MY PLN: NING

I decided to create a Ning account because I think it is a great way for teachers to share ideas and it can be very helpful to learn about new teaching technology, good and helpful lesson plans and just basic important teacher infomation I may not already know. I think it is important for teachers all over to be in contact if any questions come up during a lesson and for teachers to just help each other out. The way I created this Ning was by making a new account on new since I obviousally did not already have one. I decided to add an account under Elementary Education because that is the teacher I plan on becoming in the futre. I added a picture of myself, added my delicious and blogger account hyperlink and have already made a post on my page. Also I chose a themed backround that I think shows a little bit of my personality since it is very bright and cheery. Because I am also majoring in special education (TAL) I plan on joining the special education teachers ning as well sometime in the near future.

I will keep up with this Ning now and of course in the future when I actually do become a teacher. I also plan on creating more PLN's in the future because there are many that are very beneficial and will only help me become more technoloically advanced and to become a better educator. I plan on creating a class homepage for my future classes which will post all of the assignments due, permission slips, important events, etc. This will be for both the students and the parents of the students so that there is no confussion on due dates and important events, and so that everyone is clear on what is going on in class. I also plan on creating a PLN similar to ONCOURSE so that I can have an easy way to get in touch with my students and if they need to get in touch with me, or if the parents need to get in touch with me it will be very simple. Also I will create this for the assignments page for students to post their papers, projects and work there which many times is an easier way then actually handing it in during classtime. I am very excited to be able to use all this technology in my future classroom because I believe that it can only enhance the students learning and the teachers teaching.

HOW TO GRAPH LINES ON A SMART BOARD

One of the great functions that can be used with the smart board is interactive graphing math equations (lines). This is a great feature because many students often struggle with graphing lines and how to do it correctly. It would be very tough and time consuming for the teacher to go around and teach each student individually and teach he or she so therefore this smart board tool that I have become very comfortable with is very effective, efficient and enhancing. 

This tool is also very simple to use. It is simply an application called SMART Notebook Math tools. It includes interactive gra

phing capabilities, it shows the relationship between tables of values and their points plotted on the graph. In addition, it is very effective how the changed values on the graph are automatically are reflected in the table and vice versa. This tool is a great tool and should be used in every classroom that is studying graphing lines and points and creating tables that accompany the graphs. Here are some pictures that show this tool.

 

SCIENCE LESSON PLANS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

These science lesson plans below are great and fun lesson plans for students and classes grades 1-6. All of these lessons are very effective, efficient and enhancing in many ways. They are also very creative so students will enjoy doing them and not even think of it as learning! Hope you find many that you like! ENJOY!

1.) USING MICROSCOPES

2.) BIRD STUDY

3.) SENSATIONAL SLIME

4.) CATEGORIZING ANIMALS

5.) THE SOLAR SYSTEM

6.) UNDERSTANDING WAVES

7.) SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND GASSES 

8.) DINOSAURS

9.) OUR ENVIRONMENT

10.) CATERPILLARS TO BUTTERFLIES