus any new ones that come my way)
1. Chromebooks
3. Prodigy Math
4. Ipads: I movie, Book Creator, Chatterpix, DoInk (Green Screen)
5. Cospaces
6. Code.org
7. Augmented and Virtual Reality
8. Flipgrid
Coding
Coding
“Coding is the new literacy. To thrive in tomorrow’s society, young people must learn to design, create and express themselves with digital technologies”
Mitchel Resnick, a media arts and sciences professor at the MIT Media Lab.
- The infusion of coding into my classroom will prepare students for developing the basic analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills central to academic achievement and workforce readiness in the 21st century.
Tools we will use to code: plus more.
Tools we will use to code: plus more.
Makerspace
Makerspace
provide hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they deeply engage in science, engineering and tinkering.
Our Makerspace includes:
- robotics
- technology
- arts & crafts
- lego
- cardboard
- Anything that will allow the students to bring their imagination to life.
Our Makerspace in action!
Our Makerspace in action!
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