Week 4:
Worksheet and puzzle generator
I would like to learn how to utilize the worksheet and
puzzle generator sites. Teaching in the
primary grades, I feel that being able to design my own worksheets would allow
me to modify worksheets to each individual learners’ needs. Sight words are a big part of the curriculum,
therefore, being able to change the words to each child’s reading levels would
allow me to reach my students’ needs.
Some students are ready to work on a higher grades sight words list,
while others may be struggling with the beginning words for our grade.
Certificate maker
An educational generator, I think, would be used quite often
as a certificate generator. Teaching in
the primary grades, I often give awards for reaching a sight word list goal,
reaching an Accelerated reader goal, learning all the math facts, etc. I also give certificates for birthdays and
star student awards. As these can be
purchased in a teacher supply store or online, they can become costly. Another reason I would like to be able to
create my own is to be able to individualize each award to the student and
their specific goal.
Whiteboard activity software
A software that I see myself using on a daily basis is a
whiteboard activity software. With the
growing use of interactive whiteboards, such as QOMOs and promethium boards,
many schools now have these available in each classroom. Interactive whiteboards allow the whole class
to become engaged in an activity. They
are very motivating for students. These can be used as a whole class activity,
independent, or small group lessons. I
have seen teachers use starfall.com on the promethium board for the entire
class as she was preparing the room for the next activity. The children were engaged in the story, which
helped with the classroom management while the teacher was not available.
Shannon I'm loving the fact that we are thinking alike. I also love 123certificates.com I've seen some neat stuff there. This is where I will be printing my end of the year certificates.
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