Word of the Day

     Have fun introducing new vocabulary to your class by incorporating digital storytelling techniques. Try this. Present a word and allow students to use the new vocabulary word in a sentence. For today's example, I used Microsoft Powerpoint to create a my vocabulary word as an image. Then, I uploaded that image to Voicethread. All that is left now is to have students record themselves using the word of the day in a complete sentence.

SMART notebook Lesson: Verbs

My new district is a SMART district. Let me clarify. We solely use SMART products such as interactive whiteboards, Airliners and Response systems. When I go in to a classroom to model a lesson for teacher training, I have been trying to create resource files that apply to the curriculum my teachers are currently teaching their students.

So, perhaps a few of you can benefit from the files I am creating for my teachers? This first file is a collection of resources I gathered in a notebook file for teaching verbs. (You will need to have the notebook software from SMART downloaded and installed on your computer in order to view this file. )

I hope you find something useful. Let me know if you have anything helpful to add to the file!

Mmm, Marshmallows!

Help your primary students learn the phonemic sound of letter M by using digital storytelling. Present your preschool or kindergarten students with the following sentence to complete by illustration. "Mmm! My favorite way to eat marshmallows..."

I like using Tuxpaint to allow students to draw on the computer because it is free. Use whatever is available to your students. Or, have them color on a piece of paper. Then, you can use a scanner to bring the paper can crayon image into a picture format the computer can recognize.

Log into voicethread.com and upload your students creations. Record students and share your final product with parents. If you have never been to voicethread you will need to sign up. I would suggest using the pro educator account for $10.00.

Below is an example...



I would love to hear how you are integrating technology to teach phonemic awareness in your classroom.