Hardware
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Software |
SMART Airliner
This wireless tool allows users to interact with digital content anywhere with in the classroom. This gives students the freedom to demonstrate his/her learning from his/her own comfortable space, rather than in front of the class. It also provides teachers with the freedom to more throughout the classroom, displaying student's thinking as he/she circulates.
In Kindergarten, this would be a great tool for students to use in helping create a shared writing piece. Students could sit at the carpet, passing the tool around, adding their ideas. Students could also practice revising and editing other student work, following the success criteria outlined at the beginning of the learning unit.
In Kindergarten, this would be a great tool for students to use in helping create a shared writing piece. Students could sit at the carpet, passing the tool around, adding their ideas. Students could also practice revising and editing other student work, following the success criteria outlined at the beginning of the learning unit.
Digital camera
In addition to an Ipad or as a substitute, a digital camera provides teachers and students a tool to capture the learning in their classroom. The camera can be used in a variety of ways to help support student learning. At its core, the tool gives the classroom a way to display visual support in both learning and social aspects.
In Kindergarten, the class could use the camera to snap photos of favourite objects in the school, then print them out to add to student authored stories. It could also be used to gather visuals for student expectations as well as success criteria. A camera is an excellent way to capture the special moments in each student's day for a year-end yearbook.
In Kindergarten, the class could use the camera to snap photos of favourite objects in the school, then print them out to add to student authored stories. It could also be used to gather visuals for student expectations as well as success criteria. A camera is an excellent way to capture the special moments in each student's day for a year-end yearbook.
Photo Story 2
Share digital photos in a new way, adding effects, music, titles, and narration to create a custom slideshow.
In Kindergarten, students could snap pictures of their friends dressed-up in costumes to create a narrative story in photos, then add their narration to complete the task. Students could also snap photos of a personal experience and narrate a recount of the event. Or, students could take pictures of a puppet theatre, re-enacting a familiar story.
In Kindergarten, students could snap pictures of their friends dressed-up in costumes to create a narrative story in photos, then add their narration to complete the task. Students could also snap photos of a personal experience and narrate a recount of the event. Or, students could take pictures of a puppet theatre, re-enacting a familiar story.
Bookflix
This Scholastic resource provides teachers with a wealth of online fictional and non-fictional text. The fictional text are animated to create mini movies of the original stories. These stories can also be read aloud to the class, using the pre-loaded narrations. The non-fiction text cover a variety of topics and also come with pre-loaded narrations.
In Kindergarten, this resource could be used as an independent reading or listening centre. It could also be utilized as a read aloud resource. Another application might be as a research resource.
In Kindergarten, this resource could be used as an independent reading or listening centre. It could also be utilized as a read aloud resource. Another application might be as a research resource.
Write: Outloud Solo
This easy-to-use word processor gives immediate speech feedback as students type words, sentences, and paragraphs. As students draft their assignment, they see and hear if their writing makes sense and if it is what they wanted to say. They get the feedback right when they need it, and when it is most relevant to them.
In Kindergarten, this software item would be a good way for students to develop the speaking-to-writing connection. As students attempt to spell familiar words, the software will provide them with feedback as to the proper method of spelling the word. Repetition in this manner would definitely help support young literates in developing their sight words as well as their spelling and reading skills.
In Kindergarten, this software item would be a good way for students to develop the speaking-to-writing connection. As students attempt to spell familiar words, the software will provide them with feedback as to the proper method of spelling the word. Repetition in this manner would definitely help support young literates in developing their sight words as well as their spelling and reading skills.
Frames 5
Frames is the award winning educational software for stop-motion animation, claymation, and digital storytelling. Creating illustrated animations, movies, and digital stories engages students in the curriculum, encourages problem solving, promotes creativity, and helps students develop 21st century skills. Students can use Frames to create movies, animated GIFs, and Flash animations to share with the world.
In Kindergarten, students will use this software to create simple animated videos for a narrative story, designing props, characters, setting, problem/solution, as well as sound effects.
In Kindergarten, students will use this software to create simple animated videos for a narrative story, designing props, characters, setting, problem/solution, as well as sound effects.