Lessons Lessons Lessons

I taught a lesson using the Promethean Board about proper nouns. I reviewed what makes a proper noun, then wrote several sentences with them on the board. Using the highlighting tool, the students volunteered to come and highlight the word in the sentence that was a proper noun. After this exercise, I had more sentences on the next screen that did not have the proper nouns capatilized, so students could take the eraser tool and erase the wrong part of the word, then use the pencil tool to write in the capital manually. To assess this, I had them go to their desks and write me a story about themselves using as many proper nouns as they could.

Tech Idea for Classroom

There are so many ways to use technology to help teach lessons at my school. The best asset we have is the Promethean Board, which is an interactive whiteboard. I can take virtually any lesson and show it to the entire class, as well as pointing out and clicking on specific items. Math is one of the best subjects that could be helped with the Board. Many times, first graders are asked to count out money or other items. By apply a "copy and drag" option, the students would be able to count out as many as they need to, and mistakes are easily remedied.

Classroom Technology

I am amazed at the technology that my school has to offer. I never imagined that kindergarten and first grade students would have the skills to be able to log onto laptops with passwords. The students in my first grade class are always excited to use the computers and the educational programs included on them. Another wonderful technology that is availabe to use is the Promethean Board. I took a short seminar on how it works, and have used it every lesson
I have taught so far. It has so many capabilities for pictures, sound, movies, text, and more. It is a great asset to have.
There are occasionally problems with the computers, and it can be frustrating to the teacher to deal with broken headphones, bad internet connections, and other problems that pop up. Occasionally there is a tech supervisor that is there to help, but that still makes two adults to an entire classrooms. Overall, I am still happy with the technology that my school has to offer.