Sunday, February 20, 2011

Really Good Websites

We use the four computers we have in the classroom on a daily basis.

They are used to reinforce academic skills and to practice computer hardware schools (e.g. mousing, keyboarding).

Some of the sites that we have been using lately are:

http://www.abcya.com/ I like this one because it has math and language arts activities and it has levels from kindergarten to fifth grade.

http://www.switcheroozoo.com/zoo.htm This site is mostly fun (with the need to be able to control the mouse thrown in); we have been using it as a springboard for our discussions about animals before our trip to the zoo in the Spring.

http://www.netrover.com/~crose/dolch/dolch.htm This site has many activities to help the children practice their Dolch words.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

No fear!


Have you ever noticed that young children show no hesitation when presented with new technology? They do not hesitate to click buttons, follow links, and venture in to the unknown. When my kinders are using a new program, the only time they really need me is when the program locks up and stops responding, or they get to a "teacher page" with LOTS of text and seemingly no way out!