A Flip Camera is a great tool to use in the classroom as assistive technology. They are easy to use and our school library has two that teachers can check out and use in their classroom. Flip cameras can be used to help students who have trouble witting or speaking. Below I will list a few examples and attach a video with some more.
Flip cameras can be used for students to video a lecture given by a teacher. This will be very helpful for students who have trouble taking notes or witting quickly. They can record the lecture, watch later and write as they go. Flip cameras can also be used for students to create videos to show understanding of a concept or book they read. This works well for students who have trouble writing reports or drawing. They can uses their creativity and act to show understanding. There are many uses for flip cameras in the classroom. Please watch the video below to see more options for flip cameras. Flip Camera YouTube Video
The "I have a dream" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. is a story we study in our Reading, Taking a Stand unit. We read the parts of the speech and get to hear it in Dr. King's voice but this podcast is a video. This will reach my visual learners, so they can see Dr. King speak and the emotion on others faces. I will use this in my class as an extension of the story we read together. I believe my students will really enjoy watching this podcast.
Prepdog! The following website is a great resource to help students prepare and practice for ISATs. It is a FREE site called www.prepdog.com. When you visit the site for the first time click on the grade level that the student is in, then go to practice tests. Pick a subject, then begin with a basic test and work your way to proficient and then possibly advanced. The questions on these paractice tests are very similar to those on the ISAT. Taking these practice tests are great for student to practice testing on the computer. After completing a test, look at the results try to pracitce any you missed. Bring questions to class so we can discuss them together. Have fun testing on prepdog!
Welcome students! Please watch this video for a great photo story of my trip to Europe with some great history lessons too. *I teach reading and ancient civilization in social studies, this video can be used to enhance the information learned about the Roman civilization. My students are often very interested in my trip so the video is a great way to show pictures with the history information.
Hello 6th Graders! The following is a video you need to watch, it will help you review simple grammar after your long summer breaks. Please enjoy, there will be chance of a pop quiz.
Hello All! Welcome to my blog. Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Kaylyn Brennan and I teach 6th grade at Jefferson Middle School in Caldwell, Idaho. I love my job. This coming school year 2010-2011, I will be changing my name to Mrs. Schneider because I am getting married in August to a wonderful man. I am very excited about becoming a Mrs.
A little about my life. I was born in Weiser, Idaho but raised in Boise from the age of seven on. I have the most wonderful parents that are still happily married 27 years later. I went to Catholic Schools from third grade through high school. from high school I started college in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho at North Idaho College. After two years at NIC, I finished my bachelors degree at Boise State University. I have been teaching sixth grade for two years and love it. I am also a cross country and track coach at the middle school I teach. I am now attending NNU to receive a masters degree in education.
My passion for teaching is obvious in the way I carry myself as a teacher. My father is a very respected teacher and coach, watching my dad as a young girl I realized the impact he had on his students and athletes, this was inspiring to me. He had a way of teaching children the subject but more importantly about how to live life to the fullest and make the best choices. He has his football players carry around a small rock that says "W.I.N" this important three letter word stands for a much more important phrase, "What's Important Now." This rock is a constant reminder to the kids for making the right choices always. This is a small think my dad has taught many kids but it inspires them into college and life. I want to be that teacher, like my dad that gives kids a reason to learn and a purpose. The little voice in their head saying "W.I.N." in tough situations.
My passion for teaching comes from more than just my dad and his inspiration. As a student from third to eighth grade I was bullied but my peers. The victim of very mean bullies. I was called names, pushed down and drug through mud, along with countless other wrong things. One of my goals as a teacher is to never let a student go through or feel the way I felt at school, scared. My experience as an elementary and middle school student was not positive but if I can use my experience to help my students look at school as a positive place, I have done my job.
A Flip Camera is a great tool to use in the classroom as assistive technology. They are easy to use and our school library has two that teachers can check out and use in their classroom. Flip cameras can be used to help students who have trouble witting or speaking. Below I will list a few examples and attach a video with some more.
