TPACK question

Some of the kids in my First Grade class have been having trouble with their retelling skills after they finish reading a book. I think I would teach a lesson to help their comprehension and understanding with the help of kidsperation. I would make an interactive graphic organizer, that they would fill out after each Guided Reading group book was finished. They would have to idenfify things such as the problem/solution, setting, character, etc. This would help the students be able to see their thoughts without struggling to decode words for spelling (like they would if they were hand writing it.) I think that it would be fun if they would possible even put different pictures from kidsperation in their organizer.

Classroom Technology Inventory

I was honestly shocked at how little technology is available at Sage Creek. I understand that they do not get the federal funding like title 1 schools, but I still think that there should be more technology in the school. It just seemed like this school is a little behind times. In the newer classroom they have more technology but in the oldest classrooms (were I am at) they have hardly anything. A few years back they got microphones to project their voice to their classes but that took a little bit of fighting. In my classroom we have 4 computers; 3 student computers and 1 teacher computer. The students have access to the Internet through their computers and they play a few games that are available on the district website. Their teacher has also put a few games on the computers for the students.

In the computer lab students from K-2 get to play on the computers using games such as math games, games to help tell time, and spelling games. Students do not start typing classes until 3rd grade though. In the school they do not have a computer technician and so during computer time the teacher has answer any questions that may come from the students. If the teacher doesn’t know they have to go and find another teacher that can possible help them.

Google Earth Virtual Tour

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