A MUST see for all Elementary teachers!

I have learned a lot by visiting our pbwiki set up for the Web 2.0 class, but just visiting other blogs and clicking on their links has guided me to these great wikis. They are for primary grade students but that is my background.

Using Web 2.0 tools with Primary students. This wiki has links to some blogs you might want to look at. That's the best way to see things that you might want to try in your classroom.
http://primaryweb2.wikispaces.com/

Love this one. A wiki on Traditions and the responses are from all over the world. I now know what “Polenta” is by watching the video submitted. You click edit and your students (or you) can add their own family traditions. I had to add mine.
http://kcassidy.wikispaces.com/traditions


A Wetpaint Wiki to celebrate the 100th day of school and to explore ways of making 100. Click on the links in the left column to explore what other classes are doing. The 100 day posters are similar to those I have seen at ECC.
http://100thday.wetpaint.com/?t=anon


A Primary Math wiki. This wiki has been set up for primary classes to share their math learning with other classes around the world. A must look at for an elementary teacher.
http://primarymath.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

Fun with Flickr and its links

Week # 3, Thing 5, 6, 7

I added pictures to Flickr and put them in sets. Organizing my photos is not one of my strengths. Did I ever have fun with the poster maker!!! I would recommend it to everyone. The curriculum connections ideas were also interesting for a classroom teacher.

Thing 3 and 4

Perhaps one of the most fascinating tools that has emerged from the Internet cloud in recent years is the Blog. Blogger.com is just one of several blogging engines that have been developed for classroom use. I have used another type of classroom blog, but this one was similar to set up. I had never added an avatar before. It was time consuming just trying to decide what to use. Also, deciding a name for my blog was difficult. The value of classroom blogging, both as an avenue for their communications, but also as a tool for giving voice to what students are learning and how they are learning.

THING # 1 and # 2

I conquered my "fear" element about beginning this endeavor. And all I had to do was read. It was easy and intriguing. A start of a new adventure.

I have always felt I was a "Lifelong Learner" since I took workshops and classes for years as I had the opportunity. Even bought a Learn to Crochet book years ago when I wanted to learn how and completed six afghans.

After listening to the 7 1/2 habits, I think the hardest habit is viewing a problem as a challenge while the easiest is using technology to your advantage.