What I Learned From the Class Presentations

There were a lot of great examples of how to use technology in the classroom, but I definitely had two favorites:

1). The first was a topic on math and fractions. In this lesson, the student teacher used the digital screens ( I have no idea what it is called), to direct the lessons. On the screen, the kids were able to see her start out with a piece of chocolate bar. Then, she would say that she wanted to take away 1/8 of the chocolate bar. The piece would disappear, but could be filled in again with a different color, representing what fraction of the chocolate bar was taken away. I thought it was a great idea to use this board because all the kids could see the example and could visually see how the piece is taken away and the fraction that is left over. After that, they worked on their own, doing fractions.

2). The second idea was amazing as well. This student teacher had been asked to read a St. Patrick's Day book the day before the big day. Unfortunately, the teacher told her only a few days before the assignment, and all the St. Patrick's day books were gone in the library. She got creative and decided to make her own St. Patrick's day book about. Leprechaun. She found pictures for the " book" online and made a photo story book, with music and text, about the Leprechauns on St. Patrick's day. She made the story move slow enough so that the kids could read the story aloud with her. After that, she said they did an activity about this special day. She said that even the ELL were asking her more about Leprechauns; they wanted to know everything. They completely understood what a Leprechaun was and what it looked like. She was very impressed with their interest and understanding. I loved her idea. She took an unlucky situation and turned it into something magical for the kids!.