LITTLE FINGERS, BIG IDEASBoni Hamilton

Tuesday, March 16

8:45-9:45 am

AGENDA

Getting to know you

Big Ideas about Little Fingers

Big Ideas for Assessing Learning

Big Ideas for Partnering w/Technology

Big Ideas for Collaboration

Big Ideas for Next Steps

BIG IDEAS FOR ASSESSING LEARNING – KINDERGARTEN DRAWING PORTFOLIO

9-27-07

SAME CHILD - NOVEMBER

SAME CHILD - SPRING

2-28-08

4-24-06

SAME CHILD – END OF YEAR

5-1-08

2ND K PORTFOLIO

SECOND CHILD PORTFOLIO CONTINUED

11-15-07

SECOND K CHILD

2-28-08

4-24-08

SECOND K CHILD

5-1-08

FIRST GRADE ASSESSMENT

Drawing and Labeling

Application of abstract idea to self

Synthesis and Creation

Compare and Contrast

CourageCourage means doing something you might

be afraid to do.

To me courage is

telling someone how I feel

when they do something that makes me feel uncomfortable

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PARTNERING WITH TECHNOLOGY – WEBSITES AS CENTERS

Audio books Story Online: Members of the Screen Actors Guild

read popular stories Mrs. P. online: You’ll recognize Kathy Kinney who

not only reads the books but connects in funny ways. Writing contest and reading challenges as well.

Johnny’s Story Page: Acts as an aggregator for reading and math.

Science Learning Science: An aggregator of science

interactives National Geographic for Young Explorers: Science

magazine with voice print match for K-1

Social Studies Bringing History Home: Unit resources/curriculum

to study history through pictures and oral history Writing

Writing Fun (begins at grade 1): Excellent resource for text organizers and samples.

Information Literacy Boolify: a visual search engine that teaches

search techniques

COLLABORATION

Voiced slide shows: collaborate as a class Explain pictures Retell stories

Skype: whole class can connect to another class or an individual. Skype an Author Skype in Schools: find classes for a session Skype in the Classroom or another

NEXT STEPS

Personal players (mp3 and others) Digital and Video cameras in children’s hands Wikis for uploading children’s work and

performances

All this is available at easyintegration.wikispaces.com